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[Valentine's Day Card]
Valentine's Day card, specifically for a sister, with a red rose on the front of it and a typed note inside. A handwritten note on the back of the card says, "Was just wishing I had Valentines to send and took a walk down the avenue and found these - I'm not going to try to live up to all this loving talk in these. I feel a lot of it though. Ruth is in bed today with cold. Hope she is better tomorrow for we are to have turkey dinner with them Monday night. Have had a hard time getting a visit with them. Am going to Mrs. Thurman's luncheon. Then I hope I'll get rounding up - Robert just called - Ruth has bronchitis - I'm afraid our turkey dinner is off - Love, Lucy.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[House of Representatives Envelope]
Envelope with no address and no contents, and the only text being a printed note in the left-hand corner which says: "House of Representatives."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[R. O. Evans & Company Envelope]
Empty envelope with typed text in the middle: "R. O. Evans & Company, 1104 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, U. S. A."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[School Report Card and Class Roster]
School report card and class roster, including grades for arithmetic, reading, spelling, and writing. The students listed are Alice Hammer, Ella Hammer, Granville Twity, Roy Thompson, Melvin Tarver, Gay Tarver, Ora Parker, Flora Parker, Roy Parker, Elma Parker, Sam Crownover, Charlie Moore, Eva Moore, Willie Click, Lewis Click, Ralph Hollis, Floyd Clutter, Frank Click, Henry Apple, Frank Hollis, and Lillie Apple.
Date:
[1900..1901]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Note from Marguerite]
Small card with a handwritten message: "Thinking of you, With love, Marguerite."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1949 Inauguration Ticket]
Ticket to the 1949 inauguration ceremonies. The ticket reads: "President's Platform. Inauguration Ceremonies. January Twentieth, 1949. Admit the Bearer to the Senate Wing of the Capitol and through the Rotunda Door to the President's Platform" and is signed "Carl Hayden, Chairman, Committee on Arrangements." The back of the invitation is signed "Joseph C. Duke, Sergeant at Arms, U. S. Senate."
Date:
January 20, 1949
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[United States Congress Envelope]
Empty envelope with "Congress of the United States" printed in the top left, "President's Platform" in the bottom left, and "No. 85" in the top right corner.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[W. J. Bartley Calling Card]
Small grey calling card with "W. J. Bartley" written in elaborate script.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jane Bartley to Medibel Bartley - March 23, 1960]
Letter from Jane Bartley to Medibel (Meddie) Bartley, dated March 23, 1960, in which she writes about her disappointment with her grades and her upcoming participation in the Cherry Blossom Parade. It includes an envelope, postmarked March 24, 1960.
Date:
March 23, 1960
Creator:
Bartley, Jane
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1949 Inauguration Event Schedule]
Card with a schedule of events for the 1949 inauguration written on it. The events range from Saturday, January 18 to Thursday, January 23, and include dinners at the Mayflower Hotel and a buffet luncheon at the White House.
Date:
[1949-01-18..1949-01-23]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flower Label from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Sam Rayburn]
Label for flowers sent to Sam Rayburn in honor of his sixtieth birthday from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The label has a picture of The White House and is addressed to "The Speaker of The House of Representatives." At the bottom of the label is text which reads "Perishable flowers. Keep from frost and extreme heat."
Date:
January 6, 1941
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecily N. Kilday to Lou Rayburn - February 11]
Letter from Cecile N. Kilday, Corresponding Secretary for The Congressional Club in Washington D.C., to Miss Lou Rayburn, which expresses thanks to Lou Rayburn for attending the club's Presidential reception.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Kilday, Cecile
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Congressional Record Page, Sixty-Third Congress, Third Session]
Congressional Record page from the 63rd Congress, 3rd session. The page includes a speech by Hon. William Kettner of California in the House of Representatives, a letter written by W. R. Hervy, and another letter written by Motley, Hewes Flint, Dana Reid Weller, William Rhodes Hervey, and Samuel E. Burke, all past Grand Masters of Masons. The speech and letters are related to the Los Angeles investigation into "The Alleged Oath or Obligation of the Knights of Columbus."
Date:
January 29, 1915
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sunset High School Senior Day Schedule, May 27, 1966]
Program containing the events of Senior Day at Sunset High School on May 27, 1966, as well as the names of some of the people involved.
Date:
1966
Creator:
Sunset High School
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Souvenir Photo Card]
Ticket stating that the original bearer had a candid photograph taken of them during the Texas centennial event.
Date:
1936~
Creator:
Movie Snap Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Rosa Fleetwood]
Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The blue ticket bears the signature and photograph of Rosa Fleetwood. In the photo, Fleetwood wears a dark blouse and eyeglasses and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from seven to twenty-two. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date:
1950
Creator:
State Fair of Texas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Maxwell Confederate Tax Receipt, 1864]
Confederate tax receipt showing that Henry Maxwell owes the Confederate States of America $1,865.70.
Date:
December 16, 1864
Creator:
Confederate States of America. Department of the Treasury.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Gibbs Dyke]
Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The green ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Gibbs Dyke. In the photo, Gibbs wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from six to twenty-one. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date:
1950
Creator:
State Fair of Texas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Lizzie Smith]
Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The light orange ticket bears the signature and photograph of Lizzie Smith. In the photo, Smith wears a dark dress and eyeglasses and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from eight to twenty-three, and the first three have been marked with a hole punch. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date:
October 10, 1949
Creator:
State Fair of Texas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Maness]
Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The green ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Maness. In the photo, Maness wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from five to twenty. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date:
1946
Creator:
State Fair of Texas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check from U. D. Maxwell to H. M. Haynes, November 27, 1942]
Check from U. D. Maxwell to H. M. Haynes in the amount of $150 as a down payment on a house and lot.
Date:
November 27, 1942
Creator:
Maxwell, U. D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Western Union Telegram to Texas Centennial Visitor]
Form telegram from Western Union to Texas centennial visitors. It states that it is a souvenir from the Western Union exhibit at the centennial event.
Date:
July 16, 1936
Creator:
Western Union Telegraph Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Gibbs]
Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The blue ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Gibbs. In the photo, Gibbs wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted woodland scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from seven to twenty-two. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date:
1950
Creator:
State Fair of Texas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Maxwell Confederate Tax Receipt, 1861]
Confederate tax receipt showing that Henry Maxwell owes the Confederate States of America $110.76
Date:
May 16, 1862
Creator:
Confederate States of America. Department of the Treasury.
System:
The Portal to Texas History