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[A car parked in front of George Ranch house garage]

Photograph of the George Ranch house garage. The white wooden garage has the two doors on left that are opened. The two doors on right are closed and a car is parked in front of the door on far right. On the roof, a gable on left has numbers "1915" while the gable on right has numbers "1911". The cement drive is in foreground with a sidewalk off to the right that probably leads to the main ranch house. Large oak trees on left and right of house with a white picket fence separating two of the trees on right. Written on back of photo in blue ink: "Picture of Cousin Mamie's garage, made July 16, 1951 (Keep)".
Date: July 16, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the drive way of leading to the George Ranch house]

Photograph of the drive way of leading to the George Ranch house. The driveway is lined with oak trees. Shrubs and flowers begin near the area of the driveway that veers right (left on photo) and leads to the ranch house; this area has a triangular landscaped area with a large pine tree. To the right and left of the oak tree lined driveway are ranch pastures enclosed by white post fences. Farm to market 762 is the highway in the background. Written on back of photo in blue ink: "This picture shows the drive-way of Cousin Mamie's ranch. In Richmond, Texas. Made July 16, 1951 (Keep)".
Date: July 16, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The George Ranch house with an automobile parked in the driveway]

Photograph of the George Ranch house with an automobile parked in the driveway. The ranch house is a white wooden two story house with screened in upper and lower porches. To the left of the house is a white painted cistern house with white railed stairway leading to upper entrance. The house and yard are enclosed by a white picket fence. The gate to the fence, to the left of the car, is open with the cement sidewalk leading to the front entrance at the screened porch. A large oak tree is to the left of the car. The photograph has scalloped edging. Written on back in blue ink: "Picture of Mr. [&] Mrs. A. P. George's Ranch made July 16, 1951 (Keep or Send back)". Back of photo is watermarked: "Kodak Velox Paper".
Date: July 16, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mamie Davis George standing next to an automobile]

Photograph of Mamie Davis George standing next to an automobile. She has her right hand on the door handle of the back seat. Davis, who wears wire-rimmed glasses, is wearing a knit dress that is just below knee length, with elbow length sleeves, v- neck with wide collar, and belted waist. She is holding a purse in her left hand. Brick building on left (seen through car window); shrubs in right background (seen through car window). Utility poles and wires in upper background. Back of photograph in blue ink: "This picture of Cousin Mamie was made in front of her office, in Richmond, Texas. July 16, 1951. [and at bottom] (Keep)." In pencil: "66".
Date: July 16, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mamie Davis George standing on the sidewalk]

Photograph of Mamie Davis George standing on the sidewalk in front of the [old] Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital building. Davis, who has wire framed glasses, is wearing a knit dress that is just below knee length, with elbow length sleeves, v- neck with wide collar, and belted waist. Davis has her graying hair pulled back into a bun at the nape of her neck. Back of the photograph in blue ink: "Cousin Mamie This picture was made July 16, 1951, at Richmond, Texas. Make at the, "Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital. [and] "(Keep)". In pencil: "66".
Date: July 16, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "the combination of the draw-heads provided with forwardly-projecting portions having curved faces and notches in the rear thereof, bails pivoted centrally on vertical pins passing through the center of the draw-heads, springs exerting a rearward pressure on the rear ends of the bails, and chains secured to the forward ends of the bails to move them in opposition to the pressure of their springs" (lines 78-87).
Date: July 16, 1889
Creator: Neal, Adam S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Stafford, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, July 16, 1982 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Stafford, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, July 16, 1982

Bilingual semi-monthly newspaper from Stafford, Texas, published for the Houston area Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 16, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 16, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 16, 1950]

Letter to Cecile from her father about Aunt Jeane travelling to New York, US relations with Korea, Germany, Austria, Japan, Russia, Russia's actions, politics, economics, possible travel, and other personal matters.
Date: July 16, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, July 16, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, July 16, 1948]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing multiple happenings in Sugar Land ranging from weather, cattle sales, operations in corn, cotton, and alfalfa, the Plantersville gin and the dehydration plant updates, oil and land prospects.
Date: July 16, 1948
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, July 16, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, July 16, 1951]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing Game, Fish & Oyster Commission in Austin, Texas, where James had been getting fish to restock lakes in Sugar Land, Texas.
Date: July 16, 1951
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Imperial Sugar Company, July 16, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Imperial Sugar Company, July 16, 1953]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Imperial Sugar Company discussing an invoice covering telephone calls.
Date: July 16, 1953
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Strike] (open access)

[News Script: Strike]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: July 16, 1971, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Harris Leon Kempner, July 16, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Harris Leon Kempner, July 16, 1954]

Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Harris Leon Kempner discussing a letter to Mrs. Bettye Cooke.
Date: July 16, 1954
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Lurie's Weekly Report, July 16, 1954] (open access)

[Herman Lurie's Weekly Report, July 16, 1954]

Herman Lurie's weekly report for the sugar market. Details include prices, distribution, sugar tons, and refiners.
Date: July 16, 1954
Creator: Lurie, Herman
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer L. Bruce to George Andre, July 16, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Homer L. Bruce to George Andre, July 16, 1954]

Letter from Homer L. Bruce to George Andre discussing the details for a refund in relation to an income tax court case for 1947 and 1948.
Date: July 16, 1954
Creator: Bruce, Homer L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Bettye Cooke, July 16, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Bettye Cooke, July 16, 1954]

Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Bettye Cooke responding to her letter about her resignation from the Imperial Agency and that they will be sending a letter of recommendation, owed vacation pay, and tax refunds to her.
Date: July 16, 1954
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Glenn A. Andrews, July 16th, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Glenn A. Andrews, July 16th, 1954]

Letter from Glenn A. Andrews detailing a recommendation to future employers of Bettye Cooke who worked as a book keeper for the Imperial Agency.
Date: July 16, 1954
Creator: Andrews, Glenn A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner, July 16, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner, July 16, 1954]

Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing the Sam F. Bashara lease and communicating with lawyers.
Date: July 16, 1954
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, July 16, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, July 16, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James discussing the proposed new Hospital.
Date: July 16, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Thomas Leroy James, July 16, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Thomas Leroy James, July 16, 1960]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Thomas Leroy James discussing industrial sites.
Date: July 16, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Homer L. Bruce, July 16, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Homer L. Bruce, July 16, 1965]

Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Homer L. Bruce discussing a letter from California & Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corporation that disagrees with his opinion.
Date: July 16, 1965
Creator: Armstrong, Robert Markle
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Pearson to R. M. Armstrong, July 16, 1971] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Pearson to R. M. Armstrong, July 16, 1971]

Letter from T. N. Pearson to R. M. Armstrong discussing raw sugar that has melted and caused a sugar shortage. Steps and information needed to conduct monthly inventories is provided. The raw sugar cut-off statement is attached.
Date: July 16, 1971
Creator: Pearson, T. N.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Stewart B. Evans to Mr. I. H. Kempner, Jr., July 16, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Stewart B. Evans to Mr. I. H. Kempner, Jr., July 16, 1953]

Letter from Stewart B. Evans to Isaac H. Kempner, Jr. discussing increasing the rate on Kempner's demand loan.
Date: July 16, 1953
Creator: Evans, Stewart B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, July 16, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, July 16, 1953]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner discussing the plan for Wilton Cohen to apply for a bank note, the deaths of three prominent citizens, and his visit to Sugar Land with Harris Leon Kempner.
Date: July 16, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History