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The Light Crust Dough Boys at Perk's Steak House

Photograph of the Light Crust Dough Boys, a country-music band, performing at Perk's Steak House. The six band members are arranged in front of a restaurant counter and holding instruments that include a guitar, violin, keyboard, banjo, and string bass. R. B. Boyett, proprietor, is visible behind the bar, along with coffee pots, and various other objects; there are unoccupied dining tables in front of the band members.
Date: January 9, 1960
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Price Daniel, January 11, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Price Daniel, January 11, 1955]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Senator Price Daniel discussing the blinds to be sent to Daniel.
Date: January 11, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Galveston Board of Commissioners, January 20, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Galveston Board of Commissioners, January 20, 1954]

Letter from Thomas A. McCarthy requesting that board members to write a letter to Galveston News stating reasons for favoring the development of Pelican Island.
Date: January 20, 1954
Creator: Board of Commissioners, City of Galveston
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clippings: Splendora Oil Lease]

Several newspaper clippings from stories on oil exploration, wells, and leases in Montgomery County, Texas, near Splendora in the 1930s.
Date: 1934-01-24/19XX
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Collection
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. Fry to C. C. Cox, January 28, 1924] (open access)

[Letter from M. Fry to C. C. Cox, January 28, 1924]

Letter from M. Fry to C. C. Cox asking for information about elevated taxes in Liberty County, Texas. Envelope is included.
Date: January 28, 1924
Creator: Fry, Mandel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. P. Ross to C. C. Cox, January 21, 1921] (open access)

[Letter from J. P. Ross to C. C. Cox, January 21, 1921]

Letter from J. P. Ross to C. C. Cox offering $330 for a tract of timber. The envelope is included.
Date: January 23, 1921
Creator: Ross, J. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promise to Pay agreement between C. C. Cox and First National Bank of Cleveland, January 19, 1918] (open access)

[Promise to Pay agreement between C. C. Cox and First National Bank of Cleveland, January 19, 1918]

A promise to pay agreement between C. C. Cox and the First National Bank of Cleveland, Texas, for a loan amounting to $52.30. Stamps reflecting its payment are found on both sides.
Date: January 19, 1918
Creator: First National Bank of Cleveland (Texas)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bag Holder (open access)

Bag Holder

Patent for a bag holder. This invention is made of four frame sections that fold and when extended supports the bag. Illustration included.
Date: January 7, 1913
Creator: Devini, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cutting Machine (open access)

Cutting Machine

Patent for a cutting machine. Illustrations included.
Date: January 18, 1910
Creator: Stubblefield, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Henry Smith to Stephen F. Austin, January 30, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Henry Smith to Stephen F. Austin, January 30, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Governor Henry Smith to Stephen F. Austin, informing Austin of events in Texas.
Date: January 30, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from John Davis Bradburn to José Francisco Madero, January 29, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from John Davis Bradburn to José Francisco Madero, January 29, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from John Davis Bradburn to José Francisco Madero, on January 29, 1831, discussing laws that have been passed, and suggesting that Madero speak to someone in person about them.
Date: January 29, 1831
Creator: Bradburn, John Davis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter, January 28, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter, January 28, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter, on January 28, 1831, extending a commission throughout the territory of Texas, and stating the laws he will reinforce.
Date: January 28, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History