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[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #1] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' Sweetwater Council Membership Card] (open access)

[Sam Myres' Sweetwater Council Membership Card]

Membership card issued by the Sweetwater Council of the Royal and Select Masters of Texas to S. D. Myres in 1953. The center of the card has a triangular logo for the group inside a stamped circle with the chapter's name. The back of the card says "This certifies that this Council is a regularly Chartered and Constituted Council under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Council, Royal and Select Masters of Texas."
Date: June 24, 1953
Creator: Royal and Select Masters (Masonic order). Sweetwater Council.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to D. W. Voorhies] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to D. W. Voorhies]

Opened envelope sent from the S.D. Myres Saddle Company and addressed to D.W. Voorhies, postmarked September 1935. The front of the envelope is decorated with a logo in the upper-left corner -- with the text "S.D. Myres Saddle Co., El Paso, Texas, Cowboy Supplies. Be Happy - Ride A Myres Saddle" -- and an illustration of a cowboy in the lower-right corner holding a lasso that runs across the top of the envelope and around the logo.
Date: September 20, 1935
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #4] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' Hella Temple Membership Card] (open access)

[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: February 10, 1920
Creator: Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Hella Temple (Dallas, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Tag] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice from the S. D. Myres Saddle Company] (open access)

[Invoice from the S. D. Myres Saddle Company]

Blank invoice form for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company in El Paso, Texas with spaces for purchaser information and lines to list purchased items. Near the bottom of the form, there are illustrations of a man putting on a belt (left) and a rifle (right) with notes about information required when ordering belts or guns. There are several handwritten notes on the back of the invoice including the name "Frank Phillips Musc[...]," "Bartlesville, Okla. Phillips Petroleum Corp - S. & S. W. Hist.," "(101 Ranch Saddle)", and an address in Houston, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note about Sam Myres] (open access)

[Note about Sam Myres]

Handwritten notes about dates, locations, and activities related to the life of S. D. Myres including his birth (1871), buying a saddle shop (1897), and move to El Paso (1919). The notes are disjointed and the edges of the paper are damaged.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #3] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, June 2, 1899] (open access)

[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, June 2, 1899]

Check made out to S. D. Myres for six dollars and forty cents on an S. D. Myres company check. It is signed by J. F Newman under the auspices of Thomas Trammell & Co., Bankers, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: June 2, 1899
Creator: Newman, J. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, August 1, 1899] (open access)

[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, August 1, 1899]

Check made out to S. D. Myres for thirty-four dollars and twenty cents on an S. D. Myres company check. It is signed by J. F Newman under the auspices of Thomas Trammell & Co., Bankers, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1899
Creator: Newman, J. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' Sheriffs' Association of Texas Membership Card] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #5] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' El Paso Pistol Club Membership Card] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' El Maida Temple Membership Card] (open access)

[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.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Souvenirs of a Saddlemaker (open access)

Souvenirs of a Saddlemaker

Short essay describing items owned by Sam Myres that were later donated to a museum after his death. In particular, it mentions a framed citation from the Secratary of War for distinguished service as well as a copy of the 1953 issue of the West Texas Historical Society Yearbook. A section at the end describes the Myres Saddle Shop Bicentennial Exhibit.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sheridan, Laura
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note Written on Myres' Order Form] (open access)

[Note Written on Myres' Order Form]

Handwritten note on one of Myres' order forms for the S.D. Myres Saddle Company. Text (front) "Downtown Store - originators -- style holster, Texas Hgy Patrol. Gen. Patton -- holsters that he carried in World War II -- at Museum -- at Westpoint" and (back) "Tio Sam -- 1897 established [stricken: (4 min's on BIll)] Saddle in Sweetwater - moved to E.P. 1920 Saddles for famous J. C. Miller of 101 Ranch & Pres. of Mexico -- left a branch in Sweetwater closed in 1934."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #7] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' Calling Card] (open access)

[Sam Myres' Calling Card]

Calling card for Sam D. Myres with a portrait on the left of Myres dressed in a leather jacket and hat, pointing a rifle, with the text "Tio Sam of Texas" at the right, with his name in the lower-right corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: Myres, Sam
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Membership Card from the Arizona Temple to Sam Myres] (open access)

[Membership Card from the Arizona Temple to Sam Myres]

Membership card from the Arizona Temple admitting Sam Myres into the dedicatory services of the Arizona Temple, starting October 23, 1927.
Date: October 23, 1927
Creator: Arizona Temple (Mesa, Ariz.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #2] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, December 1, 1899] (open access)

[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, December 1, 1899]

Check made out to S. D. Myres for four dollars and twenty cents on an S. D. Myres company check. It is signed by J. F Newman under the auspices of Thomas Trammell & Co., Bankers, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: December 1, 1899
Creator: Newman, J. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Order for Sight Guard from S. D. Myres Saddle Company] (open access)

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Kaspar Diet Tool Company] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Kaspar Diet Tool Company]

Envelope addressed to Kaspar Diet Tool Company in Shiner, Texas by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company.
Date: unknown
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System: The Portal to Texas History