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[Evalyn Stone School and Family Scrapbook]
Scrapbook belonging to Evalyn Stone filled with photos of family outings and time spent with college friends.
Date:
1913/1921
Creator:
Stone, Evalyn
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Thelma Dees TWC Senior Year scrapbook]
Scrapbook filled with photographs, notes, memorabilia, and ephemeral objects from Thelma Dees' senior year at Texas Woman's College.
Date:
1919/1920
Creator:
King, Thelma Dees
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mabel Malone TWC Scrapbook]
Scrapbook filled primarily with flyers, programs, letters, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera from Mabel Malone's college days. Photos of friends and family members can be seen on a few pages near the back of the book.
Date:
1918-09-10/1922~
Creator:
Meyer, Mabel Malone
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Thelma Dees TWC Scrapbook]
Scrapbook filled primarily with programs, flyers, clippings, and other ephemera related to time spent at Texas Woman's College. A small yearbook with the name, "Texas Woman's College and Conservatory", can be seen pasted onto the first page.
Date:
1916-06/1923-05-15
Creator:
King, Thelma Dees
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Tag]
Identification tag with printed red text -- "S. D. Myres Saddle Co. Saddles and Cowboy Supplies. 5030 Alameda Blvd. El Paso, Texas" -- above several blank lines labeled "To." Handwritten text on the back of the tag says, "Buckle set given by P. M. Kelly & S.D. Myres, 1910."
Date:
1910~
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. H Beall to Sam Myres, March 24, 1911]
Letter from J. H. Beall to Sam Myres discussing the need for the machinery that was ordered for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company to be paid for.
Date:
March 24, 1911
Creator:
Beall, J. H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Award for Sam Myres from the U.S. War Department]
Certificate for "distinguished service" awarded to Sam Myres by the U.S. War Department for his donations of saddles and other gear to the military during World War I. It includes two letters regarding the award, including a statement from the War Department Director of Purchase, Storage and Traffic citing the nomination for a certificate for recognition and a letter from the headquarters of the Southern Department awarding the certificate to Myres.
Date:
1919-12/1920-02
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of an S. D. Myres Saddle Company Saddle]
Postcard with an image of "The World's Finest Astride Saddle," advertising a contest with the text, "This handsom Silver and Gold mounted Astride Saddle will be given away to the Rider who sends the most orders between June first 1917 and December first 1918 by S. D. Myres, Saddlery, Sweetwater, Texas." The back of the postcard does not contain correspondence.
Date:
1917~
Creator:
S. D. Myres Company
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
S. D. Myres Saddle Company Catalog: 1916
Catalog describing saddles and accessories available for sale by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company, including an individual entry for each saddle with a photo, catalog number, price, and detailed description. There are also entries for saddle trees, chaps, spurs, belts, bridles, holsters, stirrups, gloves, bags, and other accessories.
Date:
1916~
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. F. Cochran to Sam Myres, October 14, 1918]
Letter from A. F. Cochran to Sam Myres discussing Myres shortage of buckles and rings used to make saddles for the war effort. Cochran asks that next time, Myres makes sure to include the uncompleted shipping orders so that the materials will be able to get to Myres as soon as possible.
Date:
October 14, 1918
Creator:
Cochran, A. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' Hella Temple Membership Card]
Membership card issued to Sam D. Myres by the Hella Temple in Dallas, Texas. The center of the card has a stamp with the Hella Temple seal, which has an image of a pyramid inside a circle.
Date:
June 24, 1918
Creator:
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Hella Temple (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Chappell Hill Independent School District, 1912-1913
Catalog describing the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, school calendar, and campus life of Chappell Hill Independent School District in Chappell Hill, Texas.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Chappell Hill Independent School District
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Chappell Hill Female College, 1911
Catalog describing the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, university calendar, and campus life of Chappell Hill Female College in Chappell Hill, Texas.
Date:
1911
Creator:
Chappell Hill Female College
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Chappell Hill Female College, 1910
Catalog describing the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, university calendar, and campus life of Chappell Hill Female College in Chappell Hill, Texas.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Chappell Hill Female College
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard From Fred to His Sister, October 20, 1917]
Postcard from Fred to Ms. Eva Safowin telling her about life in Waco. The postcard shows three soldiers beside a tent, an American flag, and three rifles.
Date:
October 20, 1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorial Card for Phil Bahl]
Memorial card for John Phil Bahl, died January 22, 1918, at the age of 68. This card is black and has a short poem printed on the bottom half.
Date:
January 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a High School Basketball Team]
Photograph of a basketball team from Henderson High School in 1917. A list of names is provided on the back.
Date:
1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Two-Story House]
Photograph of a two-story house with a porch and balcony. The text on the back reads: "Grandmother' grandfather' home...1902 Austin Ave...Built 1915....William E. Colgin Sr."
Date:
1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorial Card for Myrtle Sherman Creed]
Memorial card for Myrtle Sherman Creed (1881-1913). There is a portrait of Myrtle in the center of the card and a short poem printed on the bottom.
Date:
1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Brooke Doswell Smith]
Photograph of young Brooke Doswell Smith (1911-1988) on Christmas, 1917. A Christmas tree and a little dog are also seen in the photograph.
Date:
1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Fannie L. Smith]
Framed photograph of Fannie L. Smith in an outdoor setting.
Date:
1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Four Soldiers in Front of a Rock Wall]
Photograph of four enlisted soldiers wearing full uniforms, standing at ease in front of a loose stone wall in France. The men are identified as (left to right): Sergeant E. W. Koerth, Sergeant C. C. McKee, Sergeant Joe Herman, and Sergeant U. C. Erwin.
Date:
December 15, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook of Photographs and Notes Associated With Lionel Aulis Robinson, Jr., 1913]
Scrapbook album of the early life of Lionel Aulis Robinson, Jr. (1915 - 1930). Inside of it are photographs and notes assumed to be written by the mother, May Harris Robinson, about his first day of school, the progression of his height and weight, his christening, etc.
Date:
1913
Creator:
Von Hartmann, Evelyn
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Mary Louise Hanrick]
Portrait of eleven year old Mary Louise Hanrick in a squared dress and a paper in her left hand.
Date:
June 26, 1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History