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[Invoice for Grocer: March-April 1913] (open access)

[Invoice for Grocer: March-April 1913]

Running invoice for purchases at the J. M. Donohoe grocery store by Mrs. James S. Chambers, starting March 22 and totaling $32.40 when it was marked paid on May 2, 1913
Date: May 1913
Creator: J. M. Donohoe
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Grocer: May 1912] (open access)

[Invoice for Grocer: May 1912]

Invoice for purchases at the J. M. Donohoe grocery store totaling $36.75, including an amount that appears to be carried forward, an entry for 5/14 labeled "Ticket failed to get" and an entry for 5/27 listing butter & bread.
Date: May 1912
Creator: J. M. Donohoe
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy Book of Letters by J. J. Click] (open access)

[Copy Book of Letters by J. J. Click]

Book containing handwritten copies of letters written by J.J. Click as well as various items that were collected in the book including newspaper clippings, photos, and notes on scrap paper. Most of the pages in the book are blank.
Date: 1898~
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check Stubs] (open access)

[Check Stubs]

Collection of check stubs listing the dates and amounts of checks written.
Date: 1920/1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Woman Wearing Polka Dots]

Portrait of an unidentified woman visible from the chest up, facing the right side of the image, wearing clothing that is dark with a pattern of small, lighter polka dots and a beaded necklace.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Woman Wearing Scarf]

Portrait of an unidentified woman visible from, the chest up, facing slightly toward the right side of the image. She is wearing a beaded necklace and knitted hat and scarf.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The "Eclipse" Quilter. Assignment of Territory for State, County, Town or Shop Rights [Blank, #2] (open access)

The "Eclipse" Quilter. Assignment of Territory for State, County, Town or Shop Rights [Blank, #2]

Printed legal document with blanks for detailed information and signatures, regarding the sale of rights to a patent for a quilting frame invented by John J. Click.
Date: 1895~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reversible Spring-Motor: Figures 5 and 6]

Two figure illustrations of partial constructions for a reversible spring-motor patents, with numbered labels to reference each component piece.
Date: 1896
Creator: Click, John J.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reversible Spring-Motor. [Copy #2] (open access)

Reversible Spring-Motor. [Copy #2]

Patent for a spring motor "particularly designed for use in connection with bicycles, polycycles, and all foot-propelled vehicles, but applicable also to all kinds of vehicles, as well as street and railway cars" (lines 11-15). It is intended to accumulate surplus power for use in propelling a vehicle up an incline, or for other propulsion either forward or backward.
Date: April 20, 1897
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Table. [Copy #1] (open access)

Ironing-Table. [Copy #1]

Patent for an ironing board that has adjustable height and can be folded for storage.
Date: February 11, 1902
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to W. H. Kuykendall - February 11, 1901] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click to W. H. Kuykendall - February 11, 1901]

Letter from John J. Click to Reverend W. H. Kuykendall discussing Click's conversion from Methodist to Baptist and asking for more information about a "Boy Preacher" that they have heard works with Kuykendall and would like to invite to their congregation.
Date: February 11, 1901
Creator: Click, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Grocer: May-June 1912] (open access)

[Invoice for Grocer: May-June 1912]

Running invoice for purchases at the J. M. Donohoe grocery store by Mrs. James S. Chambers, starting March 22 and totaling $36.25 when it was marked partially paid ($30 in cash) on June 4.
Date: June 1912
Creator: J. M. Donohoe
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check Receipt Book: 1920-1921] (open access)

[Check Receipt Book: 1920-1921]

Booklet of check stubs listing information about each check that was written and account balances.
Date: 1920-12/1921-12
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Garden of the Gospel: Restland Memorial Park. Dallas, Texas

Landscaping map of a segment of the Restland Memorial Park in Dallas, designated as the "Garden of the Gospel." It denotes cemetery plots with notations for various types of plants (trees, shrubberies, flowers, etc.), benches, and other features of the garden. There appears to be a small, handwritten box marking a set of plots.
Date: September 12, 1952
Creator: Kennedy, James F.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Posing with Automobile]

Photograph of three unidentified people posing against the driver's side door of a dark-colored automobile. One man is leaning with his back against the door and has his left arm around a woman; a second man is crouched on the ground next to them and is partially cut off. The car appears to be parked on a dirt road or drive with bushes visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Woman on Gate]

Photograph of an unidentified woman with her hair covered standing on an open wooden gate set in a wire fence. A low, wood-sided building is visible behind her.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: {{{article title}}}] PCJKJ_02-68 (open access)

[Clipping: {{{article title}}}] PCJKJ_02-68

Newspaper clipping of a photo of five men wearing leis and holding golf clubs, identified as golfers preparing for a practice round before the National Publinx Tournament.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for Subdivision of Property] (open access)

[Agreement for Subdivision of Property]

Statement selling a parcel of 160 acres owned by John J. and Mollie Click to three women for $1000, to be paid down $5 per month. It is signed at the bottom by the buyers: Mrs. Minnie Barrett Grant, Mrs. Lotus Click Byus, and Mrs. Fannie Click Chambers.
Date: November 30, 1912
Creator: Mill Edwards Mill
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Brochure Advertising Shares for Duke of Dublin Oil Company] (open access)

[Brochure Advertising Shares for Duke of Dublin Oil Company]

Pamphlet outlining information about the Duke of Dublin Oil Company including the organization and officers, holdings, and business proposal, with a form for investors to buy shares of the stock.
Date: unknown
Creator: Duke of Dublin Oil Company
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pat Cross to the Chamberses - September 9, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Pat Cross to the Chamberses - September 9, 1965]

Letter from Pat Cross, a representative of the Standard Oil Company of Texas (part of Chevron), outlining the proposed oil and gas lease for land in New Mexico owned by Mr. and Mrs. Chambers. It includes copies of the official paperwork and a check for $200 as a first installment.
Date: September 9, 1965
Creator: Cross, Pat O.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mid-Texas Drilling Company Stock Certificate #13] (open access)

[Mid-Texas Drilling Company Stock Certificate #13]

Stock certificate for 50 shares of the Mid-Texas Drilling Company owned by Mrs. James S. Chambers.
Date: August 16, 1919
Creator: Mid-Texas Drilling Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documents Related to Heirship of Betty Jean C. Johnson] (open access)

[Documents Related to Heirship of Betty Jean C. Johnson]

Collection of documents related to the estates and mineral rights transferred to Betty Jean Johnson including affidavits of heirship from her mother (Frances Chambers) and aunt (Lotus Gohmert), receipts documenting the court recording for these forms, a copy of the official warranty deed regarding mineral rights owned by Chambers and Gohmert, and related notes. The documents were in an envelope sent from the Roosevelt County clerk (New Mexico) to Mrs. Donald C. Johnson Sr. in Texas, with a handwritten label identifying the documents.
Date: 1991~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postal Registered Return Receipt] (open access)

[Postal Registered Return Receipt]

Postcard serving as a receipt notifying J. S. Chambers that his registered mail had been received at Dow, Jones & Co.
Date: 1935~
Creator: United States. Postal Service.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. S. Duncan to Jim Chambers - July 24, 1935] (open access)

[Letter from C. S. Duncan to Jim Chambers - July 24, 1935]

Letter from "Dunk" to his friend, Jim Chambers regarding an unnamed favor and discussing mutual acquaintances.
Date: July 24, 1935
Creator: Duncan, C. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History