[Tarver Family Christmas Card, 1982]

Christmas postcard from the Tarver family including a photo on the left of the card. To the right of the photo, there is a color illustration of two pine cones on a branch and the words "Happy Holidays." In the photograph, the Tarver siblings and their mother are standing in a group in front of a brick wall; there are guns and horns hanging on the wall and shelves on the right containing books and knick-knacks. They are, from left to right: John Arthur, Lawrence Alden, and Byron Lee (back row); Mary Jane (Daniels) and Carol Lynn (front row). A handwritten note under the illustration says, "The Wendell Tarvers, 1982." A handwritten list on the back of the photograph says, "Janie Tarver, Arthur Tarver, Byron Tarver, Larry Tarver, Lynn Tarver."
Date: December 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Tarver Family in Bedford, Texas]

Photograph of the Tarver siblings and their mother standing in a line together in front of a curtain that has a wood-grain pattern. They are posed with their arms around one another's shoulders; from left to right: Lawrence Alden, Mary Jane (Daniels) John Arthur, Carol Lynn, and Byron Lee. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says, "May 1978, Larry, Janie, Arthur, Lynn, Byron."
Date: May 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Tarver Siblings]

Photograph of the Tarver siblings standing in a line together in front of a curtain that has a wood-grain pattern. They are, from left to right: Byron Lee, Carol Lynn, John Arthur (in back), and Lawrence Alden. Lynn appears to be wearing a navy blue graduation robe. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says, "May 1978, Byron, Lynn, Arthur, Larry."
Date: May 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flowers at Grave for Wendell Lee Tarver]

Photograph of the flowers and greenery on the grave for Wendell Lee Tarver, 1931-1971, taken from the side. There are several arrangements on the grave site including a group of large, orange flowers. Other plots are visible in the background.
Date: July 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grave Marker for Wendell Lee Tarver]

Photograph of the temporary grave marker for Wendell Lee Tarver, 1931-1971. Flowers and greenery are on the grave in front of the marker and the outline of another plot is visible in the background.
Date: July 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grave Site for Wendell Lee Tarver]

Photograph of the flowers and greenery on the grave for Wendell Lee Tarver, 1931-1971. Most of the flowers are orange and have red and pink ribbons; the temporary grave marker is visible at the head of the plot.
Date: July 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mourners at Grave for Wendell Lee Tarver]

Photograph of several unidentified persons standing at one end of the grave site for Wendell Lee Tarver, 1931-1971, including a man in a dark suit, a woman in a dark-colored dress, and two partially-visible men. The grave is covered in flower arrangements and other plots are visible in the background.
Date: July 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Side View of Grave for Wendell Lee Tarver]

Photograph of the flower arrangements and greenery on the grave site for Wendell Lee Tarver, 1931-1971. There are several arrangements, including a group of tall, orange flowers, and several large ribbon bows in various colors. Other cemetery plots are visible in the background.
Date: July 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Medical School Group Portrait]

Photograph of 38 men wearing military-style uniforms that have dark coats and lighter slacks, posing together in four lines. The men in the front row are seated on the bench and the others are standing in three rows behind them. A sign on the back wall above them says, "Army Medical Service Meat & Dairy Hygiene School." Wendell Tarver is fifth from the right in the second row from the top.
Date: 195X
Creator: Q. M. Food & Container Institute. Graphic & Photographic Branch.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gene Jeckel Outside Briggs Hall]

Photograph of Gene Jeckel, visible from the waist up, wearing a light-colored long-sleeved button-up shirt and eyeglasses, standing outside an entrance on the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Behind him, one of the double-doors (left) of the entrance is open, and a plaque at the left side of the entrance says "R. W. Briggs Hall." Handwritten text on the back says, "Gene Jeckel going to work."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of People Receiving Certificates]

Photograph of a group of people at an award ceremony. They are posed together in two lines outside of a brick building and are holding certificates. A man on the far left is shaking the hand of the last man in line as he hands over a certificate. The man second from the left in the front row is John Agrippa Tarver.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[James Walden Tarver Holding a Gun]

Photograph of a young man (identified on the back as "Walden"), visible from the waist up, facing the left side of the image and looking toward the camera while holding cradling a rifle with the barrel pointed straight up. He is wearing a sleeveless T-shirt and large, dark sunglasses, standing in a grassy area with trees and brush in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. L. Wilbur, Jr. to W. L. Tarver, October 7, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from J. L. Wilbur, Jr. to W. L. Tarver, October 7, 1963]

Letter from John L. Wilbur, Jr. inviting Wendell Tarver to join the Veterninary Administrator Development Program offered through Agricultural Research Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture). The program would require training at all of the different types of research stations over the course of a year.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wilbur, John L., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Prizewinning Pig]

Photograph of a dark-colored pig with a light stripe across it's shoulders rooting around the ground in the left side of the image. A young man partially visible on the right side of the image is leaning over to hold a ribbon over the pig. Trees are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sammy Cranford Outside Barracks]

Photograph of Sammy Cranford standing outside a building in front of double screen doors. He is visible from the waist up, posing with his arms akimbo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Souvenir Program: 32nd Annual All Aggie Rodeo, October 23, 24, 1953 (open access)

Souvenir Program: 32nd Annual All Aggie Rodeo, October 23, 24, 1953

Pamphlet containing information about the 32nd "All Aggie" rodeo, including information about the various events and advertisements for sponsors and local businesses, with a list of prize donors on the back cover.
Date: unknown
Creator: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas A&M vs. OU Football Banner]

Photograph of a large banner attached to a brick building with an illustration of a man in uniform holding a woman and speaking (the text in the speech bubbles is unclear); both of them have one leg cocked up and the man's foot is kicking a football player in the face. Behind them is the home player tunnel with a scoreboard (Home 0, Aggies 33), and there is an insignia on the left side of the banner labeled "B" with an eagle on a wheel behind a crossed key and sword. Text at the bottom of the banner says "Texas Aggies soon will tr[...] O.U. Sooners in the so[...]"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wendell and Leta Joy Tarver]

Photograph of Wendell Tarver standing outside and holding his younger sister, Leta Joy, on his left arm. Houses are visible in the background.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wendell and Walden Tarver in Baby Carriage]

Photograph of Wendell Lee Tarver (right) and his younger brother, James Walden Tarver, seated in a baby carriage with the hood down. The carriage is parked at the side of a house, next to a bush; trees are visible in the background. The back of the photo has a Fox Tone stamp and a handwritten note that says 'Wendell Tarver."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Thomas Outside Doorway]

Photograph of William Thomas wearing a military-style uniform, standing outside a building in front of double screen doors.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Thomas Wearing a Uniform]

Photograph of William Thomas standing in front of double screen doors, angled toward the left side of the image and facing forward. He is wearing a military-style uniform, including a button-up shirt, slacks, and garrison cap-style hat.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Winning Pig]

Photograph of a young man holding a ribbon on a pig to the left that is dark-colored with a light-colored stripe across its front legs. They are standing in a clear area with trees behind them.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Man and Prizewinning Pig]

Photograph of a pig that is dark-colored with a light stripe across the front legs facing a wall at the right side of the image. A young man wearing a plaid shirt is standing behind the pig and holding a ribbon over it's back. A house or large structure and trees are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Veterinary Certification: 1969] (open access)

[Texas Veterinary Certification: 1969]

Certificate renewing the registration for Wendell Tarver with the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for 1969-19709. It includes the address for Dr. Tarver: Tres Picos 79, Col. Polanco, in Mexico (D.F.), Mexico
Date: 1969
Creator: Texas. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History