[Photograph of Jacob C. Garrison Standing in Mason Sandhill Lovegrass]

Photograph of Jacob C. Garrison standing in a field of Mason Sandhill Lovegrass.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Allen, Dale D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Allison to Jack Davis, May 2 1878] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Allison to Jack Davis, May 2 1878]

Letter from John H. Allison to Jack Davis. The letter is dated May 2, 1878.
Date: May 2, 1878
Creator: Allison, John H.
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
[Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, May 28 1882] (open access)

[Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, May 28 1882]

Letter from Fannie Curtis to her parents. The letter is dated May 28, 1882
Date: May 28, 1882
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
The Texas Spring Palace. (open access)

The Texas Spring Palace.

This pamphlet includes a guide to the Texas Spring Palace including particular sites and places in Texas. Additionally, the Texas and Southwestern Railway Guide starts on page 59 with printed timetables for the train schedules.
Date: May 1890
Creator: Rose, John R.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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

Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Méjico

Engraved map of the United States of Mexico and the surrounding areas. Major cities are marked and the Mexican states are outlined in color. Bodies of water and geographic features are also marked, with relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:4,752,000 Near the lower-left of the page, there is a table showing distances between cities (Tabla de Distancias) and a table of statistical notes regarding size, population, etc. for each state (Tabla Estadistica). There is also an inset map in the lower-left corner titled "Carta de los Caminos &c. Desde Vera Cruz y Alvarado a Méjico" (Map of the Roads etc. from Vera Cruz and Alvarado to Mexico). The inset has markings for geographic features as well as major roads and separate symbols for capitals, important cities, villages, and haciendas. Scale ca. 1:1,267,200
Date: May 31, 1828
Creator: White, Gallaher & White
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Board of Education in 1951]

Photograph some members of an unknown Board of Education. There is an unknown man holding a hat in the middle of the photograph.
Date: May 24, 1951
Creator: Williamson Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group in front of camp building]

Photograph of a group at a Lay-Leaders Retreat. The group is standing in front of the dining hall. Left to Right: Mrs. B.B. Wedemeyer; Rev. J.W.W. Shuler, Mrs. Shuler, Bishop Martin, Wm. H. Cole, Mrs. Peyton and Mrs. John A. Siceloff.
Date: May 18, 1950
Creator: Williamson's Studio
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

B-32 on the Weighing Scales

Photograph of a B-32 on the weighing scales in a large warehouse.
Date: May 24, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 #61 Bendix Trophy Winner

Four men stand beside the Convair airplane B-58 #61 that won the Bendix Trophy on March 5, 1962 for record flights from New York to Los Angeles.
Date: May 5, 1962
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

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

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

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

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

Champion Hereford Heifers, Ft. Worth Sale

Photograph of several Hereford heifers standing in a corral. Standing behind the cows in the corral are three all wearing cowboy hats. In the background are more corrals amongst the stockyard.
Date: May 10, 1957
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

Convair YB-60 in flight

The YB-60 in flight. This aircraft was an experimental bomber prototype for the United States Air Force.
Date: May 24, 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History