[Announcement of funeral for R.J. Calder] (open access)

[Announcement of funeral for R.J. Calder]

Announcement of funeral for R .J. Calder. It reads: "Funeral Notice. The friends and acquaintances of R. J. Calder, Are respecfully (sic) invited to attend his funeral from his residence, to=morrow Aug. 29th, at Nine o'clock, a.m. Interment at the Cemetery Richmond, August 28th, 1885."
Date: August 28, 1885
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mourning card of Capt. W. K. Davis] (open access)

[Mourning card of Capt. W. K. Davis]

Mourning card of Capt. W. K. Davis. Died Aug. 3, 1891. Black card with gold edging and writing. Top, center sparrow holding a card that reads: "In Loving Remembrance of". Underneath bird, Holy Bible with "Capt. W. K. Davis, Died Aug. 3, 1891" written on front. Foliage in background. Bottom, center unraveled scroll reads: "Tis hard to break the tender cord, When love has bound the heart, Tis hard, so hard, to speak the words, Must we forever part? Dearest loved one we have laid thee, In the peaceful grave's embrace, But thy memory will be cherished Till we see thy heavenly face."
Date: August 3, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Santa Gertrudis heifer]

Photograph of a Santa Gertrudis heifer. The photograph was enclosed in a folder 2000.034.027a and referenced to in letter 2000.034.027b. The heifer is haltered and being held by a man to far right of photo. The man is also holding a show stick which he is using to position the heifer's right front hoof. The heifer is posed in the grass in front of a tin building. Back of photograph in pencil: "Aug 1970 No [underlined]. Stamped in purple: "Photo by The Santa Gertrudis Journal box 2386 ED 6-3611 Fort Worth, Texas".
Date: August 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Santa Gertrudis sale bull - full side view]

Photograph enclosed in folder 2000.034.027a with reference letter 2000.034.027 of a Santa Gertrudis sale bull. The bull has an "8" branded near his left shoulder, a "101" (?) above rump, and an "O" on left flank. The haltered bull (full side view; bull facing camera) is standing in a stock pen. Rear ends of three white Brahmans on right. A Chevrolet pick up truck on far right with wooden stock pen partitions to the right of the truck. Back of photo in pencil: "Aug 1970 No [underlined]. Stamped in purple on back: "Photo by the Santa Gertrudis Journal Box 2386 ED 5-3611 Fort Worth, Texas".
Date: August 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Santa Gertrudis sale bull]

Photograph enclosed in folder 2000.034.027a with reference letter 2000.034.027 of a Santa Gertrudis sale bull. The haltered bull (being held by unseen person on left who is also holding a show stick pointed to left side of bull) is standing in front of a tin barn with a gavel driveway in front. Three storage tanks (two above ground and one on ground) and a small brick, tin roofed building on left of photograph. Back of photograph in pencil: "Aug 1970 No [underlined]". Stamped in purple on back: "Photo by The Santa Gertrudis Journal box 2386 ED 6-3611 Fort Worth, Texas".
Date: August 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Santa Gertrudis sale bull]

Photograph enclosed in folder 2000.034.027a with reference letter 2000.034.027 of a Santa Gertrudis sale bull. The haltered bull (being held by unseen person on left who is also holding a show stick pointed to left side of bull) is standing in front of a tin barn with a gavel driveway in front. Two metal storage tanks and a utility pole in left background. Back of photograph written in pencil: Aug 1970 No [underlined]. Stamped in purple on back: " Photo by The Santa Gertrudis Journal Box 2386 ED 6-3611 Fort Worth, Texas".
Date: August 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper article taken from The Herald-Coaster] (open access)

[Newspaper article taken from The Herald-Coaster]

Newspaper article taken from The Herald-Coaster, Rosenberg Richmond and dated Tuesday, August 12, 1969, with headline that reads: "George Ranch featured in trade magazine". Above the article is a photo of a bull in a pasture; white fence in background; white house on far right. Caption under photo reads: "A Polled Bull�one of the day Polled bulls used in the George Ranch breeding program. The ranch has recently expanded its operation by purchasing 229 females and 11 herd bulls from the Vachel Lackey Estate in San Antonio and shipping 23 heifers and three bulls to Ontario, Canada." Newspaper photo dimensions are: 13.5 cm x 8.3 cm.
Date: August 12, 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of five children playing in the George Ranch house yard]

Photograph of five children playing in the George Ranch house yard beneath the Nancy Jones oak tree. According to the "1996 George Ranch Historical Park Interpreter Training Manual", the oak tree was planted in 1824 by Nancy Jones and the tree house was later added by Mrs. And Mrs. A.P. George for Mary Jones, daughter of Mrs. George's cousin Henry Jones. There is a little girl standing in front of the tree trunk while four other children play near the wooden lawn furniture near the right side of the photo. There is a smaller oak tree with landscaping surrounding it on the right. A wooden rocking chair is on far right; shrubs and trees in background. There is a sidewalk that leads in front of and through landscaping in the foreground. Typed in black on back of photograph: "Planted by Mrs. Henry Jones (Nancy when they arrived about 1822" and written in black ink "Aug - 1937". Written in pencil: "Nancy Stiles Oak". There is a "C" written in pencil near bottom right corner on front of photograph.
Date: August 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Santa Gertrudis heifer]

Photograph of a Santa Gertrudis heifer. The photograph was enclosed in a folder 2000.034.027a and referenced to in letter 2000.034.027b. The haltered (man's hand visible with lead rope on far right) heifer has a tag in his left ear with "137" printed on it. The heifer is standing in the grass in front of a tin building. A Chevrolet truck is parked to the right. Back of photo in pencil: "Aug 1970 No [underlined]" . Stamped in purple: "Photo by The Santa Gertrudis Journal Box 2386 ED 6-3611 Fort Worth, Texas".
Date: August 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Ryon wearing a dark jacket and cravat]

Pre-1971 copy of an original oval photograph of William Ryon. In the bust portrait, Ryon is wearing a dark jacket and vest with white shirt and dark cravat. His gray hair is thinning at the top and curls above his ears. Underneath the picture is hand-written in pen: "Colonel Wm. Ryon for George A. B. order Choose best one for Copper Plate - Tex" On the lower, right hand corner is written the date "8/29/55" in pencil. On the back, lower, right hand side is written: "3774/159/133"
Date: August 29, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The original Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital]

Photograph of the original Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital. The sprawling single story brick building is partially hid by landscaping. The front entrance, near the center of the building, has many windows, including full length windows to the left of the main entry doorway. Window units are seen in several of the windows to the left of the main entrance. There are six automobiles in the parking lot. A roof top to a large two story house can be seen in left background. Written on back of photograph in pencil: "9/1/55 Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital". Stamped on back in black: Humpola Photo Studio Rosenberg, Texas [in red] Aug 23 1955".
Date: August 23, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two men herding cattle down a street]

Photograph of two African-American men herding cattle down a street. Writing on back in blue ink reads: "Made Aug 14"1897 - H. K. Mitchell. Stock Day at Mitchells Scales". The cattle are crossing over a small water filled ditch at an intersection of a gravel and dirt road. There are buildings on opposite side of the road with "Pittsburgh Coal" sign written across the building in the center. Wooden gates on left; other buildings in right background. The photograph is mounted on a tan cardboard substrate.
Date: August 14, 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A tree in front of the H. K. Mitchell house]

Photograph of a white wooden house with tin roof. Writing on back of photo reads: "Our Home Aug 31" 96 H. K. Mitchell". The house is a single story white wooden house with a covered front porch. There is a small white building with same design as the house on the left. The house and outbuilding are surrounded by a white picket fence. There are trees near the outside perimeter of the fence. A lamppost can be seen on far right near the intersection of two dirt roads. There is a white building partially obscured by trees on far left. The photograph is mounted on a gray cardboard substrate.
Date: August 31, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History