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[Photograph 2012.201.B0229.0256]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Mayor elect George Roy Clough (standing) thinks it will be a good idea to make Galveston, Tex. a wide open town in order to attract tourist's."
Date: May 14, 1955
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Map of Alta Loma and Arcadia]

Map of Alta Loma and Arcadia (proposed water district).
Date: December 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of Hitchcock subdivisions: Oak Ridge, Burgess, Palmetto, etc.]

Map of Hitchcock subdivisions: Oak Ridge, Burgess, Palmetto, Magnolia, Henckel, Barry, Oleander, Hwy. 6. H. L. and P. map.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of Hitchcock subdivisions: Oak, Temple]

Map of Oak and Temple subdivisions in Hitchcock. H. L. and P. Map.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of Hitchcock subdivisions: Highland Bayou, Greenwood]

Map of subdivision in Hitchcock Texas. Streets: Highland, Bayou, Sunny Circle, Meadow Lane, Greenwood. H. L. and P. Map.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of Hitchcock subdivisions: West Neville, S. McArthur, Stewart, Schiro]

Map of Hitchcock subdivisions: West Neville, S. McArthur, Stewart, Schiro. H. L. and P. Map.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[M.W. Grand Lodge of Texas Representatives]

Photograph of seven men standing together by a brick wall at the Clear Creek High School dedication. They are representatives, or Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of the M.W. Grand Lodge of Texas and their duties are to confer dedicatory services. A few of them have masonic aprons tied around their waist. A handwritten note on the back provides a thorough narrative of the subjects.
Date: November 12, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd Inside T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store]

Photograph of a crowd of customers inside the T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store in League City. Several people are leaned over a counter on the left. To the right, a young boy is standing in an empty metal shopping cart.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to Louis Hernandez - 1955-03-28] (open access)

[Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to Louis Hernandez - 1955-03-28]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of a welcome letter from Frank M. Pinedo to Louis Hernandez, Texas City League of United Latin American Citizens, welcoming Hernandez and the Council to LULAC. Pinedo gives details and explanations about next steps and what is expected from the newly formed Council of Texas City LULAC council to the National Office (i.e. charter fees, minutes).
Date: March 28, 1955
Creator: Pinedo, Frank M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David Adame to members of LULAC - 1955-04-20] (open access)

[Letter from David Adame to members of LULAC - 1955-04-20]

Letter from David Adame, Governor of Texas District Eight, to Members of the League of United Latin American Citizens, dated April 20, 1955, calling for early planning and preparations for the national Convention to be held in Galveston, Texas.
Date: April 20, 1955
Creator: Adame, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to John J. Herrera - 1955-05-10] (open access)

[Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to John J. Herrera - 1955-05-10]

Letter to John J. Herrera from Frank M. Pinedo, May 10, 1955 asking Herrera to be chair a seminar on "Social Welfare" at the LULAC National Convention in Galveston. Pinedo gives Herrera details on the agenda for his presentation and requests a response on whether Herrera can participate.
Date: May 10, 1955
Creator: Pinedo, Frank M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Frank M. Pinedo - 1955-05-11] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Frank M. Pinedo - 1955-05-11]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Frank M. Pinedo, dated May 11,1955, in regards to Herrera's attendance at the National Convention in Galveston. Herrera agrees to be the chairman to the seminar on "Social Welfare." Herrera requests a copy of the program of speakers and seminars to be announced on the LULAC radio program in Houston.
Date: May 11, 1955
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to G.C. Martinez - 1955-05-19] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to G.C. Martinez - 1955-05-19]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to G.C. Martinez of Galveston Council 151, asking Martinez to send a Lulac Program so that Herrera can have the events planned announced over the radio station KLVL. Herrera also asks Martinez to have Brother Cliff Lopez, chaplain of the Bryan Council, give the official prayer at the Convention in Galveston. Herrera tells Martinez of his plans to be a moderator at one of the seminars and mentions that it will be a "tight fight for the National Presidency."
Date: May 19, 1955
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for an Advance Subscription Order, November 29, 1955] (open access)

[Invoice for an Advance Subscription Order, November 29, 1955]

Invoice for an advance subscription order for a copy of The Southern Social Register at $10, the order was made by D. W. Kempner.
Date: November 29, 1955
Creator: The Southern Social Register
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane Kempner to W. & J. Sloane, May 17, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Jeane Kempner to W. & J. Sloane, May 17, 1955]

Letter from Jeane Kempner to W. & J. Sloane discussing a shipping error in an order of 3 - 1/2 yards of green and rose velvet.
Date: May 30, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Webster Sheffield & Chrystie to H. Kempner, August 18, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Webster Sheffield & Chrystie to H. Kempner, August 18, 1955]

Letter from Webster Sheffield & Chrystie to H. Kempner discussing Cecile Kempner's 1953 federal income tax return.
Date: August 18, 1955
Creator: Webster Sheffield & Chrystie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. P. Hobby and John T. Jones Jr. to Isaac Herbert Kempner, December 14, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from W. P. Hobby and John T. Jones Jr. to Isaac Herbert Kempner, December 14, 1954]

Letter from W. P. Hobby and John T. Jones Jr. to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing the decision to make the Benefit Educational Exchange Dinner an annual event and including a invitation to next years event for Isaac Herbert Kempner.
Date: January 13, 1955
Creator: Hobby, W. P. & Jones, John T., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter F. Woodul, January 4, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter F. Woodul, January 4, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter F. Woodul discussing the new hospital.
Date: January 4, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to George W. Woodruff, January 12, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to George W. Woodruff, January 12, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to George W. Woodruff discussing construction of a cotton warehouse.
Date: January 12, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter F. Woodul, December 13, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter F. Woodul, December 13, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter F. Woodul discussing a visit to Sugar Land.
Date: December 13, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter F. Woodul, January 15, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter F. Woodul, January 15, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter F. Woodul discussing the Sugar Land State Bank.
Date: January 15, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Architectural Agreement, April 26, 1955] (open access)

[Architectural Agreement, April 26, 1955]

Agreement made between the Texas Prudential Insurance Company and Charles Zwiener stating that a Zwiner will erect a one-story building and remodel two three-story wings. The contractual terms and conditions are listed.
Date: April 26, 1955
Creator: Texas Prudential Insurance Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, June 6, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, June 6, 1955]

Letter to Cecile from her father about data he sent, stock, and personal matters.
Date: June 6, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to George M. Humphrey, June 10, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to George M. Humphrey, June 10, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to George M. Humphrey discussing the appointment of a Collector of Customs for the Treasury Department.
Date: June 10, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History