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The Public Land System of Texas, 1823-1910. (open access)

The Public Land System of Texas, 1823-1910.

Book describing the public land system of Texas.
Date: February 1918
Creator: McKitrick, Reuben
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Kilgore as an Infant]

Photograph of Charles Kilgore as an infant clad in only a cloth diaper. He is propped up against a pillow on fabric-covered furniture.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters of Rev. Dr. Thomas McHutchin Cunningham] (open access)

[Letters of Rev. Dr. Thomas McHutchin Cunningham]

The Rev. Dr. Thomas McHutchin Cunningham (March 22, 1887 - March 3, 1979) wrote these letters to family members from April 14, 1918 to November 28, 1927. The letters detail his life as a minister in Texas and other locations. The letters are written from Stamford, Spur, Eliasville, Sherman, Gainesville, Orange, Boston (Mass.), Richmond (Va.), and Knoxville (Tn.). The letters detail church news, family life, and travel on the S.S. Leviaton in 1927 to visit London, Paris, and Jerusalem.
Date: 1918
Creator: Cunningham, Thomas McHutchin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Little Green School: First Grace Class, 1918]

Photograph of the 1918 first grade class of League City School, also known as the big school. The class is arranged in three rows; the first two rows are seated while the third row is standing. Behind them is a wooden fence. According to writing on the back, the name of the girl seated at the end of the middle row is Flora Atkinson. Their teacher, Miss Labuzan, stands behind the class to the right.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Specifications: road and bridge construction (open access)

Specifications: road and bridge construction

A book covering the details of road and bridge construction in Travis county, Texas.
Date: 1918
Creator: Travis County (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Arrow automobile stopped in field]

Photograph of a Pierce-Arrow automobile in the middle of a field on a flat plain on the Great Divide. Herbert Herman Fiedler is looking under the hood of the car and two passengers are seated in the back of the vehicle, including Mrs. Frances Ann Lutcher. The vehicle has a broken clutch and a sprung valve. An American flag is visible on the right side of the car. The shadow of the photographer can be seen in the bottom foreground of the photograph. Handwritten on the back of the photo, "On the Great Divide August 27th 1918 A broken clutch collar + valve spring - "
Date: August 27, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[J. O'Connor General Business Ledger: November 1918-December 1935] (open access)

[J. O'Connor General Business Ledger: November 1918-December 1935]

Ledger containing business transactions, kept by Joseph O'Connor. The month and year are included at the top of each new entry.
Date: 1918-11-01/1935-12-31
Creator: O'Connor, Joseph
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[General Business Ledger: January 1918-August 1918] (open access)

[General Business Ledger: January 1918-August 1918]

Ledger containing business transaction numbers. The month and year are included at the top of each page.
Date: 1918-01-31/1918-08-31
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[J. O'Connor General Business Ledger: January 1918-December 1930] (open access)

[J. O'Connor General Business Ledger: January 1918-December 1930]

Ledger containing business transaction numbers, kept by Joseph O'Connor. The month and year are included at the top of new entries.
Date: 1918-01-01/1930-12-29
Creator: O'Connor, Joseph
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[World War I Regiment]

Photograph of World War I S.A.T.C. regiment at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Dwight Ross, Sr. is 12th from the left. The back of the photograph lists five men and their addresses.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bradley's Corner]

Photograph of Bradley's Corner on a postcard. Bradley's Corner was an oil boom town near Burkburnett, Texas that appeared after Fower Number 1 gusher.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Graduating Law Class at University of Texas]

Photograph of a framed collage of the first graduating law class at the University of Texas.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Burl Bryant]

Photograph of Burl Bryant sitting in a wooden chair while wearing a World War I uniform.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joseph Kell in Uniform]

Photograph of Joesph Kell, son of Frank and Lula (Kemp) Kell, in uniform. The World War I uniform has a "T.E.X." pin on the collar.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[In Paris]

Photograph of H_ley, Ruth, and Willie Mae Kell in Paris, near Notre Dame. Willie Mae is wearing a Red Cross uniform (currently held at the Kell House).
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Massey Store Truck]

Photograph of F.B. Massey delivery truck. The side of the truck reads, "F.B. Massey Poultry-Eggs-Butter, 401 Lee St., Phone 397."
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Official Notice of Jett Falls Appointment to Corporal] (open access)

[Official Notice of Jett Falls Appointment to Corporal]

A certificate issued by the Army of the United States of America to commemorate Private Jett (Johnny, Jetty) Falls' increase in rank from Private to Corporal. It is a standard WWI issued form with blank spaces available for personalization. This form was completed by a Lt. Colonel (his signature is unreadable) at Camp Travis, Texas on April 11th 1918. The remaining filled spaces detail the Private Jett Falls, Co. E 359th Infantry had been promoted to Corporal of that same division on March 27th 1918.
Date: April 11, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Cattle at Water]

Postcard of red and white speckled cattle wading into shallow water, described as "Trail herd watering." The message on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. W. P. H. McFaddin Beaumont, Texas."
Date: August 4, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Gateway to Garden of the Gods]

Postcard of the mountain and rocky cliffs surrounding a snowy meadow. The message on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave. Beaumont, Texas."
Date: September 3, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Camp Zachary Taylor in Kentucky]

Postcard of a campus of two story buildings built in close proximity, described as "Birds-eye of section of the camp in which 40,000 men are in training for overseas warfare. The camp covers several square miles and has fully 1,000 buildings." The message on the front and back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Beaumont, Tex."
Date: January 31, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Hopi House in Grand Canyon, Arizona]

Postcard of a stone structure with wooden ladders, with two young men, a woman, child, and small dog standing outside. The scene is described as "The Hopi House is an exact reproduction of a Hopi Indian pueblo. It is an irregular stone structure plastered with abode and rising three stories high. Here are Hopi men, women, and children. Some decorating and burning pottery, others spinning yarn and weaving squaw dresses and blankets, and perhaps some maiden weaving a basket." The message written on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. W. P. H. McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Beaumont, Tex."
Date: August 4, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of St. Francis Catholic Church]

Postcard of a red and white church with two spires. The message on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. W. P. H. McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Beaumont, Texas."
Date: August 6, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Oluff Beauchamp]

Studio photograph of Oluff Beauchamp.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Luella Lundgren's Writing Journal] (open access)

[Luella Lundgren's Writing Journal]

Notebook containing the school work of Luella Lundgren with assignments dated from January 24, 1918 and 1926. The notebook includes stories, a letter, and handwriting exercises.
Date: 1918
Creator: Lundgren, Luella
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History