[Lillian Childress Texas Woman's College Memory Scrapbook] (open access)

[Lillian Childress Texas Woman's College Memory Scrapbook]

Scrapbook from a student at Texas Women's college that contains messages and photos from fellow students, as well as ephemera from school events.
Date: 1920-01-06/1921-02-10
Creator: Childress, Lillian
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Marian Hunt TWC Scrapbook] (open access)

[Marian Hunt TWC Scrapbook]

Scrapbook filled primarily with letters and photos related to Marian Hunt's time at Texas Woman's College. A graduation announcement from Fort Worth High School can be seen at the beginning of the book.
Date: 1920-11-07/1921-12-29
Creator: Wilson, Marian Hunt
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' Hella Temple Membership Card] (open access)

[Sam Myres' Hella Temple Membership Card]

Membership card issued to Sam D. Myres by the Hella Temple in Dallas, Texas. The center of the card has a stamp with the Hella Temple seal, which has an image of a pyramid inside a circle.
Date: February 10, 1920
Creator: Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Hella Temple (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tex Polk to Sam Myres, July 15, 1920] (open access)

[Letter from Tex Polk to Sam Myres, July 15, 1920]

Letter from Tex Polk to Sam Myres saying that he had heard from a local saddle maker about Myres moving his business to El Paso; Polk says he believes that that will be a good move for the business due to the central location of El Paso. He also asks Myres if he has any positions open because Polk would love to work for him. It's written on personal letterhead.
Date: July 15, 1920
Creator: Polk, Tex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph Album of Texas Woman's College] (open access)

[Photograph Album of Texas Woman's College]

Photograph/scrapbook album belonging to Georgia King during her time at Texas Woman's College. This album contains old programs, photographs, letters, and various clippings.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Vera M. Townley, 1920]

Photograph of Vera M. Townley of McLennan Co., Texas from the abdomen and up.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Oil Well]

Photograph of an oil well next to a dirt road. The text on the back reads: "oil field 1920...Mexia".
Date: 1920
Creator: Fox Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Proposed Hotel in Big Springs]

Rendering of a proposed hotel in Big Springs, Texas. There are people gathered at the base of the building near cars. The building has five stories, with windows in the top four. The corner columns of windows have a special border design.
Date: 1920~/1929~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Vowell Hall, University of Texas at El Paso]

Photograph of the UTEP campus 1920-1921. Front right: Vowell Hall (Kelly Hall); Middle center: Old Main; Back left: Quinn Hall. Cars are parked along the street that passes between the buildings, and the street is near a stretch of dirt with arid shrubs. The bottom left of the photo has another street bending left.
Date: 1920/1921
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Images of El Paso Carnegie Library]

Series of three photographs of the Carnegie Library in El Paso, Texas, which opened in 1904. The first image is of the front entrance, viewed from behind several shrubs; it is a two-story stone-and-brick building with stairs leading up to the entrance and classical-style architecture including Ionic columns. The text "Free Public Library" is in the stone above the entrance. In the middle image, labeled "circulation desk", a woman behind a long wooden desk is assisting a young woman; stairways and stacks are visible in the background, through tall arches. The bottom photo, labeled "second floor" shows a portion of the upper floor, including wooden railings around the walkway, doorways, and a light fixture on the ceiling; portions of the first floor arches and furniture are visible below.
Date: 1920~/1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Proposed New Trinity Drawing]

A drawing of the proposed New Trinity church. The building contains a tower, two wings with angular roofs, and people near cars out front.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Store Building for Dr. G. F. Brooks]

Rendering of the Store Building for Dr. G. F. Brooks. The building has an archway door with a wall that curves into a short gate, display windows, and traditional windows on the second floor.
Date: 1920~/1929~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rendering of Apartment House, Sweetwater Texas]

Rendering of an apartment house in Sweetwater, Texas. It has two entrances with archway shaped doors and tall columns. The two story building has windows on both stories.
Date: 1920~/1929~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hotel Building for Van Horn Rendering]

Rendering of a hotel building for Van Horn, Texas. The building is very long from left to right with only two stories. The front of the building has spaces cut out to reveal the wall behind it, creating a dimensional look. The right side near the entrance has two archways and an area between them with space cut away.
Date: 1920~/1929~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Van Horn State Bank]

Rendering of the Van Horn State Bank in Van Horn, Texas. The front is very long with six separate entrances separated by support columns.
Date: 1920~/1929~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Washington Park Pool]

Photograph of an in-ground pool in Washington Park. It is fenced in with trees on the outside of the fence.
Date: 1920~/1929~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rendering of Hotel Building for Van Horn Texas]

Rendering of a hotel building for Van Horn in Texas. It has a curved front wall with material cut away so you can see the back entrance. The left and right of the cut away area has an archway.
Date: 1920~/1929~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[San Jacinto Plaza 3]

Photograph of San Jacinto plaza from the street at a slightly elevated position. There are lush trees in the plaza, buildings including "Crawford Theatre" and "Hotel Angelus" located in the background of the photo, and people are walking around the plaza and sitting on park benches.
Date: [1920..1939]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grapevine Sun. (Grapevine, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 26, 1920 (open access)

The Grapevine Sun. (Grapevine, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 26, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Grapevine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 26, 1920
Creator: Keeling, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grapevine Sun. (Grapevine, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 11, 1920 (open access)

The Grapevine Sun. (Grapevine, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 11, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Grapevine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 11, 1920
Creator: Keeling, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grapevine Sun. (Grapevine, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 27, 1920 (open access)

The Grapevine Sun. (Grapevine, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 27, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Grapevine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 27, 1920
Creator: Keeling, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grapevine Sun. (Grapevine, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 19, 1920 (open access)

The Grapevine Sun. (Grapevine, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 19, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Grapevine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 19, 1920
Creator: Keeling, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grapevine Sun. (Grapevine, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 28, 1920 (open access)

The Grapevine Sun. (Grapevine, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 28, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Grapevine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 28, 1920
Creator: Keeling, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
United Statements (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 65, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1920 (open access)

United Statements (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 65, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1920

Weekly student newspaper of Baylor College in Belton, Texas that includes news and information of interest to students and staff along with advertising.
Date: June 11, 1920
Creator: Griffis, F. Guion
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History