[Little Girl Wearing a Bathing Suit]

Photograph of a young girl wearing a bathing suit and holding a rope attached to a tree that stands behind her. In the background, an automobile can be seen parked on the side of a dirt road. Beyond the car, there is a house.
Date: August 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sam Wise Home and Family]

Photograph of the home built by Sam Wise with a family standing in front of it and next to a car. The members of the family are identified as: First row: (left to right) Iris and Lindsey Burley, Sadie Wise (pregnant with Lois Wise), Howard Wise, Ray L. Wise held by his father V. A. Wise, Legel and Clyde Wise, and Mary Lou and John Wise; Second row: grandpa Samuel Curtis Wise, Melvin Wise, grandma Francis Josephine Carlisle Wise, Louise Wise, Thelma Lee Wise, and Vera Hunter Wise.
Date: August 12, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Stock Certificate for Texas Cotton Palace Association] (open access)

[Stock Certificate for Texas Cotton Palace Association]

Stock certificate for the Texas Cotton Palace Association, certifying that Wheatley [sic] & Holloway own three shares of the Capital Stock of the Texas Cotton Palace Association. It is signed by Albert T. Clifton, President.
Date: August 11, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Ball High School]

Photograph of an elaborate building on a street corner. A handwritten note below the photo identifies it as Ball High School in Galveston, Texas.
Date: August 11, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Car & Horse Drawn Buggy]

Postcard of a car and horse drawn buggy. In the car there is one man and two small children in the back. The buggy is pulled by one light horse and one dark horse with two men standing next to the buggy. In the background is a light picket fence going around a home. The postcard is addressed to Anton Juenger of Beeville, Texas.
Date: August 30, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of "The Old Swimming Hole"]

Postcard of a local swimming hole near Hico, Texas. The swimming hole is surrounded by large trees that branches lean over into the water. It is addressed to Mrs. S. W. Ellis of Waco, Texas.
Date: August 1912
Creator: Wiseman
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Eason Findley's Cotton Yard]

Stereographic photographs of William Eason Findley's cotton yard. Four workers face the camera standing among of long rows of cotton bales set on the grass. A building and a set of machinery, known as the Munger gin process, are visible in the background.
Date: August 25, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hugh Clemens' Horse]

Photographs of Hugh Clemens and his horse, bowing its head, at the Munger farm and gin in Limestone County. The horse is saddled and is led by the reins by Clemens. Both stand in a field of tall grass in front of large trees.
Date: August 27, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Eason Findley's Home]

Photographs of William Eason Findley's home in the "BlackLand belt". Findley stands at right, next to three women in light-colored dresses and bonnets to his left. The house behind him has two stories, a porch covered with a second-floor balcony, and a wide extension emerging from the back of the house.
Date: August 26, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Dailey and Howell Campbell at Pin Oak Creek]

Photographs of John Dailey and Howell Campbell on a horse-drawn buggy at Pin Oak Creek near Munger, Limestone County. The horse is parked on a dirt road, and both men face towards the camera, seated on the buggy.
Date: August 4, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Joe to Ena R. - August 20, 1918]

Postcard from a Joe to Ena R[?] in Jonesboro, Texas, expressing well wishes to her and "Mother". The front of the postcard is a colored photograph of a long line of mess halls at Camp MacArthur, Waco.
Date: 1918-08-20~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Arthur to Helen M. Noyes - August 22, 1918]

Letter from a soldier named Arthur to Helen M. Noyes of Burlington, Vermont, discussing his menial daily life at Camp MacArthur, Waco. He expresses support for her and suggests that she find a specific type of job. The front of the postcard depicts soldiers walk along a road along cabins in Camp MacArthur.
Date: August 22, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History