The Frisco Rustler (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, May 24, 1940 (open access)

The Frisco Rustler (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, May 24, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Frisco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 24, 1940
Creator: Reed, Whitley
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land Deed to the Church of Christ in Murphy, Texas] (open access)

[Land Deed to the Church of Christ in Murphy, Texas]

Land deed from James T. Murphy and Emma Murphy to R. A. Sale and Han Murphy for the "consideration of twenty dollars." The purchasers are elders "of the Church of Christ at Decator, Collin County," and the next paragraphs detail the perimeters of the land and the purposes of the land, that being "used for Church purposes."
Date: May 20, 1886
Creator: Taylor, Mrs. Frank H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Earl Yates to his "Papa," May 12, 1902] (open access)

[Letter from Earl Yates to his "Papa," May 12, 1902]

Letter from Earl Yates to his "Papa" discussing sales at the shoe store; there is a list on the back of the letter stating customers' names along with the total amount the each spent.
Date: May 12, 1902
Creator: Yates, Earl
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Earl Yates to "Papa," May 2, 1902] (open access)

[Letter from Earl Yates to "Papa," May 2, 1902]

Letter from Earl Yates to "Papa" with a report on how sales at the store had been going and on the back of the letter is a list of people who had made purchases as well as the total amount they spent.
Date: May 2, 1902
Creator: Yates, Earl
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Clifton, Texas Street Scene]

Postcard of a street lined with trees in Clifton, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Lalla D. Stivers in Celina, Texas and says "Hello! Awful hot and dusty here. Am following the Bosque and Brazos Rivers and am finding plenty of gravel. Every mountain is gravel. May go fishing awhile tonight. Goodbye. Hamlett."
Date: May 27, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store to Louise Back] (open access)

[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store to Louise Back]

Receipt from the Murphy grocery store to Louise Back with a list of her purchases and the total amount printed at the bottom. According to the receipt she exchanged eggs thus subtracting 52 cents from her total.
Date: May 21, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store to Louise Back] (open access)

[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store to Louise Back]

Receipt from the Murphy grocery store prepared for Louise Back with the prices listed of each item she purchased and her total written at the bottom.
Date: May 11, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History