[Prizing it out of the mud]

Postcard of four men that appear to be trying to get an early model automobile that is stuck in the mud in the roadway out by wedging a long metal looking object under the back left tire with buildings lining both sides of the street. Caption on image reads "Prizing 'it' out of the mud. 'New Town' Oct. 26-19." Inscription on back reads: "Hello Rose. I wish you could come to stay all night with us. We trade at the store that says Newtown Grocery. Bye Bye & write to us. Jove."
Date: October 26, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Three Cars]

Postcard of three automobiles stuck in the mud with wooden derricks and buildings visible in the background. On the top of the postcard "ALL READY 1 2 3" written and on the bottom "DESDEMONA TEXAS STUDIO 10/22/19."
Date: October 22, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bob Shuler's Free Lance, Volume 2, Number 11, October 1918 (open access)

Bob Shuler's Free Lance, Volume 2, Number 11, October 1918

Monthly publication written by pastor Bob Shuler, providing personal anecdotes and opinions about topics related to living according to the Methodist faith, particularly support for the Prohibition.
Date: October 1918
Creator: Shuler, Robert P. (Robert Pierce), 1880-
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Company Street at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of a dirt road lined with tents on both sides and a group of five soldiers in uniform and hats on the right and two soldiers standing on the left; there are other soldiers, houses, and telephone poles in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "No. 1. A Company Street. Camp MacArthur, Waco Texas. © F. Mann. 10/20/17."
Date: October 20, 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hotel Watt in Waco]

Postcard of a color image of the Hotel Watt in Waco with several people standing on the street in the foreground and clouds in the sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Hotel Watt, Waco, Texas."
Date: October 14, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brazos River by Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of the Brazos River with various vegetation and rock formations along the river bed. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Brazos River. Near Camp MacArthur in Waco Texas. © F. Mann 10-11-17."
Date: October 11, 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Alma Hiller, October 8, 1917] (open access)

[Letter to Alma Hiller, October 8, 1917]

Letter to Alma Hiller from her little cousin, "Hef", who writes about what it's like for him at Camp MacArthur, a military training base in Waco, Texas. The letter also discusses other family members, including a newborn baby in the family. The stationery letterhead has on its left and right side, respectively, an American flag image and a symbol that consists of a triangle within a circle, and it reads, "National War Work Council, Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Associations, 'with the colors'".
Date: October 8, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Durham Cow in Corral]

Postcard of Brahman-Durham cow in a corral at McFaddin ranch with other cattle in pens in the background. "Oct 1917" is written on the front of the postcard.
Date: October 5, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, October 1917 (open access)

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, October 1917

List of firemen employed in the Smithville District of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of October 1917. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: October 5, 1917
Creator: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Waco Water Filtering Plant]

Postcard of a color image of a water filtering plant, which consists of three red brick buildings, a water tower, and a smoke stack, with a horse-drawn carriage on the driveway in the foreground and trees and a blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco's New $300,000 Filtering Plant, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: October 5, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cattle Grazing with Cowhands]

Photograph of Brahman cattle spread-out grazing in pasture at Round-Up McFaddin Ranch with cowhands on horseback in the background.
Date: October 4, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[D. L. Phelps with Cattle]

Postcard of cowhand D. L. Phelps with Brahman cattle and other cowhands and cattle are in the background. "D. L. Phelps in center Oct 1917" written on front of postcard.
Date: October 4, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[McClesky Number One]

Photograph of the McClesky No. 1, a wooden derrick, gushing oil. Several men are visible in the foreground running to the left of the image.
Date: October 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from 11th District Enginemen to 12th Enginemen, October 25, 1915] (open access)

[Letter from 11th District Enginemen to 12th Enginemen, October 25, 1915]

Letter from 11th District Enginemen to 12th District Enginemen discussing the consolidation of the enginemen seniority to one district for all territory south of Hillsboro, Texas.
Date: October 25, 1915
Creator: 11th District Enginemen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boy in Cowboy Hat]

Photograph of an unidentified boy wearing a cowboy hat and suede gloves and pants standing in an open field.
Date: October 24, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Landon and Bob and Three Children]

Photograph of Landon and Bob and three children sitting in a yard with shrubs and a wooden fence in the background. One of the men is wearing a shirt and tie and is sitting on the grass on the left with a baby on his knee, the other man is sitting in a rocking chair with a child sitting on the edge of the seat, and a third child wearing a light-colored dress and a bow in her hair is sitting in the grass on the right.
Date: October 24, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Children with Dog]

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a dark suit sitting in the grass in a yard with three children and a dog; behind them a wooden fence, tree, and an automobile are visible in the background.
Date: October 24, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Girls by a Fence]

Photograph of an unidentified young woman and two girls wearing light-colored dresses posing standing in a yard with their arms on each other's shoulders; the girls on the left and right are wearing hats and the one in the middle has a bow in her hair and there is a picket fence in the background.
Date: October 24, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Girls with Bows]

Photograph of an unidentified young woman and a girl wearing light-colored dresses and bows in their hair standing in a yard with trees and a wooden fence in the background.
Date: October 24, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lola Fishing]

Photograph of Lola, a young girl wearing a light-colored dress and a bow in her hair, fishing in a water tank in a corral while an unidentified woman watches her. Part of a wagon is visible in the foreground and behind them there is a wooden fence, a barn, and trees in the background.
Date: October 18, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway 11th District File M-2868] (open access)

[Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway 11th District File M-2868]

File of documentation related to a grievance by the firemen of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway asking to consolidate the 11th and 12th districts, including correspondence, petitions, seniority lists, and other documentation.
Date: 1915-10/1917-09
Creator: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, October 1915 (open access)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, October 1915

List of firemen employed in the Trinity Division of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of October 1915. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: October 1, 1915
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, October 1914 (open access)

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, October 1914

List of firemen employed in the Smithville District of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of October 1914. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: October 26, 1914
Creator: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cotton Yard in Waco]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of several rows of cotton bales and men with horses and carriages in a cotton yard in Waco; there are factories and other buildings featuring advertisements and some trees in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco, Texas. Cotton Yard." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: October 7, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History