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[Pamphlet About Army Headquarters in Deauville, France]

Description: Pamphlet outlining information related to the headquarters of the Ninth U.S. Army while it was located in Deauville, France. It includes background information about the city, locations of various amenities available to army personnel, and other relevant information.
Date: 1945-07~
Creator: United States. Army. Army, 9th.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos, December 16, 1989]

Description: Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos discussing his personal life including his ailments, and barretts that Duclos gave him, which he wore to play pool. The letter is in an envelope addressed to Dave Duclos in Massachusetts (with a postal sticker referring to a new address for Duclos) and a postmark dated December 18, 1989.
Date: December 16, 1989
Creator: Ohlemeyer, W. F.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

S. D. Myres Saddle Company Catalog: [1944]

Description: Catalog listing items for sale by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company, including decorative leather gun holsters, belts and buckles, briefcases, and knife sheaths. Entries include descriptions of the items with prices, and photos of the items alone or worn by men in uniform.
Date: 1944~
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Sam Myres' Sweetwater Council Membership Card]

Description: Membership card issued by the Sweetwater Council of the Royal and Select Masters of Texas to S. D. Myres in 1953. The center of the card has a triangular logo for the group inside a stamped circle with the chapter's name. The back of the card says "This certifies that this Council is a regularly Chartered and Constituted Council under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Council, Royal and Select Masters of Texas."
Date: June 24, 1953
Creator: Royal and Select Masters (Masonic order). Sweetwater Council.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from Leonard Ward to the S. D. Myres Saddle Company, December 20, 1922]

Description: Letter from Leonard Ward to the S. D. Myres Saddle Company discussing several different saddles and spur designs. He says that he has enclosed photographs (though they are not included with this letter). The envelope is addressed to S. D. Myres Saddle Company in Massachusetts and postmarked December 21, 1982.
Date: December 20, 1982
Creator: Ward, Leonard
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Postcard of an S. D. Myres Saddle Company Saddle]

Description: Postcard with a close-up photograph of an S. D. Myres Saddle Company saddle below the text "$10000 saddle made for the '101 Ranch' by S. D. Myres, Sweetwater, Texas." The saddle is elaborately engraved with a floral pattern, cattle, butterflies, and other decorative embellishments.
Date: 1978
Creator: Paret, A. B.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

Souvenirs of a Saddlemaker

Description: Short essay describing items owned by Sam Myres that were later donated to a museum after his death. In particular, it mentions a framed citation from the Secratary of War for distinguished service as well as a copy of the 1953 issue of the West Texas Historical Society Yearbook. A section at the end describes the Myres Saddle Shop Bicentennial Exhibit.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sheridan, Laura
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Program: The Bicentennial "Heritage" Program]

Description: Pamphlet listing events as part of a bicentennial "Heritage" program and the opening of the S. D. Myres saddle shop. It includes the lyrics of God Bless America and information about The Sweetwater, Texas, March, information about the event, and a description of the $10,000 saddle made by Myres in 1913 and pictured on the front of the pamphlet.
Date: 1975-23~
Creator: Pioneer Museum (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Sam Myres' Royal Arch Masons Card]

Description: Membership card for Sweetwater Chapter Number 236 of the Royal Arch Masons (R.A.M.) with the text: "This Certifies Companion __S. D. Myres__ Has paid dues to __June 24, 1953__ $1 of your annual dues goes to the maintenance of the Home for Aged Masons, Arlington, Texas." The seal of the masonic group is printed on the card behind the text, inside a raised stamp for the local chapter. The back of the card has text from the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Texas, with the group's seal.
Date: June 24, 1953
Creator: Royal Arch Masons. Grand Chapter of Texas. Sweetwater Chapter.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Business Card for David Duclos]

Description: 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
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Newspaper Clipping of Marie Windsor, Lloyd Bridges and Sam Myres]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a photograph with the caption "Marie Windsor and Lloyd Bridges, stars of 'The Tall Texan,' which is now showing at the Ellanay Theater, visit with El Paso's Tio Sam Myers [sic] during their stay in El Paso last week. -- (Photo by Arcy)." In the image, Myres (center) is posing with Windsor (left) and Bridges (right) behind two saddles that have decorative leatherwork. Myres is wearing a dark-colored suit and Windsor and Bridges are wearing light-colored western-style clot… more
Date: 1953
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

S.D. Myres: Saddlemaker

Description: Biographical essay written about Sam Myres, a saddemeaker in Texas, describing his family, the establishment of his business, his saddle designs, and other information about his life. Index starts on page 123.
Date: 1961
Creator: Myres, Sandra L.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Brochure of the Military Government in Germany]

Description: Book concerning the "Military Government [in] Germany" now that the allied forces had made their way into Germany. The Table of Contents shows each section dealing with the abrogation, dissolution, or altering of policies that had been set forth by the Nazi Party in 1933. The text on the front page says this book contains "Proclamation, Laws, Ordinaces and Notices. Directives and Instructions to German Police."
Date: November 7, 1944
Creator: United States. Army.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Ration Book One with Certificate of Ownership]

Description: Certificate of ownership of a "War Ration Book One." The text on the front fold contains information about penalties one could receive for false information, and what to do if you find a lost book. To the left is the signature of the book holder, Lou Jane Wyatt, and on the reverse side of the top fold there is her personal information including: address, height, weight, hair color, etc.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Envelope from C. D. Dancer to Mrs. Wm. M. Brenner]

Description: Envelope addressed to Mrs. Wm. M. Brenner from C. D. Dancer. This envelope has three stamps on it in the upper right corner, two are of George Washington, and one is of Abraham Lincoln; the illustration on the bottom left corner shows a boot stepping on the heads of the three Axis Powers leaders: Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Dancer, C. D.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum
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