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[Manila envelope from "the Geizendanner company"] (open access)

[Manila envelope from "the Geizendanner company"]

Manila envelope from "the Geizendanner company Houston 6, Texas Advertising" to " Mr. A. P. George Richmond, Texas" postmarked "Houston, Tex. June 13 1951". Four purple 3 cent United States Postage stamps are cancelled in the top right corner. Written in red ink near top left corner: "Cattle Pictures". Eighteen cattle photographs were enclosed in this envelope.
Date: June 13, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mr. Albert George and Ruth Forsgard in front of the ranch house porch]

Photograph of "Mr. Albert George and Ruth Forsgard May 13, 1951" as noted on the back of the photograph in blue ink. Mr. George is sitting on a brick rail near the ranch house porch steps and Ruth is standing on steps. Mr. George is wearing pants, white shirt, dark tie, and he is holding his hat in his hands. Ruth is wearing a dark skirt, white shirt, and has a scarf covering part of her head. Ranch house in background. Photograph has scalloped edges. Stamped on back in blue: "4902".
Date: May 13, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mr. Albert George standing in the George ranch yard]

Photograph of "Mr. Albert George May 13, 1951" as noted in blue ink on the back of the photograph. Mr. George is standing beneath the Nancy Jones oak tree in the George ranch yard. There are wooden rocking chairs, benches, and tables to his right. A white painted wooden building is in the background on the other side of a wire fence. Blue stamp on back "4902". The photograph has scalloped edging.
Date: May 13, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mr. Albert George seated on the brick rail in front of the ranch house]

Photograph of "Mr. Albert George May 13, 1951" as noted on the back of the photograph in blue ink. Mr. George is seated on the brick rail that leads to an entrance of the ranch house. He is wearing boots, pants, white shirt, tie, and felt hat. He has his left hand in his pants pocket. Mr. George wears dark rimmed eyeglasses. The photograph has scalloped edging and has "4902" stamped on back in blue.
Date: May 13, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Metal plackard]

Metal plackard, "Souvenir . . Annual Convention, Cattle Raiser's Association Ft. Worth, Texas. March 13th, 14th, and 15th 1900. (over)" on front, "Compliments of the M.K.& T. Ry., TAKE THE KATY FLYER For all Points East, West, North, and South. W. G. Crus Old Object Term: Commemorative ribbon, livestock
Date: [1900-03-13..1900-03-15]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A page from an autograph album addressed to a ten year old "Mamie"] (open access)

[A page from an autograph album addressed to a ten year old "Mamie"]

Page from autograph album reads: "To Mamie, You are 10 years old to day: my wish is that the years to come may be as happy as the past Cousin Belle Richmond Sept 13th 1887".
Date: September 13, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial photograph of the George Ranch house and the circular driveway]

Aerial photograph of the George Ranch house and ranch site. The George Ranch house is the two story white wooden building located to the bottom center of the photograph. The house has four brick chimneys seen above the roof line. The upper and lower porches of the ranch house are screened. Adjacent to the ranch house is the white round cistern house with white railed stairway that leads to the upper entrance. The circular driveway is visible to the right of the main house. Other ranch buildings include the chicken house in bottom left corner; garage to the right of the chicken house; above and to the left of the garage are two small white wooden buildings (only one is visible, the other is obscured by trees) that are the servants quarters. The tall gable roofed building seen between the servants quarters and the main house (rear) is barn 1. Above barn 1 is barn 2. To the left of barn 2 is barn 3. Below barn 3 is the dipping vat with a teardrop pen and round pen. Cattle are feeding in the lot below the dipping vat. A bend of Dry Creek is visible between the trees that …
Date: January 13, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial photograph of the George Ranch site next to the highway]

Aerial photograph of the George Ranch site. The highway near bottom right of photo, Farm to Market 762, leads to the George Ranch by turning left at the white wooden entryway. The ranch driveway is lined by white fence posts and trees. Cattle are grazing in the pasture near left bottom of photo. The George Ranch house is on the far left of photo. The two story white wooden house is obscured by large oak trees. There is a large barn to the right of the house and another smaller barn near center left. The town of Richmond is visible from center background to right background. Note the water tower near center right. Written in blue ink on back of photo: "Albert George" 1/13/53".
Date: January 13, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial photograph of the George Ranch house and ranch site]

Aerial photograph of the George Ranch house and ranch site. The ranch house is the white wooden, two story building located in the bottom right corner of the photo. The house has four brick chimneys seen above the roof line. The top and bottom porches of the house are screened. Adjacent to the main house is the white round cistern house. The cistern house has a white railed stairway leading to the upper entrance. The white building to the left rear of the house is the smoke house. Two white wooden buildings near the left corner are the servants quarters. Barn 1 followed by barn 2 are situated above and slightly to the right of the servants quarters. Barn 3 is directly left of barn 3. Below barn 3 is the dipping vat with the teardrop (shaped) pen, and round pen. Written on back of photo in blue ink: "Albert George 1/13/53".
Date: January 13, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History