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114
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110
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62
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27
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6
First Presbyterian Church of Waco
5
San Jacinto Museum of History
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Rescuing Texas History, 2015
74
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15
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11
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[Rev. Benjamin W. Roberts Portrait]
Portrait of Reverend Benjamin W. Roberts wearing a dark suit and posing in front of a light background. The photograph is signed on the front: "Truly yours B. W. Roberts."
Date:
[..1904]
Creator:
Academy of Art
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wes Logan to Mr. Spivey - December 26, 1909]
Letter written to Mr. Spivey of Marlin, Texas from Wes Logan of Waco, Texas, informing Mr. Spivey of his new employment at DeLong & Riddle, dealers in all kinds of fresh meats, fish and oysters in season.
Date:
December 26, 1909
Creator:
Logan, Wes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to B. F. Terry, August 30, 1909]
Letter to B. F. Terry discussing an investment in a railroad in Terry's region of the state, as it is expected to be densely populated. The railroad is supposed to be continued into central Texas. The writer asks the distance from Rising Star to Bald Eagle Mountain, as well as to Dublin and to Comanche. The writer asks for a sketch of the possible routes and the distance. The following week engineers are to be expected in the region to find the most practical route.
Date:
August 30, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Dr. Quilla A. Griffin, August 30, 1909]
Letter to Dr. Quilla A. Griffin discussing the landscape near Cottonwood, Texas with the purposes of surveying it for a railroad.
Date:
August 30, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jar.
Patent for a jar for thick semi-liquids such as mustard, which has a discharge spout in the side that allows the contents to be used without taking off the lid of the jar.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
Barr, George T., Sr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Austin Avenue Looking West]
Postcard of Austin Avenue, looking West, in Waco, Texas. Text in the bottom right corner of the card's front reads "hand-colored." A handwritten message on the back of the card reads "Stopped at Waco over night enroute here and just had time after getting up to get some cards and catch an eleven oclock train. M." The card is addressed to Mary Euglehart of South Bend, Indiana.
Date:
June 21, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of First Presbyterian Church, May 7, 1909]
Postcard of the First Presbyterian Church at 812 Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas, sent by Minnie Sleeper to Mr. E. G. Oates updating him on her plants.
Date:
May 7, 1909
Creator:
Sleeper, Minnie
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner
Patent for an oil burner for refined oil which vaporizes all the oil put into the burner.
Date:
May 4, 1909
Creator:
Breckenridge, William D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for an oil-burner, which can be turned on and off with a single switch.
Date:
May 4, 1909
Creator:
Breckenridge, William D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. Webb to William John Bryan, May 2, 1909]
Letter from S. Webb to William John Bryan requesting Bryan join him in a visit to Houston and further stating that he would like Bryan to help a man named Butler in his candidacy for president.
Date:
May 2, 1909
Creator:
Webb, S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Addressed to Mamie Collins, April 21, 1909]
Postcard showing the "Live Stock Exchange" building in Fort Worth, Texas; off to the left is a building with "Armour & Company" written on the side. The note on the photo says: "I have had a good time fishing since I [] up here." On the reverse side there is a not that reads: "Dear little Mayme, Howdy-do, how is [] and Kay, is she true to cotton? We see you in three days."
Date:
April 21, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mattress Making Machine
Patent for a mattress making machine. Illustration included.
Date:
April 6, 1909
Creator:
White, Charles W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Waco Suspension Bridge]
Postcard of a color image of a suspension bridge over the Brazos River and the toll house covered in ivy (right) in Waco; in the foreground there is grass, bushes, and trees and there are two people sitting in the background on the left side. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Suspension Bridge, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date:
March 19, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trolley-Pole.
Patent for a trolley pole, which attaches easily to the wire and can be placed on it by the operator without him leaving his station on the trolley.
Date:
March 16, 1909
Creator:
Barr, George T., Sr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Leda Bahl to Mayme Collins, March 8, 1909]
Postcard from Leda Bahl to Mayme Collins in Waco, Texas with a tinted photograph of Buffalo Bayou in Houston, Texas; the photograph shows four boats tied next to one another across the bayou. There is a note on the back of the card that reads: "Dear Mayme, arrived all [] and having a fine time just got home been seeing the drill it was just fine..."
Date:
March 8, 1909
Creator:
Bahl, Leda
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with an Illustrated Photograph of a Houston Church]
Postcard with an illustrated photograph of the Annunciation Church in Houston, Texas; this church has a tall tower on the corner. The note on the back of the photograph reads: "Hello Miss Mamye I am having a fine time, take good care of [] Harry with love from Katharine Wheatly."
Date:
March 8, 1909
Creator:
Wheatly, Katharine
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator
Patent for a cultivator designed so that the plows can be conveniently set to any pitch as needed for deep or shallow plowing. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 16, 1909
Creator:
Miller, John T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Addressed to Mamie Collins, February 13, 1909]
Valentine's Day postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Waco, Texas with an illustration of a girl dressed in a flowery outfit and the caption "My Heart's Gift" printed to the right of her. Other decorations on the card include, bows, flowers, ribbons, etc.
Date:
February 13, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of West High School Students]
Photograph of students of West High School. Elizabeth "Bessie" Lethella Howell is located on the second row from the top, fourth person from the left, with a small "x" on her right shoulder.
Date:
January 21, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Annual Greetings Advertisement for the Behrens Drug Co.]
Annual greetings for the Behrens Drug Co. with all of the 1909 members of the board of directors listed at the bottom.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Country Club in Waco, Texas]
Postcard image of a country club in Waco, Texas. The location of the club is a two story a large open deck area on both floors. There are two white columns on either side of the steps leading up the house. To the left of the image and behind the house a thick wooded area of trees is visible. A river flows on the right side of the image. Handwritten text on the back identifies this as the Brazos River.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mart 1909 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mart in McLennan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1909
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mart 1909 Sheet 2
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mart in McLennan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1909
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mart 1909 Sheet 3
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Mart in McLennan County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1909
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History