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[Sam Myres' Hella Temple Membership Card]

Description: Membership card issued to Sam D. Myres by the Hella Temple in Dallas, Texas. The center of the card has a stamp with the Hella Temple seal, which has an image of a pyramid inside a circle.
Date: February 10, 1920
Creator: Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Hella Temple (Dallas, Tex.)
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Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Numerology Calculations]

Description: Document that may have been circulated by a Masonic or Shriner society that includes numerology calculations for world leaders Churchill, Hitler, Roosevelt, II Duce, Stalin, and Tojo based on their birth year, age, year they took office, and years in office. The final result is listed at the bottom with the heading "Name of Supreme Ruler of the world" and uses the first letter of each name to spell out C H R I S T.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Tag]

Description: Identification tag with printed red text -- "S. D. Myres Saddle Co. Saddles and Cowboy Supplies. 5030 Alameda Blvd. El Paso, Texas" -- above several blank lines labeled "To." Handwritten text on the back of the tag says, "Buckle set given by P. M. Kelly & S.D. Myres, 1910."
Date: 1910~
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
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Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Invoice from the S. D. Myres Saddle Company]

Description: Blank invoice form for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company in El Paso, Texas with spaces for purchaser information and lines to list purchased items. Near the bottom of the form, there are illustrations of a man putting on a belt (left) and a rifle (right) with notes about information required when ordering belts or guns. There are several handwritten notes on the back of the invoice including the name "Frank Phillips Musc[...]," "Bartlesville, Okla. Phillips Petroleum Corp - S. & S. W. Hist.," "(… more
Date: unknown
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
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Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Frank O'Leary and his painting of Sam Myres]

Description: Newspaper clipping that features an article about artist Frank O'Leary and the painting that he made of Sam Myres. It goes on to say that the painting will be featured in the Sun Carnival "Southwest Scene" art exhibition that will be held at the El Paso Public Library.
Date: November 17, 1961
Creator: O'Leary, Frank
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Note about Sam Myres]

Description: Handwritten notes about dates, locations, and activities related to the life of S. D. Myres including his birth (1871), buying a saddle shop (1897), and move to El Paso (1919). The notes are disjointed and the edges of the paper are damaged.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #3]

Description: Blank card requesting additional information related to gun orders for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. It is printed with the company logo in the upper-left corner and several check boxes where the company would note missing information for the customer to provide. A New York address is pasted on the back of the card.
Date: June 9, 1978
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
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Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Duclos Lumber Business Card]

Description: Business card for Duclos Lumber with the company name listed in the center, above the address, the text "Softwood - Hardwood" and the telephone number. Additional text in each corner lists services: Selective Cutting (upper-left), Custom Sawing (upper-right), Bulldozing (lower-left), and Trucking (lower-right).
Date: unknown
Creator: Duclos Lumber
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Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Newspaper article featuring Sam Myres and three saddles made by him]

Description: Newspaper clipping featuring Sam Myres and three of his saddles made by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. His article is featured in the El Paso Herald-Post and contains a picture of Myres standing behind the three saddles. The saddles were made to be givent o the boy and girl grand champions and the girl reserve champion of the Southwestern Championship Kids Rodeo.
Date: August 14, 1950
Creator: El Paso Herald-Post
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
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
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Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Sam Myres can recall the real west]

Description: Newspaper clipping detailing Sam Myres and his legacy as one of the last to be able to recall the real wild west. The article goes on to talk about how Myres was friends with "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Pawnee Bill, Will Rogers, and Pancho Villa. It also talks about how he started becoming involved in the saddle trade, learning the skill and then opening up his own shop at a mere twenty-two years of age. Myres also talks about his disdain for western films due to the fact that he feels they are not ve… more
Date: May 16, 1948
Creator: Myres, Sam
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Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from Tex Polk to Sam Myres, July 15, 1920]

Description: Letter from Tex Polk to Sam Myres saying that he had heard from a local saddle maker about Myres moving his business to El Paso; Polk says he believes that that will be a good move for the business due to the central location of El Paso. He also asks Myres if he has any positions open because Polk would love to work for him. It's written on personal letterhead.
Date: July 15, 1920
Creator: Polk, Tex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Charles Lanier and Dace Myres at the Sun Carnival Parade]

Description: Newspaper clipping depicting Charles Lanier and Dace Myres riding at the Sun Carnival Parade. The first picture is of Charles Lanier on top of a mule that was imported from Spain. He is wearing a brown suit with a tie and brown cowboy hat. Below that is Dace Myres in a tan suit and tan hat on top of a mule.
Date: unknown
Creator: Lanier, Charles
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to Dave Duclos, April 21, 1988]

Description: Letter from W.F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos discussing personal issues including his health, time spent at the senior center, and a trip to Oro Grande (north of El Paso). The pages are all stamped in red with the text "Confirmation of Phone Order." The letter is dated April 1988, but it is in an envelope postmarked February 1986, addressed to the S. D. Myres Saddle Co. in Massachusetts.
Date: April 21, 1988
Creator: Ohlemeyer, W. F.
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Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from Mose Newman to S. D. Myres Saddle Company, March 25, 1957

Description: Letter from Mose Newman to the S. D. Myres Saddle Company discussing the fact that he has lost fifty pounds and is returning his belts to the S. D. Myres Company to have them taken in four inches due to the fact that his waist is smaller after the weight loss. He also says that he rode using only saddles made by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company due to their superior quality until he stopped riding.
Date: March 25, 1957
Creator: Newman, Mose
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum
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