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[Payment Date Book]
Booklet with a different date at the top of each page with handwritten notes recording payment debts.
Date:
1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
S. D. Myres Saddle Company Catalog: 1888-1937, Officers' Equipment
Catalog published by the S.D. Myres Saddle Company featuring items used by military and law enforcement officers, such as gun holsters, belts, knife sheaths, and bags. Each item has a description and price, with representative photos. At the start of the catalog, there is a brief article titled "Gunplay" and a series of biographical sketches featuring law enforcement men who are pictured with Myres accessories.
Date:
1888~
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, June 2, 1899]
Check made out to S. D. Myres for six dollars and forty cents on an S. D. Myres company check. It is signed by J. F Newman under the auspices of Thomas Trammell & Co., Bankers, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
June 2, 1899
Creator:
Newman, J. F.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, August 1, 1899]
Check made out to S. D. Myres for thirty-four dollars and twenty cents on an S. D. Myres company check. It is signed by J. F Newman under the auspices of Thomas Trammell & Co., Bankers, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
August 1, 1899
Creator:
Newman, J. F.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, December 1, 1899]
Check made out to S. D. Myres for four dollars and twenty cents on an S. D. Myres company check. It is signed by J. F Newman under the auspices of Thomas Trammell & Co., Bankers, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
December 1, 1899
Creator:
Newman, J. F.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of three children on the porch of a wooden house]
Photograph of two boys and a girl on the porch of a wooden house. The two boys are standing and the girl, who seems to be the youngest, is sitting on a chair. The three children are assumed to be Sam Myres children, Melrose, Ted, and Billy.
Date:
1906
Creator:
Myres, Sam
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate from The Council of the Order of High Priesthood of the State of Texas to Sam Myres]
Certificate from The Council of the Order of High Priesthood of the State of Texas to Sam Myres, consecrating him as a high priest of the Order of Melchizedec. The certificate is a faded yellow with an intricate black border; there is an orange stamp in the bottom left.
Date:
December 5, 1906
Creator:
Council of High Priests of Texas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
S. D. Myres Saddle Company Catalog: [1907]
Catalog describing saddles and accessories available for sale by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company, including an individual entry for each saddle with a photo, catalog number, price, and detailed description.
Date:
1907
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Tag]
Identification tag with printed red text -- "S. D. Myres Saddle Co. Saddles and Cowboy Supplies. 5030 Alameda Blvd. El Paso, Texas" -- above several blank lines labeled "To." Handwritten text on the back of the tag says, "Buckle set given by P. M. Kelly & S.D. Myres, 1910."
Date:
1910~
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
S. D. Myres Saddle Company Catalog: 1916
Catalog describing saddles and accessories available for sale by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company, including an individual entry for each saddle with a photo, catalog number, price, and detailed description. There are also entries for saddle trees, chaps, spurs, belts, bridles, holsters, stirrups, gloves, bags, and other accessories.
Date:
1916~
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of an S. D. Myres Saddle Company Saddle]
Postcard with an image of "The World's Finest Astride Saddle," advertising a contest with the text, "This handsom Silver and Gold mounted Astride Saddle will be given away to the Rider who sends the most orders between June first 1917 and December first 1918 by S. D. Myres, Saddlery, Sweetwater, Texas." The back of the postcard does not contain correspondence.
Date:
1917~
Creator:
S. D. Myres Company
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Registration Certificate of Floyd Stevenson]
Registration certificate to Floyd Stevenson acknowledging his submitted registration and telling him that he has been "duly registered this 5 day of June, 1917."
Date:
June 5, 1917
Creator:
Voss, Miller
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' Hella Temple Membership Card]
Membership card issued to Sam D. Myres by the Hella Temple in Dallas, Texas. The center of the card has a stamp with the Hella Temple seal, which has an image of a pyramid inside a circle.
Date:
June 24, 1918
Creator:
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Hella Temple (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' Hella Temple Membership Card]
Membership card issued to Sam D. Myres by the Hella Temple in Dallas, Texas. The center of the card has a stamp with the Hella Temple seal, which has an image of a pyramid inside a circle.
Date:
February 10, 1920
Creator:
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Hella Temple (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tex Polk to Sam Myres, July 15, 1920]
Letter from Tex Polk to Sam Myres saying that he had heard from a local saddle maker about Myres moving his business to El Paso; Polk says he believes that that will be a good move for the business due to the central location of El Paso. He also asks Myres if he has any positions open because Polk would love to work for him. It's written on personal letterhead.
Date:
July 15, 1920
Creator:
Polk, Tex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' El Maida Temple Membership Card]
Membership card issued to Sam D. Myres by the El Maida Temple in El Paso, Texas. The card has two bands of green with gold text; in the center, to the left of Myres' name is a round seal for the temple including an image of a star on a pyramid with the temple's name around it.
Date:
January 1921
Creator:
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. El Maida Temple (El Paso, Tex.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Membership Card from the Arizona Temple to Sam Myres]
Membership card from the Arizona Temple admitting Sam Myres into the dedicatory services of the Arizona Temple, starting October 23, 1927.
Date:
October 23, 1927
Creator:
Arizona Temple (Mesa, Ariz.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Attaché Case]
Photograph of a case with an elaborate floral design and two bulls fighting in the middle surrounded by a rope.
Date:
1930
Creator:
Myres, Sam
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Attaché Case]
Photograph of a case with an elaborate floral design and two bulls fighting in the middle surrounded by a rope.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a man holding a baby]
Photograph of man in a white suit and a dark hat holding a baby wearing a white gown and white booties. He is standing outside in front of a brick wall.
Date:
September 4, 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to D. W. Voorhies]
Opened envelope sent from the S.D. Myres Saddle Company and addressed to D.W. Voorhies, postmarked September 1935. The front of the envelope is decorated with a logo in the upper-left corner -- with the text "S.D. Myres Saddle Co., El Paso, Texas, Cowboy Supplies. Be Happy - Ride A Myres Saddle" -- and an illustration of a cowboy in the lower-right corner holding a lasso that runs across the top of the envelope and around the logo.
Date:
September 20, 1935
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Drusa (Rogers) Myres]
Photograph of Drusa (Rogers) Myres. The photograph is from the chest up. She has short brown hair and is wearing silver circular glasses as well as a printed top with what seems to be a flower pinned to the front.
Date:
August 12, 1937
Creator:
Myres, Drusa
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
S. D. Myres Saddle Company Catalog: [1938]
Catalog listing items for sale by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company, including custom saddles, decorative leather accessories -- such as gun holsters, belts, briefcases, and knife sheaths -- metal components -- such as spurs and belt buckles -- and various other items for hunting or law enforcement. Entries include descriptions of the items with prices, and illustrations or photos of the items. Text at the start of the catalog describes the creation and proper maintenance of saddles.
Date:
1938~
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Sam Myres standing next to three saddles]
Photograph of Sam Myres wearing a fringed jacket with a cowboy hat and black gloves and black pants. He is standing next to three of the saddles that he has made. They are resting on top of printed blankets that are positioned in front of a wooden wall.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Myres, Sam
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History