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[Photograph of Fort Riley Maneuvers Camp]

Photograph of soldiers setting up a camp of tents in an open field. Text on the photo says "Texas National Guards making camp, Ft. Riley Maneuvers."
Date: 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, September 16, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, September 16, 1906]

Letter from Ida Moses to her uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, discussing friends and family members who have come down with sickness; her mother and uncle have both become stricken to their beds and her sister Jessie's family have "had a serious time with Typhoid fever."
Date: September 16, 1906
Creator: Moses, Ida
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, October 12, 1902] (open access)

[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, October 12, 1902]

Letter from Ida Moses to her uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, discussing her upcoming visit to his place; her husband's business will keep them from visiting until the middle of November but hope to "stay a few weeks." Ida also says that her mother is especially looking forward to the visit as she has not seen her grandchildren for a year.
Date: October 12, 1902
Creator: Moses, Ida
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, July 7, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, July 7, 1907]

Letter from Ida Moses to her uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, letting him know that she hopes he will be able to come and visit in the near future; she also hopes that cousins "Dr. and Fannie Hamilton will meet you here next month."
Date: July 7, 1907
Creator: Moses, Ida
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, October 15, 2013 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, October 15, 2013

Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, a couple who were involved with the school system in Kerrville, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Burton discuss their family histories, their move move to the area, Pat's work with the Tivy school system, Louis's coaching career, and the flood of 1932. The interview includes photographs of the couple and their family, on pages 27-37.
Date: October 15, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Burton, Louis M. & Burton, Pat
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie]

Portrait of Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie wearing a long gown and a large wig of hair on her head; she is standing on a straw floor and is leaning against a large potted plant.
Date: 1893~
Creator: Hopkins
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, May 3, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, May 3, 2001

Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, an armed forces veteran and Veteran's Administration worker from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Blodgett describes moving to and growing up in Kerrville, and his work with the VA Hospital there (first as a clerk, and finally, as acting associate director). Besides serving in the service for four years, he also worked in several VA facilities around the country before making his way back to Kerrville. His memories of the town include details of the flood of 1932, his role in founding the Buck 'N' Bull Club (a rifle club) in 1946, and a few stories concerning the religious community. A historical profile of the Kerrville VA Hospital is included at the end of interview transcript.
Date: May 3, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Blodgett, Vern
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, March 4, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, March 4, 1906]

Letter from Ida Moses to her uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, mostly describing her mother's accident in which she fell at her house and messed up her leg causing her to be confined to her bed for at least six weeks. She goes on to say that she wants him to come and visit the next time he comes up; she also asks about the rest of the family and how they are doing.
Date: March 4, 1906
Creator: Moses, Ida
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, May 7, 1904] (open access)

[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, May 7, 1904]

Letter from Idee Moses to her uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, asking when he would be out their way to visit, as he is going to "the fair before the weather gets too warm." She mentions that they are now moved and comfortably living in their new home; they have had a lot of rain over the last two weeks.
Date: May 7, 1904
Creator: Moses, Ida
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Minnie Goff to Lois Matlock]

Postcard from Minnie Goff to her friend Lois Matlock saying she saw her ad in the "Missouri and Kansas Farmer" expressing her desire to trade cards. Minnie also asks how old she is and when her birthday is. The image on the card depicts a home situated near a creek within a circle border surrounded by large flowers.
Date: 191u-02-23
Creator: Goff, Minnie
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History