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[Letter from Patrick R. Moreland from Spanish Fort Mail Order Nursery to D. W. Kempner, May 13, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Patrick R. Moreland from Spanish Fort Mail Order Nursery to D. W. Kempner, May 13, 1950]

Letter from Patrick R. Moreland of Spanish Fort Mail Order Nursery to D. W. Kempner apologizing for being out of stock of Camellias and reassuring Kempner they will have his order available for shipping in the fall of that year.
Date: May 13, 1950
Creator: Spanish Fort Mail Order Nursery
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Items from Semmes Nurseries, December 13, 1950] (open access)

[Invoice for Items from Semmes Nurseries, December 13, 1950]

Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner by Semmes Nurseries including 2 units Ilex cornuta Burfordii and five units of Mag. Stellata for $4.50. The invoice also has a $2 refund and apology for a Mag. Lennei item.
Date: December 13, 1950
Creator: Semmes Nurseries
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Richard A. Puryear Jr. to Cecile Kempner, August 13, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Richard A. Puryear Jr. to Cecile Kempner, August 13, 1956]

Letter from Richard A. Puryear Jr., to Cecile Kempner discussing investment in the Alabama Gas Corporation.
Date: August 13, 1956
Creator: Puryear, Richard A., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending January 9, 1988 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending January 9, 1988

Weekly report of the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending December 5 to the week ending January 9, during 1986, 1987, and 1988 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: January 13, 1988
Creator: Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country] (open access)

[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country]

Page 2: Newspaper clipping of an article about a reunion of the WASPin Tucson, Arizona, and delving into WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown's experience as a female pilot. The article includes photos of Eleanor Brown, the author Jim Bishop, and a photo of Eleanor Brown perched on the wing of a plane. There are other articles on the back of the clipping, including two about car crashes.
Date: October 13, 2002
Creator: Bishop, Jim
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country] (open access)

[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country]

Newspaper clippings of an article about a reunion in of the WASP group in Tucson, Arizona, and delving into WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown's experience as a female pilot. The article also discusses the lack of recognition for WASP by the military. The article includes photos of Eleanor Brown, the author Jim Bishop, and a photo of Eleanor Brown perched on the wing of a plane. There are other articles on the back of the two clippings, including two about car crashes and several obituaries.
Date: October 13, 2002
Creator: Bishop, Jim
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Tire (open access)

Vehicle Tire

Patent for improved vehicle tire.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Russey, Edward W.; Coyle, Henry J. & Coyle, James R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Hanging Wall-Paper. (open access)

Device for Hanging Wall-Paper.

Patent for a device for hanging wall paper that includes a paper holder and paper brush/roller.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: Randle, Millard F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History