[Portrait of a Baby]

Photograph of a baby in a white dress.
Date: unknown
Creator: Ackerman & Co.
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jacob C. Garrison Standing in Mason Sandhill Lovegrass]

Photograph of Jacob C. Garrison standing in a field of Mason Sandhill Lovegrass.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Allen, Dale D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Allison to Jack Davis, May 2 1878] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Allison to Jack Davis, May 2 1878]

Letter from John H. Allison to Jack Davis. The letter is dated May 2, 1878.
Date: May 2, 1878
Creator: Allison, John H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hereford Stock Show

Photograph of a Hereford show cow. A young cowboy in a button-up shirt and cowboy hat is holding the reins of the cow. Behind the cow are two elderly men in suits and ties, one is wearing eyeglasses and a cap and the other is wearing a cowboy hat. Beside the men stand two women holding ribbons and wearing sashes. One woman is wearing a tiara and one is wearing a cowboy hat.
Date: unknown
Creator: American Hereford Association
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, 1969

Photograph of a champion Hereford in a harness. Two men in suits, ties, and glasses stand behind the cow, as does a young woman in a sash and a young boy holding the harness. All of them wearing cowboy hats, one man holds a large trophy and a banner and the girl holds a small trophy. In the background is a backdrop that reads, "Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo 1969".
Date: 1969
Creator: American Hereford Association
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Large Hereford Cow

Photograph of a large Hereford cow with horns standing in front of two men, one in glasses, and a young boy. In the background are bleachers.
Date: unknown
Creator: American Hereford Association
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Register of Merit Hereford Competition

Photograph of IMF Lady Blend 701, a junior heifer calf. Standing behind the calf, left to right, is Paul Swaffer, Judge Wilbur Drybread, Miss Barbara Lewis, and dressed in a button-up shirt and tag clipped to his pants with the number 237 on it is Wayne Haygood, holding the calf with a harness. The other three are wearing suits, neckties and cowboy hats. Miss Lewis is holding a ribbon and is wearing a sash. More men in suits and hats are in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: American Hereford Association
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Parks to Milton Parks, Septemeber 26 1866] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Parks to Milton Parks, Septemeber 26 1866]

Letter from Ann Parks to Milton Parks. The letter was written on 09-26-1866 in Boonsboro, Arkansas.
Date: September 26, 1866
Creator: Ann Parks
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Annie, 26 March 1903] (open access)

[Letter from Annie, 26 March 1903]

Letter from Annie to her Grandparents.
Date: unknown
Creator: Annie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Branded Horse

Photograph of a light-colored horse with a brand on it's rump. The horse is wearing a harness and is in front of a large wooden fence.
Date: unknown
Creator: Archie L. Nash
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Horse Wearing Harness

Photograph of a light-colored horse wearing a harness. In the background is a large wooden fence.
Date: unknown
Creator: Archie L. Nash
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

B. Y. Sawyer

Studio photograph of B.Y. Sawyer as a young boy. He is smiling and barefoot and wearing a white shirt with a large plaid bow-tie and short striped pants. On the floor in front of him is a toy train and behind him are large curtains and a toy cat. Printed on the mat below the photograph is, "Atlantic and Pacific, View Company. Headquarters, Los Angeles, California."
Date: unknown
Creator: Atlantic and Pacific View Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B.A.C. to Milton Parks, June 29 1883] (open access)

[Letter from B.A.C. to Milton Parks, June 29 1883]

Letter from B.A.C. to Milton Parks. The letter is dated June 29, 1883.
Date: June 29, 1883
Creator: B.A.C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegraph from John M. Marcus to Isabella Waters Morris] (open access)

[Telegraph from John M. Marcus to Isabella Waters Morris]

Telegraph from John M. Barcus to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris (Isabella Waters Morris). The telegraph was sent on December 11, 1914.
Date: December 11, 1914
Creator: Barcus, John M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Will Ellis

Studio photograph of Will Ellis from the bust up. He is wearing a dark suit with the top button fastened. Underneath the jacket is a white collar and necktie. His hair is dark and parted on the side. Printed on the bottom of the mat is, "Blackburn, Houston. Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: Blackburn
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. Blaylock to Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris] (open access)

[Letter from L. Blaylock to Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris]

Letter from L. Blaylock to Reverend Isaac Zachary Taylor.
Date: October 31, 1914
Creator: Blaylock, L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Henry Foster]

Photograph of Mr. Henry Foster. Henry Foster died on March 30, 1895.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blessing & Bro's Gallery
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cottage Kitchen - Methodist Home]

[Dorm at a Methodist home.] Three female students study at a desk while another woman reads on a bed.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bob Ponder
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cottage Kitchen - Methodist Home]

[Cottage kitchen in a Methodist home.] A woman at a stove cooks a meal while three other women at a table bake a cake and read.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bob Ponder
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Backside of a Horse

Photograph of the backside of the horse with a rider on top of it. Behind the horse is a barbed wire fence and in the background is a ranch house.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bob Riley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cowboy on Horseback

Photograph of a cowboy riding a saddled horse. He is wearing a cowboy hat, jacket and boots. Behind him is a barbed wire and wooden fence and in the background is a large ranch house.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bob Riley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cowboy on Horseback

Photograph of a cowboy riding a saddled horse. He is wearing a cowboy hat, jacket and boots. Behind him is a barbed wire and wooden fence and in the background is a large ranch house.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bob Riley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cowboy on Horseback

Photograph of a cowboy seated on a saddled horse. He is wearing a cowboy hat, jacket and boots. Behind him is a barbed wire and wooden fence and in the background is a large ranch house.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bob Riley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cow in a Water Drain

Photograph of a fat cow running up the ramp of a water drainage ditch. In front of the cow is watery pen where several other cows are running.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bob Taylor
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History