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[Letter from the University of St. Thomas to Mrs. J.E. Reed] (open access)

[Letter from the University of St. Thomas to Mrs. J.E. Reed]

Letter from the University of St. Thomas thanking Mrs. J.E. Reed for her donation to the library
Date: June 13, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Diocese of Galveston regarding burial] (open access)

[Letter from the Diocese of Galveston regarding burial]

Letter from the Diocese of Galveston regarding the issue to John J. Rogers of wanting to bury a non catholic parent in a catholic cemetery
Date: January 25, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Jon J Rogers from Forest Park Cemetery] (open access)

[Letter to Jon J Rogers from Forest Park Cemetery]

letter to Jon J Rogers from Forest Park Cemetery about his request to bury his wife, non catholic, in a catholic cemetery
Date: April 19, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jaybird Marker enclosed by shrubbery]

Photograph of the Jaybird Marker. Monument is a tall, pointed, free-standing cement monument enclosed by shrubbery. Tall trees in background. Flatbed automobiles partially seen in foreground. Black area in top right, and bottom left corners of photo. Photograph is bordered by a black design. tamped on back of photo: Guaranteed For Life This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Fox Company, San Antonio, Texas Trade Mark Protected. Oct. 1939.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jaybird Marker, 1939]

Photograph of a Jaybird Marker. Marker dedicated to memory of H.H. Frost. Free-standing cement monument with large round columns on right and left. Shrubbery in front of marker. Dark areas in top right and bottom left of photo. Photograph has black design bordering it. tamped on back of photo: Guaranteed For Life This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Fox Company, San Antonio, Texas Trade Mark Protected. Oct. 1939.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jaybird marker. View of the names on the marker.]

Photograph of the Jaybird marker. Close-up view allows top few lines to be read as: H.H. FROST. L.E. GIBSON. J.M. SHAMBLIN. Dark areas in top right, and bottom left corners of photo. Black design borders photograph. Written in ink on bottom of photo: 1959. Stamped on back of photo: Guaranteed For Life This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Fox Company, San Antonio, Texas Trade Mark Protected. Oct. 1939.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The oldest house in Richmond, Texas]

Photograph of the "oldest house in Richmond, Texas; the Jane Long Boarding House" as written on back of photograph in ink and pencil. Photograph is of a two story wooden house (in fair condition) with a front porch and balcony with rail of unusual design. Tree on right obscures part of house. Tree on right of photo, also. Dark areas on top right, bottom left, and (small) top right portions of photograph. tamped on back of photo: Guaranteed For Life This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Fox Company, San Antonio, Texas Trade Mark Protected. Oct. 1939.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The First Methodist Church and members during their 100th anniversary.]

Photograph of the First Methodist Church and members during their 100th anniversary, 1839-1939, in Richmond, Texas. Choir in white robes to right of photo. Young man in suit with right hand in pocket to far left. Church in left background. Two-story white, wooden building on right background. Photo has crease in top right corner. White spots at bottom, gray spots at op, right.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The First Methodist Church and its members in Richmond, Texas.]

Photograph of the First Methodist Church and its members in Richmond, Texas. The Church is celebrating its 100th anniversary 1839-1939. Choir dressed in white robes to center of photo. Small bare shrub in bottom, right corner. Sidewalks in foreground. Church in left background. Large tree in right background. Two-story, white wooden building in center background. Photo is creased in center and has ragged top edge. Gray spots to right.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The observance of the 100th anniversary of the Methodist Church.]

Photograph of the observance of the 100th anniversary of the Methodist Church in Richmond, Texas. As stated on back in green ink (and blue) the church was founded in 1839 (January 22) and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1939.Goup of people standing in church yard (including choir dressed in white robe tops to center of photo). Small bare shrub in right corner of photo. Church to left background. White two-story building in far background and large tree to right.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Routh Family Reunion, Routh Home, Plano, Texas

Family group, informal portrait. 5 informal rows, some faces partially hidden. 52 faces visible, some partially. One torso, far right. Children seated in front. 2 women, center, appear to be wearing dark hats or bonnets with large black ribbons. 1 man, seated, holding hat, wears eye patch on right eye. Written on back: on back: about 1938 - Routh family reunion, Routh Home - Plano. BACK ROW: Vivian S Barron, Madge Carver Barron, Cecil Thornton Barron, Stanley J Jr Mendenhall, Stanley J Mendenhall, Stanton J Barron, Haskel Roach, Jake Barron or Jimmy Rogers, Jake Barron or Jimmy Rogers, UNK, UNK, UNK, Robert Webb, Roy Patton Howell, UNK, UNK SECOND ROW: John M Campbell, UNK, UNK, Pauline Mendenhall, Bertha Mendenhall, UNK, UNK, UNK, Rosa Routh, Clara Routh, Virginia Roach, Mildred C Rogers, Julia Mendenhall, Florence Rogers, UNK, UNK, UNK, UNK BOTTOM ROW: UNK, Mary Ann Coit, UNK, Louise Rogers, all others unidentified
Date: 1939~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Messages of Hon. James V. Allred, Governor of Texas 1935-1939 (open access)

Legislative Messages of Hon. James V. Allred, Governor of Texas 1935-1939

Messages from the Governor to the Legislature, including proclamations, inaugural addresses, and veto messages.
Date: 1939
Creator: Allred, James V.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hurst High School Boys Basketball Team

Hurst High School Boys Basketball Team
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hurst School Board

Hurst School School Board members (three men) standing outside entrance to school
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hurst School (west side)

West side of Hurst School. brick building with wooden fire escape.
Date: [1939..1940]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1939 Parade]

Photograph of a parade on Main Street in Hereford, TX in 1939. A long line of people dressed as pioneers walk behind a wagon drawn by two horses, as people line the streets and look on. On the far right of the picture, men stand on top of a building.
Date: 1939
Creator: Bradly, Bill
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four young girls and a toddler by a chicken yard]

Outdoor photograph of four young girls and a toddler. Written on back of photograph in pencil: "By the chicken yard at Eben's house - FM 762 circa - 1939 Bernice was 9 yrs old Mary Anne Eben, (little girl) Bernice Linke - standing in Back Peevitz girls the rest". The wooden and wire chicken coop is in the left background, tree and barrels in right background.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mrs. Tom Booth (Agnes) and daughter Helen]

Photograph of Mrs. Tom Booth (Agnes) and daughter Helen. She is seated and wearing a dark dress with buttons down the center and a pin halfway down the top. Her hair is pulled back at her neck and she is wearing dark, round earrings. Helen is wearing a shite, lacy dress that comes above her knees. She has curly, shoulder length hair that is tied back with a large ribbon. At bottom, left of matte, handwritten: "MRS. TOM BOOTH daughter HELEN" c. 1939
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Large plant growing on the George Ranch house]

Photograph close-up that focuses on a large plant (possibly a crepe myrtle?) growing on the exterior wall of the George Ranch house. The George Ranch house is a two story white wooden building. Note in this photo, that both top and bottom porches are screened and the windows have no shutters. There is a cement sidewalk extending from bottom right and leading to screened porch door. A rock walkway leads to an intersecting sidewalk in front of house. Stamped on back in black: "N669".
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Large plant growing on the George Ranch house]

Photograph close-up that focuses on a large plant (possibly a crepe myrtle?) growing on the exterior wall of the George Ranch house. The George Ranch house is a two story white wooden building. Note in this photo, that both top and bottom porches are screened and the windows have no shutters. Partial view of the unpainted brick cistern house with white railed stairway on far left of photo. Written at bottom of photo in blue ink: "Nov. 1939". Stamped on back in black: "N669".
Date: November 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Baptist Church, Richmond, Texas"]

Postcard image of the "Baptist Church, Richmond, Texas" as written in black text near bottom right corner of postcard. Also written in blue ink on bottom "1939". The stucco church has vine covered exterior near north west side with large turret near northeast side just below arched doorway. Two story wooden white building in left background. The postcard has a silver border. Written on back in black text: "Clear View Post Card For Correspondence. MFD. By Wayne Paper Box & Prtg. Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind. Place Stamp Here".
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Fort Bend County Court House, Richmond, Texas"]

Postcard image of the "Fort Bend County Court House, Richmond, Texas" as written in black on bottom left corner of postcard. Written in blue ink at bottom center: "1939". The dome shaped three story building (with basement, four) has four huge round columns at front entrance. Trees in front and on sides of Court House. Street and curb in foreground.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mary Jones and Albert Peyton George seated on the fender of an automobile]

Photograph of Mary Jones and Albert Peyton George seated on the fender of an automobile. The automobile is bearing the results of a hunt - two turkeys and a deer. Pasture and trees in background. The photograph has black pattern around the perimeter of the picture with the word "ELKO" printed in all four corners. On the back of the photograph stamped in black: "1 223".
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Maple School

A class photo from the Maple School, students with three teachers.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History