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Women in Western Wear

Copy photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Six White Horses riders posing in in a field in Dodge City, Kansas. The riders are in uniform and are posing with their right shoulders toward the camera. They pose with their sponsor.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards, May 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards, May 22, 1944]

Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards discussing how the U.S. Army split up she and a group of other female pilots. She mentions that they fly BT-14 planes, give instruction to flight cadets, and are supposed to be trained to fly B-26 planes soon. At the top left of the first page, there is a small, printed illustration of the WASP mascot, Fifinella
Date: May 22, 1944
Creator: Duren, Doris
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cattle Drive Poems] (open access)

[Cattle Drive Poems]

Two poems about cattle driving titled, "The Cattle String Out", and "The Drags" with small sketches seen on the page. The sketch at the top appears to be a cow with a brand on its side. Handwriting on back reads, "[illegible] Moore never shook a duty or a danger in his life".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poem
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative about Voting and Politics] (open access)

[Personal Narrative about Voting and Politics]

Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing voting for Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, and his views on current politics of the time. Penciled notes are visible in the margins.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Souvenir of 1876 Rath City (open access)

Souvenir of 1876 Rath City

Description of the steel shoe that oxen wore in a particular caravan that created Rath City and a description of a particular ox that escaped and led a heard of wild cattle. A drawing of a horseshoe-like object is done in pencil around the title on the page.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative about Cowboys] (open access)

[Personal Narrative about Cowboys]

Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing the life of cowboys in the wild west and a visit to Dodge City.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Narrative about an Attack Led by Quanah Parker] (open access)

[Narrative about an Attack Led by Quanah Parker]

Narrative describing an attack on Adobe Walls led by Chief Quanah Parker, followed by the U.S. army's eventual retaliation.
Date: February 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative Describing Cattle Trails] (open access)

[Personal Narrative Describing Cattle Trails]

Personal narrative describing a cattle drive trail from Dodge City to Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

A Friend in Need

Art print of a group of dogs sitting around a table smoking, drinking, and playing poker. One of the dogs in the foreground is covertly handing a card to another dog. The art is titled, "A Friend in Need" at the bottom edge. Handwriting at the top reads, "Luke Short's Saloon Dodge City, Kan, 1880. A.D".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative William John Bryan] (open access)

[Personal Narrative William John Bryan]

Personal narrative written by William John Bryan describing his time at Texas A&M and the careers of some of his fellow classmates. A postcard clipping of a silhouetted bugle player is with the narrative. "Museum" is written in pencil several time at the top edge of the first page.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bryan, William John
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Narrative about a Man Visiting New York] (open access)

[Narrative about a Man Visiting New York]

Narrative about a man describing a trip he took to New York and a woman he dated while there. A "moral" is typed at the end and pencil additions and corrections are written throughout.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative by J. Wright Mooar] (open access)

[Personal Narrative by J. Wright Mooar]

Personal narrative written by J. Wright Mooar describing the creation and purpose of Rath City.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mooar, J. Wright
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative Recounting a Trip] (open access)

[Personal Narrative Recounting a Trip]

Personal narrative describing a story involving travel by stage coach to Dodge City and a man named Shanghai Pierce.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sam Allens Diary (open access)

Sam Allens Diary

Diary excerpts of events around Rath City in 1876.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Requiem For The WASP] (open access)

[Clipping: Requiem For The WASP]

Newspaper clipping about the history of the WASP from their creation to disbandment.
Date: unknown
Creator: Poole, Barbara E.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

Exterior Buildings

1 copy negative of Front Street in Dodge City, Kansas. There are multiple horse-drawn vehicles in front of the various storefronts.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History