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Directory: Austin Avenue Methodist Church (open access)

Directory: Austin Avenue Methodist Church

Book from a Methodist church in Waco that is a directory of members and businesses, encouraging the congregation to shop within its local community. The date "1910-1914", can be seen written in pencil on the the top right corner of the first page.
Date: 1910~/1914~
Creator: Austin Avenue Methodist Church
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Presbyterian Church in Waco]

Postcard of a color image of Waco's First Presbyterian Church, a large brick and stone building with a tower in the front and stained glass windows; there are trees lining the street corner and two automobiles on the intersecting streets in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "First Presbyterian Church, Waco, Texas." There are two handwritten notes on the back of the postcard.
Date: September 6, 1934
Creator: Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Borger Street]

Postcard of Borger Street in Hutchinson County, Texas. It is a busy street lined with storefronts and crowded with early model automobiles. A banner hung across the street reads "White Way Dance." A wooden building on the far right is labeled (handwritten) Rig Theatre and has a sign "Theatre" on its facade. The caption on the image reads "Borger, Texas - World's Greatest Oil Field" and "Published by Gale Baker OIL FIELD PHOTO SERVICE Amarillo -- Borger -- Tulsa #55."
Date: unknown
Creator: Baker, Gale
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Round Rock, Texas, 1839-1956 (open access)

History of Round Rock, Texas, 1839-1956

Paper documenting information on early settlers, relations with Native Americans, Schools, Churches, and local businesses that were built in Round Rock in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Date: 1956
Creator: Baker, Sabrina Simmons
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brief History of the Balzen Family in Texas (open access)

Brief History of the Balzen Family in Texas

History of the Balzen family in Texas including narratives and family charts for the various branches of the family, and anecdotes about family members, with reproductions of the family brand, maps, and other supplementary materials. The text includes a number of handwritten corrections and additions.
Date: July 14, 1982
Creator: Balzen, Richard W. & Balzen, Martha C.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cattle Grazing by Water]

Photograph of cattle spread-out grazing on a hillside in front of a watering tank at Muleshoe Ranch with trees on the hill in the background.
Date: 1930~/1939~
Creator: Barndollar, Pratt
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of the Palm Valley Lutheran Church (open access)

History of the Palm Valley Lutheran Church

Paper documenting the history of the Palm Valley Lutheran Church from 1836 to 1963, including information on membership, pastors, building programs, the cemetery, school, and notable events. A personal description of the family history of the author and his relation to the church can be seen on the last page.
Date: 1963?
Creator: Behrens, Teddy
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cowhands playing Guitar]

Photograph of cowhands sitting on porch of log cabin at night. One is playing the guitar, another is just inside the door of the cabin, another sits next to a horse.
Date: unknown
Creator: Belden, Charles J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in Suit]

Portrait of an unidentified young man wearing a dark suit and bow tie posing in front of a light background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bergstrom, J. L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Children]

Portrait of two unidentified children in front of a painted backdrop; the girl is wearing a dress and sitting on a tree stump on the left and the boy is wearing a dark suit and bow tie, holding a hat, standing next to a tree trunk to the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bergstrom, J. L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Man in Suit]

Portrait of an unidentified young man wearing a dark suit and tie. He is holding a bowler hat posing in front of a painted backdrop featuring trees and flowers.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bergstrom, J. L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Unknown African American Man]

Portrait of an unidentified African American man wearing a suit and tie posing in front of a neutral background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Berner Marks Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roy Beuly and G. L. Griffin, June 19, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Roy Beuly and G. L. Griffin, June 19, 1943]

Recommendation letter from Roy Beuly and G. L. Griffin (who are the chief and assistant chief of the Sinton Volunteer Fire Department, respectively) discussing the merit of Ernest Marion.
Date: June 19, 1943
Creator: Beuly, Roy & Griffin, G. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Unknown African American Woman]

Portrait of an unidentified African American woman wearing a dress and lace collar posing in front of a light background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Biddle
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Woman]

Photograph of a woman holding onto the post of a car with four people in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bidwell, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Young Woman]

Photograph of a young woman leaning on a bridge railing, she is wearing a white dress and in the background there is a lake and a forest.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bidwell, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Odessa Brass Band]

Photograph of the Odessa Brass Band, in uniforms with instruments, sitting on the front porch of a building. Several members are not looking at the camera.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bill Shoopman Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library]

Postcard of the Carnegie Library, a brick building with a dome and columns by the entrance, with several trees in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Carnegie Library, Temple, Texas." There is a handwritten note on the front of the postcard: "Do you remember one night during the carnival on there [...]" and another note that reads "Right x here" in the center of the postcard. There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: March 27, 1907
Creator: Black, M.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Temple]

Postcard of a color image of Temple, Texas from above with the Santa Fe Depot and train tracks in the foreground, and many other buildings and a sunset in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Birdseye View, Temple, Texas, Santa Fe Depot in Foreground." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: Black, Mrs. H. C.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Emmett Graham Portrait]

Portrait of Emmett Graham wearing a dark suit posing, sitting on a stool, in front of a painted backdrop.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blair, W. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Girl on Hay Bale]

Portrait of a young girl wearing a white dress holding a fan and posing, sitting, on a bale of hay in front of a painted backdrop.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blair, W. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joseph Bader, Co-Founder of Castroville, Texas: Family History (open access)

Joseph Bader, Co-Founder of Castroville, Texas: Family History

Biographical history of Joseph Bader, a co-founder of Castroville, Texas, and his family. It includes a narrative sketch of Bader and generational family trees with notes and supplementary documentation, as well as a brief history of Castroville at the end of the document. Index starts on page 138.
Date: 1963
Creator: Boehme, Gerald
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pierre Christilles Family History (open access)

Pierre Christilles Family History

History of the Christilles family covering seven generations, including generational family trees with biographical notes with portraits for some family members. Indexes to locations and names start after page 135.
Date: 1963
Creator: Boehme, Gerald
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two African American Babies]

Portrait of Robert and Clinton, two African American babies wearing light-colored gowns posing in a wicker chair in front of a dark background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Boetcher
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History