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[Advertisement of a baseball tournament at Cleveland Diamond field]

Poster advertisement of a baseball grand tournament to be played beginning August 25, 1940 at the Cleveland Diamond field, Houston, Texas. The tournament is offered by the "Aces Fours Recreational Club" called the Latin American Baseball tournament. The first team to play is Aztecas vs. Sugarland, starting at 10 a.m. ; the second team is Port Arthur vs. Southern Select playing at 1:45 p.m.; the third team is Galveston 'Blue Moon' vs. New Gulf Tigers, playing at 4:00 p.m. The entrance fee is 33 cents.
Date: August 25, 1940
Creator: Aces Fours Recreational Club
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer for the film “La Paloma"] (open access)

[Flyer for the film “La Paloma"]

Flyer for the film "La Paloma", giving a summary, cast list and details of the movie shown at Teatro Azteca. The film starred Medea de Novara as Empress Carlota.
Date: 1937
Creator: Azteca Films Distributing Company
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acta de ordenacion al Santo Ministerio del Hermano Manuel Urbina (open access)

Acta de ordenacion al Santo Ministerio del Hermano Manuel Urbina

Certified ordination document for Manuel Urbina, dated March 31, 1933.
Date: March 31, 1933
Creator: Barocio, Daniel Sierra; Hurtis, P. & Armendáris, T., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Club Recreativo Internacional, 1935]

Photograph of the members of Club Recreativo Internacional, 1935. From center top (left to right): Carlos Salazar, Vice Presidente ; Jesus de la Isla, Secretario ; Arcadio P. Castillo, Pro-Secretario ; Jose P. Castillo, Tesorero ; Donagiano C. Perez, Pro-Tesorero ; Jesus M. Chapa, 1st Vocal ; Carlos Y. Alcalde, 2nd Vocal ; Guillermo Aguilar, 4th Vocal ; Fredezmindo Lopez ; Francisco Brett, 3rd Vocal ; Ramon C. Gernandez, Precidente. From upper left to lower right: Arnoldo G. Lara ; Mario Montemayor ; Jose L. Torres ; Antonio G. Luna ; Eduardo Pascoe ; Emilio Torres ; Juan Rodriguez ; Eulogio Quintanilla ; D. Salvador Estrella ; Julio S. Perez ; Tomas Martinez ; Alberto Guera ; Ramon Rodriguez ; Silvestre Alguesiur ; Emilio Esparza ; Felix Tijerira ; Romingo A. Varrdo ; Foroteo Hernandez ; Francisco Moreno ; Juan Pantoja ; Tomas Carrera ; Bernardo Contreras ; Estleuan Reyna ; Manuel Lopez ; Jose Alonzo ; Isidao Ibarra ; Tomas Moreno ; Alejandro Vega ; Jesus Garcia ; Manuel Ortegon ; Francisco Tijerina ; Ernesto Olivares ; Francisco Alvarez ; Felipe Alvarado ; Ramon Serena ; Jose Luis Perez ; Ricardo R. Cruz ; Manuel Aleman ; Ernesto Campos …
Date: 1935
Creator: Cantu Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Business card of Manuel Urbina] (open access)

[Business card of Manuel Urbina]

Business card of Manuel Urbina II, who had a Ph.D. in History from the University of Texas at Austin. Card lists Urbina's contact information at the College of the Mainland in Texas City, Texas, and his home address in Pasadena, Texas. On the back of the card is the address for Leo's Mexican Restaurant.
Date: unknown
Creator: College of the Mainland
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard portrait of Franco Jimenez]

Postcard featuring an image of Franco Jimenez taken in Fresno, California. Franco is sitting on a chair, dressed in a suit and bow tie.
Date: October 29, 1924
Creator: Comet Photo Studio
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of baptism for Ignacio Bocanegra] (open access)

[Certificate of baptism for Ignacio Bocanegra]

Document certifying Ignacio Bocanegra's baptism in September 1895, at Parroquia del Sagrado Corazón, in Monterrey, Mexico.
Date: July 9, 1906
Creator: De Jesús Galván, Armando
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping of a grand function to be held at Edison Junior High School] (open access)

[Clipping of a grand function to be held at Edison Junior High School]

Newspaper clipping of an advertisement of a function at Edison Junior High School to be held on February 1, 1942.
Date: February 1, 1942
Creator: Edison Junior High School
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Advertisement of a baseball game, Alamos versus Magnolia Park]

Baseball game to be played between "Alamos" (formerly Leones of Houston) vs. "Magnolia Park" on Sunday, March 29, 1931 at 3 p.m. at Magnolia Park, Houston, Texas. No entrance fee.
Date: March 21, 1921
Creator: El Tecolote
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peter Enriquez and Manual Urbina to Esteban Flores - 1966-08-02] (open access)

[Letter from Peter Enriquez and Manual Urbina to Esteban Flores - 1966-08-02]

Letter from Peter Enriquez and Pastor Manual Urbina of the Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission to Reverend Esteban Flores, dated August 2, 1966. Enriquez and Urbina report on the progress at the Magnolia Temple.
Date: August 2, 1966
Creator: Enriquez, Peter & Urbina, Manuel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from Peter Enriquez and Manual Urbina to Esteban Flores and D. E. Sloan - 1966-08-02] (open access)

[Letters from Peter Enriquez and Manual Urbina to Esteban Flores and D. E. Sloan - 1966-08-02]

Letter from Peter Enriquez and Pastor Manual Urbina of the Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission to Reverend Esteban Flores. Enriquez and Urbina write that they are looking forward to Flores's upcoming visit to Magnolia Temple. Letter from Enriquez and Pastor Urbina of the Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission to Reverend D. E. Sloan, dated August 2, 1966. Enriquez and Urbina write that they are looking forward to Sloan's upcoming visit to Magnolia Temple.
Date: August 2, 1966
Creator: Enriquez, Peter & Urbina, Manuel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of graduation from the Estado de Coahuila de Zaragoza Escuela Preparatoria para Varones for Manuel Urbina] (open access)

[Certificate of graduation from the Estado de Coahuila de Zaragoza Escuela Preparatoria para Varones for Manuel Urbina]

Certificate of graduation for Manuel Urbina from the Estado de Coahuila de Zaragoza Escuela Preparatoria para Varones.
Date: unknown
Creator: Estado de Coahuila de Zaragoza Escuela Preparatoria para Varones
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript from Estado de Coahuila de Zaragoza Escuela Preparatoria para Varones for Manuel Urbina] (open access)

[Transcript from Estado de Coahuila de Zaragoza Escuela Preparatoria para Varones for Manuel Urbina]

Transcript for Manuel Urbina from the Estado de Coahuila de Zaragoza Escuela Preparatoria para Varones. Includes a breakdown of school year and courses taken.
Date: September 28, 1929
Creator: Estado de Coahuila de Zaragoza Escuela Preparatoria para Varones
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
La Inundacion de Houston en 1935 (open access)

La Inundacion de Houston en 1935

Photograph of document, La Inundacioin de Houston en 1935, written by Jesus Golleges. This is a poem about the Great Houston Flood of 1935. Golleges was the father of Mario Golleges.
Date: 1935
Creator: Golleges, Jesus
Object Type: Poem
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program of Concierto Musical held on November 25, 1928] (open access)

[Program of Concierto Musical held on November 25, 1928]

Detailed program of Concierto Musical held at Guadalupe on November 25, 1928.
Date: unknown
Creator: Guiterrez Printing Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1978] (open access)

[Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1978]

Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1978. His address is given. The card has his signature.
Date: March 1, 1978
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1980] (open access)

[Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1980]

Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1980. Card valid from March 1, 1980-Feb. 28, 1982. His address is given. Card has his signature.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1982] (open access)

[Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1982]

Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1982. Card valid from March 1, 1982-Feb. 29, 1984. His address is given. Card has his signature.
Date: March 1, 1982
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract for Statuary for Audelia Gabino's grave, 1929] (open access)

[Contract for Statuary for Audelia Gabino's grave, 1929]

Contract for a monument for Francisco (Frank) Gabino's mother, Audelia, who died on December 29, 1928. Houston Monument Company was contracted to build a granite statue and base for $420.
Date: May 21, 1929
Creator: Houston Monument Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Homenaje a John F. Kennedy (open access)

Homenaje a John F. Kennedy

Pamphlet containing two tribute songs written by members of the band Internacional for President John F. Kennedy. Internacional had performed for the President at the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas, the night before his assassination.
Date: 196X
Creator: Internacional
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Contact sheet of Site of Orcoquisac and La Placita Market]

Contact sheet of images on a roll of film shot of Site of Orcoquisaz and La Placita Market in Houston, Texas, identified on the back with handwritten notes. The first row of images are of a grassy area edged by trees; the second and third rows of images include grassy areas, water and a lake, surrounded by trees. The fourth row includes images of water edged by trees, and two of men (identified as Kevin Ladd and Harry) standing in grassy areas; one of the men is holding an object and gesturing to his left. The fifth row includes two images of water surrounded by trees; the third image includes a building with a sign that says "La Placita Farmer's Market" with additional advertisements in English and Spanish, and a man is walking on the sidewalk next to the business. The final three images include storefronts of businesses that have signs in Spanish.
Date: July 1987
Creator: Kerek, T.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jose Angel Medrano to Elizabeth Cisneros - 1947-08-02] (open access)

[Letter from Jose Angel Medrano to Elizabeth Cisneros - 1947-08-02]

Letter to Elizabeth Cisneros, Secretary, Club Recreativo Regis, inviting members of the club to the first anniversary Ball of the Club Recreativo de Veterans, Houston, Texas, on August 3, 1947. The letter is signed by Jose Angel Medrano of Club Recreativo de Veteranos. Included with the letter are two typed sheets of the names of the 1947 members of Club Recreativo de Veteranos, Houston, Texas, with their addresses.
Date: August 2, 1947
Creator: Medrano, Jose Angel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech regarding delinquency in Houston] (open access)

[Speech regarding delinquency in Houston]

Speech written by John J. Ruiz about delinquency of adults and juvenile in Houston, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Ruiz, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bienaventurado el 1899-1967 (open access)

Bienaventurado el 1899-1967

Report on the life and legacy of Reverend Manuel Urbina who passed away on August 14, 1967. The report is written by Urbina's widow, Irene Salce de Urbina.
Date: August 14, 1967
Creator: Salce de Urbina, Irene
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History