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[Ten men in uniform, mounted on dark horses]

Postcard of ten men in uniform mounted on dark horses. There are fifteen horses in the picture; eight harnessed to two separate buggies. Two men on horses are in the foreground of the other eight, who are lined up in a row. There are two trees in the far left of the postcard. There is a white "East National Bank" building in the background and a smaller building in the far right center of the picture. On the back of the postcard: "10/15/17 (at top) Oct 16 2 PM (post office stamp) 1 cent stamp" Addressed to "Mr and Mrs APGeorge Richmond, Texas" Other writing is on back, but illegible due to the back of the postcard's attachment to the back of another postcard.
Date: October 15, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hillyer Oil Company - 1917-08-03] (open access)

[Letter from Hillyer Oil Company - 1917-08-03]

Letter from Hillyer Oil Company dated August 3, 1917. It discusses the location and drilling of successful oil wells, and mentions plots of land for sale.
Date: August 3, 1917
Creator: Hillyer Oil Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, June 15, 1917 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, June 15, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 15, 1917
Creator: Locke, T. G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, June 8, 1917 (open access)

Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, June 8, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Sugar Land, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 8, 1917
Creator: Locke, T. G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lee Quinn Nesbett]

Photograph of Lee Quinn Nesbett sitting on the porch of Winston Bassett's home at 405 Liberty, Richmond, Texas. Nesbett has short dark hair and is wearing a light colored dress that has ruffled three-tiered hemline. She has her right elbow on her knee with her chin resting in the palm of her right hand. The porch has ornate posts that are painted in light and dark colors. Porch has railing with criss-cross and circle patterns between rails. Picket fence in background on far left. Identification on back of photo in pencil.
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rosenberg Public School students c. 1917]

Photographic postcard of Rosenberg Public School students, ca. 1917. Four rows of students are standing in front of a white wooden building. Building has vines climbing up wall to far right of photo. Adult male standing on left of photo wearing a dark three-piece suit with white shirt.
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History