Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 6 October 1877 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 6 October 1877

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: October 6, 1877
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 6 December 1877 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 6 December 1877

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: December 6, 1877
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 6 November 1878 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 6 November 1878

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: November 6, 1878
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[James Long's expedition] (open access)

[James Long's expedition]

Letter re. James Long's expedition 6 October 1821.
Date: October 6, 1821
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sugarmill Fort Bend County]

Photographic postcard labeled Sugar mill Fort Bend County, Tex Schlueter, Houston. Photo is of large building complex on a stream. Numerous smoke stacks. Addressed to Miss Addy Koeffleck, Schulenburg, TX. Post marked Oct. 6, ____.
Date: August 6, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sugar Land Sugar Mill And Railroad Lines]

Photographic postcard of Sugar Land, TX, showing sugar mill and railroad lines. Message on back reads "Three hours till train time". Post marked Sugar Land Feb. 6, 1909. Engine to far left has three men standing in front of it, one to the right of it, and two men on the top of it. The engineer has his upper body out of the window. Box cars (empty) on far right. Horse and cart (horse eating grass) between tracks on right and left.
Date: February 6, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Home of Dr. Pepper

Photograph of the Dr. Pepper Museum in Waco, Texas. Two windows and a door are housed in arches in the front facade of the building. The words "Home of Dr. Pepper" have been carved above the door.
Date: May 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dr. Pepper Museum in Waco

Photograph of the Dr. Pepper Museum in Waco, Texas. It is a red and tan building, and there is a red van stopped in front of it.
Date: May 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle on the Sproul Ranch

Photograph of a head of cattle standing in front of trees on the Sproul Ranch. It has a roan coat, and a yellow tag with the number "20" in it in its left ear.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Reeves County Courthouse, Pecos

The Reeves County Courthouse, built in 1937.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Reeves County Courthouse Erected 1937

Dedication plaque: REEVES COUNTY COURT HOUSE. ERECTED 1937
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Memorial for George Reeves, on Reeves County Courthouse grounds

Photograph of a memorial plaque for George Reeves on Reeves County Courthouse grounds. It reads: "County named for Texas Confederate George R. Reeves (1826 - 1882). Organized, captained company in 11th Texas Cavalry start Civil War. Served in Arkansas, Indian Territory, Kentucky. Invasion of 1862 assigned to Wheeler's Cavalry in Tennessee. Promoted Colonel and command of 11th Cavalry 1863. Led regiment Chickamauga in 1864, fought in 100-day Atlanta campaign, guerilla warfare against Sherman's march to the sea. In battle at Savannah in 1865. Participated Carolinas campaign. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas, 1963."
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Reeves County memorial to the dead of Korean and Vietnam wars

Memorial says: "Dedicated to the eternal memory of the men of Reeves County and Barstow. Who gave their lives Korean Conflict Reeves County Ruben J. Gomez MIA 11-2-50 Thomas R. Russell 11-4-51 Walter L. Hood MIA -51 Viet Nam Conflict Reeves County Larry A. Bradley 1-7-70 William M. Harrison 2-6-69 Otha Weldon Exum 2-8-68 Richard L. Henry 6-24-69 Manuel M. Gonzales 12-10-67 Joe M. Juarez 12-10-68 Ernesto S. Perea 3-26-68 Barstow Jose Renteria Diaz 4-12-69 Emilio Gamboa Garcia 1-23-68 John F. Hummel MIA 3-6-71 "Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends."
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Reeves County WWII memorial

DEDICATED TO THE ETERNAL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF REEVES COUNTY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1941-1945. ACOSTA, PASOUAL E KEHOE, GEORGE F. ALEXANDER, ROBERT LEE LARA, JUAN BAKER, ROBERT ORA MORA, BERNARDIAO D. BERKSTRESSER, GEORGE B. OLGUIN, FRANCISCO A. CHAVEZ, FRUTOSA R. ORTEGA FRANCISCO C. COPE, HORACE LEE POWERS, JIM CURTIS, HENRY HARDIN, JR. ROMERO, JOSE C. DIAZ, BONAFACIO SCOTT, C.W. DIAZ, JOSE SUBIA, FERNANDO M. DURDIN, M.A. URTADO, FRANK F. FLOYD, ANGUS PAUL VALENCIA, SANCHEZ R. HLREDIA, CATARINO M. VILLALOBOS, ROGELIO B. HILL, JOE DELBERT WILLIAMS, CHARLES, JR. THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD: AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN. AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Reeves County WWII veterans memorial

DEDICATED TO [THE] MEMORY OF THE DECEASED VETERANS OF REEVES COUNTY TEXAS
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ward County Courthouse, Monahans

Ward County Courthouse, Monahans. Built 1940 by architects Townes & Funk. It replaced the 1893 courthouse that was located in Barstow.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ward County Courthouse, Monahans

Ward County Courthouse, Monahans
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ward County memorial to WWI and WWII

IN MEMORY OF THE MEN & WOMEN FROM WARD COUNTY WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN ALL WORLD WARS THAT LIBERTY SHALL NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ward County Courthouse, silhouette sign

Ward County Courthouse, silhouette sign
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Monahans Sandhills State Park Vistors Center]

Photograph of Monahans Sandhills State Park Vistors Center.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Monahans Sandhills State Park]

Photograph of Monahans Sandhills State Park.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ector County Courthouse, Odessa, rear

Photograph of the rear of the Ector County Courthouse in Odessa. The roads are wet from a recent rain, and there are many cars parked in front of the building. A staircase under the overhang leads to the back entrance.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Midland County Courthouse

Photograph of the Midland County Courthouse. A large tree obscures the view of the building.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Midland County Courthouse

Photograph of the Midland County Courthouse. A large tree obscures the view of the front of the building.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History