[Red velvet autograph album]

Red velvet autograph album containing many loose photos between the pages. Belonged to Mamie Davis George, as indicated by autographs and messages on various pages. One of front pages states: "Awarded to "Miss Mamie Davis" By her Music teacher Minnie E Andrew April 1st 1886".
Date: April 1, 1886
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Autograph album "To darling Mamie"] (open access)

[Autograph album "To darling Mamie"]

Page in autograph album reads: "To darling Mamie =My prayer= May choicest blessings crown thy head A"around [sic] thee beauteous robes be spread M"ay [sic] never sorrows gloomy pall. I"n [sic] all thy life - like a dark shadow fall E"ver [sic] guard her Father from starless skies D"o [sic] grant she may grow in beauty as old Time flies A"ye [sic] give a life all peace - or strength to bear with Fale V"erify [sic] every promise - of her present state I" pray for sunshine on her days and years S"avions [sic]! Save her, from storms and tears. Lovingly subscribed C.M. Reading Home- April 16, 1886".
Date: April 16, 1886
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Autograph album "To my little Friend"] (open access)

[Autograph album "To my little Friend"]

Page from the autograph album that reads: "To my little Friend, This world is like a garden Your heart the fairest spot. Now in this fairy bower, Let me plant "Forget me-not" Your Friend Richmond April 20th 1886".
Date: April 20, 1886
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Beige ribbon with blue star]

Beige ribbon with blue writing that states: "(large star at top) Galveston April 21, 1896. Texas Veteran Twenty-Third Annual ..Re-union.." Old Object Term: Commemorative ribbon
Date: April 21, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[An older gentleman with a gray mustache, wearing a dark suit and a hat]

Photograph of an older gentleman. The man, who has gray hair and mustache, is wearing a dark three piece suit, white shirt, dark bow tie, and dark derby hat. His vest chain is looped through the third button from top. The photograph is mounted on a tan cardboard matte. The matte has embossed designs around the perimeter of the photograph. Written on back of photograph in blue ink: "Apl 29"1901". Image dimensions are: 9.4 cm x 12 cm.
Date: April 29, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Mildred Booth" as identified on the bottom of the photo]

Photograph of "Mildred Booth" as identified by handwriting on the bottom of the photo. She is standing in front of the steps leading to the front entrance of a screened porch of a dark house behind her. She is wearing a long white dress with a white bonnet on her head and both of her hands behind her back. The house appears to be Camp George. An automobile is on the east side of the house. A chimney is visible at the back of the house. On bottom of photo, handwritten: "April 1922"
Date: April 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A large tree in the George house backyard]

Photograph of a large tree in the George house backyard. A smaller tree is to the right and a white building is in between the two trees. A wooden fence runs along the left side of the photo and continues on the other side of the white building. A barn is on the left side beyond the fence. Chickens are in the yard under the trees. On back, handwritten: "Apr 16/22"
Date: April 16, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Albert Peyton George and Mary Jones on the sidewalk]

Photograph of Albert Peyton George and Mary Jones on the sidewalk in front of the George Ranch house. George, who is on bended knee and has his right hand in Mary's basket, is wearing boots, dark pants, dark vest, white shirt, and light colored felt cowboy hat. Mary, who is sitting on the sidewalk, is wearing a white gown, white shoes, and white bonnet. Grass of front yard in foreground. Welcome mat to the left of the front steps. Shrubs in front of and below the white balustrade of the porch. Written on the back of the photo in black ink: "4/16/22". Stamped on back in blue: "5 64".
Date: April 16, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of three people standing near a large moss covered oak tree.]

Photograph of three people (to the bottom left of photo) standing near a large moss covered oak tree. There is a wooden wagon wheel to the right of the base of the oak tree. Trees in background. The oak tree is possibly the Nancy Stiles Jones Oak tree. Back of the photograph in black ink: "4/16/22". Also blue stamp: "5 64".
Date: April 16, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three people standing near a large moss covered oak tree]

Photograph of three people standing near a huge moss covered oak tree. There is a wooden wagon wheel to the right of the base of the tree. The man in far right is wearing a dark suit and a light colored felt hat. He has his right hand up and touching the brim of his hat. Man in center (closer to tree) is wearing dark slacks and dark vest with white shirt and striped tie. He also has on a dark hat. The woman (standing to the right of the tree) is wearing a print dress with white bib inset. There is a heavily wooded area in the background. Back of photograph in black ink: "4/16/22" and stamped in blue "5 64".
Date: April 16, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blue silk dog show ribbon]

Blue silk ribbon that states: "SEVENTH ANNUAL DOG SHOW GULF COAST KENNEL CLUB (AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB INCORPORATED SEAL IN CENTER) BEAUMONT, TEXAS APRIL 4, 1946 FIRST PRIZE". Old Object Term: Commemorative ribbon
Date: April 4, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Half purple and half white, silk dog show ribbon]

Half purple and half white silk ribbon that states: "SEVENTH ANNUAL DOG SHOW GULF COAST KENNEL CLUB (AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB INCORPORATED SEAL IN CENTER) BEAUMONT, TEXAS APRIL 4, 1946 RESERVE WINNERS". Old Object Term: Commemorative ribbon
Date: April 4, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Half purple and half white, silk dog show ribbon]

Half purple and half white silk ribbon that states: "SEVENTH ANNUAL DOG SHOW GULF COAST KENNEL CLUB (AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB INCORPORATED SEAL IN CENTER) BEAUMONT, TEXAS APRIL 4, 1946 RESERVE WINNERS". Old Object Term: Commemorative ribbon
Date: April 4, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a white Brahman bull - side view]

Photograph of a white Brahman bull (side view) standing in a (flower filled) pasture on the King Ranch. Stamped on back of photograph in black: " J. A. Dodd Commercial Photographer Apr [sic] 25 1948 Kingsville, Texas". There is a black ink mark on photo near bulls back.
Date: April 25, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Matlock Rose riding the quarter horse Buster Waggoner in an outdoor arena]

Photograph of Matlock Rose riding the quarter horse Buster Waggoner in an outdoor arena. Rose is "cutting" the calf on the right side of the photograph. There is a cowboy sitting on the top rail of the metal fence on the far left. Automobiles parked outside of arena near the fence. Two people are sitting on the front fender of an automobile near center background. A man is riding a white horse behind that same vehicle. Printed in white near bottom center of photograph: "Buster Waggoner, AQHA: 8336 Champion :Breckenridge NCHA, 4-30-49. Ridden by: Matlock Rose Owner: Lester Goodson J3 Ranch, Magnolia, Texas". Stamped on back of photo in red: " A James Cathey Photograph Photographer of the nation's leading Rodeos. Photographs taken of Parades, Horses, Personalities and Western Wear. James Cathey Western Photography - Phone 6-9225 'In the heart of the livestock industry" Ft. Worth Livestock Exchange Bldg. Reorder Prints By # [in pencil] 4-30-8". And in pencil "4-30-8"
Date: April 30, 1949
Creator: Cathey, James
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hilda Linke, Bernice Linke, and Leo Linke standing in front of Linke home]

Photograph (copy) of a man and woman standing on either side of a young bride. Written on back of photograph in pencil: "Bernice Linke's Wedding Day" April 15, 1950 In front of Linke House on FM 762 (L to R) Hilda Linke, Bernice Linke, Leo Linke". Hilda is wearing a dark cap sleeve dress with v- neckline. The dress is belted at the waist and has large fabric covered buttons from left of waist to thigh. She is wearing a dark hat. Bernice is wearing a long, white wedding dress with tiers of lace, and she has a white tulle veil. She is holding a bouquet. Leo is wearing a light colored suit, white shirt, and light colored tie. He has a boutonni�re on his left lapel. The three are standing outdoors in front of a white wooden house; vining plant on right.
Date: April 15, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Teachers and children at an unidentified school in New York]

Photograph of an unidentified school in New York. The predominantly African-American school children are standing three rows deep, with a white female teacher on crutches on the right side of the picture, a white male teacher with glasses in back, center of the class and an African-American female teacher with glasses on the far left side of the class. There is one white girl with a ribbon in her dark hair, standing in the middle of the picture between an African-American boy on her right and an African-American girl on her left. On the back of the photo, handwritten: "From Hattie Jackson Brooklyn, N.Y. 167 Hoyt St. To Mrs. A.P. George Richmond, Texas April 16, 1953"
Date: April 16, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A young man on a sidewalk in Hollywood, California]

Outdoor photograph of a young man posed on a city sidewalk. Written on the back of the photograph in blue ink: "Hollywood, California Easter Sunday 1955". The man is wearing dark shoes and belt, light colored pleated slacks, and long sleeved white shirt. He is posed with his hand on his left hip as he stands next to a tree trunk on a cement sidewalk. A canopy covered walkway leads to a tall brick building in background. There is a man walking toward canopy area on far left of photograph. The photograph has scalloped edging at top and bottom borders.
Date: April 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robinson Portraits to Mr. Tom Booth] (open access)

[Letter from Robinson Portraits to Mr. Tom Booth]

Letter from Robinson Portraits to Mr. Tom Booth. Letterhead in blue: "Robinson Portraits Marijo Robinson One Studio Only Children and Pets [emblem] Member The Photographers Association of America 2912 Fannin, JA 9 - 1108 Houston 2, Texas Established 1935". The note reads as follows: "April 15 - 58 Mr. Tom Booth Richmond, Tex- 1-3 /14 [sic] x 4 1/4 colored copy in Frame - 5500 Paid April 16 - Robinson Portraits [sic] 1958". The photograph referred to in the letter is accession 2000.052.003b.
Date: April 15, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter with letterhead "The Cattleman"] (open access)

[Letter with letterhead "The Cattleman"]

Letter with letterhead from "The Cattleman Published By The Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association 410 E. Weatherford St., Fort Worth, Texas 76102, Phone 817/332-7155, Paul W. Horn, Editor" Contents of letter dated April 27, 1970: Mr. Hilmar G. Moore 900 Hillcrest, Richmond, Texas 77469 Dear Hilmar: Enclosed are the photographs which I took when I was with you and Walter at the George Ranch. The day was not the best and the photographer could have been a little better too. I understand Roger went out the next day when he had some sunlight. I hope he got some good shots for you. Sincerely, [signed] Paul W. Horn (cr) Paul W. Horn PWH/cr Enclosure CC: Walter Cardwell, Jr. Box 1018 Lockhart, Texas 78644."
Date: April 27, 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper article titled "Pushing cattle to Bellaire"] (open access)

[Newspaper article titled "Pushing cattle to Bellaire"]

Newspaper article titled "Pushing cattle to Bellaire Cowboy: No place like home on the range" taken from the HERALD COASTER and written by Sharon Wallingford dated Wednesday, April 27, 1988. The article spotlights Oscar "Lightning" Autrey, a African-American cowboy. Written at the top of the article "Grandpa Jodarski first settled in Booth Tex when he came here - This is how it was 1920 - He knew Mr & Mrs Booth well. Written at bottom: "Ethel was born in Booth, Texas."
Date: April 27, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History