[Cienega Ditch: Contract to Dig Ditch, 1916] (open access)

[Cienega Ditch: Contract to Dig Ditch, 1916]

Contract between the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company, J. H. Lacy, and C.L. Simpson to hiring the two men to cut and dig a ditch along the Scinega [sic] Creek, specifying all special requirements, the time frame, additional time fro inclement weather, and the payment to be received.
Date: January 6, 1916
Creator: Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Inspection of Cattle Shipped or Driven, April 19, 1911 (open access)

Certificate of Inspection of Cattle Shipped or Driven, April 19, 1911

Certificate of inspection of a herd of cattle driven by James H. Parramore. The document shows the number of heads of cattle and the brands used on the herd.
Date: April 19, 1911
Creator: Live Stock Sanitary Board of Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Cattle Sale] (open access)

[Receipt of Cattle Sale]

Receipt acknowledging the sale of cattle from D. D. Parramore to Cliff Roberton.
Date: unknown
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. K. Capeton to Mr. Wheeler, January 17, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from E. K. Capeton to Mr. Wheeler, January 17, 1914]

Letter from E. K. Capeton to Mr. Wheeler discussing the death of Capeton's mare, which was killed by one of J. H. Parramore's bulls, and seeking financial compensation from the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company for his loss.
Date: January 17, 1914
Creator: Capeton, E. K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico: Certificate of Brand, May 17, 1897 (open access)

Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico: Certificate of Brand, May 17, 1897

Certificate approving the registration and use of cattle brands belonging to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company.
Date: May 17, 1897
Creator: New Mexico. Cattle Sanitary Board.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board Certificate of Brand] (open access)

[Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board Certificate of Brand]

Document certifying the filing of a bill of sale from George W. Walker to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company of particular livestock brands. Illustrations of livestock with the brands in question are printed on the page.
Date: April 15, 1898
Creator: Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Warranty Deed from Mary E. Leverich to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company] (open access)

[Warranty Deed from Mary E. Leverich to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company]

Warranty deed for the sale of land from Mary E. Leverich to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company. The deed notes that the land was originally sold to Mary Leverich by the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company, and the document is notarized by Owen E. Murphy.
Date: August 16, 1913
Creator: Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appointment of Agents] (open access)

[Certificate of Appointment of Agents]

Notarized document certifying that the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company appointed J. J. Wheeler as its agent int he state of Arizona and J. D. Jordon as its agent in New Mexico. The document is signed by president of the company, J. H. Parramore.
Date: October 28, 1912
Creator: Texas
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of Sale from George Walker to San Simon Cattle and Canal Co.] (open access)

[Bill of Sale from George Walker to San Simon Cattle and Canal Co.]

Notarized bill of sale certifying the transfer of ownership of particular cattle brands from George W. Walker to the San Simon Cattle and Canal company.
Date: October 28, 1897
Creator: Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. K. Capeton to J. H. Parramore, February 23, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from E. K. Capeton to J. H. Parramore, February 23, 1914]

Letter from E. K. Capeton to J. H. Parramore discussing the death of Capeton's mare, which was killed by a bull belonging to Parramore in Mr. Barker's pasture. Capeton writes seeking out monetary compensation for the loss of his mare and to dispute an accusation made by Mr. Wheeler that he had placed the mare in Mr. Barker's pasture without consent.
Date: February 23, 1914
Creator: Capeton, E. K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Children on Bicycles and Horse

Copy negative of several young boys and girls sitting on horses and bicycles. There are two young girls on bicycles, two boys on the back of a horse pulling a buggy with two more boys and a grown man. In front of the wagon wheel are two young girls and a boy holding a bicycle is at the horse's head.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Men

Copy negative of William H. Hughes and a friend. One man is seated next to an elaborate wicker chair and the other man is standing behind him. Both men are wearing suits, bow ties and hats and have cigars in their mouths.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Men

Copy negative of a portrait of three young men Ira Key, Willliam H. Hughes, and Walter Milam taken in Bisbee, Arizona in 1911.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man

Copy negative of a portrait of Harvey Hamilton Hughes wearing a suit, taken in Bisbee, Arizona by Taylor.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

House Exterior

Copy negative of the stone house of Enus Ernest Hughes and Kate Syrena Hefner Hughes in Bisbee, Arizona.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

House Exterior

Copy negative of a man in a suit and his wife in a dress - Enus Ernest Hughes and Kate Syrena Hefner Hughes - posing at the gate in front of their stone house in Warren (now Bisbee), Arizona sometime between 1913 and 1919.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

House Exterior

Copy negative of 5 people, 2 men, 2 women and an infant posing in front of a stone house in Bisbee, Arizona. Two of the people are unknown, but three of them are Will Hughes, Clarissa Hughes, and Edna Louise Hughes.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

House Exterior

Copy negative of 5 people, 2 men, 2 women and an infant posing in front of a stone house in Bisbee, Arizona. Two of the people are unknown, but three of them are Will Hughes, Clarissa Hughes, and Edna Louise Hughes.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man

Copy negative of a portrait of a man, Harvey Hamilton Hughes. He is wearing a suit.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Children

Copy negative of a two children, Ernest and Edna Hughes, dressed up and posing for a portrait.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man by Cabin

Copy negative of a picture of a man, William H. Hughes, laughing in front of a cabin at CCC Camp in Douglas, Arizona. He is wearing glasses, dressed in a tie and wearing a jacket.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Man

Copy negative of a portrait of William H. Hughes. He is dressed in a bow tie and suit jacket.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Girl

Copy negative of a portrait of Lela Hefner at age 17 in 1905 wearing a bow and sitting in a chair.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History