[Photograph of eight people standing beneath the Nancy Jones Oak tree]

Photograph of eight people standing beneath the Nancy Jones Oak tree in the George Ranch house yard. According to the "1996 George Ranch Historical Park Interpreter Training Manual" the huge tree to the left of the photograph was planted in 1824 by Nancy Jones. The group of six men and two women are standing in front of one of two wooden picnic tables. The second man from the right is possibly Albert Peyton George. There is a chain with a metal bar attached to it hanging from a limb of the oak tree just to the left of the group of people. A smaller oak tree is to the right side of the photo. Beyond the wire fence in the background is a white wooden building and trees. Written in ink below the photo: "March 2 1940". Also written on back in blue ink: "March 2 1940". Stamped on back in black: "94" and watermark "Velox".
Date: March 2, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A large tree in the snow covered yard of the George Ranch]

Photograph focuses on the snow covered yard of the George Ranch. A large tree is in center of photo with shrubs on left. Snow topped roof of a building on right. Trees in distance. Written in blue ink in white border at bottom of photo: "Jan 19 1940". The photograph is bordered by a black pattern that has black text in corners: top left "Texas", top right "Studer", bottom right "Photo", and bottom left "San Antonio". Stamped on back in blue: "45".
Date: January 19, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Baptist Church in Richmond, Texas]

Photograph of the Baptist Church in Richmond, Texas. The photograph was taken after snow. The roof top of the tall two story brick building is covered with snow. There is a turret with steeple on top near the north east face of the building. There is partial view of a snow covered automobile on far right. Written at the bottom of the photograph in blue ink: "Jan 19 1940". Written on back of photo in pencil: "Baptist Church Richmond". Stamped in black on back: "Your Entire Roll Developed and Jumbo Printed Like This Print 6 or 8 Exposure Roll 40 [cents] 6 [cents] Each If Ordered Separately Studer Photo Co. Authorized Dealer".
Date: January 19, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two women sitting in the snow covered lawn of the George Ranch house]

Photograph of two women sitting in the snow covered lawn of the George Ranch house. Both women have dark hair and are wearing dark clothing. The George Ranch house is a two story wooden white house. Note that the top and bottom porches are screened and the windows are not shuttered in this photo. The well manicured shrubbery that line the outside of the house are snow topped. Written in blue ink at bottom of photo: "Jan 19 1940". The photograph is bordered by a black pattern. Top right corner of pattern has "San Antonio" written in it; top left corner "Texas", bottom left "Photo" and bottom right, "Studer". Back of photo is stamped "473" in blue.
Date: January 19, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A barbed wire fence and cattle on the George Ranch after a snowfall]

Photograph of a snow covered pasture on the George Ranch. Snow covered road with ice/water filled ditch, and fence in foreground. White Brahman cattle are gathered around several feed/water troughs within the pasture. Other cattle are beneath the tin pole barn in center right. Cross fence in background with windmill and small white wooden building in right background. 001 has "8" written in pencil on back. .002 is an 8 x 10 enlargement of .001.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Brahman bull]

Close-up full length photograph of a Brahman bull (facing left) in a pasture on the King Ranch. Barb wire fence with white fence posts separating pasture with trees and wooden cabin (center) in background.
Date: [1940..1955]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Brahman bull]

Close-up full length photograph of a Brahman bull (facing right) in a pasture on the King Ranch. White wooden fence in background.
Date: [1940..1955]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brahman cattle in a pasture in front of the George Ranch house]

Photograph of Brahman cattle in a pasture in front of the George Ranch house. The George house is to the center right of the photograph. Other ranch buildings on right and left. Trees in background. Photograph is blurred. Stamped in back in black: "05".
Date: [1940..1955]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cattle in a snow covered pasture on the George Ranch]

Photograph of a snow covered pasture on the George Ranch. A herd of cattle is gathered near wooden feed/water troughs in front of a tin roofed pole barn. There is a calf on the left side of the barn. Trees in distance. Written in pencil on back of .001 "3". .002 is an 8 x 10 enlargement of .001.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cattle in a snow covered pasture on the George Ranch]

Photograph of a snow covered pasture on the George Ranch. A large herd of cattle is gathered near wooden water and feed troughs on left. Pole barn in left background. Trees in distance. Back of photo has "4" written in pencil.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cattle in a snow covered pasture on the George Ranch]

Photograph of a snow covered pasture on the George Ranch. A herd of cattle is gathered near wooden feed/water troughs in front of a tin roofed pole barn. There is a calf on the left side of the barn. Trees in distance. Written in pencil on back of .001 "3". .002 is an 8 x 10 enlargement of .001.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-up photograph of the George Ranch house and front yard]

Close-up photograph of the George Ranch house and front yard. There is a large oak tree in left foreground with a bench carved from the trunk of a tree near the base. The white picket fence encloses the house. In the right foreground are shrubs on either side of the cement sidewalk that leads to the front gate. Large oak trees within the picket fenced yard obscure the view of the barns in right background. The ranch house, to the left, is a white wooden two story house with screened lower and upper porches. Stamped in black on the back of the photo: "Humble Oil and Refining Company Houston, Texas Photo By: Mel Coston".
Date: [1940..1950]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope with print reading: "Houston Fat Stock Show"] (open access)

[Envelope with print reading: "Houston Fat Stock Show"]

Envelope that contained 38 photographs. Manila envelope with red print reading: "Houston Fat Stock Show - and Live Stock Exposition - Houston, Texas" below this print is a red image of a cow's head in a star with ribbons, sheep, hog, and cow drawing at interval between star points. The star is enclosed in a circle. Written below circled star image is written "Premium List" Stamped in red near top center "[drawing of a globe] The Best Job In The World Enlist U. S. Army" The stamp is postmarked "Houston, Texas Oct 21 '46 PB Meter 93104 U. S. Postage Paid .04 1/2" and addressed to "For [in red print] A. P. George Richmond, Texas [in blue ink]
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Erwin Eben wearing a dark suit]

Photograph (copy) of a young man. Written on back of photo in pencil: "Erwin Eben (son of Albert [&] Augusta Eben) Lived in house on Ranch along FM 762 circa: early 1940s". In this photograph that ends at the waist, Eben, who has short dark wavy hair, is wearing a dark three piece suit (two ink pens in left pocket?), white shirt, and tie. He has a pin on his left lapel.
Date: [1940..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Farm worker on the George Ranch]

Photograph of a farm worker on the George Ranch. The man is wearing rubber boots, jacket, gloves, and winter cap. He is pointing to the left with his right hand. There is a truck in the background; fence line along the right side of photo. This photograph is from the Edward Kopychinski collection. The photograph is bordered by a black pattern that has "Fox Co." printed in the top right and bottom left corners. Stamped on back in black: "Fox-Tone Print Fox Co. [outline of fox] San Antonio, Texas February 1961".
Date: [1940..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fence next to the snow covered George Ranch house and yard]

Photograph of the George Ranch house and yard. The photo was taken near the front driveway (not seen) of the front pasture covered in snow (fence posts and wire in foreground). The two story white wooden ranch house is on the left side of the photograph with the ranch bars on the left. There are wagons and tractors parked outside of the barns. .001 has "9" written in pencil on back. .002 is an 8 x 10 enlargement of .001.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fence next to the snow covered George Ranch house and yard]

Photograph of the George Ranch house and yard. The photo was taken near the front driveway (not seen) of the front pasture covered in snow (fence posts and wire in foreground). The two story white wooden ranch house is on the left side of the photograph with the ranch bars on the left. There are wagons and tractors parked outside of the barns. .001 has "9" written in pencil on back. .002 is an 8 x 10 enlargement of .001.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fences in a snow covered pasture on the George Ranch]

Photograph of a snow covered pasture on the George Ranch. Partial view of a metal gate on left with sign reading: "Member Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn? Posted". White fence posts and wire fence in foreground. Cross fence extends from right side of photo and across to left. A large tin barn is in the background center left. Center right is three stacks of grain (supported by poles in center) with cattle eating around them. In the background on far right, the chicken house and garage (far building on right) can be seen. Written on back of photo in pencil: "6".
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front screened porch of the George Ranch house covered in snow]

Photograph close-up of the front screened porch of the George Ranch house. The columns of the front porch are brick. A round topped shrub located near the front door is covered with snow. Other shrubs on right and left of front door. Footprints in foreground lead to the front door. Written on back in pencil: "4". .002 is an 8 x 10 enlargement of .001.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front screened porch of the George Ranch house covered in snow]

Photograph close-up of the front screened porch of the George Ranch house. The columns of the front porch are brick. A round topped shrub located near the front door is covered with snow. Other shrubs on right and left of front door. Footprints in foreground lead to the front door. Written on back in pencil: "4". .002 is an 8 x 10 enlargement of .001.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[George, Alfred, Raymond, and Frank Jodarski]

Outdoor photograph of four men. The men are identified as (left to right): "Little Brother George, brother Alfred, Raymond, and Frank Jodarski". The photograph was taken in 1940. All of the men are wearing hats. Fence posts in right background; shrub in left background. Written at top of image: "George, Alfred, Raymond 5 (or S?) [&] Papa - 1940".
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The George Ranch house with the fence gate open]

Photograph of the George Ranch house. The ranch house is a two story white wooden home with three of the four brick chimneys visible in this view. There is also a television antennae on roof near the dormer. Note that both the top and the bottom porches are screened, and no shutters adorn the windows. The gate of the white wooden picket fence is opened, leading to the cement sidewalk. Shrubs line the perimeter of the house. Large tree in right rear with braches of other large trees on right and left. Stamped on back of photo in black: "H822".
Date: [1940..1950]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Large herd of cows and a large haystack]

Photograph of a large herd of cows. There is a large haystack in the center, left of the photo. Trees line the background.
Date: [1940..1955]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A large oak tree in front of the George Ranch house]

Photograph of the George Ranch house and yard. A large oak tree is at the center foreground of the photo. A bench carved from a tree trunk sits near the base of this tree. Tall tree trunk on left foreground with wooden bench also in left foreground. A white wooden picket fence encloses the George Ranch house. The house is a two story wooden white house. Note the enclosed top and bottom porches, and the windows that are not shuttered. The cistern house to the left rear of the main house is painted white and has white railed stairs leading to the door near top.
Date: [1940..1950]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History