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[Letter from T. W. "Buckshot" Lane to John J. Herrera - 1955-12-28] (open access)

[Letter from T. W. "Buckshot" Lane to John J. Herrera - 1955-12-28]

Letter from T. W. "Buckshot" Lane to John J. Herrera promising to work on Krueger with regards to his program and Abel Cisneros. Lane also says he will be taking a job with furniture manufacturers and work West Texas as his territory, though he is considering making a bid for Representative one more time. Lane mentions that the lack of money in politics was a large contribution to the end of his political career.
Date: December 28, 1955
Creator: Lane, T. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to T. W. "Buckshot" Lane - 1955-12-21] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to T. W. "Buckshot" Lane - 1955-12-21]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter sent in response to Sheriff T. W. "Buckshot" Lane, assuring him of John J. Herrera's support for Culp Krueger for State Senate. Herrera goes on to say that he feels Krueger is "missing the boat" with Texas Latinos by not helping their mutual friend Abel Cisneros, going on at length about Cisneros's virtues and the unfairness of his situation.
Date: December 21, 1955
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, December 19, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, December 19, 1955]

Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner discussing his letter of the 15th.
Date: December 19, 1955
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, December 15, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, December 15, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James discussing land in Wharton County.
Date: December 15, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Wharton Bank, December 15, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Wharton Bank, December 15, 1955]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Wharton Bank asking if there is activity in leasing or developing property in the area.
Date: December 15, 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 Andre, November 7, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to George Andre, November 7, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to George Andre discussing the sewage and water service rates of Mayfield Park and wanting to compare them to the rates that places in their neighborhoods pay.
Date: November 7, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Group of Men

Photograph of a group of adult men standing in front of a parked automobile. They have been identified from left to right as Christian Brodsgaard, Jimmy Sones, George Adams, J. E. Sones, and Albert Treadwell. They are dressed in casual attire. The man on the far right has an injured left arm and is held close to his chest by a cast. A black stamp on the back of the photograph reads, "This is a Kodacolor Print made by Eastman Kodak Company T. M. Regis. U. S. Pat. OFf. Week Ending June 11, 1955 I R 3."
Date: June 11, 1955
Creator: Eastman Kodak Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1955 Confirmation Class of the Danevang Lutheran Church]

Color photograph of a group of youth standing outside of the Danevang Lutheran Church which is partially visible behind them. The group is comprised of several girls and a few boys. The girls are all wearing dresses and the boys are wearing suits and have floral boutonnieres pinned to their lapels. A girl in a green dress and a girl in a white dress standing next to her are both holding books in their hands. The door of the building in the background is open.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Berndt Homes]

Photograph of two houses near a well-plowed field with two sheds and a car parked beside the smallest shed. The second story near the upper part of the photograph belongs to Andreas Hansen Berndt, and the one story belongs to Niels Christian Berndt.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Boling Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1955
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[N. C. and Tommy Berndt Working on Cotton Picker]

Photograph of two young boys climbing on top of and repairing a mechanical cotton picker.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confirmation 1955

Color photograph of formally dressed people standing on the lawn of a white building which is visible in the background. The first row is composed of six girls, all of whom are wearing dresses. The back row is made up two boys who are only visible from the neck up.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cub Scout Group]

Photograph of a group of young boys in Boy Scout uniform standing in front of two women and a man in the front yard of a house.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cub Scouts at Buster Schaer's Home]

Photograph of a row of uniformed Cub Scouts in front of a white house.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History