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Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 1910 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 1910

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information.
Date: 1909/1910
Creator: Methodist Episcopal Church, South. North Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elizabeth Street in Brownsville, Texas]

Photograph of Elizabeth Street in Brownsville, Texas. Automobiles and horse drawn carriages are pictured in the street with buildings on either side. On the left side of the photo a sign outside a store reads "Willman's Drug Store". Handwritten text on the back reads "1904 or 1905".
Date: 1904/1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man with Girl and Dog]

Photograph of a man wearing a straw hat and suspenders standing in a grain field next to a girl in a light-colored dress to his right. A dog is standing on the girl's right side and above it is a handwritten text that reads: "Lon. Hill. Irrigated Farm Harlingen, Tex. Sorghum Planted May 4. Phots. July 25, '08." On the bottom of the photograph the same text is type-written.
Date: July 25, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brownsville, Texas]

Postcard of Brownsville, Texas in 1904. On the left side of the image buildings line a street with trees lining the right. Horse drawn carriages are visible on the street. Handwritten text on back reads "Brownsville, 1904".
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Magazine Clipping of Harlingen Sorghum] (open access)

[Magazine Clipping of Harlingen Sorghum]

Magazine clipping of an image that has printed text across the top and bottom that says, "Harlingen Sorghum--Planted May 4,1908, Photographed July 25,1908." The photograph includes Lon C. Hill and a young girl standing in front of the long grain, and the young girl has one arm resting on a dog. The reverse has text from a Gulf Coast Magazine article.
Date: 1908~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reprint Photograph of a Group of Men]

Reprint photograph of a group of men in dark color suits with two sitting down and the rest standing up behind them. Text under the photographs separate the photographs as "before buying land" and "after buying land from Conway & Hoit. Mission, Tex". There is handwritten text on the back that reads "Hoyd = This is re-print taken in 1908. Just found original in files. Yours truly, Jas. Bryan." "Jim Hill, Wm. J. Bryan, Hoit x Conway standing back".
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man, Girl, and Dog in Field]

Photograph of a young girl, dog, and man standing in a cotton field with trees and houses visible in the background. The girl standing in the foreground in front of the field, wearing a light-colored dress with the dog on the left and the man, wearing suspenders and a hat, is standing behind her in the field. A text on the front of the photograph reads "Lon C. Hills Irrigated Farm Harlingen Tex. Cotton Planted Apr. 20. Photo July 25 '08. Producing 1 1/2 Bales Per Acre."
Date: July 25, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men in Cotton Field]

Photograph of seven unidentified men wearing light-colored shirts and hats standing in the middle of a cotton field. In the foreground on the right one man is facing towards the camera, as are the three men behind him. On the left two men are spaced farther apart, standing behind horses that are facing the other direction. Trees and telephone poles are visible in the background and a text on the front of the photograph reads "Lon Hill Irrigated Farm Harlingen Tex. Cotten planted May 4. Photo July 25 08. Producing 1 1/2 bales per acre."
Date: July 25, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man, Girl, and Dog on Farm]

Postcard of a man wearing suspenders and a straw hat standing in the middle of a cotton field with a young girl in a light-colored dress and a dog. The girl is standing in the foreground with the dog on the left and the man is behind her on the left. More fields and houses are visible in the distant background and a text on the front of the postcard reads "Lon C. Hills Irrigated Farm. Harlingen, Tex. Cotton Planted APr. 20. Photo. July 25, 08. Producing 15 Bales per acre."
Date: July 25, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lon C. Hill and William Jennigan Bryan]

Photograph of Lon C. Hill and William Jennigan Bryan, two men wearing dark suits and cowboy hats sitting in chairs in front of a group of unidentified men also wearing suits and hats with a two-story house and a tree visible in the background. In the image on the top the two men are facing each other and appear to be talking to each other, as are several men in the back. In the image on the bottom all the men are facing forward and seem to be posing for the photograph. A text under the first image reads "Before Buying Land" and a text on the bottom reads "After Buying Land From Conway & Hoit. Mission Tex."
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man, Girl, and Dog]

Postcard of a man wearing a straw hat and suspenders standing in a grain field next to a girl in a light-colored dress to his right. A dog is standing on the girl's right side and above it is a text that reads: "Lon. Hill. Irrigated Farm Harlingen, Tex. Sorghum Planted May 4. Phots. July 25, '08."
Date: July 25, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[J. H. Campman Business Card] (open access)

[J. H. Campman Business Card]

A business card for J. H. Campman, a hardware, stove, and tinware dealer in Houston, Texas.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Campman, J. H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Kiam's Outfitter Store Receipt] (open access)

[Kiam's Outfitter Store Receipt]

A receipt from Kiam's Outfitter of Men, Women and Children in Houston Texas. On one side the numbers "21" and "23" are stamped; between them is handwritten "21/Overall /75, 125, 175."
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Kiam's Outfitter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Richardson's House Paint Advertisement] (open access)

[Richardson's House Paint Advertisement]

An advertisement for Richardson's House Paint, featuring a sample of offered colors and directions for applying the paint.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Inland White Lead Company
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Schott School Supply Company Catalog (open access)

Schott School Supply Company Catalog

An undated catalog from the Schott School Supply Company, advertising various school supplies and related equipment.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Schott School Supply Company
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Shannon and Company Business Card] (open access)

[Shannon and Company Business Card]

A business card from Shannon and Company, Real Estate, Loans and Investments in Houston, Texas.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Shannon and Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for Land Sold by C. C. Cox to John Lovejoy, 1909] (open access)

[Deed for Land Sold by C. C. Cox to John Lovejoy, 1909]

Copy of a deed for land sold by C. C. Cox and his wife to John Lovejoy on January 30, 1909, in Splendora, Texas.
Date: January 30, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Richardson's House Paint Advertisement] (open access)

[Richardson's House Paint Advertisement]

An advertisement for Richardson's House Paint, directions for its application.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Inland White Lead Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[R. B. Hendrson and Company Business Card] (open access)

[R. B. Hendrson and Company Business Card]

A business card from R. B. Henderson & Company: Real Estate and Immigration Agents, in Houston, Texas. A short text advertises their land for sale next to a list of related railroads.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: R. B. Henderson and Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note of Payment by Jim Burton] (open access)

[Note of Payment by Jim Burton]

A note from Jim Burton of Splendora, Texas, about a payment from C. C. Cox to L. Burrow.
Date: November 12, 1904
Creator: Burton, Jim
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Richardson's House Paint Advertisement] (open access)

[Richardson's House Paint Advertisement]

A pamphlet advertising Richardson's House Paint, including samples of all offered colors.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Inland White Lead Company
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[R. B. Mayes Business Card] (open access)

[R. B. Mayes Business Card]

Business card from R. B. Mayes, real estate agent and note broker from Velasco, Texas. On the back is a handwritten note: "Henry S. Seward, Baytown, Texas."
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Mayes, R. B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
["$50 Reward" card] (open access)

["$50 Reward" card]

An illustrated card describing a $50 reward for a lost boy carrying "3 railway tunnels, an auger hole, and a monkey wrench" in a balloon. The illustration depicts the boy hanging from an umbrella, kicking off "the court house steeple."
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Registered Post Office Department Envelope, January 18, 1902] (open access)

[Registered Post Office Department Envelope, January 18, 1902]

A registered envelope from the US Post Office Department, Postage Stamp Agency, addressed to the Splendora, Texas postmaster.
Date: January 18, 1902
Creator: United States Postal Service
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History