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Annual Reception Bay View Club September 26, 1917
Guest registry book for a reception at the Bay View Club in 1917; each page of the book contains the handwritten names of each person that was in attendance. Also included in the record is an envelope containing the ribbon that ties the booklet together.
Date:
September 26, 1917
Creator:
Bay View Club
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[August Young's Declaration of Intention, 1918]
Photocopy of August Young's sworn Declaration of Intention (filed in the McCulloch County District Court) to become a United States citizen, containing his renunciation of loyalty to any foreign power, in particular the King of Sweden, and recitation of his arrival from Jonkaping, Sweden to the port of New York in the State of New York aboard a White Star Line vessel on 1889-02-16 and his present marriage to Annie Young, who was born in Sweden.
Date:
August 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Austin Trade Excursion, Georgetown
Photograph of the Austin Trade Excursion in Georgetown. Men in suits are gathered at a street intersection in the town. Some cars are visible in the street.
Date:
1910~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barron Field Review
Book documenting the history of Barron Field, a military airfield established in 1917 near Fort Worth, Texas. It includes a list of all of the departments, personnel, and activities at the airfield.
Date:
1919~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Battle Ship South Carolina
Photograph of the Battleship South Carolina at Galveston, Texas.
Date:
July 20, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Biplane]
Photograph of a grounded biplane in a field near St. Edward's University in south Austin.
Date:
April 7, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Biplanes]
Photograph of a line of biplanes with a large crowd of observers in the background. The field is near St. Edward's University in south Austin.
Date:
April 7, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Booklet for The Queen's Ball]
Booklet for the Queen's Ball, a celebration of the coronation of Her Majesty Queen of the Year at the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco. Included in the booklet is a portrait of Her Majesty Queen of the Year, a list of members of the royal court, a program of dances and songs, a list of duchesses for Texas, and committee members.
Date:
November 9, 1916
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Booklet for The Queen's Ball]
Booklet for the Queen's Ball, a celebration of the coronation of Her Majesty Queen of the Year at the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco. It was held at the Cotton Palace Coliseum. Included in the booklet is a list of members of the royal court, a program of dances and songs, and a list of duchesses for Texas.
Date:
November 11, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cablegram from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Father, December 22, 1918]
Cablegram from Henry Clay, Jr. to his father back home wishing his family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as well as saying he has nine solo flight hours.
Date:
December 22, 1918
Creator:
Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cablegram from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, March 2, 1918]
Cablegram from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother detailing his total number of flight hours.
Date:
March 2, 1918
Creator:
Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Campbell Family at Mount Bonnell]
Photograph of the Campbells and John Barry Caldwell at Mount Bonnell (Lover's Leap) in Austin. The family is posing on a tree leaning off of a cliff. The Colorado River is visible in the background.
Date:
April 7, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Campbells and Caldwells at Mount Bonnell]
Photograph of the Campbell Family and Caldwell Family at Mount Bonnell (Lover's Leap) in Austin. The Colorado River is visible in the distance.
Date:
April 7, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Car with a Flat Tire]
Photograph of a couple standing by a car. The man at the front of a picture is holding a car jack, attempting to fix a flat tire. The caption on the back reads "Bob got a puncture in route to Galveston from Austin 7/17/13 just before arriving at Giddings."
Date:
July 17, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Certificate for Two Shares of the Capital Stock of Grapevine Producing Company
Certificate of interest presented to Earl Yates certifying that "Earl Yates is the owner of Two shares of interest of the Grapevine Producing Company, of Grapevine, Texas, of the par value of Ten Dollars..."
Date:
June 18, 1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Chattel Mortgage Agreement Between W. H. Bonnell and Charles Schreiner]
Original chattel mortgage document of agreement between W. H. Bonnell and Charles Schreiner. The agreement states that Bonnell will secure his debt to Schreiner that amounts to a total of $5,000 by conveying his "entire flock of goats" and "entire flock of sheep" as collateral until he is able to pay the debt that is to be due on November 1, 1917. Later in the agreement there is a statement that says Schreiner has full authority to sell of the property if Bonnell is not able to pay off the debt.
Date:
June 5, 1917
Creator:
Leavell, J. R.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Chattel Mortgage Agreement Between W. H. Bonnell and Charles Schreiner]
Original copy of a chattel mortgage agreement between W. H. Bonnell and Charles Schreiner in which Bonnell owes $1,358 to Schreiner as well as $400 in other fees. In this document Bonnell places his property, including his goats, up as collateral until he is able to pay back the debt; should he default Schreiner would be empowered to sell the property stated.
Date:
November 9, 1912
Creator:
Moore, A. H.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Chattel Mortgage Agreement Between W. H. Bonnell and Charles Schreiner Bank]
Chattel mortgage agreement between W. H. Bonnell and Charles Schreiner Bank in the total amount of $4,350 which Bonnell owes to the bank. The document stipulates that the debt is due on July 1, 1919, and Bonnell is putting up his "entire flock of goats" and "entire stock of cattle" as collateral to secure the note; if the debt is not paid then the bank "shall thereupon be fully empowered to sell the property herein mortgaged." There is an attached note at the bottom that reads in part: "The note herein secured is given in renewal of balance owing by me to said Charles Schreiner Bank on a certain note of date June 5, 1917." Also attached on the back is a certificate acknowledging that the copy of this document has been filed.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Leavell, John R.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Chattel Mortgage Agreement Between W. H. Bonnell and Charles Schreiner, June 26, 1913]
Chattel mortgage agreement made between Charles Schreiner and W. H. Bonnell who is indebted to Schreiner for a total of $900. In this document, Bonnell states that he has conveyed and mortgaged a portion of his property to Schreiner as collateral until he was able to pay off the debt that is to be due on October 1, 1913.
Date:
June 26, 1913
Creator:
Leavell, J. R.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Children Riding Donkeys]
Photograph of two children on donkeys in Mineral Wells. Some houses are visible in the background.
Date:
September 1, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Children's Day Parade Boulevard, Galveston
Photograph of Children Day Parade at Galveston. The parade is made up of girls with baby carriages. Crowds of adults are on the sidewalks on either side of the parade route. The ocean is visible in the background.
Date:
August 1, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Children's Parade, Galveston
Photograph of a Children's Day Parade at Galveston. The parade is made up of girls with baby carriages. Adults are on the sidewalk and the ocean is visible in the background.
Date:
August 1, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Photograph of the Turney Family and Friends]
Photograph of he Turney Family as well as some of their friends on Christmas Day 1918. Baldwin Gonzales is standing at the front in his U. S. Army uniform and Lee Turney is standing in the back between two women and is wearing a suit.
Date:
December 25, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Contract Between J. C. and Ella Willis and the Haslet State Bank Number 1]
Photocopy of a contract prepared between the Haslet State Bank and J. C. Willis and Ella Willis; this document outlines the dimensions of a piece of land establishing the borders of the land.
Date:
September 30, 1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History