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[A tree in front of the H. K. Mitchell house]

Photograph of a white wooden house with tin roof. Writing on back of photo reads: "Our Home Aug 31" 96 H. K. Mitchell". The house is a single story white wooden house with a covered front porch. There is a small white building with same design as the house on the left. The house and outbuilding are surrounded by a white picket fence. There are trees near the outside perimeter of the fence. A lamppost can be seen on far right near the intersection of two dirt roads. There is a white building partially obscured by trees on far left. The photograph is mounted on a gray cardboard substrate.
Date: August 31, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two men on horseback wearing dark western shirts]

Photograph of two men on horseback. The two men are wearing dark colored western shirt with light colored felt cowboy hats. A young man can be seen standing against the brick wall of arena in background left. Another horse and rider can be partially seen to the left of the two men. Back of photograph in black ink: "Albert George" and in blue ink "Fred Golding, Earl North Jany [sic] 31st 1948".
Date: January 31, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Sun. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 31, 1855 (open access)

The Texas Sun. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 31, 1855

Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 31, 1855
Creator: Rawlings, R. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Editor viewpoints: Needville is living in the past (open access)

Editor viewpoints: Needville is living in the past

Letter to the editor in response to a story about a discriminatory sign posted at a business in Needville, Texas. John J. Herrera recounts his experiences with discrimination and the exclusion of Mexican Americans in Houston and around the state.
Date: May 31, 1974
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Editor viewpoints: Needville is living in the past (open access)

Editor viewpoints: Needville is living in the past

Letter to the editor in response to a story about a discriminatory sign posted at a business in Needville, Texas. John J. Herrera recounts his experiences with discrimination and the exclusion of Mexican Americans in Houston and around the state.
Date: May 31, 1974
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to John Collins - 1953-03-31] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to John Collins - 1953-03-31]

Copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Rev. John Collins of the Basilian Fathers Mexican Mission Center in Rosenberg, Texas dated March 31, 1953. Herrera writes regarding copies of Planned Parenthood literature about birth control that were mailed to Rev. Kelly by Ofelia Mendoz of Planned Parenthood. Herrera refutes the use of his name in Mendoz's letter, and disavows any endorsement of the literature by himself or by LULAC.
Date: March 31, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Graduation Exercises for John Foster Dulles High School, May 31, 1977] (open access)

[Graduation Exercises for John Foster Dulles High School, May 31, 1977]

Graduation program for Dulles High School's Class of 1977 commencement held at Kempner Stadium in Sugar Land, TX, including the schedule, administrators, and list of graduates. Among the graduates is a Lisa Anne Herrera.
Date: May 31, 1977
Creator: John Foster Dulles High School (Sugar Land, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1919 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1919
Creator: Jackson, A. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to Directors of Imperial Sugar Company, March 31, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to Directors of Imperial Sugar Company, March 31, 1948]

Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to the board of directors of Imperial Sugar Company discussing the upcoming meeting time and location. A handwritten note on the left side of the letter reads: "postpone till Thursday April 8th."
Date: March 31, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to T. L. James, December 31, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to T. L. James, December 31, 1948]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to T. L. James discussing a shipment of cedar posts made by Williams and are awaiting a check from James.
Date: December 31, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, December 31, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, December 31, 1948]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner requesting an invoice for cedar posts.
Date: December 31, 1948
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Zenith Battery] (open access)

[Invoice for Zenith Battery]

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by the Imperial Mercantile Company, including a Zenith battery.
Date: July 31, 1950
Creator: Imperial Mercantile Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Ten Sacks of Texas Dairy Feed Sold to D. W. Kempner] (open access)

[Invoice for Ten Sacks of Texas Dairy Feed Sold to D. W. Kempner]

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by Imperial Mercantile Company, including ten sacks of Texas dairy feed worth $40.50.
Date: August 31, 1951
Creator: Imperial Mercantile Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, December 31, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, December 31, 1948]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing letters about having an independent analyst done on the soil in Sugar Land and Plantersville, with the ultimate decision to purchase a Sudbury Testing set for Milikien to use. A handwritten at the bottom of the letter reads: "IHK: just when I think I am going somewhere the cost again: return DWK."
Date: December 31, 1948
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Zenith Battery] (open access)

[Invoice for Zenith Battery]

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by the Imperial Mercantile Company, including a Zenith battery.
Date: July 31, 1950
Creator: Imperial Mercantile Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Repairs] (open access)

[Invoice for Repairs]

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by the Imperial Mercantile Company, including repairs done by the Sugarland Motor Company.
Date: March 31, 1949
Creator: Imperial Mercantile Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to G. A. Stirl, July 31, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to G. A. Stirl, July 31, 1950]

Letter from Thos. L. James to G. A. Stirl discussing an invoice for cattle sold under the Foster cattle account to be placed in the records.
Date: July 31, 1950
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Braniff Airways Service Sold to H. Kempner] (open access)

[Invoice for Braniff Airways Service Sold to H. Kempner]

Invoice for a service worth $239.78 sold to H. Kempner by Braniff Airways.
Date: January 31, 1950
Creator: Sugarland Industries
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Foster Cattle Account] (open access)

[Invoice for Foster Cattle Account]

Invoice for items sold for Sugarland Industries by the C. B. Johnson Live Stock Commission Company to M. Freedman and Pope Huffman, including the pricing and amount of cattle sold.
Date: July 31, 1950
Creator: C. B. Johnson Live Stock Commission Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Texas Dairy] (open access)

[Invoice for Texas Dairy]

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by the Imperial Mercantile Company, including eight sacks of Texas Dairy.
Date: March 31, 1949
Creator: Imperial Mercantile Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, May 31, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, May 31, 1950]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing an order of signs for Plantersville and Sugar Land.
Date: May 31, 1950
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Alfalfa, Texas Dairy, and a G. T. Burner Outfit] (open access)

[Invoice for Alfalfa, Texas Dairy, and a G. T. Burner Outfit]

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by the Imperial Mercantile Company, including Alfalfa, Texas Dairy, and a G. T. Burner Outfit.
Date: January 31, 1949
Creator: Imperial Mercantile Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Zenith Battery] (open access)

[Receipt for Zenith Battery]

Receipt for items sold to D. W. Kempner by the Imperial Mercantile Company, including a Zenith battery.
Date: July 31, 1950
Creator: Imperial Mercantile Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to Directors of Imperial Sugar Company, May 31, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to Directors of Imperial Sugar Company, May 31, 1950]

Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to the board of directors of Imperial Sugar Company discussing a postponed meeting date.
Date: May 31, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History