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[5" Gun Crew Manning "E" Gun]

Description: Photograph of a 5" gun crew manning Gun 16 during S.B.B.P. in October 1929. This is one of the ship's long guns, and it takes a large crew to adequately manage it, there is even a stripe painted on the deck that the crew operates around; most of the men in this photo are standing and watching the crew.
Date: October 1929
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

1½ Miles to "Neches"

Description: Photograph of a railroad (bottom) and vehicles (left). People and utility poles can also be seen in the background. Back of photo reads, "W.L. Straughn Gulf States Utilities Co. Neches Power Station Beaumont, Texas".
Date: June 1, 1929
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Edison Museum

[Advertisement Setup #1]

Description: Photograph of an advertisement setup featuring a stove and refrigerator among other things. There is a lamp at the top, brick wall behind the setup, and signs with pictures in the front. The prominent word in the picture is "Crawford." Back of photo reads, "Dismukes Plumbing Co."
Date: 1928
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Edison Museum

[Advertisement Setup #2]

Description: Photograph of an advertisement setup featuring cartoon women and kitchen appliances. The floor is checkered. Also visible are lamps on the top and the words, "Crawford Radio", "This style range to be given away at Men's Cooking School by Port Arthur Electric Cookery Council", "buy now", and "Member of Port Arthur Electric Cookery Council". Back of photo reads, "Electric Specialty Co".
Date: 1926~/1931~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Edison Museum

[Agreement Between the Bonnells, Dickeys, and Liljagrens]

Description: Agreement made between members of the Bonnell, Dickey, and Liljegren families regarding the rights and interests on the land owned by the deceased Charlotte Francis Bonnell in Kerr County. This agreement, made on June 17, 1921, divides the land into parts to be owned by each of the members of the family, after W. H. Bonnell "brought a suit in the District Court of Kerr County, Texas" due to his dissatisfaction with Charlotte's will.
Date: November 12, 1928
Creator: McBryde, Mrs. Mark
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library

[Allie Brown Journal]

Description: Genealogy book created for Bessie and Harry Brown. Included is an alphabetical index of names with corresponding page numbers to stories and information related to the different family groups.
Date: July 3, 1921
Creator: Brown, Allie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Lena Armstrong Public Library

[August Young's Oath of Allegiance and Order Admitting to Citizenship, 1923]

Description: Photocopy of August Young's Oath of Allegiance presented to the McCulloch County District Court, in which he renounces allegiance to any foreign power, particularly to the King of Sweden, before swearing allegiance to the United States, together with the Order that admits him to citizenship.
Date: March 27, 1923
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

Back Lakeside Power Station "Before"

Description: Photograph of dirt ground and buildings, one of which has two smoke stack like features on top of it. In the front is a wheelbarrow full of dirt and also visible are small piles of darker colored dirt on the ground. On the top, two doors can be seen open on the second story of the building on the right.
Date: 1926~/1931~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Edison Museum

[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

Calender of the Bay View Club 1925-1926

Description: Calendar of the Bay View Club for the 1925-1926 year; the first few pages list the members of the club and the officers and committee members. The rest of the pages outline the events held on certain days, the themes for the events, and the members in charge of hosting them.
Date: {1925..1926}
Creator: Bay View Club
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: City of Grapevine

[Campsite]

Description: Photograph of a campsite, with a tent and a campfire visible. A small note on the back of the photograph says "honey moon."
Date: January 21, 1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Card in Memory of Hilda Hanson]

Description: Copyrighted cream, black, and gold card "In Loving Remembrance" of Hilda Hanson that states the dates of her life and features Victorian illustrations of doves, wreathed flowers, and a book with feather pens, along with the bannered epitaph "Gone but not forgotten" above a brief poem.
Date: 1922~
Creator: Wendell, H. F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Cemetery Dedication from W. H. Bonnell to his Daughters Helen and Ethel]

Description: Cemetery dedication from W. H. Bonnell to his daughters Ethel and Helen. According to the document, Bonnell wishes to "have the said plot of ground dedicated by me and set apart for the purposes of a burial ground for the parents of grantor" paid for by Ethel and Helen for $1. He wants to have a plot of one half acre with the graves of his parents placed in the center.
Date: June 17, 1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library

[Chattel Mortgage Agreement Between W. H. and Allie H. Bonnell and Charles Schreider Bank]

Description: Chattel mortgage agreement between W. H. and Allie H. Bonnell and Charles Schreiner Bank in the total amount of $3,500 to be due on the first of December 1925. In this agreement Bonnell is putting up his flock of goats and sheep, as well as his stock of cattle, as collateral to secure the payment on this note; if the debt is not paid Schreiner has the authority to sell the property. Attached is a certificate acknowledging that the copy of this document has been filed; also there is a statemen… more
Date: May 23, 1925
Creator: Leavell, John R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library

[Chattel Mortgage Agreement Between W. H. Bonnell and Charles Schreiner Bank]

Description: Chattel mortgage agreement made between W. H. Bonnell and Charles Schreiner Bank in the amount of $3,200 owed to the bank by Bonnell. The document stipulates the debt be paid by the January 1, 1923; Bonnell is putting up his flock of goats, and sheep along with his stock of cattle as collateral to secure the payment of the debt. There is a printed note at the bottom of the page stating that this note "is given in reneal of balance owing by me to said Chas. Schreiner Bank on a certain note of … more
Date: {1922-07-17,1929-02-09}
Creator: Leavell, John R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library
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