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[Old Rosenberg School]
Photograph (copy) of the old Rosenberg School. Bottom of photo in white reads: "Grade Sch Rosenberg, Tex Dec. 16, 1920." The entire student body was grouped together for this photograph. The three story brick school building can be seen in the distance. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date:
December 16, 1920
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[First Grade class of 1929 from Robert E. Lee School]
Photograph (copy) of the First Grade class of 1929 from the Robert E. Lee School, in Rosenberg, Texas. Chalkboard sign in front of group reads: " Robert E. Lee School First Grade May 16, 1929. Miss Foerster. The teacher is standing in the back, center of group. She is wearing a light colored short sleeved dress. She has short dark hair, parted on the side. A brick building is in the background. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date:
May 16, 1929
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[J.H.P. Davis House]
Photo of the J.H.P. Davis House, 1009 Main, Richmond. Pictured 3-16-1962, when is served at nurses home for Polly Ryon Hospital. House is painted all white, remains of green house at lower right.
Date:
March 16, 1962
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Autograph album "To darling Mamie"]
Page in autograph album reads: "To darling Mamie =My prayer= May choicest blessings crown thy head A"around [sic] thee beauteous robes be spread M"ay [sic] never sorrows gloomy pall. I"n [sic] all thy life - like a dark shadow fall E"ver [sic] guard her Father from starless skies D"o [sic] grant she may grow in beauty as old Time flies A"ye [sic] give a life all peace - or strength to bear with Fale V"erify [sic] every promise - of her present state I" pray for sunshine on her days and years S"avions [sic]! Save her, from storms and tears. Lovingly subscribed C.M. Reading Home- April 16, 1886".
Date:
April 16, 1886
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A large tree in the George house backyard]
Photograph of a large tree in the George house backyard. A smaller tree is to the right and a white building is in between the two trees. A wooden fence runs along the left side of the photo and continues on the other side of the white building. A barn is on the left side beyond the fence. Chickens are in the yard under the trees. On back, handwritten: "Apr 16/22"
Date:
April 16, 1922
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A car parked in front of George Ranch house garage]
Photograph of the George Ranch house garage. The white wooden garage has the two doors on left that are opened. The two doors on right are closed and a car is parked in front of the door on far right. On the roof, a gable on left has numbers "1915" while the gable on right has numbers "1911". The cement drive is in foreground with a sidewalk off to the right that probably leads to the main ranch house. Large oak trees on left and right of house with a white picket fence separating two of the trees on right. Written on back of photo in blue ink: "Picture of Cousin Mamie's garage, made July 16, 1951 (Keep)".
Date:
July 16, 1951
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the drive way of leading to the George Ranch house]
Photograph of the drive way of leading to the George Ranch house. The driveway is lined with oak trees. Shrubs and flowers begin near the area of the driveway that veers right (left on photo) and leads to the ranch house; this area has a triangular landscaped area with a large pine tree. To the right and left of the oak tree lined driveway are ranch pastures enclosed by white post fences. Farm to market 762 is the highway in the background. Written on back of photo in blue ink: "This picture shows the drive-way of Cousin Mamie's ranch. In Richmond, Texas. Made July 16, 1951 (Keep)".
Date:
July 16, 1951
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The George Ranch house with an automobile parked in the driveway]
Photograph of the George Ranch house with an automobile parked in the driveway. The ranch house is a white wooden two story house with screened in upper and lower porches. To the left of the house is a white painted cistern house with white railed stairway leading to upper entrance. The house and yard are enclosed by a white picket fence. The gate to the fence, to the left of the car, is open with the cement sidewalk leading to the front entrance at the screened porch. A large oak tree is to the left of the car. The photograph has scalloped edging. Written on back in blue ink: "Picture of Mr. [&] Mrs. A. P. George's Ranch made July 16, 1951 (Keep or Send back)". Back of photo is watermarked: "Kodak Velox Paper".
Date:
July 16, 1951
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Color photograph of four people]
Color photograph of four people standing beneath the Nancy Jones oak tree in the George Ranch house yard. The man on far left is unidentified, beginning at second from left: Albert Peyton George, Mamie Davis George, and probably Pete Frost. There is a wooden bench to the left side of the photograph. The north facade (back) of the George Ranch house is in left background. Small white wooden pump house in right background with partial view of the cistern house on far right. Stamped on back in blue: "This is a Kodachrome Enlargement made by Eastman Kodak Company [line not legible] Jun 16 '51 8". The photograph was in Mamie George's photo album page 8.
Date:
June 16, 1951
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Albert Peyton George and Mary Jones on the sidewalk]
Photograph of Albert Peyton George and Mary Jones on the sidewalk in front of the George Ranch house. George, who is on bended knee and has his right hand in Mary's basket, is wearing boots, dark pants, dark vest, white shirt, and light colored felt cowboy hat. Mary, who is sitting on the sidewalk, is wearing a white gown, white shoes, and white bonnet. Grass of front yard in foreground. Welcome mat to the left of the front steps. Shrubs in front of and below the white balustrade of the porch. Written on the back of the photo in black ink: "4/16/22". Stamped on back in blue: "5 64".
Date:
April 16, 1922
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of three people standing near a large moss covered oak tree.]
Photograph of three people (to the bottom left of photo) standing near a large moss covered oak tree. There is a wooden wagon wheel to the right of the base of the oak tree. Trees in background. The oak tree is possibly the Nancy Stiles Jones Oak tree. Back of the photograph in black ink: "4/16/22". Also blue stamp: "5 64".
Date:
April 16, 1922
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mamie Davis George standing next to an automobile]
Photograph of Mamie Davis George standing next to an automobile. She has her right hand on the door handle of the back seat. Davis, who wears wire-rimmed glasses, is wearing a knit dress that is just below knee length, with elbow length sleeves, v- neck with wide collar, and belted waist. She is holding a purse in her left hand. Brick building on left (seen through car window); shrubs in right background (seen through car window). Utility poles and wires in upper background. Back of photograph in blue ink: "This picture of Cousin Mamie was made in front of her office, in Richmond, Texas. July 16, 1951. [and at bottom] (Keep)." In pencil: "66".
Date:
July 16, 1951
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mamie Davis George standing on the sidewalk]
Photograph of Mamie Davis George standing on the sidewalk in front of the [old] Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital building. Davis, who has wire framed glasses, is wearing a knit dress that is just below knee length, with elbow length sleeves, v- neck with wide collar, and belted waist. Davis has her graying hair pulled back into a bun at the nape of her neck. Back of the photograph in blue ink: "Cousin Mamie This picture was made July 16, 1951, at Richmond, Texas. Make at the, "Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital. [and] "(Keep)". In pencil: "66".
Date:
July 16, 1951
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "the combination of the draw-heads provided with forwardly-projecting portions having curved faces and notches in the rear thereof, bails pivoted centrally on vertical pins passing through the center of the draw-heads, springs exerting a rearward pressure on the rear ends of the bails, and chains secured to the forward ends of the bails to move them in opposition to the pressure of their springs" (lines 78-87).
Date:
July 16, 1889
Creator:
Neal, Adam S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Sun. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 16, 1855
Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 16, 1855
Creator:
Rawlings, R. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Sun. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 16, 1856
Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 16, 1856
Creator:
Rawlings, R. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Stafford, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 14, Ed. 1 Monday, August 16, 1982
Bilingual semi-monthly newspaper from Stafford, Texas, published for the Houston area Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Stafford, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, July 16, 1982
Bilingual semi-monthly newspaper from Stafford, Texas, published for the Houston area Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 16, 1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Čechoslovák (Rosenberg, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 16, 1918
Weekly Czech language newspaper from Rosenberg, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 16, 1918
Creator:
Kužel, Ant.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, April 16, 1920
Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 16, 1920
Creator:
Jackson, A. D.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1920
Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 16, 1920
Creator:
Jackson, A. D.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, October 16, 1949]
Letter to Cecile from her father about having an exam done on him, his health, his new required diet, weight loss, his business, matters pertaining to friends and family, and an update on her mother's health.
Date:
October 16, 1949
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 16, 1950]
Letter to Cecile from her father about Aunt Jeane travelling to New York, US relations with Korea, Germany, Austria, Japan, Russia, Russia's actions, politics, economics, possible travel, and other personal matters.
Date:
July 16, 1950
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Stafford, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 16, 1982
Bilingual semi-monthly newspaper from Stafford, Texas, published for the Houston area Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 16, 1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History