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[Note About J. E. Koons]
Handwritten note that appears to be information about J. E. Koons.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to Dave Duclos, April 21, 1988]
Letter from W.F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos discussing personal issues including his health, time spent at the senior center, and a trip to Oro Grande (north of El Paso). The pages are all stamped in red with the text "Confirmation of Phone Order." The letter is dated April 1988, but it is in an envelope postmarked February 1986, addressed to the S. D. Myres Saddle Co. in Massachusetts.
Date:
April 21, 1988
Creator:
Ohlemeyer, W. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the interior of the S. D. Myres Saddle Company]
Photograph of the interior of the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. There is Western gear all throughout the store and two men are in the background leaning on a counter.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Myres, Sam
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Attaché Case]
Photograph of a case with an elaborate floral design and two bulls fighting in the middle surrounded by a rope.
Date:
1930
Creator:
Myres, Sam
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mose Newman to S. D. Myres Saddle Company, March 25, 1957
Letter from Mose Newman to the S. D. Myres Saddle Company discussing the fact that he has lost fifty pounds and is returning his belts to the S. D. Myres Company to have them taken in four inches due to the fact that his waist is smaller after the weight loss. He also says that he rode using only saddles made by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company due to their superior quality until he stopped riding.
Date:
March 25, 1957
Creator:
Newman, Mose
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a saddle made by Sam Myers]
Photograph of a saddle with an elaborate floral design.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Myres, Sam
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' Sheriffs' Association of Texas Membership Card]
Sheriffs' Association Membership card for S. D. Myres, "Owner, Myres Saddle Shop" in El Paso, Texas. The card includes signatures by Mrs. Joe L. Ray (Secretary-Treasurer) and Bill Decker (President).
Date:
July 1, 1952
Creator:
Sheriffs' Association of Texas
Object Type:
Text
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
[Photograph of Sam Myres with the champion cowgirl of El Paso]
Photograph of Sam Myres and the Champion cowgirl. Myres is wearing a fringed jacket and a cowboy hat. The woman is wearing a shiny button up shirt tucked into trousers. The woman and Myres are holding an elaborately designed saddle with "Champion Cowgirl El Paso" engraved onto it. They are standing in front of a cement wall.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Myres, Sam
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #5]
Blank card requesting additional information related to gun orders for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. It is printed with the company logo in the upper-left corner and several check boxes where the company would note missing information for the customer to provide. A Texas address is pasted on the back of the card.
Date:
June 9, 1978
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John B. Ward to Frank La Croix, December 3, 1976]
Letter from John B. Ward to Frank La Croix at the S. D. Myres Saddle Company responding to an order for a dummy 4" Colt Diamondback and a 4" Diamondback. The letter is typed on Colt Industries letterhead and there are a number of handwritten notes and doodles on the page.
Date:
December 3, 1976
Creator:
Ward, John B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Letterhead]
Letterhead for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company with an image of two cows getting wrangled to the left of the logo with two cowboys on the right wrangling them; the lassos spell out "The Best" in the center, above teh name "S. D. Myres Saddle Co. Cow Boy Supplies. Below the image are the words "Wholesale" (far left) and "Manufacturer" (far right).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' El Paso Pistol Club Membership Card]
Membership card issued to Sam Dale Myres by the El Paso Pistol Club, an affiliate of the National Rifle Association of America.
Date:
April 1, 1951
Creator:
El Paso Pistol Club
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the interior of Myres first saddle shop]
Photograph of the interior of Sam Myres first saddle shop located in Sweetwater, Texas. The picture shows a large room with several men inside. They are all wearing aprons and seem to be working on various parts of saddles.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Myres, Sam
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the interior of the S. D. Myres Saddle Company]
Photograph of the interior of the S. D. Myres Saddle Company shop. Three men are featured in the picture. The one to the left is behind a work desk and seems to be working on a pair of cowboy boots. The two on the right are sitting down at desks and seem to be working on a different part of the shoe.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Myres, Sam
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' El Maida Temple Membership Card]
Membership card issued to Sam D. Myres by the El Maida Temple in El Paso, Texas. The card has two bands of green with gold text; in the center, to the left of Myres' name is a round seal for the temple including an image of a star on a pyramid with the temple's name around it.
Date:
January 1921
Creator:
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. El Maida Temple (El Paso, Tex.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of chaps for Gene Autry]
Photograph of chaps made by Sam Myres for Gene Autry. The chaps are elaborately engraved with a floral design and Gene Autry engraved on both sides.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Myres, Sam & Autry, Gene
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. D. Myres Saddle Company to Ernest Daniel, January 6, 1941]
Letter from Ernest Daniel to the S. D. Myres Saddle Company discussing their interest in Daniel selling them his plot of land located near their manufacturing plant. Daniel, though appreciative of the offer, expresses a desire to keep the plot of land so he can eventually retire and move there.
Date:
January 6, 1941
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for "The World's Finest" Saddle]
Advertisement by The Heller Printing Co. encouraging businesses to print advertisements with the company by touting the success of the Myres Saddle Co. It includes an image of a $10,000 saddle made by S. D. Myres that was originally printed as the frontispiece of the Myres Saddle Co. catalog.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
The Heller Printin Co.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres catalog]
Newspaper clipping advertising the S. D. Myres Saddle Company and its array of holsters, belts and gun carrying equipment. It goes on to say that Myres designed and produced the first belt holster for the FBI.
Date:
May 1960
Creator:
Myres, Sam
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Black to Sam Myres, 1951]
Letter from John Black to Sam Myres discussing an order for a holster and discussing possible linings that he would prefer. The envelope is addressed to the S. D. Myres Saddle Company and postmarked 1951.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Black, John
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Sam Myres' saddles]
Photograph of several of Sam Myres saddles stacked on top of each other. In the back of the photo there are belts and guns hanging up.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Myres, Sam
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. H. Stewart to W. J. Myres, July 31, 1958]
Letter from B. H. Stewart to W. J. Myres discussing that the city of Sweetwater accidentally made a mistake on the deed of the plot of land in the local cemetery that W.J. Myres purchased. They ask that Myres returns the deed to their office and they will make the appropriate corrections on it.
Date:
July 31, 1958
Creator:
Stewart, B. H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Sam Myres and a young woman]
Photograph of Sam Myres wearing Western clothing and a cowboy hat, he is standing next to a young woman with blonde, curled hair and is wearing a black and white dress.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Myres, Sam
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History