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[Agreement between the Ford Gum & Machine Company, Inc., John Horn and Parramore Post No. 57, Abilene, Texas]

Description: An agreement by and between the Ford Gum & Machine Company, Inc., Lockport, New York, and John Horn of Pecos, Texas, and the Parramore Post No. 57 (of the American Legion), Abilene, Texas, dated the 28th day of March, Nineteen Hundred and Forty. Second page includes original signatures.
Date: March 28, 1940
Creator: Mason, F. S.; Horn, John S. & Brownlee, Thomas K.

Amusement Park Entrance

Description: Copy negative of two pictures of the amusement park in New York where the Aquacade was on. The first is of the entrance with a large statue, a building, signs, and people walking in. The second picture is of people on a large walkway between buildings with decorative landscaping on each side. There are trees and flowers, and a water fountain at the far end.
Date: unknown

Amusement Park Entrance

Description: Copy negative of two pictures of the amusement park in New York where the Aquacade was on. The top picture is of a large walkway with creative landscaping in the middle and two large structures near the end with a building. There are people on the path and trees on each side. The bottom picture is a view from an overlook at the park. On the right are other people at the overlook and part of the building. On the left is a view of many buildings and people on walkways with flags and trees.
Date: unknown

Band and Flag Squad

Description: Copy negative of the HSU Cowboy band and Six White Horse riders at Madison Square Garden in New York. The band are seated, playing their instruments, and the riders are standing in western costume with their flags. The riders are Sheriff Will Watson, Mary Jane Smith, Paula Windham, Sue Henniger, Louise Livengood, and Bettylu Daniel.
Date: unknown

BASIC IDEALS OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY - July 5-6, 1940

Description: An essay titled "Basic Ideals of Constitutional Democracy," adopted at the Conference on Democratic Processes, Union College, Schenectady, New York, dated July 5-6, 1940. Dixon Ryan Fox, Chairman of Committee on Democratic Processes, National Foundation for Education in American Citizenship.
Date: {1940-07-05..1940-07-06}
Creator: National Foundation For Education in American Citizenship

Board of Directors

Description: Copy negative of a group of men identified as Board of Directors; one man is identified as Elwin Skiles. In front of them is a table with four men sitting at it and a label in front of them; "Secretary," "President," "Chairman," and "Treasurer."
Date: unknown

[Clipping: Fifty Free Dollars]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a photograph with the title "Fifty Free Dollars." It shows a couple to the left of the image, with the man laughing and the woman smiling. They both look at a man on the right, who is holding a microphone attached to a stand and looking back at them. Under the image is a short description of the event taking place; It explains that the couple (Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tiffany) won $50 on the radio quiz show, '"Break the Bank." The man to the right is an announcer named Bud Coll… more
Date: 19XX

[Copy of Deed of Exchange from Ira H. Evans to New York and Texas Land Company, Limited]

Description: Copy of a deed of exchange from Ira H. Evans to New York and Texas Land Company, Limited certifying the transfer of lands in Crockett, Hemphill, and Val Verde Counties, Texas. The document includes a list of the relevant properties and a note signed by a representative of the Southwest Abstract Company stating this is an accurate copy of the deed from Ira H. Evans to the New York and Texas Land Company Limited in the deed records of Val Verde County, Texas.
Date: November 14, 1939
Creator: Southwest Abstract Company

[Copy of letter from Herbert Hoover to J. D. Sandefer, Jr. - September 17, 1949]

Description: A copy of letter written to Mr. J. D. Sandefer, Jr., Breckenridge, Texas from Herbert Hoover, The Waldorf-Astoria Towers, New York 22, New York dated September 17, 1949. Hoover declines the invitation due to commitments that was received from J. D. Sandefer, Jr. to attend and be placed on the program for the dedication of the Sandefer building at Hardin-Simmons University. A note handwritten by Jake Sandefer expresses appreciation to T. N. Carswell for the idea to invite Hoover.
Date: September 17, 1949
Creator: Hoover, Herbert Clark (1874-1964)

[Form letter from Robert L. Murray]

Description: A form letter from Robert L. Murray, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Thirty Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, dated May 13, 1941. Announcement by Murray advising that all ASCAP music is now back on air over the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Date: May 13, 1941
Creator: Murray, Robert L.

[Form letter from Robert L. Murray addressed to Comrades.]

Description: A letter addressed to Comrades, from Robert L. Murray, ASCAP, Thirty Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N. Y., dated November 29, 1940. Murray advises that all ASCAP music is to be barred from radio beginning January 1, 1941 and requests they write the Federal Communications Commission, have their Posts pass resolutions and send copies to their Senators, Representatives and Governors.
Date: November 29, 1940
Creator: Murray, Robert L.

Glass Slide of a Comic Cartoon

Description: A glass slide showing a cartoon of two young boys in a homemade wooden tank trying to push over a small tree. The caption is "What's teh use of having a tank if you can't push over trees and things the way a regular one does?" The cartoon was drawn by Fontaine Fox and has the following copyright: "Copyrighted. Reproduced by permission of the Wheeler Syndicate." The slide frame reads, "Community Motion Picture Bureau, NY."
Date: [1882..1929]
Creator: Fox, Fontaine Talbot

Groundbreaking Ceremony

Description: Copy negative of the HSU Cowboy Band and Six White Horses riders at the groudbreaking ceremony for a hotel in New York. Henry Cabot Lodge is the man in the center. The riders are in western costume holding their flags, and the band is in the back holding up banners.
Date: unknown

H. S. U. Cowboy Band Members and Six White Horse Riders Beside Bus

Description: Copy negative of two men and five women standing in a row identified as band members and White Horse Riders. One man is playing a clarinet and wearing a cowboy hat, bandanna, boots, and chaps that say "Hardin" on the side. The women are posing with one leg up while leaning on each other; they are wearing cowboy hats and boots. One woman is holding a sign that says "San Antonio Texas." Another man standing beside them is holding a sign that says "Alice Texas," and is wearing a cowboy hat, ba… more
Date: unknown
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