Man and Woman; Portrait of Man; Portrait of Woman

1 copy negative of scrapbook pages with various photographs; three central photographs are fully visible with other, partially visible photographs surrounding them. The first, in the upper left shows an unknown woman in a long dress and apron standing in front of a house with a porch. A man stands behind her, with his arms wrapped around her. To the right, the second photograph is a portrait of Francis Marion Winfield Scott Seastrunk taken in 1923 and the third photograph is a portrait of Hallie May Harris Seastrunk taken in 1942.
Date: {1923,1942}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Girl

1 copy negative of two images. Image A is a portrait of Mary Adeline Xenia Buchanan taken in 1924. She is sitting on a stool with her ankles and her arms crossed. She is wearing a striped skirt and pearls. Image B is a close portrait of Bobbie Jean Williams taken in 1944.
Date: {1924,1944}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oil Derrick

Copy negative of two pictures an oil derrick during the Ranger, Texas oil boom. The picture on the left is of the base of an oil well, men working, and equipment around it in a field. The picture on the right shows the whole tower of the well, the small building at its base, men working, and equipment.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Drillers on Rig

Copy negative of John Young and Price Smith standing on a wooden structure that is part of an oil rig in Ranger, Texas.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K. H. Pittard to T. N. Carswell - April 26, 1924] (open access)

[Letter from K. H. Pittard to T. N. Carswell - April 26, 1924]

A letter written to T. N. Carswell, Secretary, Lions Club, Abilene, Texas, from K. H. Pittard, Secretary-Treasure, Cisco, Texas, dated April 26, 1924. Pittard advises Carswell of the unanimous decision made by his club to support Lion Green.
Date: April 26, 1924
Creator: Pittard, K. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice From the National Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., February 28, 1925] (open access)

[Invoice From the National Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., February 28, 1925]

Invoice from the National Supply Company of Texas to Jake L. Hamon, Jr. for $13.70. The invoice states to deliver the order to B. C. McDonald and "U.S. Torpedo Co." is written near the top of the paper.
Date: February 28, 1925
Creator: National Supply Company of Texas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice From Frick-Reid Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., December 31, 1924] (open access)

[Invoice From Frick-Reid Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., December 31, 1924]

Invoice from the Frick-Reid Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr. for $3.89.
Date: December 31, 1924
Creator: Frick-Reid Supply Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from John Sayles to Perry Sayles, August 12, 1929] (open access)

[Telegram from John Sayles to Perry Sayles, August 12, 1929]

Letter from John Sayles to Perry Sayles instructing Perry Sayles not to come to Abilene.
Date: August 12, 1929
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Harry H. Johnson, March 12, 1928] (open access)

[Letter to Harry H. Johnson, March 12, 1928]

Letter to Harry H. Johnson discussing an automobile collision that the author and Johnson were involved in earlier that day.
Date: March 13, 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Well and Formation Record for Well No. 2] (open access)

[Well and Formation Record for Well No. 2]

Document listing the details and history of well no. 2 on C. U. Connellee's land.
Date: 1926~
Creator: Fetty, C. C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. S. to Perry Sayles, January 28, 1928] (open access)

[Letter from J. S. to Perry Sayles, January 28, 1928]

Letter from J. S. to Perry Sayles, discussing the receipt of checks from Jake and J. M. Tanner's bankruptcy.
Date: January 28, 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 11687: Oral Deposition of B. C. McDonald, October 17, 1925] (open access)

[Cause No. 11687: Oral Deposition of B. C. McDonald, October 17, 1925]

Document in cause no. 11687, Jake L. Hamon Jr. vs. United States Torpedo Company, transcribing the deposition of B. C. McDonald. McDonald recounts his recollections regarding the shooting of an oil well by J. H. Rapp in Eastland County, Texas. There is a receipt from the United States Torpedo Company included in the document.
Date: October 17, 1925
Creator: Cunningham, Tom J.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Warranty Deed, From W. L. Morris and Mrs. W. L. Morris to Perry Sayles (open access)

Warranty Deed, From W. L. Morris and Mrs. W. L. Morris to Perry Sayles

Warranty Deed transferring vendor's liens from W. L. Morris and Mrs. W. L. Morris to Perry Sayles, relating to land in Eastland, Texas.
Date: October 1925
Creator: Morris, W. L. & Morris, Mrs. W. L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice From The National Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., February 26, 1925] (open access)

[Invoice From The National Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., February 26, 1925]

Invoice from the National Supply Company of Texas to Jake L. Hamon, Jr. for $9.56. The order was made by and delivered to McDonald.
Date: February 26, 1925
Creator: National Supply Company of Texas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: No. 10940. Sheriff's Sale.] (open access)

[Clipping: No. 10940. Sheriff's Sale.]

Newspaper clipping announcing a sheriff's sale of lots No. 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of D. Boone's subdivision of block -F3 in Eastland, Texas. The real estate was levied against W. L. Morris and Mrs. W. L. Morris in cause no. 10940, J. L. Chapman vs. W. L. Morris and Mrs. W. L. Morris.
Date: September 14, 1926
Creator: Edwards, R. W.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes Discussing Jake L. Hamon Jr. vs. United States Torpedo Company, June 21, 1925] (open access)

[Notes Discussing Jake L. Hamon Jr. vs. United States Torpedo Company, June 21, 1925]

Paper with notes discussing the cause, Jake L. Hamon Jr. vs. United States Torpedo Company. There are several numbered questions, some of which have answers written next to them.
Date: June 21, 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Sayles to Perry Sayles, July 25, 1928] (open access)

[Letter from John Sayles to Perry Sayles, July 25, 1928]

Letter from John Sayles to his brother, Perry Sayles, discussing Perry Sayles' separation and divorce from his wife, advising him to appoint a trustee to oversee the separation. The letter includes the judgement John Sayles wrote in the case Eley against Eley with the separation agreement.
Date: July 25, 1928
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement From C. F. Petet, February 10, 1926] (open access)

[Statement From C. F. Petet, February 10, 1926]

Document certifying that the copy of a log of Root, Huff & Duff well number two on the C. U. Connellee lease in Eastland County in accurate.
Date: February 10, 1926
Creator: Petet, C. F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice From Frick-Reid Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., March 6, 1925] (open access)

[Invoice From Frick-Reid Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., March 6, 1925]

Invoice from the Frick-Reid Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr. for $1.67.
Date: March 6, 1926
Creator: Frick-Reid Supply Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Bill For Mr. Sayles] (open access)

[Tax Bill For Mr. Sayles]

Tax bill for Mr. Sayles' property in Eastland, Texas. The years listed are 1920, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, and 1927.
Date: November 8, 1928
Creator: Hearn, A. M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice From Frick-Reid Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., January 6, 1925] (open access)

[Invoice From Frick-Reid Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., January 6, 1925]

Invoice from the Frick-Reid Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr. for $5.67.
Date: January 6, 1925
Creator: Frick-Reid Supply Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice From the National Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., March 7, 1925] (open access)

[Invoice From the National Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., March 7, 1925]

Invoice from the National Supply Company of Texas to Jake L. Hamon, Jr. for two items. The invoice states to deliver the order to B. C. McDonald.
Date: March 7, 1925
Creator: National Supply Company of Texas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Case No. 12, 096. Copy of Petition for Removal (open access)

Case No. 12, 096. Copy of Petition for Removal

Copy of the petition for removal in the case, O. M. England et. al. vs. Edwin B. Cox et. al., concerning the pipe lines owned by the Chestnut & Smith Corporation on land owned by O. M. England.
Date: February 27, 1926
Creator: Allison, James E.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Note Listing Community Debts, Assets, and Property] (open access)

[Handwritten Note Listing Community Debts, Assets, and Property]

Handwritten note listing "Community Debts," "Assets," and "Property in Name of Perry Sayles." This note is related to Perry Sayles divorce from Juanita Young Sayles.
Date: 1928~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History