[Letter from Annie to unknown recipient, December 3 1866] (open access)

[Letter from Annie to unknown recipient, December 3 1866]

Letter from Annie to unknown recipient. The letter is dated 12-3-1866.
Date: December 3, 1866
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documentation of business between J. Matthews, H. Howard, and A.C. McCartney, December 3 1874] (open access)

[Documentation of business between J. Matthews, H. Howard, and A.C. McCartney, December 3 1874]

Documentation of business between Jacob Matthews, H. Howard, and A.C. McCartney. The witness was N. Barber.
Date: December 3, 1874
Creator: Jacob Matthews
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Milton Parks] (open access)

[Tax receipt for Milton Parks]

Tax receipt for Milton Parks showing a payment of eleven dollars and sixteen cents. The receipt is dated December 26, 1874. The document is signed by A. Wright, sheriff of Hood County in 1874.
Date: December 26, 1874
Creator: Wright, A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Milton Parks, December 15 1881] (open access)

[Tax receipt for Milton Parks, December 15 1881]

Hood County tax receipt for Milton Parks for the year of 1881 in the amount of nine dollars and ninety-nine cents. The document is dated December 15, 1881.
Date: December 15, 1881
Creator: Stribling, J.H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for 1883, December 15 1883] (open access)

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for 1883, December 15 1883]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1883 in the amount of nine dollars and seven cents. The original grantee was R.W. Boyce. The document is signed by the collector H.A. McDowell.
Date: December 15, 1883
Creator: McDowell, H.A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Matilda Field to Robert Crockett, December 28 1885] (open access)

[Letter from Matilda Field to Robert Crockett, December 28 1885]

Letter from Matilda Field to Robert Crockett. The letter is dated December 28, 1885.
Date: December 28, 1885
Creator: Field, Matilda
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 7 1889] (open access)

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 7 1889]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks in the amount of fifteen dollars and sixty-six cents for the year 1889. R.W. Boyce (240 acres) and Isaac Morris (91 acres) were the original grantees. This document is signed by collector B.W. Morris.
Date: December 7, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 23 1890] (open access)

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 23 1890]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks in the amount of sixteen dollars and ten cents for the year 1890. R.W. Boyce (240 acres) and Isaac Morris (91 acres) were the original grantees. This document is signed by collector B.W. Morris.
Date: December 23, 1890
Creator: Morris, B.W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bird's Eye View Map of San Antonio, Tex.

Pictorial map of San Antonio showing buildings and streets with a river running through the middle of the city; the map is surrounded by business advertisements. On the back are four pages of text with a variety of articles including an article about Texas climatology, a map of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway routes, a series of anecdotes, and two pages of biographical sketches with illustrations of the people and animals they describe.
Date: December 1891
Creator: San Antonio Light
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 3 1891] (open access)

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 3 1891]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks in the amount of fourteen dollars and ninety-six cents for the year 1891. R.W. Boyce (240 acres) and Isaac Morris (91 acres) were the original grantees. This document is signed by collector B.W. Morris.
Date: December 3, 1891
Creator: Morris, B.W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory note for Milton Parks, December 18 1891] (open access)

[Promissory note for Milton Parks, December 18 1891]

Promissory note for Milton Parks. The document is dated December 18, 1891. The document notes a payment of eighty dollars to be paid by Milton Parks two years from the document date.
Date: December 18, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Circular of the Secretary of the National Association of Veterans of the Mexican War] (open access)

[Circular of the Secretary of the National Association of Veterans of the Mexican War]

Circular from the Secretary of the National Association of Veterans of the Mexican War informing the veterans of the stipulations of a new pension program.
Date: December 25, 1892
Creator: Kenaday, Alex M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

In Loving Rememberance of Mrs. Mattie H. Cook

Printed card remembering Mrs. Mattie H. Cook, who died on Dec. 9, 1893 at age 38. Her name is printed on an image of a Bible and a poem is printed below. The poem reads, "We miss thee from our home dear; We miss thee from thy place; A shadow o'er our life is cast; We miss the sunshine of thy face We miss thy kind and willing hand, Thy fond and earnest care; Our home is dark without thee- We miss thee everywhere."
Date: December 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Allie, 20 December 1893] (open access)

[Letter to Allie, 20 December 1893]

Letter to Allie from an unidentified family member.
Date: December 20, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 8 1897] (open access)

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 8 1897]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1897 in the amount of sixteen dollars and ninety-six cents. The original grantees were R.W. Boyce and J. Morris. The document is dated December 8, 1897 and was signed by S.P. Snider.
Date: December 8, 1897
Creator: Snider, S.P.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas & Pacific Railroad Station Fire, 1904]

Photograph of the Texas and Pacific Railroad Station fire, December 1904. A crowd of people stand in front of the building, watching as firefighters spray water at the roof of the top of the building. Black smoke emanates from the roof, bell tower and the windows on the top floor on the far right side of the building.
Date: December 1904
Creator: Schwartz, C.L
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas & Pacific Railroad Station Fire, 1904]

Photograph of the Texas and Pacific Railroad Station fire which occurred in December 1904. A crowd of people stand in front of the building, watching as firefighters spray water at the roof of the top of the building. The majority of roof has been burned and smoke is emanating from the clock tower.
Date: December 1904
Creator: Swartz, C.L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegraph from A.L. Moore to Isabella Waters Morris] (open access)

[Telegraph from A.L. Moore to Isabella Waters Morris]

Telegraph from A.L. Moore to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris (Isabella Waters Morris). The telegraph was sent on December 11, 1914.
Date: December 11, 1914
Creator: Moore, A.L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegraph from John M. Marcus to Isabella Waters Morris] (open access)

[Telegraph from John M. Marcus to Isabella Waters Morris]

Telegraph from John M. Barcus to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris (Isabella Waters Morris). The telegraph was sent on December 11, 1914.
Date: December 11, 1914
Creator: Barcus, John M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegraph from John R. Nelson to Isabella Waters Morris] (open access)

[Telegraph from John R. Nelson to Isabella Waters Morris]

Telegraph from John R. Nelson to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris (Isabella Waters Morris). The telegraph was sent on December 11, 1914.
Date: December 11, 1914
Creator: Nelson, John R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegraph from Nicholas to Isabella Waters Morris] (open access)

[Telegraph from Nicholas to Isabella Waters Morris]

Telegraph from Nicholas to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris (Isabella Waters Morris). The telegraph was sent on December 11, 1914.
Date: December 11, 1914
Creator: Nicholas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J.E. Simmons to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris] (open access)

[Letter from J.E. Simmons to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris]

Letter from J.E. Simmons to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris (Isabella Waters Morris). The letter was sent on December 12, 1914.
Date: December 12, 1914
Creator: Simmons, J. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegraph from J. Frank Smith to Isabella Waters Morris] (open access)

[Telegraph from J. Frank Smith to Isabella Waters Morris]

Telegraph from J. Frank Smith to Mrs. Isaac Zachary Taylor Morris (Isabella Waters Morris). The telegraph was sent on December 12, 1914 from McKinney Texas.
Date: December 12, 1914
Creator: Smith, J. Frank
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

1st Prize Carload Hereford Bulls, Colorado, 1946

Photograph of twelve Hereford bulls, all with large horns, lined side by side in a large corral. In the background are several pens and behind that is a tall brush-covered hill. This photo was taken at the headquarters of Switzer and Field Hereford Ranch in Gunnison County, Colorado.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Smith, Guy E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History