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[Portrait of Helen Corbitt]

Headshot portrait of Helen Corbitt, pictured from the chest up, wearing a dark-colored coat and a light-colored blouse with dark stripes. Printed text on the front of the photograph: "Burt Moritz." Printed text on the back of the photograph: "Burt Moritz Photography, 743 M. & M. Bldg. Phone C-5476, Houston 2, Texas, #5476-3."
Date: unknown
Creator: Burt Moritz Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recipe for Cream of Brown Onion Soup] (open access)

[Recipe for Cream of Brown Onion Soup]

Typed recipe on a card labeled "Joske's of Houston, Food Service Department--Recipe" listing ingredients and instructions. It is labeled at the bottom as "Cream of Brown Onion Soup," containing milk, salt, flour, oleo, and onions. Corbitt added handwritten notes in the left column for quantities to make a smaller batch than the original.
Date: 194X
Creator: Corbitt, Helen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recipe for Cream of Fresh Mushroom Soup] (open access)

[Recipe for Cream of Fresh Mushroom Soup]

Typed recipe on a card labeled "Joske's of Houston, Food Service Department--Recipe" listing ingredients and instructions. It is labeled at the bottom as "Cream of fresh mushroom soup," yielding 50 1-cup servings, containing mushrooms, onions, fat, flour, chicken stock, milk, and salt. Corbitt added handwritten notes around the text, including quantities to make a 1.5-sized batch, written in the column to the left of the original amounts.
Date: 194X
Creator: Corbitt, Helen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recipe for French Cream of Tomato Soup] (open access)

[Recipe for French Cream of Tomato Soup]

Typed recipe on a card labeled "Houston Country Club, Food Service Department--Recipe" listing ingredients and instructions. It is labeled at the bottom as "French Cream of Tomato Soup," yielding 11 gallons, containing butter, onions, carrots, tomatoes, milk, soda, and boiled rice. There are handwritten mathematical notes written by Corbitt around the edges of the card.
Date: 194X
Creator: Corbitt, Helen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trademark Certificate: Helen Corbitt's (open access)

Trademark Certificate: Helen Corbitt's

Certificate registering a trade-mark for "Helen Corbitt's" written in stylized text, in force from 1951-1971. It includes the official certificate and the application text explaining how the mark has been used.
Date: May 29, 1951
Creator: Corbitt, Helen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History