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The Diary of Joe Summers
Diary of Joe Summers, written from 1880 to 1912 in Alto, Texas. Diary entries focus on changes in the weather and everyday life. It includes an introductory biographical sketch of Summers and an index following page 340.
Date:
1980~
Creator:
Summers, Joe
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alto City Directory
Directory to the city of Alto, Texas includes lists of local phone numbers.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alto City Directory
Directory to the city of Alto, Texas includes listings for businesses and individuals.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alto City Directory, 1920
Directory to the city of Alto, Texas includes lists of important institutions and locations as well as listings for businesses and individuals.
Date:
August 15, 1920
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alto City Directory, 1918
Directory to the city of Alto, Texas includes listings for businesses and individuals.
Date:
May 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Forest Hill Plantation, Alto, Texas
Brochure about Forest Hill Plantation located near Alto, Texas. It includes information about the family history of the plantation owners, as provided by The Thursday Study Club.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alto Fair and Flower Show
Brochure for Alto Fair and Flower Show in Alto, Texas. The fair took place in Alto, Texas on November 10th, 11th, and 12th, 1927. The brochure includes a preface, program, and advertisements.
Date:
November 1927
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Commencement Program for B. T. Washington High School, May 1959]
Program for Commencement Exercises at B. T. Washington High School on May 27, 1959. Includes the program of events for educational services held on May 24th and commencement exercises held May 27th.
Date:
May 1959
Creator:
B. T. Washington High School
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A History of the Lynches Chapel Community
Bound history of the Lynches Chapel, a Methodist church in located Cherokee County, Texas, and its community.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Sims, Kate Shattuck
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Program: Shiloh Church and the People
Typed program regarding the Shiloh Church in Cherokee County, Texas, its history, mission, and members.
Date:
1967~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph: Alto's First Two Story Brick School House]
Photograph of Alto's first two-story brick school house. The building was built during 1905 and 1906. In the photograph, students and children stand in front of the building. Text underneath the photograph reads: "Alto's First 2 Story Brick School House Built in 1905-1906. Teachers: Mr. J. J. Crook, Miss Barker, Mrs. Terrell. 1906-1907 School Year. Copy made by Mrs. Frances Thomas from original borrowed from Miss Marie Latham."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph: School Buildings]
Photographs of school buildings in Alto, Texas. The first (top) photo is a two-story brick building with a tower on the left side and a peaked roof; text on the photo says "High School. Alto, Tex." The second (bottom) photo is a two-story, square-shaped brick building with a flat roof.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph: Second Two Story School Building]
Copy print of the Alto Public School; the building was cut out of the original print and rephotographed on a pressboard background. Text at the bottom of the original photo says "Alto Public School, Dec. 5th 29, Photo Adams Waco." The re-print is attached to a sheet of paper with the caption: "The Second 2 Story School House was remodeled and made into a One Story Brick Building in 1926. A Gymnasium and Home-Making Department was added to the East side in 1952-52."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Wald, Adams
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph: Alto School House]
Photograph of Alto's school house prior to its demolition. Text underneath the photograph reads: "Alto's School House is being Demolished. A Landmark of the Past is lost to History."
Date:
November 1979
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alto School Buildings: A Research Paper
Research paper prepared for a class reunion. It includes a narrative about the history of the school buildings in Alto, Texas, a bibliography of sources, some class rolls and copies of other related documents and photographs.
Date:
November 1980
Creator:
Kennedy, Guynell Watters
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cherokee County, Texas: Farm & Ranch Guide
Official Farm & Ranch Guide for Cherokee County, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals, as well as advertisements from local businesses.
Date:
1985
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
History of the Ferris Farm
Typed history of the Ferris Farm, located six miles west of Alto, Texas, accompanied by a 7-page letter with additional details.
Date:
{1936,1993-09-10}
Creator:
Bertolinio, Mildred Nicar
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Funeral Home Records, Stribling Undertakers, 1929-1941
Photocopies of Stribling's Funeral Home Records dating from August 1929 through August 1933 and September 1937 through June 1941. It includes a listing of each person buried by the funeral home with birth and death date, age, date of burial, and other known details. An index is at the front.
Date:
1980
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcription of Funeral Records: Alto, Texas, 1914-1951]
Book of funeral records dating from 1914 to 1951 including the name of each person buried, age, cause of death, birth and death dates, cost, and the person who ordered the services.
Date:
[1951..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from A. C. Abercrombie, Jr., 1885-1897]
Collection of transcribed letters addressed to various members of the Summers family, discussing current events and family news.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Abercrombie, A. C., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Invitation: Alto High School Commencement Exercises, April 1910
Invitation to the Annual Commencement Exercises at B. T. Washington High School on April 21st and 22nd, 1910.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Alto High School
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph: Early Merchants of Alto, Texas]
Photograph of the early merchants of Alto, Texas. Text beneath the photograph reads: "Top Row--left to right--Jim Hogan, Ben Baker, George Crouch, Jim Allen, H. Getz, Morgan Ahearn. Second Row--on horse--Dr. Allison, Jim Berryman, Douglas Brock, Bob Allen, Miller Brook, Mart Thomas, Emory Watters, Milton Acrey, Walter Crouch, John Wood, Mallie Houston, Claud Coats, Wilbur Armstrong, Holly Agnew, Jim Watters, A. C. (Ell) Crouch."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph: Early Merchants in Alto, Texas]
Photograph of the early merchants of Alto, Texas inside a room. On the far left, one man is measuring the waist of a second man; on the far right, a third man is running a sewing machine. A young boy is visible in the center of the image. Text beneath the photograph reads: "Copy of the original picture. Fred Crouch (known as "dude") is at the sewing machine. Arch Holcomb is measuring. Bill Francis is standing in the doorway. Frank, Haws, and Crouch Dry Good Store was in a corner building where the Humble Station is located."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Early Merchants of Alto, Cherokee County, Texas
Research paper which provides information about the early merchants of Alto, Texas, including transcripts of letters, certificates, ads and stories from newspapers, and other related documents.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Kennedy, Guynell Watters
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History