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[Account Book for Cecile Kempner] (open access)

[Account Book for Cecile Kempner]

Account Book from the Savings Department of the United States National Bank for Cecile Kempner. It contains several pages of handwritten notes and an account ledger between 1954 and 1956.
Date: 1954-06-05/1956-02-14
Creator: United States National Bank
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Account Statement for Walgreen Drug Stores, March 5, 1952] (open access)

[Account Statement for Walgreen Drug Stores, March 5, 1952]

Account statement prepared for Daniel W. Kempner by Walgreen Drug Stores listing balance. The statement contains a message saying it was sent to I. H. Kempner in March.
Date: March 5, 1952
Creator: Walgreen Drug Stores
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas-Generating Lamp. (open access)

Acetylene-Gas-Generating Lamp.

Patent for a new and useful acetylene gas lamp, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 5, 1899
Creator: Eldridge, Hilliary
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Belmont Cast Iron]

Photograph of the Belmont Cast Iron in Galveston, Texas.
Date: February 5, 1985
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bids on Texas Building, June 5, 1956 (open access)

Bids on Texas Building, June 5, 1956

Document showing the bids on renovations for the Texas Building sprinkler system from multiple contractors.
Date: June 5, 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bids on Texas Building, June 5, 1956 (open access)

Bids on Texas Building, June 5, 1956

Document showing the bids on renovations for the Texas Building sprinkler system from multiple contractors.
Date: June 5, 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "relates to an improvement in car-couplings, and has for its object to provide a coupling by means of which the link will be held up and guided into the draw-head, and the coupling-pin held in position to be coupled and automatically thrown into engagement with the link" (lines 7-13).
Date: June 5, 1888
Creator: Rutledge, William O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Window Lock. (open access)

Car Window Lock.

Patent for a new and improved car-window lock. This design consists in "the sliding crank-shaped spring-actuated bolt for locking the window, in combination with the oscillating cam acting upon the bolt to unlock it, said cam having a lateral arm with a spring-guide hinged thereto, a spring surrounding the guide, and means for swinging the cam and thus retracting the bolt" (lines 21-27).
Date: October 5, 1886
Creator: Cutter, Martin A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Card from Temple B'nai Israel to Isaac H. Kempner, April 5, 1949]

Card sent by Temple B'nai Israel to Isaac H. Kempner inviting him to a buffet dinner and attaching a return postcard to make his reservations.
Date: April 5, 1949
Creator: Temple B'nai Israel
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Election] (open access)

[Certificate of Election]

Certificate of Election documenting I. H. Kempner has been elected to office of Commissioner based on the election results held on April 28, 1903 in Galveston, Texas.
Date: May 5, 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Galveston City Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 5, 1843 (open access)

The Civilian and Galveston City Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 5, 1843

Bi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 5, 1843
Creator: Stuart, H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 5, 1844 (open access)

The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 5, 1844

Bi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 5, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 9, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 5, 1846 (open access)

The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 9, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 5, 1846

Semiweekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 5, 1846
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, Ed. 1, Friday, May 5, 1848 (open access)

The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, Ed. 1, Friday, May 5, 1848

Semiweekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 5, 1848
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 5, 1857 (open access)

Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 5, 1857

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 1857
Creator: Stuart, Hamilton & Brown, John Henry
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 50, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 5, 1858 (open access)

Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 50, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 5, 1858

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 5, 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 27, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 5, 1858 (open access)

Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 27, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 5, 1858

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 5, 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 5, 1861 (open access)

The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 5, 1861

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 5, 1861
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 48, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 5, 1861 (open access)

The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 48, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 5, 1861

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 5, 1861
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, February 5, 1965] (open access)

[Copy of Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, February 5, 1965]

Copy of letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing an alternate plan to reach Lima without stay at Airport Hotel and requesting latter to choose a travel plan.
Date: February 5, 1965
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to E. S. Holliday, October 5, 1944] (open access)

[Copy of Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to E. S. Holliday, October 5, 1944]

Copy of letter from Isaac H. Kempner to E. S. Holliday discussing expenses.
Date: October 5, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to The American Ambassador of France, August 5, 1952] (open access)

[Copy of Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to The American Ambassador of France, August 5, 1952]

Copy of letter of introduction for D. W. Kempner from Lyndon B. Johnson to The American Ambassador of France informing the Ambassador that Kempner will be taking an extended trip to Europe.
Date: August 5, 1952
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Marking Brush. (open access)

Cotton Marking Brush.

Patent for a new and improved cotton-marking brush. This design has for one of its objects "is to construct a brush that will permit the trimming down of the bristles at an angle without injuring or damaging the brush. . . . In marking cotton-bales and the like a brush with an inclined edge is desirable" (lines 16-21).
Date: February 5, 1884
Creator: Pfeifer, Gustav
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 128, Ed. 1 Monday, February 5, 1883 (open access)

The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 128, Ed. 1 Monday, February 5, 1883

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 5, 1883
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History