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[Portrait of Melbourne Ernest Beular]

Photograph of Melbourne Ernest Beular (January 8, 1904, Sabine Pass, TX – March 10 1982, San Diego, CA) at six months old. She wears a white gown and stands on a wicker chair, her hands gripping the chair handle.
Date: 1904-07~
Creator: Brook's
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Relinquishing of Land Rights Over to Mary E. Sayles] (open access)

[Relinquishing of Land Rights Over to Mary E. Sayles]

Signed document from relatives of Mary E. Sayles relinquishing all of their rights to the Austin and Williams land onto her.
Date: March 15, 1905
Creator: Sayles, Henry; Sayles, Emma H.; Sayles, Harriet McAlpine (Hattie); Harris, George C.; Sayles, Mary E.; Sayles, B. G. et al.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gifting of Land from M. E. Sayles to Relatives with Partial Will] (open access)

[Gifting of Land from M. E. Sayles to Relatives with Partial Will]

Unsigned document in which Mary E. Sayles is gifting land from the Austin and Williams league #340 to her children and their spouses. She names Henry Sayles and her son-in-law George C. Harris as executors of the estate once she passes, and the document includes a response from all parties stipulating that Mary E. Sayles may continue to benefit from the properties as long as she lives. A portion of Mary E. Sayles' final will bequeathing property to her daughters is also included.
Date: March 1905
Creator: Sayles, Mary E.; Sayles, Henry; Harris, George C.; Sayles, Henry; Harris, Hattie S.; Sayles, B. G. et al.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gifting of Land from M. E. Sayles to Relatives with Partial Will] (open access)

[Gifting of Land from M. E. Sayles to Relatives with Partial Will]

Unsigned document in which Mary E. Sayles is gifting land from the Austin and Williams league #340 to her children and their spouses. She names Henry Sayles and her son-in-law George C. Harris as executors of the estate once she passes, and the document includes a response from all parties stipulating that Mary E. Sayles may continue to benefit from the properties as long as she lives. A portion of Mary E. Sayles' final will bequeathing property to her daughters is also included.
Date: March 1905
Creator: Sayles, Mary E.; Sayles, Henry; Harris, George C.; Sayles, Henry; Harris, Hattie S.; Sayles, B. G. et al.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. I. H. Kempner, September 12, 1900] (open access)

[Telegram from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. I. H. Kempner, September 12, 1900]

Telegram from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. H. Kempner discussing the 1900 Galveston Hurricane and giving details about the death list, friends' houses gutted, churches destroyed, no trains operation for days, and there are ample food supplies.
Date: September 12, 1900, 7:56 a.m.
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Rose and Mayme Collins to Michael Collins, August 15, 1906]

Postcard from Rose and Mayme Collins to their father Michael Collins in Waco, Texas. The note on the card says that the sisters are "going to Denver tomorrow," while the photograph shows them sitting atop horses while wearing dresses and large hats.
Date: August 15, 1906
Creator: Collins, Mary Florence & Collins, Rose
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Frank L. Lynch to George Pendexter]

Postcard from Frank L. Lynch to George Pendexter reminding Pendexter that he has not forgot about him. Lynch mentions that the vehicle in the photograph is truck number 1 riding through a parade in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The buildings on the side of the street are decorated in patriotic flags and even the vehicles in the parade have American flag decorations.
Date: [1907..1912]
Creator: Lynch, Frank L.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Frank L. Lynch to George Pendexter]

Postcard from Frank L. Lynch to George Pendexter describing the vehicle in the picture as a combination chemical and hose truck number 2. The photograph shows the truck rolling down a street in Colorado Springs during a parade and decorated with streamers and flags; also there are around ten firemen standing or sitting on the truck as it travels down the street.
Date: [1907..1912]
Creator: Lynch, Frank L.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup (open access)

Stirrup

Patent for a stirrup. Illustration included.
Date: November 7, 1905
Creator: Kellner, Charles J. E. & Turner, Ephraim M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garment-Fitting Device. (open access)

Garment-Fitting Device.

Patent for a series of flexible bands and tapes to be used for efficient fitting of garments with regards to seam lines and marking patterns upon cloth by measuring the waist, skirt, and sleeve areas.
Date: February 2, 1909
Creator: Johnson, Mary M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garment-Fitting Device. (open access)

Garment-Fitting Device.

Patent for a garment fitting device made up of a series of measuring tapes that when laid out on cloth after fitting will be held in place by diagonal cross-tapes.
Date: February 2, 1909
Creator: Johnson, Mary M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Loco-Weed Disease (open access)

The Loco-Weed Disease

Report describing the poisonous plant locoweed, including its appearance and its effects on horses, cattle, and sheep.
Date: 1909
Creator: Marsh, C. Dwight (Charles Dwight)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

United States: IV. Central [from Mississippi River to Rocky Mountains]

Map shows cities, counties, and railroads for states along and east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Mississippi River. Includes "Index to the sectional maps of the United States" on verso. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:4,870,000].
Date: [1902..1922]
Creator: London Geographical Institute
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land regulation notice from the Office of Attorney W.E. Moss to Milton Parks] (open access)

[Land regulation notice from the Office of Attorney W.E. Moss to Milton Parks]

Land regulation document from the Office of W.E. Moses to Milton Parks. The document describes regulations of land affairs in relation to members of the United States Army and Navy.
Date: July 28, 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History