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84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1139, Chapter 1182
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the operation and administration of and practice in courts in the judicial branch of state government, the composition of certain juvenile boards, and the increase of certain filing fees.
Date:
June 19, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Account Statement for Clark's Warehouse Liquor Store, October 19, 1948]
Invoice for items sold to Daniel Webster Kempner by Clark's Warehouse Liquor Store, including the charges and the total. Handwritten note " Paid #2691 10-21-48. "
Date:
October 19, 1948
Creator:
Clark's Warehouse Liquor Store
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Account Statement for Edward R. Thompson, M. D., October 1950]
Account statement prepared for Mary Sutton by Edward R. Thompson, M. D., listing previous balance, itemized charges, and balance due. This account statement was sent to Daniel W. Kempner.
Date:
October 19, 1950
Creator:
Thompson, Edward Randall
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Legion Member in a Parade]
Photograph of a black passenger car in League City's 32nd annual village fair parade, which took place on Kansas Street in League City. Seated higher than the other three passengers is Edna Burford, a 50 year member of the American Legion, according to a sign posted on the side of the car. To the left of that sign is another one advertising Bill West's Garage in League City.
Date:
April 19, 1986
Creator:
Kiecke, Albert
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Legion Members in a Parade]
Photograph of five American Legion members walking in the League City sesquicentennial parade celebrating the state of Texas' 150th birthday. They are five adult males, each wearing a vest, a garrison cap, a white shirt and pants. The three members in the middle are carrying flags while each of the two members on either end balance a rifle over their shoulders. The parade took place on a major road in League City.
Date:
April 19, 1986
Creator:
Kiecke, Albert
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Legion Members in a Parade]
Photograph of American Legion members walking in the 32nd annual village fair in League City; the parade took place on Kansas Street. The members are wearing uniform vests and garrison caps. Two of the members are holding rifles while three others hold up the three distinct flags: a navy and gold American Legion flag, the U.S. flag, and the Texas flag.
Date:
April 19, 1986
Creator:
Kiecke, Albert
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Oil Company Refinery in Texas City in 1934]
A view of the American Oil Refinery in Texas City in 1934. In the foreground, a man holds the reins to three mules in tandem, pulling something. A four wheeled car with metal drums and a flatbed truck can be seen behind the man. The refinery buildings, smokestacks and tanks and piping structures can be clearly seen in the picture. A row of railroad cars sit in front of the pipeline structure. On the back of the photograph in pencil is written "10-19-34." Taped to the back of the photograph is "Donated to Texas City Historical Committee by American Oil Company Sept. 15, 1971."
Date:
October 19, 1934
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Oil Company workers in 1934]
A group photograph of American Oil workers in 1934. A group of 28 men in light coats or jackets, some wearing shirts and ties, some wearing outdoor work clothes, have gathered for a group photograph. The photograph is taken on a dirt clearing in front of a wooden building. On the back of the photograph in pencil is written "2-14-34." Taped to the back of the photograph is "Donated to Texas City Historical Committee by American Oil Company Sept. 15, 1971."
Date:
October 19, 1934
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Antique Carriage in a Parade]
Photograph of a black, old-fashioned carriage transporting costumed passengers in League City's sesquicentennial parade in honor of Texas' 150th birthday. The four passengers, seated in the rear cab of the carriage, are wearing clothing in the style of the mid-1800s. In keeping with the theme, the driver, who is seated in the front cab, is wearing a curly-haired wig. With the reins in hand, he drives the wagon down the major road in League City where the parade took place.
Date:
April 19, 1986
Creator:
Kiecke, Albert
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Handling Lint-Cotton.
Patent for an apparatus for handling lint-cotton that allows air to move freely without back pressure while putting the fiber into a bat. It has a "trunk into which a series of gins deliver, of a primary condenser having a high surface speed, so that it will rapidly remove the fiber and prevent the bat from building up of such thickness as to check the escape of air, and a second condenser having a slower surface speed and arranged to receive the lint from the first condenser and form it into a thicker bat" (lines 29-37).
Date:
March 19, 1895
Creator:
Campbell, Douglas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ashbel Smith Building, State Medical College]
Postcard of the Ashbel Smith Building in the State Medical College in Galveston Texas. The illustrated image depicts a red stone building with an oval footprint and buttresses on either side of the entrance in the Romanesque Revival style of architecture. "State Medical College, Galveston, Texas" is printed in the upper right corner of the image. The back of the postcard contains correspondence addressed to "Mr. Clarence D[o]ty Ferris, Texas."
Date:
June 19, 1921
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[At a memorial service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
A group of people gather at the Texas City High School stadium for a memorial service for victims of the 1947 disaster. A small group of speakers stands in the middle, between the crowd standing on the field and a group of choir members standing on the bleachers. At the bottom of the picture is printed "Texas City Disaster, April 16, 1947." On the back of the photograph is written: "Memorial - April 19, 1947 at H.S. Stadium 10th Street."
Date:
April 19, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[At the port in Texas City on August 19, 1915]
A view of one of the slips at the Texas City port. To the left a large cargo ship is anchored, with another ship directly behind it. On the right of the photograph, in the lower right corner, is the tugboat named J. W. Terry of Galveston. Behind it can be seen a dock and dock warehouse, with several dock workers visible. Behind it, at the end of the dock is a barge and another ship. In the lower right hand corner, embossed lettering reads "Naschke Galveston." Underneath the photograph, written in longhand, is "Texas City - Aug 19th 1915 - Two days after the storm".
Date:
August 19, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[At the port in Texas City on August 19, 1915]
A tugboat, the J.W. Terry of Galveston, can be seen in the lower right of the photograph near the dock warehouses. Products can be seen on the dock, and at least four dockworkers are visible in front of the warehouses. Farther down this wharf are two other ships. On the left side of the picture, a large cago ship is docked. Down the dock on this side, at least two other ships can be seen. On the bottom of the picture in cursive writing is written: "Texas City Aug 19th 1915 - Two days after the storm." In the right hand corner of the picture, "Naschke Galveston" is embossed.
Date:
August 19, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Authorization for Club Charges, April 19, 1952]
Statement initialed by Daniel Webster Kempner authorizing charges at a Galveston club with the text: "To the Trustee: 10 Charges to my account."
Date:
April 19, 1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railway Switch
Patent for an automatic railway switch. Illustration included.
Date:
September 19, 1905
Creator:
Ditmars, Frederick R. S. & Hendrix, A. S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Beta Epsilon Phi Parade Float]
Photograph of a group of Beta Epsilon Phi alumni from the class of 1956. They are riding in a float that is part of the League City sesquicentennial parade in celebration of Texas' 150th birthday. The float features colored lights, stringed lights covering the float railing, and a small sign that says, "BEĎ• Class of 56."
Date:
April 19, 1986
Creator:
Kiecke, Albert
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Book Carriage and Protector.
Patent for a new and improved mobile bookcase. This design is "composed of a base-piece having a longitudinally-central raised table-piece adapted to support the leaves of the book, and a depressed-ledge portion outside thereof adapted to support the cover of the book" (lines 20-25).
Date:
March 19, 1889
Creator:
Leith, Lawrence C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boy Scouts Parade Float]
Photograph of the Boy Scouts parade float in the League City sesquicentennial parade in honor of Texas' 150th birthday. The parade features an animal hide stretched out within a frame, a small teepee, and an American flag on a makeshift flagpole. Several young Boy Scouts are riding on the float with an adult dressed entirely in brown. A Scoutmaster clad in his uniform walks in stride with the float. The parade took place on a major road in League City.
Date:
April 19, 1986
Creator:
Kiecke, Albert
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bradshaw's Order: March 19, 1948]
Order form for Bradshaw's listing purchases and total charges for the materials. The order consists of items from Bradshaw's.
Date:
March 19, 1948
Creator:
Bradshaw's
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card from Breck's of Boston to Daniel W. Kempner, January 19, 1955]
Postal card to Daniel W. Kempner signed by Barry from Breck's of Boston informing Kempner that Breck's no longer carries the type of shears he requested.
Date:
January 19, 1955
Creator:
Breck's of Boston
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card from Fishburn Cleaners to D. W. Kempner, March 19, 1948]
Postcal card from Fishburn Cleaners to D. W. Kempner informing him that his garments have been received for cleaning and will be returned as soon as possible.
Date:
March 19, 1948
Creator:
Fishburn Cleaners
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[CARE Postage Receipt, November 19, 1952]
Receipt of postage from Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe to H. Kempner regarding the shipment of meat to R. L. Steele in London, England.
Date:
November 19, 1952
Creator:
Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe, Inc.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Catholic Church Parade Float]
Photograph of a large group of elderly people in costume, riding a float in the League City Sesquicentennial Parade in honor of Texas' 150th birthday. The parade took place on a major road in League City. The elderly people are seated in rows facing the front of the float; many of them are waving. The women are wearing pioneer-like clothing and bonnets, while the men sport porkpie hats. The back of the float is dominated by a model of a church, complete with a cross, a bell tower, and mock stained glass windows.
Date:
April 19, 1986
Creator:
Kiecke, Albert
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History