McKamy Springs, Richardson, Texas

Photograph of a natural spring, with a stone and concrete structure built around and over it. A half-dome stone-trimmed 'grotto' covers the spring and a man-made canal channels the visible water.
Date: 1920/1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Automobile]

Photograph of two women and two men seated in an automobile around 1920.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Songs of the Y.M.B.L., Austin, Texas (open access)

Songs of the Y.M.B.L., Austin, Texas

Songbook for the Young Men's Business League of Austin. Includes lyrics for America; 'Tucky Home; 'Round Her Neck She Wears a Yeller Ribbon; Peggy O'Neill; Pack up Your Troubles; and others.
Date: [1920..1930]
Creator: Young Men's Business League (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The windows of old St. David's (open access)

The windows of old St. David's

Booklet describing the stained glass windows of St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin.
Date: [1920..1930]
Creator: Mitchell, Mary H.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plant of Sears, Roebuck & Co.]

Postcard of a drawing of the plant of Sears, Roebuck & Co. in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[League City School Fourth Grade Class, 1920]

Photograph of the 1920 fourth grade class of League City School, also known as the big school. The building, which is partially visible behind the class, has a brick exterior. The class is arranged in three rows; the first two rows are seated while the third row is standing. According to writing on the back, the name of the sixth girl from the left on the middle row is Flora Atkinson.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1920 (open access)

The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1920

Yearbook for Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1920
Creator: Mineral Wells High School (Mineral Wells, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Congregation Ahavath Sholom Confirmation Class, 1920s]

Photograph of a mid-1920s confirmation class at Congregation Ahavath Sholom. There are twelve girls wearing white dresses. Rabbi Abraham Bengis stands at the center. The students are unidentified.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Schreiner Cadet Exercises

Cadets participate in physical drill exercises on the field in front of the Weir Administration Building. Similar photographs may be seen in the Schreiner Institute Bulletin, Pictorial Number, Vol. 2, No., published July, 1924.
Date: [1920..1924]
Creator: Schreiner Institute
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Temporary Barracks Covered in Light Snow

Photograph of the Temporary Barracks at Schreiner Institute covered in a light snow. This photograph appears in the Schreiner Institute Bulletin, Pictorial Number Vol. 2, No. 2 published in July, 1924.
Date: [1920..1924]
Creator: Schreiner Institute
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cadet Corps Stand at Attention

The Cadet Corps stand at attention as company officers salute and cadets present arms in military formation at Schreiner Institute. The Weir Administration Building and Dickey Hall may be seen in the background. This panoramic photograph appears in the Schreiner Institute Bulletin, Pictorial Number, Vol. 2, No. 2 published in July, 1924.
Date: [1920..1924]
Creator: Schreiner Institute
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Shares of The Se-Cola Bottling Company] (open access)

[Shares of The Se-Cola Bottling Company]

Document certifying that E. B. Sutherlin owns two shares of The Se-Cola Bottling Company.
Date: March 23, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Woman Posing with Caught Fish]

Photograph of a man and woman standing in front of strings of caught fish. The woman stands to the left of the fish and the man to the right and both are holding fishing poles. There is an illegible caption at the bottom of the image.
Date: July 10, 1920
Creator: Nat Dickey Photo
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Denton High School, 1920 (open access)

The Bronco, Yearbook of Denton High School, 1920

Yearbook for Denton High School in Denton, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1920
Creator: Denton High School
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Group of People Next to Dietert Mill]

Photograph of a group of people in long, light-colored dresses and dark suits, standing and sitting around a small body of water (on the right). A wall of concrete borders the left side of the water, upon which several people are sitting. A three-seat, covered buggy is parked on a stretch of grassy area at the bottom left of the photo. To the left of the water (and the concrete wall), there are trees of various sizes. There are fields of grass and trees in the background, as well. A rectangular label sticker on the back of the photograph provides information about the photo.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Street in Boerne, Texas]

Postcard of a street scene in Boerne, Texas. The postcard features a perspective view photograph of a street with old automobiles parked along either side of the street. There are buildings, some of them one story and some two stories, with balconies on both sides of the street. There are also small trees and electrical poles lining the street. The back of the postcard is blank, except for postcard markings and an address.
Date: 1920
Creator: Southern Post Card Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Nellie D. to Mrs. Dora Dullnig, July 2, 1909]

Postcard from Nellie D. to Miss Dora Dullnig, saying hello and writing to say she will be touring the canyon on the front of the postcard. The front of the postcard features a photograph of the mouth of Cibolo Canyon mouth in Boerne, Texas (colored in with ink). The canyon edges are close enough together that a man has wedged himself in between the canyon edges and is posing for the camera.
Date: July 2, 1920
Creator: D., Nellie
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Lena to Mrs. E. F. Kneupper, August 8, 1920]

Postcard from Lena to her sister, Mrs. E. F. Kneupper, letting her know she returned home safely from her trip. The front of the postcard features a photograph of the Kronkosky residence in Boerne, Texas. The house is a three-story, light-colored stone building with a balcony on the third floor. Two houses sit on either side of the Kronkosky residence - the one on the left is about the same size, while the one on the right is much smaller. The houses sit on a hill with a steep decline, leading to a road that winds around the hill.
Date: August 8, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fordson Demonstration]

Photograph of a group of men standing in front of an around an automobile and tractor, which are parked facing each other. The automobile, pictured on the left, has the name "Fordson" on the side. The ground in front of the group is rough and filled with rocks. The photograph is faded at the top, obscuring the background, and the back of the photograph is so worn that the handwritten notes about the photo are barely legible.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to Mrs. Fritz Adler, October 6, 1920]

Postcard to Mrs. Fritz Adler in San Antonio, Texas. The front of the postcard features a photograph (colored in with ink) of a young woman with dark hair, wearing a hat and an old-fashioned dress, standing on the right bank of a small stream. The stream is situated in a wooded area, which opens up into a clearing further upstream. The young woman is holding an umbrella, resting it on the rocky bank.
Date: October 6, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Galveston City Company Dallas Office Accounts: 1920-1926] (open access)

[Galveston City Company Dallas Office Accounts: 1920-1926]

Ledger containing accounts for the Galveston City Company's Dallas Office, including abstract receipts, law receipts, supply inventories, transactions, profits and losses, stocks and bonds, and other financial records from January 30, 1920 to December 31, 1926. Included is an alphabetical index, and a letter from the cashier to the Stewart Title Guaranty Company (p. [103]).
Date: 1920-01-30/1926-12-31
Creator: Galveston City Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aftermath of Grandview Fire]

Copy print of a photo taken of damage after a large fire in Grandview, Texas, including stacked bricks, ruined buildings, and lines of burned trees. Near the left side of the image, a person is standing on top of a telephone pole and a second person is on the ground, looking at a building that is still standing at the right side of the image. Other partial and undamaged buildings are visible in the background. Additional historical information about the fire is printed on the back.
Date: March 14, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wichita National Bank]

Photograph of Wichita National Bank on Eight & Scott in Wichita Falls, Texas circa 1920.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rock Island Farm Tools and Case Tractors]

Photograph of G.E. Goodloe Rock Island Farm Tools and Case Tractors. A group of men is sitting on wagons in front of the building. The writing on the photo reads, "24 Wagons sold by G.E. Goodloe Lamesa, TX. Aug 26 in the year of “MR”." Lewis Vardeman is sitting out front on a wheel, hat in his lap.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History