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[Postcard of a Man with a Banjo]

Postcard of a man sitting on a wooden box and playing a banjo. Text written across the bottom and along the side of the front of the card reads: "I am reading the book Melody but it is not like this at all. Lill. E." Text in the upper left-hand corner of the card reads: "Thank you for the cute postal so much" The card is addressed to Miss Ellen Forsgard of Waco, Texas.
Date: August 16, 1907
Creator: Shreok, V. G.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Labor and Management News (Washington D.C.), Vol. 4, No. 5, Ed. 1, December 16, 1944 (open access)

Labor and Management News (Washington D.C.), Vol. 4, No. 5, Ed. 1, December 16, 1944

Bi-weekly newspaper published by United States War Production Board. The headlining story is titled "Somervell Cities Imperative Need for Upsurge of War Production." The newspaper is composed of stories discussing the need for domestic war production; a letter from a soldier on the front lines; stories encouraging Americans to keep war jobs; challenges to management and labor; government propaganda; and photographs from war scenes. This issue includes a feature about a visit from soldiers sent by General Eisenhower to tour ammunition manufacturers.
Date: December 16, 1944
Creator: United States. War Production Board.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lady Bird Johnson Speaking with Roy E. Larsen]

Photograph of Lady Bird Johnson speaking with Roy E. Larsen at the dedication of the Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary. The two sit on a bench facing opposite directions. Lady Bird Johnson is turned toward the photographer, gesturing with her hand as she speaks. Roy E. Larsen sits to her right, facing away from the photographer and drinking a soda.
Date: April 16, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lady Bird Johnson at Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary Dedication]

Photograph of Lady Bird Johnson at the dedication of the Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary, located Northwest of Silsbee, Texas. She sits in the middle of a crowd of people wearing a striped, collared shirt and a scarf tied around her neck. She has a name tag attached to her shirt. She holds an alligator leather purse in her lap.
Date: April 16, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arthur Temple Speaking at Dedication of Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary]

Photograph of Arthur Temple speaking at a podium on a stage at the dedication of the Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary near Silsbee, Texas. Geraldine Watson sits on the stage behind him, along with several other individuals. Two flags flank the stage.
Date: April 16, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Geraldine Watson Speaking at Dedication of Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary]

Photograph of Geraldine Watson speaking at the dedication of the Roy E. Larsen Sanctuary. She sits at a podium on a stage flanked by two flags. Several other individuals sit behind her on the stage, looking toward her. A man holding a video camera stands in the foreground.
Date: April 16, 1977
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for B. J. Bradford Sr, April 16, 1990] (open access)

[Funeral Program for B. J. Bradford Sr, April 16, 1990]

Funeral program for Reverend B. J. Bradford Sr. The funeral was held April 16, 1990 at Mount Horeb Missionary Baptist Church, presided by Dr. S. M. Wright Sr. Funeral arrangements were made through Bradford Mortuary Inc. and he was buried in Gates Hill Cemetery in Bohnam, Texas.
Date: April 16, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[David Lewis in a Cap and Gown]

Photograph of David Lewis in a cap and gown after graduating with a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science. He smiles slightly and looks to the right of the photographer. He poses in front of a large shrub and a thin, tall tree growing in the middle of a clearing. A road runs along the left side of the frame.
Date: August 16, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Souvenir of Waco]

Postcard of a woman standing with baskets full of cotton in a cotton field. Handwritten text on the card reads: " I made a mistake in names, it should have been E[. . .] instead of Grost. Thus I will reach you before you write them. B[. . .] see what made me make such a mistake L[. . .] May." The card is addressed to Mrs. M. Linus H[. . .]" of Oakland, California.
Date: October 16, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History