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Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 2 June 1877 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 2 June 1877

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: June 2, 1877
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 2 November 1878 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 2 November 1878

Letter to Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: November 2, 1878
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Receipt dated March 2, 1864. (open access)

Receipt dated March 2, 1864.

Receipt dated March 2, 1864.
Date: March 2, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tax receipt dated March 2, 1861. (open access)

Tax receipt dated March 2, 1861.

Tax receipt dated March 2, 1861.
Date: March 2, 1861
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Surety bond] (open access)

[Surety bond]

Surety bond, Stephen Goodman et al, San Felipe 2 July 1838.
Date: July 2, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Appraisal of estate of James Stuart signed by Wyly Martin] (open access)

[Appraisal of estate of James Stuart signed by Wyly Martin]

Appraisal of estate of James Stuart signed by Wyly Martin, 2 March 1841.
Date: March 2, 1841
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reunion of 1926 Rosenberg High School graduates and their families]

Photograph of reunion of 1926 Rosenberg High School graduates taken Sept. 2, 1951 by Humpola Photo Studios. Graduates and families. see 1998.025.001 for graduate names. Refer to newspaper article in file The bottom row of children are seated on the ground. Boy on far right has a helmet in his lap and he is resting his chin on top of it.
Date: September 2, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reunion of 1926 Rosenberg High School graduates]

Photograph of reunion of 1926 Rosenberg High School graduates taken Sept. 2, 1951 by Humpola Photo Studios. 1st Row: Bessie Brumbelow Gothard, Rosa Tejml Baker, Marjorie Bolton Stern, Winona Snedecor Schendel, Emma Phillipi Miller, Caddie Cardwell Williams 2nd Row: Mabel Schulz Baker, Lena Moers Blasdel, Earl Boyd 3rd Row: Lawrence Board, Bennie Reue, Leal Kovar, Arthur Geise, Thomas Hopkins. Refer to newspaper article in file
Date: September 2, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, three men working to the right]

Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, August 2, 1957. View from east side of courthouse. Photo shows three men working on masonry. Underlying cinder blocks are exposed in top half of walls. Similar to 1998.023.017
Date: August 2, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, pickup truck in front]

Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, August 2, 1957. Photo is from west side of courthouse. Addition is surrounded by scaffolding for masonry work. There is a pickup truck in the foreground. Similar to 1998.023.015
Date: August 2, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, stray lumber in front]

Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, July 2, 1957. Photo is from west side of courthouse. Wall construction out of cinder blocks. Wall framing is visible. Similar to 1998.023.013 Partial view of an automobile in lower right. There is a man wearing a white shirt and hat walking away from the camera to the right on the other side of a pile of wood.
Date: July 2, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, stray lumber in front]

Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, July 2, 1957. Photo is from west side of courthouse. Wall constructed out of cinder blocks. Wall framing is visible. Similar to 1998.023.014 Front portion of an automobile is visible in the right bottom corner. To left, a man wearing a dark shirt and hard hat (facing camera) can be seen standing behind a pile of wood.
Date: July 2, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, ladder leaning on addition]

Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, July 2, 1957. Contractor was Bell Construction. Wall constructed out of cinder blocks. Ladder is leaning against corner pier at center of photograph. Similar to 1998.023.011
Date: July 2, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, ladder leaning on addition]

Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, July 2, 1957. Contractor was Bell Construction. Wall construction out of cinder blocks. Ladder is leaning against corner pier at center of photograph.
Date: July 2, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dust Storms and Black Dusters]

Photograph of dust storms and black dusters, approaching a fence and small shed.
Date: September 2, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Jacinto Monument

Photograph of the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas. Most of the monument is visible, including the frieze near the base and the top of the column.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Detail of frieze on the San Jacinto Monument

Photograph of a portion of the frieze on the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas. The visible corner is labeled "Lamar's School System" and shows three children lined up in front of a woman holding an open book and a man standing in the background. Portions of other images are also visible.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Frieze of San Jacinto Monument, San Jacinto Advance

Photograph of a frieze of the San Jacinto Monument. Two men on the far left advance to the right, above the words "Houston and Deaf Smith." Carved into the middle section of the frieze are many men with guns. A drummer and piper stand to the left, a man rides a horse in the middle, and two men roll a cannon forward on the right. The words "San Jacinto Advance" are engraved under the frieze. On the far right side, above the words "Lamar's School System," several children sit at desks in front of a woman who stands next to a tall man.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument, Colonists Forced the Mexican Authorities

Photograph of an engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas. It says: "In June, 1832, the colonists forced the Mexican authorities at Anahuac to release Wm. B. Travis and other from unjust imprisonment, the battle of Velasco, June 26, and the Battle of Nacogdoches, August 2, followed; in both the Texans were victorious. Stephen Fuller Austin, "Father of Texas," was arrested January 3, 1834, and held in Mexico without trial until July, 1835. The Texans formed an army, and on November 12, 1835, established a provisional government."
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument, Early Policies of Mexico

Photograph of engraved writing near the base of the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas. It reads: "The early policies of Mexico toward her Texas colonists had been extremely liberal. Large grants of land were made to them, and no taxes or duties imposed. The relationship between the Anglo-Americans and Mexicans was cordial. But, following a series of revolutions begun in 1829, unscrupulous rulers successively seized power in Mexico."
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument, The First Shot

Photograph of engraved text at the base of the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas. There is a family walking next to the monument. Text: The first shot of the revolution of 1835-36 was fired by the Texans at Gonzales, October 2, 1835, in resistance to a demand by the Mexican soldiers for a small cannon held by the colonists. The Mexican garrison at Goliad fell October 9; the Battle of Concepción was won by the Texans October 28. San Antonio was captured December 10, 1835 after five days of fighting in which the indomitable Benjamin R. Milam died a hero, and the Mexican army evacuated Texas.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument, Texas Declared her Independence

Photograph of writing on side of the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas. It had decorative stonework above. Text: Texas declared her independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos March 2. For nearly two months her armies met disaster and defeat: Dr. James Grant's men were killed on the Agua Dulce March 2; William Barret Travis and his men sacrificed their lives at the Alamo, March 6; William Ward was defeated at Refugio, March 14; Amon B. King's men were executed near Refugio, March 16; and James Walker Fannin and his army were put to death near Goliad March 27, 1836.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument, On This Field

Photograph of an engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte. It reads: "On this field on April 21, 1836 the army of Texas commanded by General Sam Houston, and accompanied by the Secretary of War, Thomas J. Rusk, attacked the larger invading army of Mexicans under General Santa Anna. The battle line from left to right was formed by Sidney Sherman's regiment, Edward Burleson's regiment, the artillery commanded by George W. Hockley, Henry Millard's infantry and the cavalry under Mirabeau B. Lamar. Sam Houston led the infantry charge."
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Frieze of San Jacinto Monument, Coming of the Pioneers

Photograph of the San Jacinto Monument featuring a frieze, "Coming of the Pioneers." Two couples, and a man, and a horse stand in front of a wagon. All three men hold rifles. To the left, there is another frieze, showing a man with a rifle facing a woman holding a piece of paper in her hands.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History