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[Tax receipt for Aaron Parks]

Description: Tax receipt for Aaron Parks for the year 1872, for the amount of one dollar and fifty-five cents. The property taxed was valued at two hundred and thirty three dollars. The document was signed by J.C. Hightower, sheriff of Hood County in 1872.
Date: September 26, 1872
Creator: Hightower, J.C.
Partner: Log Cabin Village

[Tax receipt for R.P. Crockett]

Description: Tax receipt for R.P. Crockett for the sum of Twenty-one dollars and forty-nine cents. This document was signed by J.C. Hightower, the sheriff of Hood County in 1872.
Date: September 25, 1872
Creator: Hightower, J.C.
Partner: Log Cabin Village

[Mexican War Veterans]

Description: Card encouraging donations for the Mexican War Veterans.
Date: unknown
Partner: Log Cabin Village

[Red Cross War Fund Check]

Description: Image of a $112,000.00 check given to the Red Cross War Fund by Convair and the Convair employees themselves.
Date: unknown
Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

[Widow's Pension for Mrs. Martha Parks, 24 July 1907]

Description: Notification of Widow's Pension for Mrs. Martha Parks from the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States of America, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions
Partner: Log Cabin Village

[In Memoriam]

Description: Wolf & Klar Jewelers' 163 employees signed a certificate giving a Torah to the Beth-El Congregation in 1947 in memory of company founder Alex Wolf. The synagogue, at 207 W. Broadway, was gutted in a 1946 fire and lost most of its Torahs. A photograph of Alex Wolf is in the upper-left corner and a Wolf & Klar Jewelers' logo which says "In Memoriam" is in the lower-right corner. The text at the top of the certificate says: "In loving memory and respect for our beloved founder, Mr. Alex Wolf, we t… more
Date: 1947
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Certificate]

Description: Union of American Hebrew Congregations certificate of membership for Beth-El Congregation of Fort Worth. The certificate is orange in color and has a star-burst design radiating out from a scroll in the center. There is Hebrew text at the top beneath which is the quotation: "Come, let us take counsel together. --Nch. 6:7." The text on the scroll states: The Union of American Hebrew Congregations Established 1873 Hereby certifies that Beth-El Congregation Fort Worth, Texas on March 22, 1907 (Nis… more
Date: March 22, 1907
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Minutes, third meeting of Beth-El Congregation, October 5, 1902]

Description: Minutes from the third meeting of Beth-El Congregation, Oct. 5, 1902, handwritten in pencil on the back of a courthouse circular. The reverse side of the minutes is a Courthouse Circular, dated Oct. 3, 1902.
Date: October 5, 1902
Creator: Carb, Isidore, congregation secretary
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

Tarrant County Clerk's Daily Report for Oct. 3 and Oct. 4, 1902

Description: Daily Report of the Tarrant County Clerk's office on October 3-4, 1902. Included are lists of deeds granted, deeds of trust, chattel cottages, and proceedings in the district and justice courts. "Claude Butler, proprietor" is printed at the top of the document. On the reverse side are handwritten minutes from Beth-El Congregation's third organizing meeting.
Date: October 4, 1902
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Organizing Meeting of Beth-El Congregation]

Description: Minutes from the organizing meeting of the Beth-El Congregation in Fort Worth on September 21, 1902.
Date: September 21, 1902
Creator: Carb, Isadore, congregation secretary
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

"The Vedette" January 1, 1892

Description: January 1, 1892 issue of the Vedette, a monthly journal, "Especially devoted to the Dissemination and preservation of Historical Incidents of the Mexican War of 1846- '48, and Current Items of interest to the Surviving Soldiers and Sailors of that period. It is the duly authorized Organ of the National Association, and Circulates in Every State and Territory of the Union."
Date: January 1, 1892
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Promissory note for Milton Parks, December 18 1891]

Description: Promissory note for Milton Parks. The document is dated December 18, 1891. The document notes a payment of eighty dollars to be paid by Milton Parks two years from the document date.
Date: December 18, 1891
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 8 1897]

Description: Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1897 in the amount of sixteen dollars and ninety-six cents. The original grantees were R.W. Boyce and J. Morris. The document is dated December 8, 1897 and was signed by S.P. Snider.
Date: December 8, 1897
Creator: Snider, S.P.
Partner: Log Cabin Village

[Receipt for Occupation Tax, September 9 1863]

Description: The document is a receipt for occupation tax. The tax was paid by Mr. J. Parks for the amount of fifty dollars for the occupation of retail merchant. The document is dated 9-3-1863 and signed by James M. Shepherd.
Date: September 3, 1863
Creator: Shepherd, James M.
Partner: Log Cabin Village
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