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[Envelope Addressed to D. W. Voorhies] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to D. W. Voorhies]

Opened envelope sent from the S.D. Myres Saddle Company and addressed to D.W. Voorhies, postmarked September 1935. The front of the envelope is decorated with a logo in the upper-left corner -- with the text "S.D. Myres Saddle Co., El Paso, Texas, Cowboy Supplies. Be Happy - Ride A Myres Saddle" -- and an illustration of a cowboy in the lower-right corner holding a lasso that runs across the top of the envelope and around the logo.
Date: September 20, 1935
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note about Sam Myres] (open access)

[Note about Sam Myres]

Handwritten notes about dates, locations, and activities related to the life of S. D. Myres including his birth (1871), buying a saddle shop (1897), and move to El Paso (1919). The notes are disjointed and the edges of the paper are damaged.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to W. J. Myres] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to W. J. Myres]

Envelope sent from Mose Newman and addressed to W. J. Myres, president of S. D. Myres Saddle Company, in El Paso. The envelope has three stamps and has various word printed on it such as "DO NOT BEND" and "HAND STAMP ONLY." There are also some handwritten notes on both sides of the envelope.
Date: unknown
Creator: Newman, Mose
System: The Portal to Texas History