[T&P Train #717]

Photograph of T&P train #717 in Fort Worth, Texas. There are other trains visible behind the first, and two water towers in the background. Written underneath the image are "[sic] Fort Worth Texas Mar 27 1940" and "H. E. Chelf."
Date: March 27, 1940
Creator: Chelf, H. E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Commencement announcement from Whitney Ross Bevill - May 28, 1957] (open access)

[Commencement announcement from Whitney Ross Bevill - May 28, 1957]

A commencement announcement from Whitney Ross Bevill, Ft. Worth, Texas, Arlington Heights High School, dated May 28, 1957. Congratulatory note from T. N. Carswell - "Congratulations. May the happy ending you've earned and now enjoy be but a mild preview of a far happier beginning for you as yet you strive and seek to serve throughout the unfolding years of your life".
Date: May 27, 1957
Creator: Bevill, Whitney Ross
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R. C. Crane, March 27, 1908] (open access)

[Letter to R. C. Crane, March 27, 1908]

Letter from an unknown author to R. C. Crane discussing the author's promise to vote for William John Bryan of Abilene int he senatorial race and discussing political conflict surrounding Senator Bailey.
Date: March 27, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Loan Note from The Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene] (open access)

[Loan Note from The Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene]

Loan note detailing the amount and conditions of a loan from The Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene, taken out by W.H. Peckham.
Date: June 27, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. K. Yount to Gayle Snell, November 27, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from B. K. Yount to Gayle Snell, November 27, 1944]

Letter sent from Lt. Gen. B. K. Yount, commander of USAAF Training Command, to WASP Gayle Snell offering well-wishes to WASPs and thanking them for their service.
Date: November 27, 1944
Creator: Yount, Barton Kyle
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Form letter from Captain Reagan Jones addressed to The Chairman, ALL LOCAL BOARDS - December 27, 1944] (open access)

[Form letter from Captain Reagan Jones addressed to The Chairman, ALL LOCAL BOARDS - December 27, 1944]

A form letter addressed to The Chairman, ALL LOCAL BOARDS from Reagan Jones, Captain, Infantry, Manpower Division, State Headquarters for Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas dated December 27, 1944. Jones reports on Changes in Occupational Deferments of Federal Government Employees.
Date: December 27, 1944
Creator: Jones, Reagan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to K.K. Legett, Sr. - April 27, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from K.K. Legett to K.K. Legett, Sr. - April 27, 1906]

Letter written to K.K. Legett, Sr., from his son K.K. Legett, offering advice and expressing frustration about recent decisions made by his father and mother.
Date: April 27, 1906
Creator: Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History