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[Letter from West & Prather to John W. Park - April 24, 1874]
Letter written to John W. Park from West & Prather, Attorneys-At-Law, concerning a legal matter between them.
Date:
April 24, 1874
Creator:
West & Prather
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Warranty Deed Prepared for George and Virginia Leigh to D. P. Slottery, July 24, 1883]
Warranty deed prepared between George and Virginia Leigh and D. P. Slottery acknowledging the sale of land for one thousand dollars. The deed is signed at the bottom by the notary public, William D. Drown, vouching for the fact that all parties were in attendance.
Date:
July 24, 1883
Creator:
Drown, William D.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Notice for Aubry Klinkman]
Funeral notice for Aubry Klinkman, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Klinkman, with information about the funeral and burial locations.
Date:
October 24, 1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dance Program for Josephine Bahl's Benefit Ball]
Dance program for a benefit ball "given by the Waco Engine Company No. 3," and Josephine Bahl's dance program. The program contains the order of dances and the presentation of badges; on the back of the program there are the names of the committee members involved.
Date:
November 24, 1898
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, March 24, 1905
Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 24, 1905
Creator:
Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1905
Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 24, 1905
Creator:
Beaumier, W. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 24, 1906
Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 24, 1906
Creator:
Beaumier, W. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, August 24, 1906
Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 24, 1906
Creator:
Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Farmers Union Warehouse]
Postcard of a man standing between stacks of cotton bales in a large barn, with the caption, "Rogers Tex. Farmers Union Warehouse." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers in Temple, Texas and says, "Hello. How are you this eve? I am down in the bottom cutting wood now. Got 8 more boys with me. We are having a good old time. Well how was preaching Sunday? Mattie & Leo. Kreuger were at our house Sunday. All went to Knob Creek to prayer meeting Sunday night. Bye bye. A."
Date:
January 24, 1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, May 24, 1907
Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 24, 1907
Creator:
Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Showing the Wading Pond and City Park, Houston, Texas]
Postcard with a tinted photograph Wading Pond at City Park in Houston, Texas. The photograph shows kids standing in the water in front of a fountain, there are other people standing near a pedestrian bridge; the text on the back says: "I can handle Will Harry & Jack [] will send them a postal in the near future."
Date:
June 24, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Illustrated Song Postcard, "Go on Smiling": Part 4]
Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Central City, Nebraska, and is the last of four romance cards sent to Mamie. The photograph shows a man and a woman leaning against a stone wall, the woman is wearing a white dress and the man is wearing a suit; the caption on the bottom of the photograph reads: "Promise in your eyes I find find my sunshine Go on smiling dear." There is a note on the back of the card that says: "Do you promise?"
Date:
October 24, 1908
Creator:
Scott & Van Altena
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Thanksgiving Postcard to Mamie Collins from Katharine E. Wheatly, November 24, 1908]
Postcard to Mamie Collins in Central City, Nebraska from Katharine E. Wheatly with an illustration of a large turkey on the front and the caption "I wonder why they are feeding me so lately" printed at the bottom. There is a note from Wheatly on the reverse side that reads: "Dea Miss Mamie, I received all of the pretty little dollies and also the postal, I was sure glad to see you thought of me. I am well again now. How are you? Also how is your sister?"
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
Wheatly, Katharine E.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Addressed to George Pendexter, June 24, 1909]
Postcard with a photograph of the Goshen Fire Department in Goshen, Indiana posing for a picture outside the residence of W. J. Latta. There are three separate horse-drawn fire wagons in this picture, on the far right is the solo passenger wagon, the wagon with the large water hose is in the center, and the wagon carrying the ladders is on the far left; all together there are five firemen in the picture.
Date:
June 24, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Fire at Portland City Hall]
Postcard of a fire at Portland City Hall. The flames have spread through the building's upper floors and the neighboring building on the left. Icicles are visible on the side of the city hall and part of a smaller neighboring building on its left. People in brown coats are visible in the street, and long hoses are running along the ground. On the back of the postcard, a handwritten message says, "Excuse delay - but I have been unable to find any fire department cards. This was the nearest I could come to it. Would be pleased to send you other kinds of card views - buildings, etc. if you wish. Many thanks for card sent - Edna Griffin."
Date:
June 24, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photo of the Owosso, Michigan Fire Department]
Postcard addressed to George Pendexter with a photograph of company #1 in the Owosso Fire Department. There are two horse-drawn fire wagons on either side of the picture, the one on the left is loaded with ladders and the one on the right appears to have a steamer engine in the back of it. There are also six firemen photographed, two are seated on either wagon while the other four are standing in between the two wagons.
Date:
June 24, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Fire Boat, Portland, Oregon]
Postcard of a fire boat over Portland Harbor. High-pressure hoses are spraying water in all directions from the boat. To the left in the foreground, a man is standing on a small boat, looking towards the fire boat. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message.
Date:
August 24, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note and Mortgage from W. H. Bonnell to Charles Schreiner]
Promissory note from W. H. Bonnell to Charles Schreiner worth $1,047 "in United States Gold Coin of the present standard weight and fineness" with a ten percent interest rate until paid. Also included is a certified copy of the chattel mortgage agreement between the two men in which it states that Bonnell will put up his property as collateral until the debt to Schreiner has been fully paid off.
Date:
March 24, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Francitas Bee (Francitas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1911
Weekly newspaper from Francitas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 24, 1911
Creator:
Philpott, H. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Waco Fire Department Chemical Engine, 1912-01-24]
Postcard addressed to George Pendexter with a note on the back noting that this is the only photo of this car. There are two firemen sitting in the front seat of the truck, and four other firemen are standing over by the garage entrance; there is a label on the side of the truck's engine reading "Chemical Engine W. F. D." There are children standing over by the right side of the car.
Date:
January 24, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, July 24, 1912]
Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter mentioning a recent fire that took place by a drug store and restaurant; Johnston says this took place "across the street from the Parker fire" that he had sent a card of in the past. The photograph shows the ruins of a building in Bellevue, Michigan after having been destroyed by a fire in December 1911; the only thing left is a pile of rubble and dirt.
Date:
July 24, 1912
Creator:
Johnston, W. B.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Fire Chiefs]
Postcard with five images of fire chiefs in automobiles on its front. The center image is labeled with "chief", and the surrounding images are labeled with "asst. chief." On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "I will start with our chiefs, a very nice view card, then will go on to all of our new style Fire Department. I have ordered a lot, but they have not arrived yet. Be here in a few days. We have not any big where they could get the pictures of the departments [...]"
Date:
July 24, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Cotton Palace Park Bridge]
Postcard of a wooden bridge at Cotton Palace Park in Waco, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. L.D. Ormsly in Keyport, New Jersey and says "Dear Mama, Traveling over the worst roads I ever saw. In fact they are no roads half the time, have only 1-- miles of good roads to go now to D. Love Donn."
Date:
June 24, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Semi-Weekly New Era (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 32, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 24, 1913
Semi-weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 24, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History