[Photograph of the Moten Family]

Family portrait of the Moten family. From left to right, they are Dr. E. D. Moten, Myrtle Bell Moten, Carrie Annetta Moten, and Susie Whitlock Moten.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Ike S. Moten, February 4 & 12, 1947] (open access)

[Two Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Ike S. Moten, February 4 & 12, 1947]

Two letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Isaac "Ike" S. Moten in Giddings, on February 4 & 12, 1947. The first letter discusses a gift of meat and sausage sent to the Motens by Ike, and his recent illness. Dr. Moten asks him to get some supplies for his tenant. In the second letter, Dr. Moten offers to treat Ike's illness.
Date: {1947-02-04,1947-02-12}
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Ike S. Moten and Rev. L. E. Goodlow, April 11, 1947] (open access)

[Two Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Ike S. Moten and Rev. L. E. Goodlow, April 11, 1947]

Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten: the first to Reverend L. E. Goodlow, on April 11, 1947; and the second to Ike S. Moten. This is a carbon copy with a letter on each side. The first letter discusses building projects, Moten's tenant in Texas, and medicine sent to Ike Moten. The second letter tells Ike Moten how to take the medicine Dr. Moten sent him.
Date: April 11, 1947
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pierce Isaac Moten to the Bastrop County District Clerk, February 1947] (open access)

[Letter from Pierce Isaac Moten to the Bastrop County District Clerk, February 1947]

Letter from Dr. Pierce Isaac Moten to the District Clerk of Bastrop County, in February of 1947, concerning some land owned by his mother, Carrie Moten.
Date: February 1947
Creator: Moten, Pierce Isaac
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis, July 26, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis, July 26, 1946]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis of Giddings, on July 26, 1946, mentioning Dr. Moten's upcoming visit to Smithville. A second letter on the back of the first is addressed to Ike, and gives the same information as the first letter.
Date: July 26, 1946
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Mr. Rinhart, May 15, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Mr. Rinhart, May 15, 1946]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Mr. Rinehart of Giddings, on May 19, 1946, discussing the tenancy of Walter Davis in the house of Moten's late mother.
Date: May 19, 1946
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Dr. Owens, January 21, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Dr. Owens, January 21, 1946]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Dr. Owens of Smithville, on January 21, 1946, settling a debt for Moten's late mother.
Date: January 21, 1946
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis, December 24, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis, December 24, 1945]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis, on December 24, 1945, thanking him for a gift of pecans and a turkey, and hoping that Davis would plant a crop on his land the upcoming year.
Date: December 24, 1945
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Don Moten and Walter Davis, October 10, 1943] (open access)

[Two Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Don Moten and Walter Davis, October 10, 1943]

Two letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Don Moten and Walter Davis, both on October 10, 1943. In the first letter, he discusses asking servicemen for news about who is being drafted, and hopes that his son will not be called. In the second, he acknowledges receipt of the Davis' rent, and advises him not to send the Motens a turkey if it will be too much trouble.
Date: October 10, 1943
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to his cousin Amanda, August 26, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to his cousin Amanda, August 26, 1943]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to his cousin Amanda, on August 26, 1943. He discusses the effect the war has had on both of them, and encloses medicine for an illness she has.
Date: August 26, 1943
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis, August 26, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis, August 26, 1943]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis of Giddings, on August 26, 1943, discussing the renewal of Davis' lease, and renovations he was making to the property.
Date: August 26, 1943
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to L. T. Lambert, August 22, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to L. T. Lambert, August 22, 1943]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to L. T. Lambert of Denton, on August 22, 1943, enclosing his dues. He mentions his son's induction into the army, and the reasons for cancelling his plans to visit Denton.
Date: August 22, 1943
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Military Portrait of Dr. E. D. Moten]

Portrait of Dr. E. D. Moten dressed in a uniform and referred to, in the margin of the bottom of the photograph, as "Col. E. D. Moten, S. G."
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Susie Whitlock Moten]

Portrait of Susie Whitlock Moten wearing a dark dress with white lace and a strand of pearls. She is visible from the shoulders up/
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Moten Family]

Group portrait of the Moten family. From left to right: Dr. E. D. Moten, Carrie Annetta Moten, E. D. Moten, Jr., Myrtle Bell Moten, Susie Whitlock Moten. There is a dog at Susie Whitlock Moten's feet. Dr. Moten and Susie Moten sit in chairs on either side of their children.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Moten Family]

Group portrait of the Moten family seated in a living room in front of a mantel with a mirror and plants on it. From left to right, they are Dr. E. D. Moten, Carrie Annetta Moten, E. D. Moten, Jr., Myrtle Bell Moten, and Susie Whitlock Moten.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of African American Women]

Photograph of six African American women, one of whom is Myrtle Bell Moten. She and another woman are dressed in shorts, three are wearing pants, and one is dressed as a nurse. They are standing in a field with trees in the background.
Date: 1929~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Moten Family]

Family portrait of the Moten family. Six people, four women and two men, stand behind two seated older women. A young boy stands between the chairs.
Date: 1925~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Myrtle Moten]

Portrait of Myrtle Bell Moten. She is dressed in a velvet sleeveless bodice and wears a long-sleeved blouse made of a material that is almost sheer, but has a weave-like pattern and a lace collar. She is looking at the camera and has bobbed hair.
Date: 1923~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of E. D. Moten, Jr.]

Portrait of E. D. Moten, Jr., standing near a white fence with four rails. He wears a sweater, shorts, long socks, and shoes, and has something in his mouth.
Date: 1921~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[E. D. Moten, Jr. Standing by a Tree]

Photograph of E. D. Moten, Jr., standing with one hand on a tree. He is dressed in a one-piece suit with long sleeves. There are cars in the background with a row of houses running on the left side of the street.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dr. E. D. Moten's House]

Photograph of Dr. E. D. Moten's two-story, Victorian style home with a drive on the left-hand side.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Susie Whitlock Moten with E. D. Moten, Jr.]

Photograph of Susie Whitlock Moten with her son, E. D. Moten, Jr. They are seated on a lawn in a fenced yard, near a bush against a frame house.
Date: 1916~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Annetta and Myrtle Moten]

Photograph of Carrie Annetta Moten and Myrtle Bell Moten, daughters of Dr. Edwin D. Moten and Mrs. Whitlock Moten. Myrtle is standing and pointing towards the camera while Annetta is sitting on the grass on the right side of the image. They are both wearing white dresses with shoes and leggings.
Date: 1911~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History