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[Photograph of Harry Truman and Sam Myres]
Photograph of Harry Truman and Sam Myres. They are facing each other and both holding on to what seems to be a belt. Myres is wearing a brown fringed jacket and a black neck tie. He has grey hair and a white mustache and goatee. Truman is wearing a suit with a white shirt underneath and a black and white tie. He is also wearing glasses.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Truman, Harry
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Drawing of Sam Myres]
Drawing of Sam Myres in a cowboy hat and black neck tie. He has a white mustache, goatee, and shoulder length hair. On the bottom right of the drawing "Always" is written and signed by "Dad".
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Stanton DeLaPlane to S. D. Myres , April 2, 1957]
Letter from Stanton DeLaPlane to Bill Myres discussing the ties that DeLaPlane ordered from the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. DeLaPlane discusses how his daughter, Miriam is crazy about the ties and that they go perfectly with the bullfighter shirts that he got her from Mexico.
Date:
April 2, 1957
Creator:
DeLaPlane, Stanton
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper article featuring Sam Myres and three saddles made by him]
Newspaper clipping featuring Sam Myres and three of his saddles made by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. His article is featured in the El Paso Herald-Post and contains a picture of Myres standing behind the three saddles. The saddles were made to be givent o the boy and girl grand champions and the girl reserve champion of the Southwestern Championship Kids Rodeo.
Date:
August 14, 1950
Creator:
El Paso Herald-Post
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
[Photograph of Sam Myres, a man, and a woman]
Photograph of Sam Myres standing between a woman on his left and a man on his right. Myres is wearing a fringed jacket and a cowboy hat. The woman is wearing short sleeve dress with a pearl necklace, as well as a hat with flowers on it. The man is wearing what seems to be a tan police uniform. They are standing outside, in front of a tree. Behind the tree is is a fence and behind the fence is a street with several cars. Myres is holding one of the woman's hands and the man has his arm around Myres. This picture is taken at the Biggs Airforce Base.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Biggs Air Force Base & Myres, Sam
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Sam Myres, two men and a woman hanging up a sign]
Photograph of Sam Myres, a woman, and two men who are hanging up a sign on a tree that reads, "Notice! Today is Frontier Day in El Paso" with "Sheriff Capt. Falby" written below that. Myres is wearing a fringed jacket and a cowboy hat with black pants and a black neck tie. The woman is wearing a brown fur coat and a collared dress with a printed pattern on the front of the dress. She is wearing ankle strap heeled shoes. The man on the right is wearing a brown western suit, brown neck tie, and brown cowboy hat. The man on the left seems to be the sheriff, he has a black long-sleeve shirt on, white tie, and white cowboy hat. He is hitting the nail in on the sign with the butt of his gun. He also has an elaborately designed gun holster on his hip. There is a crowd standing behind them.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Myres, Sam
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Sam Myres can recall the real west]
Newspaper clipping detailing Sam Myres and his legacy as one of the last to be able to recall the real wild west. The article goes on to talk about how Myres was friends with "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Pawnee Bill, Will Rogers, and Pancho Villa. It also talks about how he started becoming involved in the saddle trade, learning the skill and then opening up his own shop at a mere twenty-two years of age. Myres also talks about his disdain for western films due to the fact that he feels they are not very accurate - especially the inclusion of "two-gun men" which he never encountered.
Date:
May 16, 1948
Creator:
Myres, Sam
Object Type:
Clipping
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 Betty Anne Thedford to William Myres, December 17, 1958]
Letter from Betty Anne Thedford to William Myres discussing her appreciation for the five hundred dollars to go towards a scholarship on behalf of the Junior Rodeo Association. The scholarship money was given to Texas Western College for the 1958 Fall Semester.
Date:
December 17, 1958
Creator:
Thedford, Betty Anne
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a man holding a baby]
Photograph of man in a white suit and a dark hat holding a baby wearing a white gown and white booties. He is standing outside in front of a brick wall.
Date:
September 4, 1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Sam Myres and a horse]
Photograph of Sam Myres dressed in western clothes with his arm resting on a horse. The horse has a saddle and bridle on.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tex Polk to Sam Myres, July 15, 1920]
Letter from Tex Polk to Sam Myres saying that he had heard from a local saddle maker about Myres moving his business to El Paso; Polk says he believes that that will be a good move for the business due to the central location of El Paso. He also asks Myres if he has any positions open because Polk would love to work for him. It's written on personal letterhead.
Date:
July 15, 1920
Creator:
Polk, Tex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to John Sweeney]
Envelope addressed in blue ink to John Sweeney in Scottsdale, Arizona from the S. D. Myres Saddle Company.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard featuring Martha Allen and the Parry Sisters]
Postcard featuring Martha Allen and the Parry Sisters. There are three of them, all wearing western clothing and crouching in front of three different saddles. Behind them are several tents.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Allen, Martha
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of five men standing in front of multiple saddles]
Photograph of five men standing in front of ten saddles. The men are all wearing suits with hats and ties. The saddles are elaborately engraved and resting on Navajo printed blankets. The men are standing in front of a dark curtain.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
W. T. Johnson Rodeo
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Bill Myres]
Photograph of Bill Myres wearing a suit, tie and glasses, holding two Buscandero belts.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of S. D. Myres Saddle Company saddle]
Photograph of a Goodnight style saddle made by Sam Myres at the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. The saddle is made out of a brown leather and is patterned.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Myres, Sam
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Charles Lanier and Dace Myres at the Sun Carnival Parade]
Newspaper clipping depicting Charles Lanier and Dace Myres riding at the Sun Carnival Parade. The first picture is of Charles Lanier on top of a mule that was imported from Spain. He is wearing a brown suit with a tie and brown cowboy hat. Below that is Dace Myres in a tan suit and tan hat on top of a mule.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Lanier, Charles
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Melrose Myres and a saddle]
Photograph of Melrose Myres standing behind a saddle made by her father, Sam Myres. The saddle has a floral design. Melrose is visible from the chest up and is wearing two large white bows in her hair. The photograph is surrounded by a brown frame with a floral design.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Sam Myres]
Photograph of Sam Myres from the waist up wearing Western clothing and a cowboy hat, holding a shot gun and looking off to the side. The photograph is surrounded by a floral, brown frame.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History