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[Stone Slab Near Water]

Color slide of a stone slab on a grassy hill, a short distance away from a body of water. The slab is center right, and bears an inscription just below a high relief wreath enclosing a five-pointed star. The inscription reads: "Site of A settlement made in 1851 by 20 Mormon families under the leadership of Lyman Wight 1796-1858 * * Here they built homes, lumber mills, and shops for the manufacture of furniture * Abandoned in 1853" A smaller line of text below reads: "Erected by the State of Texas 1936" Accompanying information names the settlement Mormon Mill.
Date: 1936/..
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Large Group Portrait In Front of a Building]

Photograph of a large group portrait of Hispanic men and women in front of a building framed by trimmed bushes and trees. Many of the women in the group are wearing long, flowing white dresses or dark suits with skirts, dark trench coats, and decorative hats. The women in the group are all on the left-hand side of the image. The men in the group, who are all standing on the right-hand side of the image, are wearing dark suits, collared shirts, and ties. The building directly behind them has an open entrance and windows on either side. There is a decorative border around the image and a note handwritten in cursive on the back that reads, "Officers Training School - PP3".
Date: December 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Six Hispanic Ladies Standing in Front of a Building]

Photograph of a group of six Hispanic ladies dressed formally in long dark coats and dresses standing in front of a building. Four of the women are wearing decorative hats, and a couple of them are also holding purses. Next to them on the right-hand side of the image, there is a large bush that cuts off at the top of the image. The building visible behind the bush is made up of mostly window panels. There is another building visible along the dirt path that leads to the background on the left-hand side of the image. This building is also mostly shielded by large bushes and trees. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "The officers of the Presbyterial with Mrs. Cunningham". There are also many numerical markings on the back of the photograph.
Date: December 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hispanic Ladies Standing in Front of the Entrance to a Building]

Photograph of a group of formally-dressed Hispanic ladies standing together for a group portrait. The ladies are wearing long, dark dresses and coats. Most of them are also wearing decorative hats and holding purses. There are three other ladies and a man in a suit standing on the doorstep of the building in the background. There is a large bush shielding most of the building from sight behind the group of women. There is a decorative border around the image.
Date: December 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women Dressed for Church]

Photograph of two ladies standing together and smiling at the camera. The women are wearing long dresses, decorative hats, and high heels. They are facing toward the right-hand side of the image. There us a two-story building lined with windows visible in the background. The image is surrounded by a decorative border, and there is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Two loyal friends of the Mexican work. Mrs. W.W. Downing, Mrs. Stella Campbell of Corpus Christi".
Date: December 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Hispanic Women in a Pick-Up Truck]

Photograph of three women posed around a pick-up truck. One of the girls is sitting in the driver's seat, one is sitting on the side of the door, and the other is standing next to the door. Several other women are visible in the background behind the car. There is a building visible in the background. There is a decorative border around the image and a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "The new Tex-Mex truck - a gift from Refugio - Pres- Mex needs one too".
Date: December 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three People Standing in a Field with Cars]

Photograph of a young woman, an elderly man, and a teenage boy standing together in the middle of a grassy field. The man, who is wearing a suit, has his arms crossed and is facing the woman. The woman, who is wearing a long, lightly-colored trench coat, is holding a handbag and facing the man who is talking to her. The teenage boy, who is wearing a light cardigan and pants, is standing to the man's right and is looking to the side. On the far left-hand side of the image, there is a group of people that are cut off by the edge of the image. Three cars are parked in a row along the edge of a dirt road in the background. There are several palm trees scattered throughout the field. A decorative border surrounds the image, and there is a handwritten note on the back that reads, "Talking over the Mex. work - Mrs. Seddon Mr. McLane Brooks".
Date: December 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front Yard of a Two-Story Concrete Building]

Photograph of the large front yard of a two-story, concrete building. The concrete of the building is stained around many of the windows, which are lined across both stories. There is a car parked on the dirt path in front of the building. Palm trees, shrubs, and bushes surround the building on all sides. There are various handwritten notes on the back of the photograph including "Pd. Noomi Pd. Blankmeyer" and "Pd. Jillie Rodriguez".
Date: December 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front and Back Yard of a Concrete Building]

Photograph of the expansive front and back yards of a one-story concrete building. The building has windows on all sides as well as several decorative archways. There are palm trees and bushes in the background and surrounding the the building. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "pd. Blankmeyer".
Date: December 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[School Children in Gonzales, Texas]

Photograph of Hispanic school children in Gonzales, Texas standing in a group for a class picture. The children are all dressed in semi-formal attire; the girls are wearing light dresses, shirts and skirts, and the boys are wearing light shirts and matching dress pants with belts. Behind the group trees are visible as well as a small part of a white house. The photograph has a black decorative border around it and handwriting on the bottom that reads, "FiBidev. Gon. 1936". There is also handwriting on the back that reads, "Gonzales DVBS- 1936" and "6". There is a stamp at the top of the back that reads, "Trlica Studio Headquarters For School Supplies Gonzales, Texas".
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexican Church at Angleton]

Photograph of the Mexican Church at Angleton. The church is a wooden building with large windows along the side, and there are five members of a Sunday School class standing in front. The following is handwritten on the back: "Mex. church at Angleton. Because of rain these were the only ones present, but we had Sunday School anyhow." The photo is dated 12/27/36.
Date: December 27, 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Bay City Mexican Church members]

Photograph of a group of Bay City Mexican Church members. The group includes men, women, and children. Two of the little girls on the front row are holding baby dolls. They are posing in front of the church. According to the information on the back, the photograph was taken on December 27, 1936. The name Esparza is written on the back, but it is not clear whether or not this person is in the photograph.
Date: December 27, 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Members and children of the Bay City Mexican Church]

Photograph of a group of members and children of the Bay City Mexican Church. The group is posing in front of the church, and two of the little girls in front are holding baby dolls. The name of the church, in Spanish, is partly visible on the sign above the entrance. According to the information on the back of the photograph, it was taken on December 27, 1936.
Date: December 27, 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1936 School Grades 8-9

Photograph of the Danevang School class of 1936, consisting of adolescent boys and girls, in front of a building. Three windows are seen in the back. The seated front row, from left to right, has been identified as Jack Wind, Herolf Jensen, Viggo Hermansen, Leo Allenson, Dorothy Mae Krenek, Magdalene Thyssen, Dagmar Thyssen, Merle Longwood, and Ingeborg Thyssen. The second row, from left to right: Mr. Elvin Praytor, Fatty (Ernie) Invardsen, unknown, Pearl Juhl, and Johanna Larsen. Third row, from left to right: Dorabell Hansen, Ella Nielsen, Magdalene Thyssen, Johanna Harton, Edith Jensen, and Mrs. Laure Praytor. The back row, from left to right: Leo Westerholm, Otto Thyssen, Willard Longwood, Henry Nielsen, unknown, Harry Hermansen, Siguard Thyssen, and unknown.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1936 Confirmation

Black and white photo of the girls and boys of the 1936 confirmation class standing in front of the [Danevang Lutheran Church]. The girls stand front and center of the boys and Pastor Frost. The church doors and two windows are visible behind them.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1936 Confirmation Class of Danevang Lutheran Church]

Black and white photograph of an all-male confirmation class. The group of eleven boys are standing on the concrete steps in front of a white building, identified as Danevang Lutheran Church, featuring two windows and a set of doors with an arched window over it. They are all wearing suits and ties. Their pastor, Pastor A.E. Frost, stands directly behind them. The lawn surrounding the church is visible on either side of the class. A decorative, linear border frames the image.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. S. Carlin to Meyer Bodansky - February 1936] (open access)

[Letter from W. S. Carlin to Meyer Bodansky - February 1936]

Letter from Dean W. S. Carlin to Dr. Meyer Bodansky, replying to a previous letter confirming the inadvisability of encouraging students to pursue graduate degrees in the medical school at the University of Texas Galveston campus. He notes several reasons for this stance, including limited facilities and preoccupied faculty and staff.
Date: February 24, 1936
Creator: Carlin, W. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Yoe to Meyer Bodansky - February 1936] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Yoe to Meyer Bodansky - February 1936]

Letter from Dr. John H. Yoe to Dr. Meyer Bodansky asking him to review several chapters in a textbook that has been translated into German and offer corrections or comments. The topic of the manuscript is Physiological Chemistry.
Date: February 26, 1936
Creator: Yoe, John H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to John H. Yoe - March 1936] (open access)

[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to John H. Yoe - March 1936]

Letter from Dr. Meyer Bodansky to Dr. John H. Yoe thanking him for a recent translation of a textbook over physiological chemistry. Dr. Bodansky notes several inconsistencies he has noticed in the translation and adds several sentences and headings to the book.
Date: March 1, 1936
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Yoe to Meyer Bodansky - March 1936] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Yoe to Meyer Bodansky - March 1936]

Letter from Dr. John H. Yoe to Dr. Meyer Bodansky acknowledging several additions and alterations to a manuscript recently translated to German. Dr. Yoe also asks how much Dr. Bodansky would charge for his services.
Date: March 1, 1936
Creator: Yoe, John H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to John H. Yoe - March 1936] (open access)

[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to John H. Yoe - March 1936]

Letter from Dr. Meyer Bodansky to Dr. John H. Yoe thanking him for including a translation in an upcoming book. He notes that his services were pro bono and ask that if the book is a large enough success, several copies should be donated to the University of Texas library.
Date: March 10, 1936
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Allan T. Kenyon to Meyer Bodansky - May 1936] (open access)

[Letter from Allan T. Kenyon to Meyer Bodansky - May 1936]

Letter from Allan T. Kenyon to Dr. Meyer Bodansky thanking him for a recent paper. He suggests several alterations and asks about the levels of several chemicals mentioned in the paper.
Date: May 14, 1936
Creator: Kenyon, Allan T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alton Ochsner to Meyer Bodansky - June 1936] (open access)

[Letter from Alton Ochsner to Meyer Bodansky - June 1936]

Letter from Alton Ochsner to Dr. Meyer Bodansky offering him a spot on the Advisory Board for a new surgical journal. He also notes the reasons for the journal's creation and explains to Dr. Bodansky the setup of the advisory board.
Date: June 29, 1936
Creator: Ochsner, Alton
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between W. T. Armstrong and Meyer Bodansky - July 1936] (open access)

[Correspondence between W. T. Armstrong and Meyer Bodansky - July 1936]

Two letters between Dr. Meyer Bodansky and Judge W. T. Armstrong acknowledging receipt of other communications between the two men. Judge Armstrong's letter encourages Dr. Bodansky to consult a law firm on his next trip to New York and Boston.
Date: 1936-07-22/1936-07-24
Creator: Armstrong, W. T. & Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History