Resource Type

[Keychain for the Raleigh Hotel in Waco, Texas]

Keychain for Raleigh Hotel in Waco, Texas. It is an Albert Pick Hotel.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bastion Bros. Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chris's Cafe Sugar Bowl]

Metal sugar bowl with handles on either side and a hinged lid, engraved with "Chris's" on the front.
Date: unknown
Creator: Benedict Indestructo
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cranston Pottery Jar]

Pottery jar with a wide opening, glazed in a dark brown color, with a lighter or unglazed portion near the base. It is impressed just below the lip with the name "Cranston" and a paper label at the base says, "Cranston Pottery, Denton County, Texas, 1852-1875."
Date: [1852..1875]
Creator: Cranston Pottery
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blue Jug #467]

Sky-blue pottery jug that has a long neck and elongated handle, with a cork sealing the top. There is also a small hole above the handle possibly to help liquid flow better. Blue lettering stamped on the side says, "Hicks Rubber Co., Inc. Waco, Texas 467."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hicks Rubber Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[White Jug #1176]

Mottled white pottery jug that has a medium-long neck and an elongated handle. At the top of the handle is a opening probably to help fluid flow better. Blue lettering stamped on the side says, "Hicks Rubber Co., Inc. Waco, Texas 1176."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hicks Rubber Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mother-of-Pearl Opera Glasses]

Pair of opera glasses made of gilt metal with decorative embellishments and inlaid with mother-of-pearl around the barrels of the lenses and around two parts of the foldable handle.
Date: unknown
Creator: J. Levinski Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marlin Oil Company Gin Tag]

Tag for Marlin Gin from the Marlin Oil Company in Marlin, Texas, addressed to "exporters and traders".
Date: unknown
Creator: Marlin Oil Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[F. I. Meyer Jug]

Pottery wine jug with light brown glaze impressed near the top of the body with the text, "F. I. Meyer." At the top, it has a worn opening filled with cork and most of the handle has been broken off.
Date: unknown
Creator: Meyer, Franz Ignatz
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Calendar for 1914, with Photograph]

Calendar for the year 1914 with a photograph of a woman and small child reading posted on each page. The calendars at the bottom of the page fold back to reveal the rest of the months of the year.
Date: 1914
Creator: R. Chapman Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Dental Instruments]

Group of four dental instruments that have handles made of decoratively-carved mother-of-pearl with jewels. From the bottom to top: a spoon excavator, a hand-held mirror, a second spoon excavator, and a tongue depressor.
Date: unknown
Creator: Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hand-Held Mirror]

Round, hand-held mirror set in mother-of-pearl, with a mother-of-pearl handle. The border around the mirror is decorated with three red jewels spaced around the sides and top, and a fish motif carved below the base of the mirror. The brass band between the handle and the mirror has 1 red jewel and 2 purple jewels.
Date: unknown
Creator: Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spoon Excavator]

Spoon excavator with a mother-of-pearl handle decorated with carved cross-hatching and floral patterns and a red jewel at the base of the handle. A second jewel is missing in the center of the handle.
Date: unknown
Creator: Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spoon Excavator]

Spoon excavator with a mother-of-pearl handle carved with a fish motif. It is missing the only jewel on one side.
Date: unknown
Creator: Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tongue Depresser]

Tongue depressor carved from mother-of-pearl with two purple jewels and star shaped carvings on one side. The reverse is smooth.
Date: unknown
Creator: Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Badge for Commissioner J. N. Mitchell]

Commissioner badge for J. N. Mitchell. This badge is from the 1929 Texas Cotton Palace and Dairy Show.
Date: 1929
Creator: Schwaabs & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Superintendent Badge From the 1929 Texas Cotton Palace and Dairy Show]

Superintendent badge from the 1929 Texas Cotton Palace and Dairy Show.
Date: 1929
Creator: Schwaabs & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Miniature Stein]

Miniature ceramic drinking stein in an orange marbled pattern, with a hinged, connected metal lid. A small tag attached to the stein says, "German Exhibit Cotton Palace Waco 1912."
Date: 1912
Creator: Texas Cotton Palace
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pin for the Texas Cotton Palace]

Pin for the Texas Cotton Palace. The pin design is of the palace grounds and reads "Texas Cotton Palace Waco Nov 5-20".
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Novelty Adv. Co. Hillsboro, Tex.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Waco $1 Certificate]

Engraved certificate the size of a bank note with images and text on the front that says: "The City of Waco, State of Texas, Will pay to bearer One Dollar." There are black-and-white images on the front including a man carrying a spear on horseback (lower-left corner), a brick suspension bridge over a river with a city behind (center), and a train engine pulling a coal car (lower-right). The back of the certificate has a decorative design in blue ink surrounding the text "Receivable for all Advalorem Tax. Due the City of Waco." The recorder's signature at the bottom left corner is signed by James H. Torbett. The mayor's signature at the bottom right corner is signed by John C. West.
Date: 1875
Creator: Waco (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Avenue Image on Plate]

White china plate with a blue image printed in the center of a main street lined with buildings, labeled "Austin Avenue and City Hall, Waco, Texas." The outer edge of the plate has decorative scallops edged in blue and there are images of colored flowers around the center image: blue flowers at the top, left, purple flowers at the lower left, and yellow flowers at right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wheelock
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rectangular Plate with Auditorium Image]

Small rectangular ashtray or shallow plate with a colored illustration of a large building on the inside, labeled "Auditorium, Waco, Texas." The building appears to be Spanish-style architecture with square towers and red-tile roofs, as well as a large arched roof behind; flags are flying from various towers. The dish also has a decorative, scalloped edging that is white with some gilding.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wheelock
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1918 Farewell Book for the Central Infantry Officers Training School]

Farewell book for the Central Infantry Officers Training School group of 1918. The front of the book is decorated with the image of an eagle in front of the United States Flag. It is held together by two cords.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Academy Plaque]

Oval plaque made of brass with letters spelling out "Academy of the Sacred Heart." There are four holes punched in around the edges, at the center of each side.
Date: 1920%
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Achievement Badge From the 1929 Texas Cotton Palace]

Achievement Badge From the 1929 Texas Cotton Palace. The badge is attached to a cream colored ribbon on the top. The badge reads "Achievement Display Cotton Palace Waco Texas"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History