Transcript of Oral History Interview with Elsie Mona Guthrie Kullenberg, January 14, 2008 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Elsie Mona Guthrie Kullenberg, January 14, 2008

Interview with Elsie Mona Guthrie Kullenberg, a Texan Hill Country native from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Kullenberg's daughter, Lois Kullenberg Hulse. Mrs. Kullenberg discusses her upbringing, her marriage to Upton Kullenberg, coming to Kerrville, the various businesses she and her husband ran, and driving a Model T.
Date: January 14, 2008
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer & Kullenberg, Elsie Mona Guthrie
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, January 2, 1913]

Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter discussing the building on the reverse picture, Eagan says: "This is where three people were burned and 15 injured Nov. 1st 1912 a servant girl set fire to the place." The photograph shows a crowd of people standing outside the main entrance to the Berlin Hotel as they wait to return back to their rooms after the fire.
Date: January 2, 1913
Creator: Eagan, J. P.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 29, 1912]

Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter discussing other collectors to contact for pictures, Johnston suggests contacting F. A. Bruce, and L. A. Van Toor. The photograph on the reverse side shows the destruction at the Globe M. F. G. Co. building in Battle Creek, Michigan after a fire; the walls are crumpled inwards and the roof has caved in. There are two men standing off to the left looking at the damage left behind by the fire.
Date: January 29, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 29, 1912]

Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter telling Pendexter to call Henry W. Woodward in Springfield, Massachusetts for more photographs. Johnston says that the men in the photo belong to Engine #3 as they work on their spraying and he is the man wearing the light shirt; the photograph shows the men with their hose shooting a high pressured stream of water into the air.
Date: January 29, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Burning Building, January 27, 1912]

Postcard with a photograph a building on fire in Crockett, Texas; the caption on the side of the photo reads: "This is the fire I was telling you about, the largest building here." Most of the flames in the photo are inside of the building as the walls are made of brick while the insides are made of wood.
Date: January 27, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, January 25, 1912]

Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter describing the vehicle in the reverse-side picture; according to Eagan the vehicle and crew are apart of the #2 Salvage Corps in St. Louis. The photograph shows a fireman sitting on top of the horse-drawn fire wagon with an alarm bell behind him and a ladder in the bed. This wagon takes too horses to pull it and it has an inscription on the side that reads "Salvage Corps No. 2."
Date: January 25, 1912
Creator: Eagan, J. P.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, January 25, 1912]

Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter describing the fire he had been fighting at a building at "Broadway and Cass Ave." The photograph shows the "#12 Engine" fighting the fire taking place at an auto store. There is snow on the streets as Eagan notes the weather is cold and foggy.
Date: January 25, 1912
Creator: Eagan, J. P.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 22, 1912]

Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter concerning life in Battle Creek, Michigan, Johnston says that they are having a cold winter. The photograph shows a building in town badly damaged by a fire; the sign on the building reads: "YES WE WILL REBUILD AT ONCE, TEMPORARY OFFICES 401 EQUITY BLDG., Chamberlin Metal Weather Strip Co."
Date: January 22, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 22, 1912]

Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter with the names of other firemen collectors: "Capt. George H. Cook; Gus Brown; B. F. Garrigus." The photograph shows a building after it has been burned down, Johnston says that it was burned January 9, 1912; the middle portion of the building has been destroyed, only the walls in the front and back have been left standing.
Date: January 22, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, January 17, 1912]

Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter with a note talking about having to fight a large fire in 15-degrees below zero weather. He notes that the fire chief, van Toor, is sick but that Pendexter should hear from him shortly. The photograph on the reverse side of the card shows the crew of the "#32 Hose Wagon" in St. Louis, Missouri. There are six firemen in the photograph, all are standing or sitting on the wagon; the wagon itself is equipped with a large water cannon mounted towards the front.
Date: January 17, 1912
Creator: Eagan, J. P.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 15, 1912]

Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter regarding his contacts in Detroit, Michigan. The photograph on the reverse side of the card shows a fire taking place in Battle Creek, Michigan with the fire department working to put it out. The building on fire is the lightly colored one in the center of the photo; there is smoke coming out of the windows. The caption on the photo reads: "The Fire - Dec. 7-1911. Battle Creek, Mich."
Date: January 15, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, January 15, 1912]

Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter describing the Truck in the photograph as "truck No. 1 Hose #2-3 Engine Co. 3." The photograph shows a fire on "E. Main St." in Battle Creek, Michigan with the two fire trucks and firemen standing around along with a large crowd of people standing around.
Date: January 15, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, January 2, 1912]

Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter concerning Eagan's time spent with a fireman from Muskogee, Oklahoma and the opening of a new fire house in St. Louis: "#52 Auto Engine #18 Auto Truck." The photograph on the reverse side shows a group of firemen "making a quick hitch after open run in Court of Honor. Oct. 8, 1909." This team of firemen and their wagon are surrounded by a large crowd of people and patriotic decorations all around.
Date: January 2, 1912
Creator: Eagan, J. P.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Haschke Family House]

Photograph of two houses located at 100-102 East 17th Street in Austin, Texas. The house on the right belonged to the Haschke Family. A woman and child stand by the gate of the picket fence. Another person stands on the balcony.
Date: January 14, 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from R.Y. Bandy] (open access)

[Receipt from R.Y. Bandy]

Receipt from R.Y. Bandy, manufacturer and jobber in saddles, harness and bridles, for the sale of goods to M.M. Hornsby.
Date: January 1, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History