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[Letter from Mark Newcomer to David Duclos, January 14, 1991]
Letter from Mark Newcomer to David Duclos asking about ordering a holster for his gun; he mentions particular holster styles and inquires about pricing. He also asks about a possible trade involving Berns-Martin brand gun accessories. A return address label for Newcomer is in the upper-right corner above the date.
Date:
January 14, 1991
Creator:
Newcomer, Mark
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos, December 16, 1989]
Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos discussing his personal life including his ailments, and barretts that Duclos gave him, which he wore to play pool. The letter is in an envelope addressed to Dave Duclos in Massachusetts (with a postal sticker referring to a new address for Duclos) and a postmark dated December 18, 1989.
Date:
December 16, 1989
Creator:
Ohlemeyer, W. F.
Object Type:
Letter
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
[Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos, February 14, 1986]
Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos mentioning that he never received a package that Duclos told him to expect and discussing his recent tragic turn of personal events. The envelope includes addresses for both men and is postmarked June 6, 1987.
Date:
June 4, 1987
Creator:
Ohlemeyer, W. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Article about Sam Myres move to the West to chase business opportunities]
Newspaper clipping that features an article about Sam Myres decision to move his business out of Sweetwater, Texas to El Paso, Texas. This decision was made due to the lessoning of ranchers that could be found in that area of Texas with more innovation coming about to make moving to other places easier and more opportunistic. The article goes on to talk about Myres son, Bill, who took on the business once his father had passed.
Date:
August 26, 1986
Creator:
Francis, Otis
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Leonard Ward to the S. D. Myres Saddle Company, December 20, 1922]
Letter from Leonard Ward to the S. D. Myres Saddle Company discussing several different saddles and spur designs. He says that he has enclosed photographs (though they are not included with this letter). The envelope is addressed to S. D. Myres Saddle Company in Massachusetts and postmarked December 21, 1982.
Date:
December 20, 1982
Creator:
Ward, Leonard
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Western Sidesaddles, November 1981]
Magazine article describing the history of western-style sidesaddles and describing well-known saddlemakers, including S. D. Myres, with images of various saddles. The pages include several advertisements and the last page, which has no pagination, contains full-page advertisements for Simco saddles (front) and Panhandle Slip western wear (back).
Date:
November 1981
Creator:
Heinz, Ralph A.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #1]
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 Florida 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
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #2]
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 Florida 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
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #3]
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 New York 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
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #4]
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. An Illinois 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
[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
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #6]
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 Canadian 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
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #7]
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 Pennsylvania 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
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #8]
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 Pennsylvania 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
[Postcard of an S. D. Myres Saddle Company Saddle]
Postcard with a close-up photograph of an S. D. Myres Saddle Company saddle below the text "$10000 saddle made for the '101 Ranch' by S. D. Myres, Sweetwater, Texas." The saddle is elaborately engraved with a floral pattern, cattle, butterflies, and other decorative embellishments.
Date:
1978
Creator:
Paret, A. B.
Object Type:
Postcard
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
Order for Sight Guard from S. D. Myres Saddle Company]
Paperwork for an order of a plain, black A166 sight guard from the S. D. Myres Saddle Co. by Francis Duclos. The invoice is printed on green paper and lists the item, a handling charge, and the receipt of payment; a copy on yellow paper has the prices marked out and is labeled "packing list." Both pages are in an envelope printed with an S. D. Myres logo in the upper-left corner, addressed to Duclos, which is stamped and postmarked Dec. 3, 1975.
Date:
December 3, 1976
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program: The Bicentennial "Heritage" Program]
Pamphlet listing events as part of a bicentennial "Heritage" program and the opening of the S. D. Myres saddle shop. It includes the lyrics of God Bless America and information about The Sweetwater, Texas, March, information about the event, and a description of the $10,000 saddle made by Myres in 1913 and pictured on the front of the pamphlet.
Date:
1975-23~
Creator:
Pioneer Museum (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
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
[Bill Myres makes belt for Coach Paul Dietzel]
Newspaper clipping featuring a section about Coach Paul Dietzel and his need for a new belt to replace the one that he received for playing with the Miami of Ohio team in the 1948 Sun Bowl game.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Myres, Bill
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Business Card for David Duclos]
Business card for David C. Duclos, president of the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. The S. D. Myres Saddle Company logo is in the upper-left corner with Duclos' name below and the company address and telephone number in the lower-right corner.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Business Card for The Harry Lubbock Detective Agency]
Business card for The Harry Lubbock Detective Agency with various contact information by phone and in person, with notes about the company's specializations. There is a handwritten note on the back wtih an address and phone number for Ray C. Moore.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Harry Lubbock Detective Agency
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card Featuring a Poem]
Card printed with the text of a poem below an illustration of yellow and pink roses surrounded by a silver lace pattern, as well as silver trim around the edge of the card. Text: "When I was just a little lad a standing at your knee / Your tender face was always like / A lovely rose to me... / And though your loveliness may fade / And lose its color bright / You still are like a rose to me / Though now the rose is white".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History