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[Photograph of I. H. Kempner, Jr., November of 1953]
Photograph of I.,H. "Herbert" Kempner, Jr., sent to Sarah Thompson in November of 1953 by Imperial Sugar Company president. The portrait is mounted on a tan matte which reads: "George Maniatia 45 West 57th Street, N.Y." The photograph is encased in a tan folder with the same photographer name on front. Photograph shows I. H. Kempner, Jr., seated in a wooden chair (Photo ends at hips). Kempner Jr. is wearing a suit (with stripe pattern) white shirt, and tie with diamond shapes of multi colors. He has thin, dark hair and has his hands folded across his lap.
Date:
1953-11~
Creator:
Maniatia, George
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial photograph of the George Ranch house and the circular driveway]
Aerial photograph of the George Ranch house and ranch site. The George Ranch house is the two story white wooden building located to the bottom center of the photograph. The house has four brick chimneys seen above the roof line. The upper and lower porches of the ranch house are screened. Adjacent to the ranch house is the white round cistern house with white railed stairway that leads to the upper entrance. The circular driveway is visible to the right of the main house. Other ranch buildings include the chicken house in bottom left corner; garage to the right of the chicken house; above and to the left of the garage are two small white wooden buildings (only one is visible, the other is obscured by trees) that are the servants quarters. The tall gable roofed building seen between the servants quarters and the main house (rear) is barn 1. Above barn 1 is barn 2. To the left of barn 2 is barn 3. Below barn 3 is the dipping vat with a teardrop pen and round pen. Cattle are feeding in the lot below the dipping vat. A bend of Dry Creek is visible between the trees that …
Date:
January 13, 1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial photograph of the George Ranch site next to the highway]
Aerial photograph of the George Ranch site. The highway near bottom right of photo, Farm to Market 762, leads to the George Ranch by turning left at the white wooden entryway. The ranch driveway is lined by white fence posts and trees. Cattle are grazing in the pasture near left bottom of photo. The George Ranch house is on the far left of photo. The two story white wooden house is obscured by large oak trees. There is a large barn to the right of the house and another smaller barn near center left. The town of Richmond is visible from center background to right background. Note the water tower near center right. Written in blue ink on back of photo: "Albert George" 1/13/53".
Date:
January 13, 1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial photograph of the George Ranch house and ranch site]
Aerial photograph of the George Ranch house and ranch site. The ranch house is the white wooden, two story building located in the bottom right corner of the photo. The house has four brick chimneys seen above the roof line. The top and bottom porches of the house are screened. Adjacent to the main house is the white round cistern house. The cistern house has a white railed stairway leading to the upper entrance. The white building to the left rear of the house is the smoke house. Two white wooden buildings near the left corner are the servants quarters. Barn 1 followed by barn 2 are situated above and slightly to the right of the servants quarters. Barn 3 is directly left of barn 3. Below barn 3 is the dipping vat with the teardrop (shaped) pen, and round pen. Written on back of photo in blue ink: "Albert George 1/13/53".
Date:
January 13, 1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Julian Castillo to John J. Herrera - 1953-01-13]
Letter from Julian Castillo (signed "Julius"), Secretary of LULAC Council Number 188 of Fort Bend County, Richmond, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, dated January 13, 1953. Castillo invites Herrera to attend the Fort Bend County Round Up with Council Number 188 members.
Date:
January 13, 1953
Creator:
Castillo, Julian
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Julian Castillo to John J. Herrera - 1953-02-25]
Letter from Julian Castillo, Secretary of Fort Bend County LULAC Council Number 188 of Richmond, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, dated February 25, 1953. Castillo invitates Herrera to Council Number 188's second anniversary banquet to be held March 8, 1953.
Date:
February 25, 1953
Creator:
Castillo, Julian
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Collins to Matthew H. Kelly - 1953-03-21]
Carbon copy of letter from John Collins, C.S.B., of the Basilian Fathers Mexican Mission Center in Rosenberg, Texas to Rev. Matthew H. Kelly of Austin, Texas, dated March 21, 1953. This was a cover letter for enclosures about Planned Parenthood information.
Date:
March 21, 1953
Creator:
Collins, John
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to John Collins - 1953-03-31]
Copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Rev. John Collins of the Basilian Fathers Mexican Mission Center in Rosenberg, Texas dated March 31, 1953. Herrera writes regarding copies of Planned Parenthood literature about birth control that were mailed to Rev. Kelly by Ofelia Mendoz of Planned Parenthood. Herrera refutes the use of his name in Mendoz's letter, and disavows any endorsement of the literature by himself or by LULAC.
Date:
March 31, 1953
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Collins to John J. Herrera - 1953-04-04]
Letter from the Very Rev. John Collins of the Basilian Fathers Mexican Mission Center in Rosenberg, Texas to John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, dated April 4, 1953. This letter acknowledges Herrera's letter refuting personal endorsement or LULAC endorsement of Planned Parenthood literature. Rev. Collins encourages Herrera to publicly deny these policies.
Date:
April 4, 1953
Creator:
Collins, John
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of LULAC junior councils chartered from 1952 to June, 1953]
List of LULAC council's chartered during the 1952-53 tenure of John J. Herrera's term as LULAC National President.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-8
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the commissioners' court to fix an additional compensation or expense allowance from funds of Fort Bend County Drainage District for added duties the commissioners perform on drainage district matters.
Date:
February 19, 1953
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Houston
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date:
1953
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Shoe Shop and Temporary Post Office]
Photograph of a small white shack that delivers services as a shoe shop and temporary post office.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: High scorer]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Sugarland High School football player Kenneth Hall setting a new scoring record in the state, with a season total of 318 points.
Date:
November 22, 1953
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, 1953]
Letter to Cecile from her father about and in the following of Herbert's death.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, February 23, 1953]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James requesting information on the delivery time of a washing machine.
Date:
January 23, 1953
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to T. L. James, January 30, 1953]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James discussing total price for a Bendix Automatic Washer and the delivery location.
Date:
January 30, 1953
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, February 26, 1953]
Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing the recent delivery of a washing machine to H. S. Block's residence.
Date:
February 26, 1953
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, January 27, 1953]
Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing attached pamphlets from Bendix on the Economat Washer with prices included.
Date:
January 27, 1953
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, May 11, 1953]
Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing new suggestions from hay suppliers and their prices.
Date:
May 11, 1953
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. L. James to Judge George Roane, February 4, 1953]
Letter from Thos. L. James to Judge George Roane requesting support on a potential road extension.
Date:
February 4, 1953
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. L. James to Jim Douglas, February 4, 1953]
Letter from Thos. L. James to Jim Douglas discussing a proposed road extension.
Date:
February 4, 1953
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, February 9, 1953]
Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing a farm-to-market road east of Sugar Land and a letter Kempner wrote to E. H. Thornton, Jr., in February.
Date:
February 9, 1953
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. Kyle Chapman to Jim Douglas, January 28, 1953]
Letter from W. Kyle Chapman to Jim Douglas propositioning a new road to link Sugar Land to Westheimer road in Harris County.
Date:
January 28, 1953
Creator:
Chapman, W. Kyle
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History