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[Beaumont Shops #2]

Description: Photograph of various shops in Beaumont, Texas. They are not in the middle of the city, as the city's tallest buildings can be seen in the background. While there are paved roads, the bottom portion of the photo is a grassy area. There is a water tower on the left and various signs. Also visible are various cars.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Edison Museum

Beauties of San Antonio River

Description: Photograph of the San Antonio River. The silhouettes of three individuals are visible in the bottom left corner of the image. The other side of the river has buildings behind a wooden fence. The back of the photograph has a printed history of the city of San Antonio.
Date: 1889
Creator: Jacobson, M. E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Beetle Bailey Fort Wolters Cartoon]

Description: Cartoon depicting a sign held in the air by helicopters at the upper corners and dangling soldiers in the lower corners; it says "11th Anniversary Primary Helicopter School." Sergent Snorkel is leaning out of the helicopter on the left to say "Come on Beetle! You're letting your end sag!" A note at the bottom says "With best wishes to all the gang at Fort Wolters - Mort Walker."
Date: 1967
Creator: Walker, Mort
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Bill of Costs to Harry Bahl, March 5, 1920]

Description: Bill of costs in probate matter in accordance with the estate of Michael Collins. This account lists the costs and fees towards the clerk, sheriff, and judge, totaling to $16.10. The note at the bottom of the paper reads: "I, J. W. Baker, Clerk of the County Court in and for said County and State, hereby certify the above to be a correct copy of the original Bill of Costs now on file in my office."
Date: March 5, 1920
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Bill of Sale and Transfer from George L. Leigh to John A. Bonnell]

Description: Bill of sale from George L. Leigh to John A. Bonnell acknowledging the sale of land and 110 heads of cattle. The note goes on to say that this "transfer and Bill of Sale is made on the following terms and conditions to secure the payment of a promissory note for $782.66" from Bonnell, payable on May 1, 1887. The check included in the record is worth $716.66 from John A. Bonnell to Edward A. Leigh.
Date: October 1, 1886
Creator: McFarland, A. M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library

Biography of a McCulloch Co. Pioneer

Description: Biography of Charles Oscar Steelhammer that includes anecdotes, and stories of his travels from Sweden to the United States. This document covers his travels from Illinois to Texas and his cattle raising days there.
Date: October 2013
Creator: Steelhammer, Sue
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

A Biography of a McCullough [sic] Co. Pioneer

Description: Biography of Charles Oscar Steelhammer that includes anecdotes, and stories of his travels from Sweden to the United States. This document contains spelling errors, and grammatical errors throughout the seven pages.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Willis, Joe Charles
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

Biography of Nelin + Johnson Families

Description: Biographical accounts about Carl John Nelin and P. N. Johnson by Dalmer E. Nelin, Carl John Nelin's widow and P. N. Johnson's daughter, who, during her 83rd year, observes that both men had come to America expecting to find a "pot of gold" in a "land of milk and honey."
Date: [1958..2000]
Creator: Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Biplanes]

Description: Photograph of a line of biplanes with a large crowd of observers in the background. The field is near St. Edward's University in south Austin.
Date: April 7, 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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