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Scrapbook page of photos and newspaper articles about Sam and Ora Davis

Description: Photograph of Sam R. Davis and his wife Ora Elizabeth McKinney Davis. They were early pioneers in Denton County. Photograph of the Davis Ranch House circa 1856. Three newspaper clippings regarding Mrs. Davis's death and funeral services, their wedding, and a picnic in Little Elm, Texas.
Date: 1856
Creator: Studer Photography Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Denton Public Library

S. D. Myres Saddle Company Catalog: 1888-1937, Officers' Equipment

Description: 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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

Difficulties of a Mexican revenue officer in Texas

Description: This book discusses the action by the Mexican government to send a revenue officer and small contingent of soldiers into Texas during 1835 to collect taxes from the citizens and the resistance they faced. Includes some letters and notes from the author about later excerpts from newspapers.
Date: January 1901
Creator: Barker, Eugene C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Client Card: Mr. A. Stirling Calder]

Description: Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. A. Stirling Calder, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Pieces included: "Shakespeare Memorial", "Bust of Man", "Seated Statue", "Girl Scratching Her Heel" (12" high).
Date: 1928-12/1937-06
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Amon Carter Museum

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1931 to 1936]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1931 to 1936, including the name of each property's owner, each property's information, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1931/1936
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[Albert Peyton George with a group of men after hunting deer and turkey]

Description: Photograph of Albert Peyton George (far right) with a group of men. The men, who are displaying their hunting trophies of deer and turkey, are posed in front of two automobiles. Rock and cement structure to the right and trees in the background. On back of photograph in pencil: Far Right - Albert George". A black pattern surrounds the perimeter of the image. Stamped on back of photo in blue: "1 736" and in black ( only partially legible) "Guaranteed for Life This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone … more
Date: [1935..1937]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Albert Peyton George with a group of men after hunting deer and turkey]

Description: Photograph of Albert Peyton George (fourth from left) with a group of men. The men, who are displaying their hunting trophies of deer and turkey, are posed in front of two automobiles. Rock and cement structure to the right and trees in the background. A black pattern surrounds the perimeter of the image. Stamped on back of photo in blue: "1 736" and in black ( only partially legible) "Guaranteed for Life This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture [outline of a fox] made by Fox Company, San An… more
Date: [1935..1937]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

Farmer's Pocket Ledger

Description: Book entitled "Farmer's Pocket Ledger" which contains general information about measurements conversions, John Deere products, and helpful tips, for example cistern capacities based on their dimensions. Pages 21 through 52 are a notebook with pages for each month's receipts and expenditures, crop records for current and past years, egg records, and stock breeding records. Some of the month's receipts and expenditures have been filled in by Lundgren.
Date: 1935?
Creator: Deere & Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes W

Description: Travis County Commissioners Court minutes from March 1935 to December 1937, documenting proceedings of county administrative court. Business transacted includes classification and expenditure of county funds, approval of claims, levy of taxes, care of paupers, construction and maintenance of public buildings and roads, management of other county works, calling of bids and letting of contracts, designation of election precincts, appointments of election judges, calling of elections, and approval… more
Date: 1935-03/1937-12
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 532 - Mechanics Liens

Description: Recorded copies of liens filed by individuals or firms (lumber dealers, corporations, artisans, laborers, mechanics, or subcontractors) who provide labor or furnish materials to construct or repair houses, buildings, or levees, or for construction and repair of railroads, to insure payment for goods or services rendered, from October 1935 to December 1937. Shows county; names of contracting parties; type of construction or repairs to be completed; tract of land where improvement or construction… more
Date: 1935-10/1937-12
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

[Art Forum Pressbook, 1936-1937]

Description: Pressbook documenting art events in Abilene, Texas, from 1936 to 1937 with emphasis on those of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Sixth District. The program for the year was "Art for the Busy Woman." Meeting minutes, bylaws, and a section on finger painting are a part of this scrapbook. Other club news includes the Abilene Wednesday Club, one of the charter member clubs of the Abilene Federation. Federation teaching tools include a unit on "Famous Cathedrals." A Texas Centennial pamphlet i… more
Date: 1936/1937
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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