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[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, September 16, 1906]
Letter from Ida Moses to her uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, discussing friends and family members who have come down with sickness; her mother and uncle have both become stricken to their beds and her sister Jessie's family have "had a serious time with Typhoid fever."
Date:
September 16, 1906
Creator:
Moses, Ida
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Two Pairs of Women's Boots]
Photograph of two pairs of women's boots size 5, one pair is black and the other is white.
Date:
March 8, 2014
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Pound House Parlor Fireplace at Christmas]
Photograph of the Pound House parlor room fireplace decorated with garland and wreathes for Christmas; both chairs are facing the fireplace which has lighted candles in place of an actual fire.
Date:
2008~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters]
Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters with an illustration on the back of two fairies unraveling a scroll with "Board-Bill" written at the bottom; the quote on the left side reads: "Love is the insane desire on the part of a chump to pay a woman's board-bill for life, so beware."
Date:
March 2, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Letters from B. J. Warz to Dr. Joseph Pound]
Two letters from B. J. Warz to Dr. Joseph Pound stating that he will get an increase in pension, and that he is to "execute the voucher...and return it to the pension agent at Knoxville." The second letter concerns the protection against fraudulent impostors of officers in the Bureau of Pensions: "The OBJECT OF THIS CIRCULAR is to protect all persons...against the swindling schemes of unprincipled IMPOSTORS."
Date:
{1903-04-14,1903-07-30}
Creator:
Warz, B. J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ida Moses to Dr. Joseph Pound, July 31, 1911]
Letter from Ida Moses to Dr. Joseph Pound concerning their trips to Rochester due to her husband George's multiple stomach surgeries: "George was operated upon the first time the 10 of May...when they operated they found cancer." At the end of the letter she notes that his disease is rapidly progressing and he is really fighting a losing battle.
Date:
July 31, 1911
Creator:
Moses, Ida
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. F. Hicks to Dr. Joseph Pound, October 21, 1905]
Letter from A. F. Hicks to Dr. Joseph Pound in regards to the doctor's 80th birthday and the fact that he will not be able to attend on account of his wife being "so unwell and delicate."
Date:
October 21, 1905
Creator:
Hicks, A. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mittie, Marguerite, and Georgia]
Photograph of Mittie Pound, Marguerite Ruperta Cavett and Georgia Virginia Cavett sitting on the breezeway to the house; all three are wearing dresses in the photograph.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Addressed to Birdie Walters, December 13, 1907]
Postcard from a man named Lawrence to Birdie Walters with a photograph of some of the student tents at "A. & M. College, Texas." These tents are line up next to a long row of trees and in front of two large buildings seen in the background. The note on the reverse side of the card discusses Lawrence's possible trip to San Marcos on the train in the coming days and that he would love to see her at the depot.
Date:
December 13, 1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Delegate's Certificate Presented to Dr. Joseph Pound, May 10, 1905]
Delegate's certificate presented to Dr. Joseph Pound for his good standing in camp number 946 U. C. V. Pound had been appointed as one of the delegates of this camp on May 8, 1905 to the "Fifteenth Annual Reunion and Convention of United Confederate Veterans, to be held at Louisville, Ky."
Date:
May 10, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph Showing the Excavation of the Hot House on the Pound Homestead]
Photograph of the excavation of the hot house on the Pound Homestead in Dripping Springs, Texas.
Date:
October 2002
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Piano and Portraits in the Pound House]
Photograph of the parlor room piano in the Pound House on the Dr. Pound Farmstead in Dripping Springs, Texas; there are two portraits of Dr. Pound and his wife Sarah above the piano.
Date:
August 21, 2007
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Finished Restoration in the Parlor at the Pound House]
Photograph of the inside of the parlor room at the Pound House in Dripping Springs, Texas; this photograph shows the restoration of the room to the way it appeared in 1910.
Date:
August 2002
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Confederate Reunion in Marble Falls, Texas, 1895]
Photograph of Dr. Joseph Pound being honored at the Confederate Reunion that took place in Marble Falls, Texas, July 25, 1895. Pound is standing at the front of the large crowd in front of the wire gate; the men next to him are holding up American flags in the air.
Date:
July 25, 1895
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. James Steele to Dr. Joseph Pound, August 31, 1910]
Letter from Dr. James S. Steele to Dr. Joseph Pound discussing rates for a trip to San Antonio and the prospects of eventually moving there; Steele says he plans to come visit "the old town of Dripping Springs."
Date:
August 31, 1910
Creator:
Steele, James S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter Written by Marguerite Cavett Hammack]
Letter written by Marguerite Cavett Hammack as a child; at the beginning she asks for the receiver of the letter that she wishes they were there. Most of the language in the letter is not very legible.
Date:
1905-04-15?
Creator:
Hammack, Marguerite Cavett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of an Oil Lamp in the Pound House Parlor]
Photograph of an oil lamp controlled by a pulley system for easy lighting.
Date:
August 21, 2007
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Roger Fulton to Birdie Walters in Dripping Springs, Texas]
Postcard from Roger Fulton to Barbie Walters with a note on that reads in part: "may you be loved by all but most by me." The illustration on the front of the card is of a bouquet of flowers with a border created by vines.
Date:
April 1908
Creator:
Fulton, Roger L.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. L. Yoas to Dr. Joseph Pound, December 23, 1907]
Letter from D. L. Yoas to Dr. Joseph Pound discussing recent events such as the fact that Pound's son had stayed a few nights with them and that he would like to come and get the peach trees the doctor had offered him. At the end of the letter he wishes the doctor and his family a "Merry Christmas and happy New Year."
Date:
December 23, 1907
Creator:
Yoas, D. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. C. Riley to Dr. Joseph Pound, November 26, 1899]
Letter from D. C. Riley to Dr. Joseph Pound concerning his being confined to the bed for more than four weeks. Riley tells about the doctor cutting a place on his jaw and having black blood come out; he was also given a shot of moonshine in his arm which made him sick to his stomach though eventually it made him sleep.
Date:
November 26, 1899
Creator:
Riley, D. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Dr. Pound's Medical Reference Books]
Photograph of a book shelf with medical reference books belonging to the doctor in the Pound House on the Dr. Pound Farmstead in Dripping Springs, Texas.
Date:
200X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Raymond Harper to Birdie Walters]
Postcard from Raymond Harper to Birdie Walters with an image on the front showing West Beach in Westbrook, Connecticut; there is a line of houses positioned along the water front. The note on the reverse side of the card discusses Harper's being in Westbrook during the month of August and that there is "good fishing, boating and crabing" there.
Date:
1907-08?
Creator:
Harper, Raymond L.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, October 12, 1902]
Letter from Ida Moses to her uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, discussing her upcoming visit to his place; her husband's business will keep them from visiting until the middle of November but hope to "stay a few weeks." Ida also says that her mother is especially looking forward to the visit as she has not seen her grandchildren for a year.
Date:
October 12, 1902
Creator:
Moses, Ida
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, July 7, 1907]
Letter from Ida Moses to her uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, letting him know that she hopes he will be able to come and visit in the near future; she also hopes that cousins "Dr. and Fannie Hamilton will meet you here next month."
Date:
July 7, 1907
Creator:
Moses, Ida
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History