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[Letter from Walter D. Moore to M. O. Laisure, December 30, 1915] (open access)

[Letter from Walter D. Moore to M. O. Laisure, December 30, 1915]

Letter from Walter D. Moore to M. O. Laisure discussing the constitutional rules of consolidation of two seniority districts and where the information is found. Also discussed is the individual to contact (Brother Carter) if the recipient needs more definite information.
Date: December 30, 1915
Creator: Moore, Walter D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Moore, Walter D., December 26, 1915] (open access)

[Letter to Moore, Walter D., December 26, 1915]

Letter to Walter D. Moore requesting information for a proposition the author has on hand. Also discussed is the vote passed to consolidate the 11th and 12th seniority districts and the actions required to finalize the consolidation.
Date: December 26, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, December 1915 (open access)

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, December 1915

List of Firemen employed in the Smithville District of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of December 1915. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: December 5, 1915
Creator: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to M. W. Curry and J. Carroll, November 25, 1915] (open access)

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to M. W. Curry and J. Carroll, November 25, 1915]

Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to M. W. Curry and J. Carroll discussing acknowledgement of receipt of letters signed by firemen in the 12th and 11th seniority districts requesting that those districts be consolidated. The General Chairman requests to meet with both men to discuss the consolidation.
Date: November 25, 1915
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Carroll to M. O. Laisure, November 22, 1915] (open access)

[Letter from J. Carroll to M. O. Laisure, November 22, 1915]

Letter from J. Carroll to M. O. Laisure discussing the consolidation of the 11th and 12th seniority railway districts and other union members.
Date: November 22, 1915
Creator: Carroll, J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. W. Curry to M. O. Laisure, November 22, 1915] (open access)

[Letter from M. W. Curry to M. O. Laisure, November 22, 1915]

Letter from M. W. Curry to M. O. Laisure discussing the delivery of a list of firemen that signed to consolidate seniority rights in railway districts 11 and 12.
Date: November 22, 1915
Creator: Curry, M. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Referendum Ballot on Consolidation] (open access)

[Referendum Ballot on Consolidation]

Text of a referendum ballot documenting a unanimous vote of the firemen to consolidate the 11th and 12th districts of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company, signed by 10 men.
Date: November 1, 1915
Creator: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. 12th District.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rev. H. D. Knickerbocker Brands C. C. McDonald as an Unmitigated Liar and Unprincipled Scoundrel (open access)

Rev. H. D. Knickerbocker Brands C. C. McDonald as an Unmitigated Liar and Unprincipled Scoundrel

Pamphlet written by Reverend H. D. Knickerbocker to refute statements made by C. C. McDonald regarding Knickerbocker's position in favor of Prohibition and an incident with the Huaco Club in Waco. The pamphlet includes the printed text of three documents meant to provide supporting evidence and ends with a list of specific ways that Knickerbocker claims McDonald has lied.
Date: November 1915
Creator: Knickerbocker, Hubert D.
Object Type: Pamphlet
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

[Herd of Goodnight's Buffalo]

Photograph taken from across a plain of a herd of Charles Goodnight's buffalo grazing with a mesa and several hills in the background.
Date: July 4, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People on Bridge]

Photograph of five unidentified people (three women and two men) standing atop a concrete tunnel through an embankment on the road to Goodnight, Texas.
Date: July 3, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shroeter's Cattle at Trough]

Photograph of Mr. Shroeter's cattle eating from both sides of a feeding trough with a silo and barn visible in the background.
Date: May 2, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shroeter's Cattle Eating]

Photograph of a group of Mr. Shroeter's cattle eating hay out of both sides of a feeding trough with an empty trough next to them in the foreground and a silo and barn visible in the background.
Date: May 2, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Goodnight's Buffalo]

Photograph taken from across a plain of a herd of Charles Goodnight's buffalo grazing with mesas and clouds in the background.
Date: April 3, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Engineers, February 1915 (open access)

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Engineers, February 1915

List of engineers employed in the 11th District of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of February 1915. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: February 24, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Women in Canyon]

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a dark suit and tie and a hat and three women wearing dark dresses and hats sitting on the steps of the ruins of the West Texas State Normal College administration building in Canyon City with a water tower visible in the background.
Date: February 17, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History