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[Letter from La Rue Tucker Grant to Rosa Walston Latimer - May 12, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from La Rue Tucker Grant to Rosa Walston Latimer - May 12, 1992]

Letter from La Rue Tucker Grant of Deer Park, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which she offers information about books, magazines, and museums related to Harvey Girls and Harvey Houses.
Date: March 22, 1992
Creator: Grant, La Rue Tucker
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruth Wilson Strawn to Rosa Walston Latimer - March 23, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Ruth Wilson Strawn to Rosa Walston Latimer - March 23, 1992]

Letter from Ruth Wilson Strawn (Mrs. E. J. Strawn) to Rosa Walston Latimer telling about her father, Charles Everett Wilson, a former Harvey House cook.
Date: March 23, 1992
Creator: Strawn, Ruth Wilson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - April 18, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - April 18, 1864]

Transcript of letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated April 18, 1864 and sent from Houston, in which he writes about his company moving to Houston, and describes the new organization system of his regiment.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - May 10, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - May 10, 1864]

Transcript of letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated May 10, 1864 and sent from Houston, in which he writes about his company's order to move to Louisiana being countermanded, but also the probability that it will be renewed shortly, meaning that he is not likely to return home June 1st as planned.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - May 22, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - May 22, 1864]

Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated May 22, 1864 and sent from Camp Lubbock, in which he writes about when he will visit home and mentions rumors that the war will be over by fall as well as some news of a fight in the company.
Date: May 22, 1864
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - May 22, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - May 22, 1864]

Transcript of letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated May 22, 1864 and sent from Camp Lubbock, in which he writes about when he will visit home and mentions rumors that the war will be over by fall as well as some news of a fight in the company.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - April 18, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - April 18, 1864]

Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated April 18, 1864 and sent from Houston, in which he writes about his company moving to Houston, and describes the new organization system of his regiment.
Date: April 18, 1864
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - May 10, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - May 10, 1864]

Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated May 10, 1864 and sent from Houston, in which he writes about his company's order to move to Louisiana being countermanded, but also the probability that it will be renewed shortly, meaning that he is not likely to return home June 1st as planned.
Date: May 10, 1864
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - May 8, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - May 8, 1864]

Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated May 8, 1864 and sent from Houston, in which he writes about his regiment's orders to go to Louisiana, thwarting his plans to visit home in June, and mentions some of the recent occurrences in the war.
Date: May 8, 1864
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - May 8, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - May 8, 1864]

Transcript of letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated May 8, 1864 and sent from Houston, in which he writes about his regiment's orders to go to Louisiana, thwarting his plans to visit home in June, and mentions some of the recent occurrences in the war.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. Bill Chevalier] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. Bill Chevalier]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. Bill Chevalier, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece includes: Cast Arm.
Date: November 1974
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of U.S.S. Texas on display in Buffalo Bayou, taken from the shore with grass visible in the foreground. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, it was taken near the San Jacinto Battleground.
Date: September 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas in Buffalo Bayou]

Photograph of U.S.S. Texas on display in a small inlet of Buffalo Bayou with buildings on the shore around it.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas on Display]

Photograph of U.S.S. Texas on display with the San Jacinto Inn visible behind it.
Date: 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas and San Jacinto Monument]

Photograph of U.S.S. Texas on display in a small inlet of Buffalo Bayou with the San Jacinto Monument in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Harper Leiper Studios
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas on Display]

Photograph of U.S.S. Texas on display with buildings and trees around it.
Date: [1970..1980]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of U.S.S. Texas on display with buildings in the background.
Date: [1970..1980]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas on Display]

Photograph of U.S.S. Texas on display with buildings and trees around it.
Date: [1970..1980]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas and San Jacinto Monument]

Photograph taken from the deck of U.S.S. Texas anchored near the shore, with the San Jacinto monument visible in the distance.
Date: [1940..1950]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas on Display]

Photograph of U.S.S. Texas on display in the water.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Sam Reichman and His Horse]

Postcard of Sam Reichman standing with his horse outside of the New City Hotel on the southeast corner of Fourth and Texana Street. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph, from Sam Reichman to Mrs. Rachel Pepper in Houston, says "Dear Sis, All well, don't look at me just the horse."
Date: unknown
Creator: Reichman, Sam
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Sophie Rosalee "Sister" Pepper]

Portrait of Sophie Rosalee "Sister" Pepper wearing a dark dress with a wide-brimmed hat. A handwritten note on the photo indicates that it was taken in 1914 when she was living on Polk and Caroline Streets in Houston, Texas.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - March 12, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - March 12, 1864]

Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated March 12, 1864 and sent from a camp on Cedar Bayou, in which he writes about rumors of where his company will move next, and discusses some matters related to money. Minnie wrote below the end of the letter: "My own Darling heart. My dear precious husband."
Date: March 12, 1864
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History