[Letter from S. Rudd to R.P. Crockett, May 7 1883] (open access)

[Letter from S. Rudd to R.P. Crockett, May 7 1883]

Letter from S. Rudd to R.P. Crockett. The letter is dated May 7, 1883 and was sent from Bronson
Date: May 7, 1883
Creator: Rudd, S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J.M. Crockett to R.P. Crockett, May 29 1879] (open access)

[Letter from J.M. Crockett to R.P. Crockett, May 29 1879]

Letter from J.M. Crockett to R.P. Crockett. The letter is dated May 29, 1879.
Date: May 29, 1879
Creator: Crockett, J.M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, May 9 1879] (open access)

[Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, May 9 1879]

Letter from Fannie Curtis to her parents. The letter is dated May 9, 1879.
Date: May 9, 1879
Creator: Curtis, Fannie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Confirmation Bible of Rose Levenson, Beth-El Congregation (open access)

Confirmation Bible of Rose Levenson, Beth-El Congregation

Confirmation Bible, Beth-El Congregation. Presented to Rose Levenson for Confirmation on Shevuoth, May 26, 1909 at Fort Worth, Texas by Rabbi George Zepin. Title page and inscription of the bible states that this volume contains "the Twenty-Four Books of the Holy Scriptures, carefully translated according to the Massoretic text, after the best Jewish authority by Isaac Lesser."
Date: May 26, 1909
Creator: Rabbi George Zepin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cowboys Having Dinner at Unknown Ranch

Photograph of ten cowboys having dinner on a ranch near Clarendon, Texas in May 1904. Most of them sit on the ground to eat.
Date: May 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Matthew Stuart Blanton, Fannie Ellis Dubose and an Unidentified Woman

Photograph of Matthew Stuart Blanton with an unidentified woman and Fannie Ellis Dubose in a dark dress standing on a porch looking down on the couple. Mr. Blanton is wearing a dark jacket, collared shirt and bowler hat. The unidentified woman is wearing a white blouse, necktie and long skirt and is smiling. In the background is a sidewalk, trees and houses. Written beside Ms. Dubose is "Auntie" and underneath Mr. Blanton is, "Papa".
Date: May 26, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lou Beall Sawyer Blanton

Photograph of Lou Beall Sawyer Blanton in a playful photograph with five other women and a young girl. The women are in a row from tallest to shortest with their hands around each other's waists except for Ms. Blanton who is holding the hand of the woman in front of her who's other hand is on her forehead. Three of the women and the young girl are wearing Victorian dresses and the other three are wearing long-sleeved blouses and long skirts. The woman fifth from the front is wearing a bow tie and the woman in the front is wearing a sash around her neck. In the background is a tree and a large house. Written below the photograph, underneath the second woman from the right in the black dress is an arrow and the name, "Lou Beall".
Date: May 26, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lou Beall-Sawyer Blanton, Byrd Ellis and Other Women

Photograph of six women and one small girl standing in front and on the stoop of a large building with a porch and hanging plants. Three of the women and the girl are wearing Victorian dresses and the other three women are wearing long-sleeved blouses and long skirts. One woman is wearing a bow tie and another is wearing a hat. Written on the photograph is "Mother" above the woman second from the left and "Aunt Byrd" second from the right.
Date: May 26, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Corn Flakes Test]

Two air force personnel perform a Corn Flakes test on a table in front of a turbine.
Date: May 12, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reddy Kilowatt on Apl. 25]

Gloria Tipton stands on a platform touching the image of "Reddy Kilowatt" emblazoned on surface of Convair airplane B-58 #25.
Date: May 12, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 No. 8 in Run Station

Convair airplane B-58 #8 sits in a run station.
Date: May 10, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-58 Primary Crew]

Major Payne sitting at a desk with documents, briefs the B-58 Primary Crew for a flight from New York to Paris.
Date: May 22, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bleriot Trophy Speed Run Flight Crew

The Bleriot Trophy Speed Run Flight Crew stand beside their plane reading a notebook.
Date: May 10, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 Hustler Touching Down in Paris

The Convair B-58 Hustler touches down at Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France. At the time it was the Trans-Atlantic Record-Breaker.
Date: May 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bleriot Trophy Winners

Bleriot Trophy Winners next to their plane, the Firefly, a Convair B-58: Major Elmer E. “Gene” Murphy, Major Eugene F. Moses, Lieutenant David F. Dickerson with Colonel James K. Johnson.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-58 #64 Taxi]

Convair airplane B-58 #64 sits outside a run station. It was the first airplane taken to Bunker Hill AFB.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crew of the B-58 "Hoosier Hustler"

The crew of the Convair B-58 #64 "Hoosier Hustler" airplane stand together in the plane's cockpit.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crew of the B-58 "Hoosier Hustler"

The crew of the Convair B-58 #64 "Hoosier Hustler" stand next to the airplane.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colonel O'Brien Recieves B-58 #64 from B.G. Reed

Colonel F.L. O'Brien shakes hands with B.G. Reed upon receiving the Convair airplane B-58 #64 "Hoosier Hustler." It is the first airplane taken to Bunker Hill Air Force Base.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 Flight Crew preparing for flight to Paris

The B-58 flight crew writes down information for a flight from New York to Paris. This flight would win the Harmon and Mackay trophies. L to R: Maj. Payne, Capt. Wagener and Capt. Polhelmus. Patch on Capt. Polhelmus' flight suit is 64th Bomb Squadron of the 43rd Bomb Wing.
Date: May 26, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Flood in Fort Worth in 1949

Aerial photograph of flood waters in Fort Worth on May 17, 1949. The Montgomery Wards building is seen on the upper right. Many roads and buildings are under water.
Date: May 17, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

XC-99 Delivery

XC-99 delivery between (L-R): Col. M.M. Hammack, Sgt. H.M. Covert, L. Rue, Col. Bryan B. Harper stand beside an airplane on the tarmac.
Date: May 26, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

YC-131C Aircraft

Photograph of a YC-131C Convair turboliner aircraft on the tarmac. One propeller is turning and four men stand near the nose.
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nell Polson checking the time cards

Photograph of Nell Polson, the timekeeper, checking the time cards beside the time clock on May 2, 1952.
Date: May 2, 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History