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[Cavalry Men on Horseback]

Postcard of a long line of soldiers on horseback in a field with shrubs and trees visible on the left. A text on the front of the postcard reads "Leaving Encinal April 21, 1920. 119 Miles from San Antonio."
Date: April 21, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cavalry Men on Wagons]

Postcard of cavalry soldiers driving covered wagons pulled by horses down a dirt road with shrubbery on the left and right and telephone poles visible on the left. On the front of the postcard a hand-written text reads "Pulling out from Pearsall. April 18, 1920."
Date: April 21, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel (Ferris, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, June 21, 1929 (open access)

The Ferris Wheel (Ferris, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, June 21, 1929

Weekly newspaper from Ferris, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 21, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Annie Webb Blanton to C. C. Cox, September 21, 1920] (open access)

[Letter from Annie Webb Blanton to C. C. Cox, September 21, 1920]

Mass letter Annie Webb Blanton to C. C. Cox introducing a shipment of free textbooks to schools throughout the state and their related stipulations. Envelope is included.
Date: September 21, 1920
Creator: Blanton, Annie Webb
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Haskell and Haskell to C. C. Cox, May 12, 1921] (open access)

[Letter from Haskell and Haskell to C. C. Cox, May 12, 1921]

Letter from Haskell & Haskell in Garden City, Kansas to C. C. Cox, discussing sweet clover and the best way and time to cultivate it.
Date: May 21, 1921
Creator: Haskell and Haskell
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, July 21, 1922] (open access)

[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, July 21, 1922]

Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox discussing the oil business and Cox's timber around Splendora, Texas. Envelope is included.
Date: July 21, 1922
Creator: Thomas, Marion A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, May 21, 1923] (open access)

[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, May 21, 1923]

Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox discussing the purchase of some timber and land. The envelope is included.
Date: May 21, 1923
Creator: Thomas, Marion A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Minnie Lee Barrett to C. C. Cox, July 21, 1920] (open access)

[Letter from Minnie Lee Barrett to C. C. Cox, July 21, 1920]

Letter from Minnie Lee Barrett to C. C. Cox introducing bonds for schoolbooks. Two return envelopes and the original envelope are included.
Date: July 21, 1920
Creator: Barrett, Minnie Lee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History