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[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
[Advertisement: The Texas Automatic Wagon Brake] (open access)

[Advertisement: The Texas Automatic Wagon Brake]

Flyer advertising an automatic wagon brake, with an illustration and text about the brake and an offer to sell it.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
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
[Business Card for Quick Service Garage] (open access)

[Business Card for Quick Service Garage]

Business card with the company name "Quick Service Garage" above the text "We Repair, Wash and [Re]store Cars" as well as an address in Dallas and a phone number that has been handwritten on the lower left corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
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

[Drawing of Staircase]

Technical drawing of a single flight of stairs going from a ground floor to the second floor, with 22 rises.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elida: Bonnie Little City of the Plains (open access)

Elida: Bonnie Little City of the Plains

Pamphlet advertising the new town of Elida in west Texas and describing information about the locale including business opportunities and climate.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Financial Ledger: 1889-1890] (open access)

[Financial Ledger: 1889-1890]

Personal financial ledger documenting income and expenses related to businesses and named individuals.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hotel in Anna]

Photograph of a group of unidentified people posing in a line on the porch of a hotel, along with two little girls standing in the yard, near the picket fence around the property. The hotel is a two-story building with light-colored wooden siding and a series of windows that have darker trim; scalloped wooden siding decorates the visible gable ends. Handwritten on back: “This is Grandpa Dunlap’s Hotel In Anna Tex.”
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House in Amarillo]

Photograph of the front of a bungalow-style house, with a small yard enclosed by a decorative short metal fence identified by handwritten text as "Residence of Mrs. Moore, 17th Fillmore St. Amarillo, Tex." The front part of the house is octagonal with a horseshoe-shaped porch held up by Doric columns. Two people are partially visible, sitting on the far edge of the porch in the left side of the image.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click Regarding a Patent] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click Regarding a Patent]

Letter from John J. Click about an invention he is trying to patent, outlining the amount he is enclosing for various fees and asking for information about spring manufacturers.
Date: unknown
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to Patent Attorneys] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click to Patent Attorneys]

Letter from John J. Click to C. A. Snow & Co. patent attorneys asking them to return his invention model when they are done with it.
Date: unknown
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Click to J. M. Cripe - May 12, 1904] (open access)

[Letter from John Click to J. M. Cripe - May 12, 1904]

Letter from John J. Click to J. M. Cripe discussing Click's ironing board invention and possible sale of the patent to Mr. Cripe.
Date: unknown
Creator: Click, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Click to Patent Attorneys] (open access)

[Letter from John Click to Patent Attorneys]

Letter from John J. Click to patent attorneys in Washington D.C. describing an invention for a windmill with a pump that he wants to submit for patent. He describes the specifications for the design and the models that he is sending with the text.
Date: unknown
Creator: Click, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lumber Calculations] (open access)

[Lumber Calculations]

Paper with handwritten notations that appear to be a list of lumber types, listing number of pieces, sizes, length, and cost. The address "408 N. Akard" is written at the top.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Partial Letter and Draft Text] (open access)

[Partial Letter and Draft Text]

Draft text including the start of a letter to Mr. J.H. Major written at the top of the first page, with a separate text that starts on the second page and continues to the first page in the opposite direction of the letter text. The second page starts with the word "Precision" and provides a rambling discussion about the definition of "conglomerated" and appears to be an apology for criticizing someone else's work.
Date: unknown
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Letter
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

[Portrait of a Young Child #2]

Photograph of an unidentified child seated in front of a backdrop holding an object, wearing a light-colored knee-length dress with a round collar and tall, light-colored socks.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Click Children]

Photograph of two young children including an infant wearing a voluminous, light-colored dress, propped up in a chair that has ornate wickerwork (at left), and a young boy standing at right with one hand on the chair back. The boy is wearing a light-colored ruffled shirt tied with a large bow at the neck and light-colored short pants with dark socks and shoes. There is a patterned rug beneath them and a studio backdrop behind them.
Date: unknown
Creator: Matthews
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of George Huffman]

Cabinet card portrait of a man wearing a dark three-piece suit with a light-colored necktie, visible from the chest up, identified on the back as "George Huffman, Henrietta Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: Swarts & Freeman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Harry Smith]

Oval-shaped portrait of Harry Smith, visible from the chest up, wearing a light-colored shirt with a high collar, a dark colored necktie, jacket, and vest, which has a chain across it. Handwritten on back: “Harry Smith. Amarillo, Tex. Friend.”
Date: unknown
Creator: Mulkey
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Click]

Photograph of a man and woman seated together on a couch, identified below the image as "Mr. & Mrs. J. J. Click. Mother & Dad." The photo is in a folder with an oval-shaped frame.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Two Women]

Photograph of two young women, identified on the back as "Ruth & Bee Welch (friends)." The photo is in a frame with an oval-shaped cut-out and the women are visible from the chest up, side-by-side.
Date: unknown
Creator: Norvelle
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Unidentified Couple]

Portrait of a couple posting together on a light-colored backdrop. The man (right) is wearing a light-colored suit with a dark bowtie seated in a decorative wicker chair. A woman is standing at left, resting her left arm on the man's right shoulder; she is wearing a long-sleeved, floor-length, dark-colored dress with ruffles around the shoulders and cuffs.
Date: unknown
Creator: Finnell, J. E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History