[Letter from Oscar Holcombe to John J. Herrera - 1938-12-13] (open access)

[Letter from Oscar Holcombe to John J. Herrera - 1938-12-13]

Letter to John J. Herrera from Oscar Holcombe thanking Herrea for circulating petitions on Holcombe's behalf during Holcombe's recent, successful mayoral campaign in Houston.
Date: December 13, 1938
Creator: Holcombe, Oscar, 1888-1968
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Large Group Portrait In Front of a Building]

Photograph of a large group portrait of Hispanic men and women in front of a building framed by trimmed bushes and trees. Many of the women in the group are wearing long, flowing white dresses or dark suits with skirts, dark trench coats, and decorative hats. The women in the group are all on the left-hand side of the image. The men in the group, who are all standing on the right-hand side of the image, are wearing dark suits, collared shirts, and ties. The building directly behind them has an open entrance and windows on either side. There is a decorative border around the image and a note handwritten in cursive on the back that reads, "Officers Training School - PP3".
Date: December 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Six Hispanic Ladies Standing in Front of a Building]

Photograph of a group of six Hispanic ladies dressed formally in long dark coats and dresses standing in front of a building. Four of the women are wearing decorative hats, and a couple of them are also holding purses. Next to them on the right-hand side of the image, there is a large bush that cuts off at the top of the image. The building visible behind the bush is made up of mostly window panels. There is another building visible along the dirt path that leads to the background on the left-hand side of the image. This building is also mostly shielded by large bushes and trees. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "The officers of the Presbyterial with Mrs. Cunningham". There are also many numerical markings on the back of the photograph.
Date: December 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hispanic Ladies Standing in Front of the Entrance to a Building]

Photograph of a group of formally-dressed Hispanic ladies standing together for a group portrait. The ladies are wearing long, dark dresses and coats. Most of them are also wearing decorative hats and holding purses. There are three other ladies and a man in a suit standing on the doorstep of the building in the background. There is a large bush shielding most of the building from sight behind the group of women. There is a decorative border around the image.
Date: December 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women Dressed for Church]

Photograph of two ladies standing together and smiling at the camera. The women are wearing long dresses, decorative hats, and high heels. They are facing toward the right-hand side of the image. There us a two-story building lined with windows visible in the background. The image is surrounded by a decorative border, and there is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Two loyal friends of the Mexican work. Mrs. W.W. Downing, Mrs. Stella Campbell of Corpus Christi".
Date: December 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Hispanic Women in a Pick-Up Truck]

Photograph of three women posed around a pick-up truck. One of the girls is sitting in the driver's seat, one is sitting on the side of the door, and the other is standing next to the door. Several other women are visible in the background behind the car. There is a building visible in the background. There is a decorative border around the image and a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "The new Tex-Mex truck - a gift from Refugio - Pres- Mex needs one too".
Date: December 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three People Standing in a Field with Cars]

Photograph of a young woman, an elderly man, and a teenage boy standing together in the middle of a grassy field. The man, who is wearing a suit, has his arms crossed and is facing the woman. The woman, who is wearing a long, lightly-colored trench coat, is holding a handbag and facing the man who is talking to her. The teenage boy, who is wearing a light cardigan and pants, is standing to the man's right and is looking to the side. On the far left-hand side of the image, there is a group of people that are cut off by the edge of the image. Three cars are parked in a row along the edge of a dirt road in the background. There are several palm trees scattered throughout the field. A decorative border surrounds the image, and there is a handwritten note on the back that reads, "Talking over the Mex. work - Mrs. Seddon Mr. McLane Brooks".
Date: December 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front Yard of a Two-Story Concrete Building]

Photograph of the large front yard of a two-story, concrete building. The concrete of the building is stained around many of the windows, which are lined across both stories. There is a car parked on the dirt path in front of the building. Palm trees, shrubs, and bushes surround the building on all sides. There are various handwritten notes on the back of the photograph including "Pd. Noomi Pd. Blankmeyer" and "Pd. Jillie Rodriguez".
Date: December 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front and Back Yard of a Concrete Building]

Photograph of the expansive front and back yards of a one-story concrete building. The building has windows on all sides as well as several decorative archways. There are palm trees and bushes in the background and surrounding the the building. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "pd. Blankmeyer".
Date: December 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexican Church at Angleton]

Photograph of the Mexican Church at Angleton. The church is a wooden building with large windows along the side, and there are five members of a Sunday School class standing in front. The following is handwritten on the back: "Mex. church at Angleton. Because of rain these were the only ones present, but we had Sunday School anyhow." The photo is dated 12/27/36.
Date: December 27, 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bay City Mexican Presbyterian Church and some members]

Photograph of some of the members of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Bay City, Texas. There are men, women, and children in the picture. They are posing in front of the entrance to the church. The church is a brick building with a covered front porch, and the sign above the entrance says "Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana." There is a fence in front of the church. According to the information on the back of the photograph, it was taken on December 27, 1937.
Date: December 27, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Bay City Mexican Church members]

Photograph of a group of Bay City Mexican Church members. The group includes men, women, and children. Two of the little girls on the front row are holding baby dolls. They are posing in front of the church. According to the information on the back, the photograph was taken on December 27, 1936. The name Esparza is written on the back, but it is not clear whether or not this person is in the photograph.
Date: December 27, 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Members and children of the Bay City Mexican Church]

Photograph of a group of members and children of the Bay City Mexican Church. The group is posing in front of the church, and two of the little girls in front are holding baby dolls. The name of the church, in Spanish, is partly visible on the sign above the entrance. According to the information on the back of the photograph, it was taken on December 27, 1936.
Date: December 27, 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Anna Nygaard]

Photograph of a woman identified as Anna Nygaard, dressed in a nursing uniform. She is standing outside of a building, in front of a series of windows. There is handwritten text on the back of the photograph, part of which is uncertain; additionally it states, "Dec. 1934, Anna Nygaard."
Date: December 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christmas card sent by Esther - 1932]

Christmas card sent by Esther from Houston dated Christmas Eve, 1932. The printed text of the card reads: "To wish you all happiness / at Christmas and throughout / the coming year."
Date: December 24, 1932
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group outside of Lone Star Bag and Bagging Company]

Photograph of a group of workers outside of the Long Star Bag & Bagging Company.
Date: December 2, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lone Star Bag and Bagging Company employees, Christmas, 1939]

Photograph of employees of the Long Star Bag and Bagging Company during Christmas, 1939.
Date: December 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brian Wind on Horseback

Photograph of a man, identified as Brian Wind, on horseback in an empty plot of land. He wears a jacket, cowboy hat, and loose fitting pants. He holds the reins of his light-colored horse with his left hand and looks directly at the camera. Behind him, there appears to be a wire fence. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph reads, "Christmas 1935. Some cowboy!"
Date: December 1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Hansen Family with the Allenson Boys]

Black and white photograph of a family standing together outdoors for a holiday portrait. They are all wearing formal attire. According to handwritten notes on the back of the photograph, the woman wearing the white dress and the man wearing the three piece suit that are standing on the right are Niels M. Hansen and Emma Nielsen Hansen, the patriarch and matriarch of the pictured family. Their son George, visible between them from the chest up, is standing behind them. Their youngest son Alfred and his wife Ima are standing on the left. Two young boys, identified as Leo and Clifford, are standing in the front on the left; they are part of the Allenson family.
Date: December 25, 1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a man holding a gun in his hand]

Photograph of a man dressed in a suit and standing next to a pedestal. He is holding a gun in his hand.
Date: December 10, 1937
Creator: Fuentes, Antonio F.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to John H. Yoe - December 1935] (open access)

[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to John H. Yoe - December 1935]

Letter from Dr. Meyer Bodansky to Dr. John H. Yoe at the University of Virginia. The letter details a chapter covering physiological chemistry in a book written by Dr. Yoe. Dr. Bodansky is slated to translate the chapter.
Date: December 9, 1935
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Yoe to Meyer Bodansky - December 1935] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Yoe to Meyer Bodansky - December 1935]

Letter from Dr. John H. Yoe to Dr. Meyer Bodansky in response to a prior letter detailing a cooperative plan to write a chapter for a book. The letter notes several sections Dr. Yoe has already written, including Reading Exercises, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Colloid Chemistry, and Industrial Chemistry.
Date: December 13, 1935
Creator: Yoe, John H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Van Smith to Meyer Bodansky - December 1936] (open access)

[Letter from George Van Smith to Meyer Bodansky - December 1936]

Letter from Dr. George Van Smith to Dr. Meyer Bodansky thanking Dr. Bodansky for receiving two doctors on a recent trip to Galveston, Texas. Dr. Smith also asks Dr. Bodansky to send reprints of his recent medical work.
Date: December 21, 1936
Creator: Smith, George Van
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar Bodansky to "Mike" - December 1937] (open access)

[Letter from Oscar Bodansky to "Mike" - December 1937]

Letter from Oscar Bodansky to "Mike" detailing his observations on several articles and experiments recently completed.
Date: December 7, 1937
Creator: Bodansky, Oscar, 1901-
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History