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[Advertisement for "The World's Finest" Saddle]
Advertisement by The Heller Printing Co. encouraging businesses to print advertisements with the company by touting the success of the Myres Saddle Co. It includes an image of a $10,000 saddle made by S. D. Myres that was originally printed as the frontispiece of the Myres Saddle Co. catalog.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
The Heller Printin Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Application for Home Canning Sugar Coupons]
Application for home canning sugar coupons belonging to Mrs. F. D. Wyatt. The text on the back of the slip discusses why sugar supplies are so low; the shortage is partly due to increased need overseas, not as much being brought to the U. S. and people the previous year "over-applied for canning sugar."
Date:
[1942..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Application for War Ration Book No. 3
Ration book application signed by Beatrice Clementine Blewett in Alexandria, Louisiana. The note on the bottom right corner says "This application must be mailed between June 1 and June 10, 1943. After June 10th, applications will not be accepted before August 1. Affix postage before mailing."
Date:
June 10, 1943
Creator:
United States. Office of Price Administration
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Awards and Decoration Record for Ray E. Farris]
Award and Decoration Record card sent to Ray E. Farris in honor of his service during the war. The card says: " THIS CERTIFIES THAT Ray E. Farris, 38101293 is authorized by proper authority to wear the following..." On the left side of the fold there is a list of the medals he won and how he earned them.
Date:
May 1, 1945
Creator:
United States. Army.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Business Card for David Duclos]
Business card for David C. Duclos, president of the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. The S. D. Myres Saddle Company logo is in the upper-left corner with Duclos' name below and the company address and telephone number in the lower-right corner.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Business Card for The Harry Lubbock Detective Agency]
Business card for The Harry Lubbock Detective Agency with various contact information by phone and in person, with notes about the company's specializations. There is a handwritten note on the back wtih an address and phone number for Ray C. Moore.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Harry Lubbock Detective Agency
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card Featuring a Poem]
Card printed with the text of a poem below an illustration of yellow and pink roses surrounded by a silver lace pattern, as well as silver trim around the edge of the card. Text: "When I was just a little lad a standing at your knee / Your tender face was always like / A lovely rose to me... / And though your loveliness may fade / And lose its color bright / You still are like a rose to me / Though now the rose is white".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Retirement to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs]
Certificate of retirement from the "Armed Forces of the United States of America" to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs. The certificate reads: "To All Who Shall See These Presents, Greeting: This Is To Certify That Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs...Was Retired From The United States Army." This certificate was signed by the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Edward C. Meyer; there is a letter from W. T. Prescott accompanying the certificate with details of Griggs' status on the retired list.
Date:
October 7, 1979
Creator:
Meyer, Edward C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate Presented to Charles R. Griggs by the U. S. Army]
Certificate presented to Charles R. Griggs by the United States Army appointing him to the temporary rank of corporal of "Company C, 58th Inf. Tng. Bn." The rest of the text explains that he shall adequately perform the duties of that rank and be obedient to order given to him that a corporal must follow.
Date:
June 3, 1942
Creator:
United States. Army.
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.
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.
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Collection of Gas Ration Stamps Belonging to Earl Bunkley]
A set of stamps used for gas rationing during the war; the title of the sheet is "Basic Mileage Ration." This sheet belongs to Earl Bunkley of Sweetwater, Texas, he had used three of the stamps on this sheet leaving seven still attached.
Date:
194X
Creator:
United States. Office of Price Administration
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cover of the U. S. Hand-Gunner Magazine]
Front cover of the March 1957 issue of U.S. Hand-Gunner magazine featuring an image of a S.D. Myres Saddle Company holster and Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum gun. The back of the cover page has an advertisement for revolvers manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. There is also a smaller clipping from the magazine describing the image on the cover.
Date:
March 1957
Creator:
U. S. Hand-Gunner Magazine
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Letterhead]
Letterhead for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company with an image of two cows getting wrangled to the left of the logo with two cowboys on the right wrangling them; the lassos spell out "The Best" in the center, above teh name "S. D. Myres Saddle Co. Cow Boy Supplies. Below the image are the words "Wholesale" (far left) and "Manufacturer" (far right).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #1]
Blank card requesting additional information related to gun orders for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. It is printed with the company logo in the upper-left corner and several check boxes where the company would note missing information for the customer to provide. A Florida address is pasted on the back of the card.
Date:
June 9, 1978
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #2]
Blank card requesting additional information related to gun orders for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. It is printed with the company logo in the upper-left corner and several check boxes where the company would note missing information for the customer to provide. A Florida address is pasted on the back of the card.
Date:
June 9, 1978
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #3]
Blank card requesting additional information related to gun orders for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. It is printed with the company logo in the upper-left corner and several check boxes where the company would note missing information for the customer to provide. A New York address is pasted on the back of the card.
Date:
June 9, 1978
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #4]
Blank card requesting additional information related to gun orders for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. It is printed with the company logo in the upper-left corner and several check boxes where the company would note missing information for the customer to provide. An Illinois address is pasted on the back of the card.
Date:
June 9, 1978
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #5]
Blank card requesting additional information related to gun orders for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. It is printed with the company logo in the upper-left corner and several check boxes where the company would note missing information for the customer to provide. A Texas address is pasted on the back of the card.
Date:
June 9, 1978
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #6]
Blank card requesting additional information related to gun orders for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. It is printed with the company logo in the upper-left corner and several check boxes where the company would note missing information for the customer to provide. A Canadian address is pasted on the back of the card.
Date:
June 9, 1978
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #7]
Blank card requesting additional information related to gun orders for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. It is printed with the company logo in the upper-left corner and several check boxes where the company would note missing information for the customer to provide. A Pennsylvania address is pasted on the back of the card.
Date:
June 9, 1978
Creator:
S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History