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[Letter from Julia A. Barr to the Moore family, December 3, 1888]

This item is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Julia A. Barr, Henry and Charles Moore's cousin. In the letter, Julia updates the Moore family on the happenings in Jerseyville, Illinois and the news includes: a dialogue about meeting cousin George Wilson in Eureka Springs, Arkansas while on a trip there, a discussion about the people that accompanied here on the trip and how long she stayed, details concerning the people she meet in Eureka Springs, a conversation about Seell… more

Date: December 3, 1888

Creator: Barr, Julia A.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Baptistry Interpretation for Las Vegas, Nevada]

Two drafts of a typewritten essay with handwritten notes. Essay entitled "Interpretation of Baptistry Painting for the Church of Christ: Las Vegas, Nevada." Describes painting based on Jordan river scene copied from encyclopedias and postcard photographs. Symbols mentioned include sunbeam cross, mountains, sunset, clouds, sun, shield, trees, leaves, rocks, stones, birds, willow, baptism, lamb, sheep, branch, Zion, Temple, Jerusalem.

Date: July 24, 1947

Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche

Item Type: Text

Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[44-W-9 Reunion Gathering]

Flyer sent out to WASP members from class 44-W-9 advertising a group gathering in Las Vegas with information on the hotel and shuttle prices and a tentative schedule of events.

Date: 2001

Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard of Riviera Hotel]

Postcard of a nine story concrete hotel with green accents and a full parking lot. On the back, the hotel is described as such, "The Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada This plush nine-story hotel has established a new high in the Last Vegas sky - the ultimate in luxury, elegance, and pleasure. The glittering Clover Room nightly offers for your entertainment the greatest personalities of show business."

Date: unknown

Creator: Ferris H. Scott & Merle Richards

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Fold Out Postcard of Las Vegas]

Postcard of scenes of Las Vegas in a folded postcard.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Letter from R. Lee Kempner to D. W. Kempner, August 25, 1950]

Letter from R. Lee Kempner to D. W. Kempner discussing occurrences in Galveston while D. W. Kempner is in Europe, including the good weather for cotton, the delivery of newspaper clippings, how the $25,000 from Jacquel was divided, the Southern Pacific Railroad and the American Cancer Society who might fill a vacant space in one of their buildings, and his plan to join family at Lake Tahoe.

Date: August 25, 1950

Creator: Kempner, Robert Lee