Official United States Savings Stamp Album (open access)

Official United States Savings Stamp Album

Official stamp album used for buying savings bonds, the cover has an illustration of a patriot holding a musket. This album is folded like a booklet with squares with prices in them, a large number of these boxes are covered by stamps that have been bought. There is an insert inside the album with more squares and stamps on them; each square has its own monetary value inside.
Date: 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Military Payment Certificate Worth 10 Cents]

Military payment certificate used by the United States Military during the Vietnam War worth 10 cents. The front side of the bill has an illustration of a submarine in an ocean, the serial number is printed in black ink, and there is a note on the bottom that reads: "For use only in United States Military establishments by United States authorized personnel in accordance with applicable rules and regulations." The back of the bill has an illustration showing an astronaut floating in space bordered by a purple field with "10 cents" printed on either side.
Date: [1968..1970]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Military Payment Certificate Worth 5 Cents]

Military payment certificate used by the United States military during the Vietnam War worth 5 cents. The front of the bill has an illustration of a submarine in the ocean and the serial number printed in black ink on the left side. There is a note at the bottom of the bill that reads: "For use only in United States military establishments by United States authorized personnel in accordance with applicable rules and regulations." The back of the bill has an illustration of an astronaut working in space surrounded by a green border with "5 cents" printed on either side.
Date: [1968..1970]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ingrid Griggs to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs, July 3, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Ingrid Griggs to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs, July 3, 1962]

Letter to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs from his wife, Ingrid, back home. Ingrid tells him that she has just finished "painting the upstairs bathroom" and that it was exhausting work. Finally she tells him: "Be sure you don't let your lecherous eyes linger on anybody keep if all for me."
Date: July 3, 1962
Creator: Griggs, Ingrid
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ingrid Griggs to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs, June 23, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Ingrid Griggs to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs, June 23, 1965]

Letter from Ingrid Griggs to her husband Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs regarding daily life back home and that she had to use a check to get a birthday present for James. Ingrid also notes that she has made $15 by mowing yards, and paid someone to take out a lot of trash cans.
Date: June 23, 1965
Creator: Griggs, Ingrid
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ingrid Griggs to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs, June 15, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Ingrid Griggs to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs, June 15, 1965]

Letter from Ingrid Griggs to her husband Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs regarding daily life back home, recently they had a picnic with a church group. She says that her and the kids are going to visit her sister as her husband is "working 96 hours a week."
Date: June 15, 1965
Creator: Griggs, Ingrid
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Military Payment Certificate Worth 10 Cents]

Military payment certificate used by the United States military during the Vietnam War worth 10 cents. The front of the bill has an illustration of a submarine in the ocean and the serial number is printed in black ink on the left side. There is a note on the bill that reads: "For use only in United States military establishments by United States authorized personnel in accordance with applicable rules and regulations." The back of the bill has an illustration of an astronaut in space surrounded by a purple border with "10 cents" printed within it.
Date: [1968..1970]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History