[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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. H Beall to Sam Myres, March 24, 1911] (open access)

[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] (open access)

[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 (open access)

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] (open access)

[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] (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: 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