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[Photograph of Dutch Acton with an Eagle]
Photograph of Dutch Acton standing in front of a truck and holding an eagle with its wings outstretched. He roped and killed the eagle at Youngblood Ranch.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum for Texas Cotton Industries]
A memorandum discussing the properties owned and managed by Texas Cotton Industries. Also shown are the accounting records according to H. Kempner's books.
Date:
1953-05-27~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Women Cooking at the Old Borunda Cafe
Photgraph of women working in the kitchen at the Old Borunda Cafe taken in 1953. They were preparing a breakfast for a party using their wood-burning stove.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The History of Athletics in Marfa: A Research Paper Presented to Dr. Clifford Casey
Research paper written by Carlton Lewis Smith about the history of Marfa High School athletics. Included in the paper are scores of football and basketball games from 1914 to 1951, as well as an overview of coaches J. E. Gregg, L. B. Martin and Bodie Hunter.
Date:
January 1953
Creator:
Smith, Carlton Lewis
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to I. H. Kempner, June 10, 1953]
Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner discussing the main points of a report given by James and Jake Shrum. The letter reviews aspects of different farms according to J. C. Wilson. James also met with Judge Hunter Metcalfe and Judge J. H. Drane to inspect work done on some of the properties.
Date:
June 10, 1953
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of a fence line contrast. The pasture on the left has been heavily grazed with sheep. No rains have occurred in 1953. The result is that the range is almost bare. The pasture on the right has not been used as heavily and some clover still remains.
Date:
July 23, 1953
Creator:
Rechenthin, C. A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Lyda Quinn, July 3, 1953]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Lyda Kempner discussing about the different farmland properties and their irrigation sources, net worth, and their respective usage in West Texas centered around Pecos, Texas.
Date:
July 3, 1953
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William W. Sealy to Dan and Jeane Kempner, June 3, 1953]
Letter from William W. Sealy to Dan and Jeane Kempner discussing Galveston, news about a mutual friend, a painting Sealy had donated to a library in Montreal, and Sealy's attempts to start an art museum in Galveston.
Date:
June 3, 1953
Creator:
Sealy, William W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to William W. Sealy, June 8, 1953]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to William W. Sealy discussing personal news, especially about paintings donated and paintings owned.
Date:
June 8, 1953
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History