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[Danevang School Class of 1927]

Black and white photograph of a group of students posed for a portrait in front of their school. They are arranged in six rows, with the last row standing within the enclave of the porch. A few boys are standing within the open window frames that are on either side of the porch. Two children sitting at the center of the front row are holding a chalkboard that has written on it the class information and date.
Date: February 8, 1927
Creator: Dedrick's Studios
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Release of Oil and Gas Lease (open access)

Release of Oil and Gas Lease

Release document of an oil and gas lease between the Roxana Petroleum Corporation and Carl Harton and his wife Christiane Harton. The document states that the petroleum company is relinquishing 70 acres of property in Wharton County, along with all rights, to the Hartons. Signatures were made on the bottom by the vice-president of the corporation and a notary. When closed, on the back, the top quarter of the document condenses the document into two lines of text that read, "Release of Oil and Gas Lease Roxana Petroleum Corporation To."
Date: February 14, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Series of Barrels]

Photograph of a line of barrels on a railway platform outside of a building. There are six barrels, four made of wood and two of metal. Text in the lower-right corner of the photograph reads, "Plate No. 7570, 5-1-27." An accompanying card (which has the Texaco logo at the bottom) labels the photograph as "Original type asphalt product packages" and the same text is handwritten on the back of the photograph.
Date: May 1, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Azteca Theater]

Photograph of people at the Azteca Theater.
Date: July 15, 1927
Creator: Schlueter, Frank J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History