McMurry Band Checking Into Hotel

Copy photograph of the McMurry Band checking into a hotel. In the photograph are four members of the band, all in uniform, and a woman dressed in black behind the hotel counter.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Men with Cadaver

Copy negative of Dr. W. J. Cummings and Dr. Dunning with a cadaver at Galveston Medical School. The men are standing behind the rotted body wearing aprons and button-up shirts and up pieces of the body with instruments. In the background is a hanging skeleton.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Children by School

Copy negative a large group of schoolchildren and their teacher. The group includes twenty-seven boys and seventeen girls. All of the girls are wearing dresses and the boys are wearing a variety of clothing including bow ties and suspenders. They are seated and standing in front of a school building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Four Twirlers and Man

Copy negative of serviceman Odis Claxton and four McMurry College twirlers in uniform posing on a Galveston beach.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man

Copy negative of the portrait of William J Cummings, Sr. He is wearing a tuxedo with a bow tie.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fraternity Party

Copy negative of a fraternity party at the Galveston medical school. In the picture there are men standing in a decorated room and some of them are holding mugs. They are all dressed in suits and ties. In the background there is a table with mugs and a men who seems to be serving drinks for the party.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Galveston Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Galveston County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:228,571] (6000 varas to 7/8 of an inch).
Date: 1899
Creator: Pressler, Chas. W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man and Women on Beach

Copy negative of Bertha Leo Buchanan West, William Andrew Buchanan, and Nancy Boles Buchanan standing together on Galveston Beach in front of the gulf.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Women and Man in Yard

Copy negative of Bertha Leo Buchanan West, Nancy Buchanan, and William Andrew Buchanan standing in a yard in front of bushes.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man Holding Fish

Copy negative of William Andrew Buchanan holding a string of fish, standing on the edge of a street in a neighborhood with a car behind him on the left and trees on the right and in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Jean McCreery to Eleanor Brown, October 22, 2004] (open access)

[Email from Jean McCreery to Eleanor Brown, October 22, 2004]

Email from Jean McCreery to Eleanor Brown discussing Brown's Region 2 report for the WASP newsletter.
Date: October 22, 2004
Creator: McCreery, Jean T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, November 2, 2004] (open access)

[Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors, November 2, 2004]

Email from Caro Bosca to the WASP Board of Directors discussing recent committee appointments, the group's letterhead, proposed changes to the newsletter's content and mailing schedule, and upcoming events honoring the WASP.
Date: November 2, 2004
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Region 2 Report (open access)

Region 2 Report

Report detailing Eleanor Brown's activities as the Director of Region 2 from October 2004 through April 2005.
Date: April 2, 2005
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Partial Report on WASP Award Event] (open access)

[Partial Report on WASP Award Event]

Partial report describing an event where a framed proclamation by Texas Governor Rick Perry announcing the induction of WASP into the Museum of Texas Aviation Hall of Fame was accepted and WASP members were rewarded with medals.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women Pilots given their due by Museum of Flight] (open access)

[Clipping: Women Pilots given their due by Museum of Flight]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP being honored for their service in WWII at the seventh annual Texas Aviation Hall of Fame induction gala. Portions of other articles are visible on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 26, 2004
Creator: Bishop, Jim
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women pilots given their due by Museum of Flight] (open access)

[Clipping: Women pilots given their due by Museum of Flight]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP being honored for their service in WWII at the seventh annual Texas Aviation Hall of Fame induction gala. Portions of other articles are visible on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 26, 2004
Creator: Bishop, Jim
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women pilots given their due by Museum of Flight] (open access)

[Clipping: Women pilots given their due by Museum of Flight]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP being honored for their service in WWII at the seventh annual Texas Aviation Hall of Fame induction gala. Portions of other articles are visible on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 26, 2004
Creator: Bishop, Jim
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "8th Annual Spirit of Flight Air Show"] (open access)

[Clipping: "8th Annual Spirit of Flight Air Show"]

Guide to the 1998 Spirit of Flight Airshow held from April 25 to April 26 in Galveston County, Texas. The guide includes information about the Aviation Hall of Fame, the Lone Star Flight Museum, women in aviation, a schedule of events, and biographies of personalities attending the event.
Date: April 25, 1998
Creator: The Daily News
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. D. Sandefer Jr. to H. A. Pender, E. F. Pittard, Dan Moody, Claude McAden, and Barney Carter - February 9, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from J. D. Sandefer Jr. to H. A. Pender, E. F. Pittard, Dan Moody, Claude McAden, and Barney Carter - February 9, 1950]

Letter from J. D. Sandefer Jr. to Mrs. Pender, Mrs. Pittard, Mrs. Moody, Mrs. McAden, and Mr. Carter concerning a photo he found while at his mother’s house in Abilene. He includes a limerick that he describes as “unfair to use.”
Date: February 9, 1950
Creator: Sandefer, J. D., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. C. Canty to William John Bryan, December 11, 1909] (open access)

[Letter from J. C. Canty to William John Bryan, December 11, 1909]

Letter from J. C. Canty to William John Bryan discussing sending him and others fresh oyster to have at Christmas.
Date: December 11, 1909
Creator: Canty, J. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Guy M. Bryan to William John Bryan, March 4, 1905] (open access)

[Letter from Guy M. Bryan to William John Bryan, March 4, 1905]

Letter from Guy M. Bryan to William John Bryan discussing his appreciation of Bryan's political stances on a particular bill amendment.
Date: March 4, 1905
Creator: Bryan, Guy M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rock Island Train Engine #2313 and Car]

Photograph of a Rock Island train engine and attached car on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. The number "2313" is visible on the car. A water tower rises behind it in the background. Handwritten text below the image says, "Galveston, Texas Apr 28th 1938 (ex T&P #554)."
Date: April 28, 1938
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #2314 and Car]

Photograph of a train engine and attached car on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. Text and the number "2314" is visible on the side. Two men in hats stand beside the engine. Handwritten text below the image says, "Galveston, Texas Apr 25th 1937 (ex T&P #555)."
Date: April 25, 1937
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mr. Sayles, August 17, 1909] (open access)

[Letter to Mr. Sayles, August 17, 1909]

Letter to Mr. Sayles discussing the writer's travel plans, stating they are giving up their trip to New York and Boston and will leave for Galveston in a few days.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History