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[Postcard of Apples in a Barrel]

Postcard of personified apples falling into a wooden barrel while a pumpkin smiles. The letter on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Gunston Ave. Washington, D. C."
Date: October 25, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Trees Near a Wooden Fence]

Postcard of several narrow trees around a fence made of wood posts. The message on the back reads, "I made a terrible mistake. Yesterday, I accused a certain young man of being the long looked for Jack, but he positively refused to be such. H. H. 10-25-11." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Washington D. C. Gunston Hall."
Date: October 25, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Jacksonian Optical College to Edith Wilson Sutherlin, October 25, 1912] (open access)

[Letter from the Jacksonian Optical College to Edith Wilson Sutherlin, October 25, 1912]

Letter from the Jacksonian Optical College to Edith Wilson Sutherlin, on October 25, 1912, informing her of her first exam scores.
Date: October 25, 1912
Creator: Jacksonian Optical College
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memorandum: Hurricane Flood Protection Hearing (open access)

Memorandum: Hurricane Flood Protection Hearing

Memo released by the City of Corpus Christi, Texas to announce a public hearing to be held in the city regarding hurricane flood protection for the city and surrounding areas. The text also outlines the general problems that will be addressed during the meeting and various proposals and statements related to the topic.
Date: October 25, 1961
Creator: Corpus Christi (Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Plates renew memories of early PA, E.B. Sutherlin] (open access)

[Clipping: Plates renew memories of early PA, E.B. Sutherlin]

Newspaper article about plates presented to the Port Arthur Historical Museum by James E. Sutherlin, Maureen McElroy, and Waneta Bowman. The article goes on to talk about Edgar B. Sutherlin's practice of exchanging foreign money for American dollars for sailors who came in to Port Arthur, as well as his tendency to buy them meals. The clipping is mounted on a piece of blue paper and laminated.
Date: October 25, 1981
Creator: Reeburgh, Helen
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History