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[Photograph Album of Texas Woman's College]
Photograph/scrapbook album belonging to Georgia King during her time at Texas Woman's College. This album contains old programs, photographs, letters, and various clippings.
Date:
1920~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Daniel Franklin Draper Outside of a Gazebo]
Photograph of Daniel Franklin Draper in front of a gazebo looking at the ground. Text on the back reads: "Band Stand at Taft [Daddy] 1927...Taft, Texas...Daniel F Draper estate."
Date:
1927
Creator:
Fox Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of a Ship in the Ocean]
Portrait of a steel military ship in the ocean with a small boat beside it. The text on the back reads: "Houston Ship Channel"
Date:
1927
Creator:
Fox Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Vera M. Townley, 1920]
Photograph of Vera M. Townley of McLennan Co., Texas from the abdomen and up.
Date:
1920
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of an Oil Well]
Photograph of an oil well next to a dirt road. The text on the back reads: "oil field 1920...Mexia".
Date:
1920
Creator:
Fox Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Group of Boys at YMCA Camp, 1926]
Photograph of eight boys at YMCA camp. Names listed on the back are "Allen Early, Walter Lacy, David Burnham, Lynn Alexander, Mert Colgin, Billy Griffis, Roane Lacy".
Date:
1926
Creator:
Fox Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Felicitas Gobenau Sternberg]
Portrait of Felicitas Gobenau Sternberg, visible from the waist up. She is seated and posing with her hands crossed, palm-up in her lap. She was the wife of Daniel Sternberg, Dean of the School of Music, Baylor University.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Vandamm
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Picturing Jimmy and Mert Colgin, 1923]
Postcard with a photograph of Jimmy and Mert Colgin at Murdock's Pier in Galveston, Texas.
Date:
1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Coaster (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 1923
Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 18, 1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney, November 11, 1924]
Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney discussing his wife's ill health, how much they dislike Seattle, Washington compared to Dallas, Texas, and music. The envelope accompanying the letter is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney in Dallas, Texas, and postmarked November 12, 1924.
Date:
November 11, 1924
Creator:
Potjes, Edouard
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mrs. L. F. Turney, April 22, 1925]
Letter from Edouard Potjes to his dear friends discussing his stay in Seattle, a trip he and his wife took to Belgium, a chronic illness, and the hotel where he is staying. The envelope is addressed to Mrs. L. F. Turney in Dallas, Texas, and is postmarked on April 23, 1926. The return address is for the Hotel Sorrento in Seattle, Washington.
Date:
April 22, 1926
Creator:
Potjes, Edouard
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edouard Potjes to His Friends, May 23, 1927]
Letter from Edouard Potjes to his dear friends discussing accepting a position in Chicago and his desire to return to Dallas. The letter has an illustration of the Hotel Sorrento in Seattle, Washington at the top.
Date:
March 23, 1927
Creator:
Potjes, Edouard
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney, November 16, 1922]
Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney discussing his travels, and some of his music students at a school called, The Cornish School. The Cornish School's stationary mark is at the top of the letter. The accompanying envelope is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney, and has a return address from The Cornish School.
Date:
November 16, 1922
Creator:
Potjes, Edouard
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney, December 19, 1923]
Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney discussing how unhappy he and his wife are in Seattle, Washington, his desire to continue to teach music, and some pieces of music for Mrs. Turney to study.
Date:
December 19, 1923
Creator:
Potjes, Edouard
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Grmia Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney, September 23, 1923]
Letter from Grmia Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. Turney discussing a bad experience her husband had with a school, the weather in Dallas, Texas vs. Seattle, Washington, and how much she and her husband dislike Seattle.
Date:
September 23, 1923
Creator:
Potjes, Grmia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney, April 10, 1927]
Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney discussing how much he likes Dallas, Texas, a pupil of his, and some mutual acquaintances. The envelope is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney, and postmarked on April 10, 1927.
Date:
April 10, 1927
Creator:
Potjes, Edouard
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Banquet in Honor of Leonora Corona, May 1, 1928]
Program for a banquet in honor of dramatic soprano singer Leonora Corona, at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, May 1, 1928.
Date:
1928
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Bellingham School of Music and Art Concert, August 3, 1923]
Program for the Bellingham School of Art and Music concert of pianist and composer Edouard Potjes at Garden Street Methodist Church on Friday, August 3, 1923.
Date:
1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for Homecoming Concert of Leonora Corona, April 30, 1928]
Program for a homecoming concert by Leonora Corona at Dallas Fair Park Auditorium, Monday, on April 30, 1928.
Date:
1928
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney, January 29, 1923]
Letter from Edouard Potjes to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Turney discussing some of their mutual acquaintances, a school called The Cornish,and some music pieces for Mrs. Turney to practice.
Date:
January 29, 1923
Creator:
Potjes, Edouard
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Thomas Arnold School Ruins]
Photograph of the crumbling wall of a stone building, with piles of rocks surrounding the base of the wall. The stone wall has four windows with no glass, one of which (on the far left) has crumbled away, leaving a gaping hole. Scrub brush surrounds the wall on the right side, and a field is visible in the distant background beyond the right side of the wall. Handwritten notes and a white rectangular sticker on the back of the photo name Elizabeth Street Mosley, and indicate the photo was taken after a fire in 1924.
Date:
[1924..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill from W. R. Berry General Merchandise]
Bill from the W. R. Berry General Merchandise to G. W. Vickery listing a number of purchases, their quantity, and how much they cost; the bottom of the bill has a note saying it was paid on April 13, 1921.
Date:
April 9, 1921
Creator:
W. R. Berry General Merchandise
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Salado College Ruins]
Photograph of the light-colored stone ruins of a building, situated in a green grassy field and surrounded by trees. One stone wall with four window openings is still standing, while the other walls have deteriorated to short piles and walls. The standing wall has a tall stone column on the left side. On the back of the photograph are postcard markings and a white, rectangular sticker indicating the photograph for the postcard was taken after a fire in 1924. A short paragraph of text on the back of the postcard also gives historical information about the ruins, indicating they used to be part of Salado College.
Date:
[1924..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Salado Creek]
Photograph of a flooded area between two buildings. The building on the left is short and long, with an overhang, while the other building is elevated on stilts. Some trees and foliage in the water at the bottom right of the photo. In the background, a line of trees and houses is visible. Handwritten notes and a white, rectangular sticker on the back of the photo, indicate the creek is Salado Creek during the floor of 1921.
Date:
1921?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History