[Warranty Deed from Zebulon Jenkins and his Wife to J. E. M. Yates] (open access)

[Warranty Deed from Zebulon Jenkins and his Wife to J. E. M. Yates]

Warranty deed from Zebulon Jenkins and his wife, to J. E. M. Yates for "all our undivided one half interest in a to the following described lot, tract or parcel of land" in Grapevine, Texas. According to the description, the purchase is a piece of land in a three acre lot had been "conveyed to E. R. Boardman by E. N. Hudgins and wife," and is the same lot "conveyed by E. R. Boardman and wife G. E. Bushong, J. L. Morehead, Z. T. Wall, J. E. M. Yates and Zeb Jenkins." The statement on the back of the document states that both members of the selling party appeared before the notary public on their on behalf.
Date: November 23, 1916
Creator: Logan, W. H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, December 16, 2010 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, December 16, 2010

Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, the descendant of a ranching family in Kimble County, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Lutz discusses her ranching family, meeting her husband, Warren Wiggins, who was later killed in the Philippines during World War II, meeting her second husband who had been in Wiggins's company in the Philippines, and the Dodge dealership her second husband ran.
Date: March 23, 1918
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Heffington, Susan Wiggins & Lutz, Courtney Sieker Wiggins
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Semi-Weekly New Era (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 37, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 23, 1918 (open access)

Semi-Weekly New Era (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 37, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 23, 1918

Semi-weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 23, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Semi-Weekly New Era (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, May 23, 1913 (open access)

Semi-Weekly New Era (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, May 23, 1913

Semi-weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 23, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 23, 1915 (open access)

Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 23, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 23, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 1915 (open access)

Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Fire Station, New Haven, Connecticut]

Postcard of the New Haven Fire Department at their station, driving a horse-drawn hook and ladder truck. Several citizens and young children are observing the truck from the right.
Date: August 23, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Fire Station]

Postcard of fire fighters with a horse-drawn chemical engine at a station. The fire station is a two-story brick building with a single garage door at its base.
Date: August 23, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parade for Washington's Birthday in Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of a parade for Washington's Birthday. The crowd is watching uniformed men on horseback ride through the street. The photograph was taken from the second floor of one of the street's buildings.
Date: February 23, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parade for Washington's Birthday in Laredo, Texas]

Photograph of a parade for Washington's Birthday in Laredo, Texas. The parade-goers shown are on horseback, including the performing musicians. Crowds fill the sidewalks on either side of the parade route.
Date: February 23, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter Gresham to Miss Lorraine, October 23, 1915] (open access)

[Letter from Walter Gresham to Miss Lorraine, October 23, 1915]

Letter from Walter Gresham, Sr. to Miss Lorraine concerning the prospective marriage of her and Thomas Dew Gresham. Walter discusses his hope that they do go through with the marriage and tells her that she "will find [Thomas] ambitious, honorable, energetic and domestic in his tastes and habits." He repeatedly expresses his admiration for her and the future for her and his son.
Date: October 23, 1915
Creator: Gresham, Walter, Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Maurine Matlock to her Friend, September 23, 1915]

Postcard from Maurine Matlock to her friend with a photograph of Veracruz, Mexico as seen from a hill. The note on the reverse side of the card says that they had a storm the other night, and dealing with cotton and corn.
Date: September 23, 1915
Creator: Matlock, Maurine
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to Lois Matlock, September 23, 1911]

Postcard addressed to Lois Matlock with a note from the sender saying they "got home alive alright waited at Dublin about a half hour..." There is a tinted photograph on the front showing a couple kissing on a bench with a small animal in the foreground and a caption reading: "Some Folks Make Me Tired."
Date: September 23, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Francitas Bee (Francitas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 1911 (open access)

The Francitas Bee (Francitas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Francitas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 23, 1911
Creator: Philpott, H. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Francitas Bee (Francitas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1911 (open access)

The Francitas Bee (Francitas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Francitas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 23, 1911
Creator: Philpott, H. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Francitas Bee (Francitas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1911 (open access)

The Francitas Bee (Francitas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Francitas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 23, 1911
Creator: Philpott, H. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History