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[Boston Almanac: 1873-1874]
Almanac including a chronicle of events for 1873, figures for the 1870 census, calendar pages for each month in 1874 -- with day of the week, sun rise/set and solar information, lunar information, and tides -- list of government officials and members of Congress, state government information and officials in Massachusetts, county register, and information about Boston -- including officials, government departments and services, churches, societies, and railroads -- along with extensive advertising.
Date:
1873~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Payment Date Book]
Booklet with a different date at the top of each page with handwritten notes recording payment debts.
Date:
1883
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
S. D. Myres Saddle Company Catalog: 1888-1937, Officers' Equipment
Catalog published by the S.D. Myres Saddle Company featuring items used by military and law enforcement officers, such as gun holsters, belts, knife sheaths, and bags. Each item has a description and price, with representative photos. At the start of the catalog, there is a brief article titled "Gunplay" and a series of biographical sketches featuring law enforcement men who are pictured with Myres accessories.
Date:
1888~
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, June 2, 1899]
Check made out to S. D. Myres for six dollars and forty cents on an S. D. Myres company check. It is signed by J. F Newman under the auspices of Thomas Trammell & Co., Bankers, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
June 2, 1899
Creator:
Newman, J. F.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, August 1, 1899]
Check made out to S. D. Myres for thirty-four dollars and twenty cents on an S. D. Myres company check. It is signed by J. F Newman under the auspices of Thomas Trammell & Co., Bankers, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
August 1, 1899
Creator:
Newman, J. F.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check from J. F. Newman to Sam Myres, December 1, 1899]
Check made out to S. D. Myres for four dollars and twenty cents on an S. D. Myres company check. It is signed by J. F Newman under the auspices of Thomas Trammell & Co., Bankers, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
December 1, 1899
Creator:
Newman, J. F.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of three children on the porch of a wooden house]
Photograph of two boys and a girl on the porch of a wooden house. The two boys are standing and the girl, who seems to be the youngest, is sitting on a chair. The three children are assumed to be Sam Myres children, Melrose, Ted, and Billy.
Date:
1906
Creator:
Myres, Sam
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate from The Council of the Order of High Priesthood of the State of Texas to Sam Myres]
Certificate from The Council of the Order of High Priesthood of the State of Texas to Sam Myres, consecrating him as a high priest of the Order of Melchizedec. The certificate is a faded yellow with an intricate black border; there is an orange stamp in the bottom left.
Date:
December 5, 1906
Creator:
Council of High Priests of Texas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
S. D. Myres Saddle Company Catalog: [1907]
Catalog describing saddles and accessories available for sale by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company, including an individual entry for each saddle with a photo, catalog number, price, and detailed description.
Date:
1907
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Tag]
Identification tag with printed red text -- "S. D. Myres Saddle Co. Saddles and Cowboy Supplies. 5030 Alameda Blvd. El Paso, Texas" -- above several blank lines labeled "To." Handwritten text on the back of the tag says, "Buckle set given by P. M. Kelly & S.D. Myres, 1910."
Date:
1910~
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. H Beall to Sam Myres, March 24, 1911]
Letter from J. H. Beall to Sam Myres discussing the need for the machinery that was ordered for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company to be paid for.
Date:
March 24, 1911
Creator:
Beall, J. H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
S. D. Myres Saddle Company Catalog: 1916
Catalog describing saddles and accessories available for sale by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company, including an individual entry for each saddle with a photo, catalog number, price, and detailed description. There are also entries for saddle trees, chaps, spurs, belts, bridles, holsters, stirrups, gloves, bags, and other accessories.
Date:
1916~
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of an S. D. Myres Saddle Company Saddle]
Postcard with an image of "The World's Finest Astride Saddle," advertising a contest with the text, "This handsom Silver and Gold mounted Astride Saddle will be given away to the Rider who sends the most orders between June first 1917 and December first 1918 by S. D. Myres, Saddlery, Sweetwater, Texas." The back of the postcard does not contain correspondence.
Date:
1917~
Creator:
S. D. Myres Company
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Registration Certificate of Floyd Stevenson]
Registration certificate to Floyd Stevenson acknowledging his submitted registration and telling him that he has been "duly registered this 5 day of June, 1917."
Date:
June 5, 1917
Creator:
Voss, Miller
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' Hella Temple Membership Card]
Membership card issued to Sam D. Myres by the Hella Temple in Dallas, Texas. The center of the card has a stamp with the Hella Temple seal, which has an image of a pyramid inside a circle.
Date:
June 24, 1918
Creator:
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Hella Temple (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. F. Cochran to Sam Myres, October 14, 1918]
Letter from A. F. Cochran to Sam Myres discussing Myres shortage of buckles and rings used to make saddles for the war effort. Cochran asks that next time, Myres makes sure to include the uncompleted shipping orders so that the materials will be able to get to Myres as soon as possible.
Date:
October 14, 1918
Creator:
Cochran, A. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Honorable Discharge Paper to George E. Morse]
Honorable discharge paper to George E. Morse from the United States Army. The paper describes his physical characteristics, age at enlistment; on the back of the paper there is a record of his enlistment from when he enlisted on April 4, 1914. This side of the document discusses his qualifications, vocation, any wounds he received while in the service, and if he was married.
Date:
1919
Creator:
United States. Army.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Individual Pay Record Book of James Darley, Company A 141st Infantry]
Pay record book belonging to James Darley, the first page on the inside contains information about his birth date, the date of enlistment, and the date he opened the book. His net monthly pay is $2630; he has four entries of payments written in the table on page 4, all having date paid and the names of the "quartermaster making payment." Pages 9 through 11 include instructions for the soldier about how to handle such an account and that they are to wear them at all times.
Date:
[1919-02-28..1919-06-16]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Award for Sam Myres from the U.S. War Department]
Certificate for "distinguished service" awarded to Sam Myres by the U.S. War Department for his donations of saddles and other gear to the military during World War I. It includes two letters regarding the award, including a statement from the War Department Director of Purchase, Storage and Traffic citing the nomination for a certificate for recognition and a letter from the headquarters of the Southern Department awarding the certificate to Myres.
Date:
1919-12/1920-02
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' Hella Temple Membership Card]
Membership card issued to Sam D. Myres by the Hella Temple in Dallas, Texas. The center of the card has a stamp with the Hella Temple seal, which has an image of a pyramid inside a circle.
Date:
February 10, 1920
Creator:
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Hella Temple (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Sweetwater Man Cited for Enviable War Work Record]
Reprint of an article published in the Sweetwater Daily Reporter about Sam Myres being honored by the U. S. Government due to the quality of his saddles that he made for the war, which were of such high quality that it made inspection unnecessary.
Date:
February 19, 1920
Creator:
Sweetwater Daily Reporter
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tex Polk to Sam Myres, July 15, 1920]
Letter from Tex Polk to Sam Myres saying that he had heard from a local saddle maker about Myres moving his business to El Paso; Polk says he believes that that will be a good move for the business due to the central location of El Paso. He also asks Myres if he has any positions open because Polk would love to work for him. It's written on personal letterhead.
Date:
July 15, 1920
Creator:
Polk, Tex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Myres' El Maida Temple Membership Card]
Membership card issued to Sam D. Myres by the El Maida Temple in El Paso, Texas. The card has two bands of green with gold text; in the center, to the left of Myres' name is a round seal for the temple including an image of a star on a pyramid with the temple's name around it.
Date:
January 1921
Creator:
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. El Maida Temple (El Paso, Tex.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Membership Card from the Arizona Temple to Sam Myres]
Membership card from the Arizona Temple admitting Sam Myres into the dedicatory services of the Arizona Temple, starting October 23, 1927.
Date:
October 23, 1927
Creator:
Arizona Temple (Mesa, Ariz.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History