Oral History Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, December 16, 2010 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, December 16, 2010

Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, the descendant of a ranching family in Kimble County, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Lutz discusses her ranching family, meeting her husband, Warren Wiggins, who was later killed in the Philippines during World War II, meeting her second husband who had been in Wiggins's company in the Philippines, and the Dodge dealership her second husband ran.
Date: March 23, 1918
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Heffington, Susan Wiggins & Lutz, Courtney Sieker Wiggins
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to J. D. Smith, March 23, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to J. D. Smith, March 23, 1917]

Letter from F. P. Loughridge to J. D. Smith discussing a J. C. Shope and a letter that was sent and not returned or issued a response. Smith questions why he should be held on the list.
Date: March 23, 1917
Creator: Loughridge, F. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, March 1914 (open access)

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, March 1914

List of firemen employed in the 11th District of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of March 1914. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: March 26, 1914
Creator: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, March 1918 (open access)

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, March 1918

List of firemen employed in the 11th District of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of March 1918. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: March 31, 1918
Creator: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Buffalo on Plain]

Photograph of a herd of closely-grouped buffalo grazing on a plain with a fence visible in the background on the right.
Date: March 3, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cattle behind fence]

Photograph taken from behind a wooden fence of a herd of closely-grouped cattle on an open plain.
Date: March 3, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children Dressed as Native Americans]

Photograph of a group of unidentified young women and men dressed as Native Americans with feather headdresses, braids, and paper chains around their necks; behind them is a teepee made out of sheets and there are other sheets hanging on a clothesline in the background.
Date: March 10, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children Dressed as Native Americans by Sheets]

Photograph of a group of unidentified children dressed as Native Americans with feather headpieces sitting on a stage in two rows with sheets hanging on a clothesline in the background; a man on the far right is holding a bow and arrow.
Date: March 10, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[David W. Stephens and Others at KA House]

Photograph of David W. Stephens and 25 other young men wearing suits and ties posing in four rows in front of a dark background.
Date: March 8, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Girl Dressed as Native American]

Photograph of an unidentified young woman dressed as a Native American with a feather headpiece and braids standing in front of a tree with a wooden fence visible in the background.
Date: March 10, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Children Dressed as Native Americans]

Photograph of a large group of unidentified children dressed as Native Americans with feather headpieces posing, sitting and standing, in front of a teepee made out of sheets and blankets with other sheets hanging on a clothesline in the background.
Date: March 10, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herd of Buffalo]

Photograph of a herd of buffalo at Goodnight, Texas, closely-grouped together grazing on an open plain with a wooden and wire fence on the right side.
Date: March 3, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herd of cattle]

Photograph of a herd of closely-grouped herd of cattle on an open plain.
Date: March 3, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kay Shuey with her Violin]

Photograph of Kay Shuey sitting next to a piano holding a violin and bow; there is a wooden cupboard next to her on the left and there are several pictures hanging on the wallpapered wall in the background.
Date: March 27, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[King's Daughters Hopsital]

Postcard of a color image of the King's Daughters Hospital, a four-story brick building with three rows of large windows on the left and a white balcony and porch on the right, with trees in front of it and a white house on the right side. Printed on front of the postcard: "Main Building, King's Daughters Hospital, Temple, Tex."
Date: March 18, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Woman by Teepee]

Photograph of an unidentified man and woman dressed as Native Americans with feather headpieces in front of a teepee made out of sheets and blankets with other sheets hanging on a clothesline in the background; the woman is sitting with crossed legs and facing towards the left and the man is standing next to her.
Date: March 10, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Woman Dressed as Native Americans]

Photograph of an unidentified man and woman dressed as native Americans with feather headdresses; behind them is a teepee made out of sheets and more sheets are hanging on a clothesline in the background.
Date: March 10, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Dressed as Native American]

Photograph of an unidentified man dressed as a Native American, wearing a feather headpiece and holding a bow and arrow, standing in front of a teepee made out of sheets and blankets with other sheets hanging on a clothesline in the background.
Date: March 10, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Dressed as Native Americans]

Photograph of five unidentified people dressed as Native Americans in Washburn, Texas; the man on the left and the three young women are wearing dark colored clothes and feather headpieces and the boy on the right is holding a stick and a dark-colored hat.
Date: March 10, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three People Dressed as Native Americans]

Photograph of two unidentified men and a girl dressed as Native Americans sitting with their legs crossed in front of a teepee made out of sheets and blankets with other sheets hanging on a clothesline in the background.
Date: March 10, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Young People Dressed as Native Americans]

Photograph of three unidentified young people dressed as Native Americans with feather headpieces posing in front of a teepee made out of sheets with other sheets hanging on a clothesline in the background; The boy on the left is sitting with his legs crossed, the young woman is sitting in a chair in the middle, and the young man is standing next to her on the right.
Date: March 10, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women Dressed as Native Americans]

Photograph of two unidentified young women dressed as Native Americans with feather headpieces and braids standing in front of a tree with a wooden fence and more trees in the background.
Date: March 10, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Young Women Dressed as Native Americans]

Photograph of two unidentified young women dressed as Native Americans with feather headpieces and braids posing in front of a bush with a wooden fence and trees in the background.
Date: March 10, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unknown Child by Boulder]

Photograph of an unidentified young person wearing a light-colored shirt and a hat leaning against a large boulder with other boulders and trees visible in the background.
Date: March 3, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History