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[Galveston City Company Dallas Office Accounts: 1920-1926]

Description: Ledger containing accounts for the Galveston City Company's Dallas Office, including abstract receipts, law receipts, supply inventories, transactions, profits and losses, stocks and bonds, and other financial records from January 30, 1920 to December 31, 1926. Included is an alphabetical index, and a letter from the cashier to the Stewart Title Guaranty Company (p. [103]).
Date: 1920-01-30/1926-12-31
Creator: Galveston City Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Stewart Title Company

[Aftermath of Grandview Fire]

Description: Copy print of a photo taken of damage after a large fire in Grandview, Texas, including stacked bricks, ruined buildings, and lines of burned trees. Near the left side of the image, a person is standing on top of a telephone pole and a second person is on the ground, looking at a building that is still standing at the right side of the image. Other partial and undamaged buildings are visible in the background. Additional historical information about the fire is printed on the back.
Date: March 14, 1920
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

[Insurance Refund Notification Upon Death of Jett Falls]

Description: A letter written Mr. Soloman Falls of Paris, Texas informing him of his son's (Jett -- Johnny, Jetty --- Falls) insurance benefits upon his death. The letter was issued by the Treasury Department on May 3rd, 1920 and details the amount paid by Mr. Soloman towards Jett Falls War Risk Insurance, and the amount owed to him upon his son's death. The amount owed was determined to be $65.16, and the letter states that future payments will occur in the amount of $57.50 each month. The letter is typ… more
Date: May 3, 1920
Creator: Treasury Department, United States of America
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Euless Public Library

[Postcard from Nellie D. to Mrs. Dora Dullnig, July 2, 1909]

Description: Postcard from Nellie D. to Miss Dora Dullnig, saying hello and writing to say she will be touring the canyon on the front of the postcard. The front of the postcard features a photograph of the mouth of Cibolo Canyon mouth in Boerne, Texas (colored in with ink). The canyon edges are close enough together that a man has wedged himself in between the canyon edges and is posing for the camera.
Date: July 2, 1920
Creator: D., Nellie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Man and Woman Posing with Caught Fish]

Description: Photograph of a man and woman standing in front of strings of caught fish. The woman stands to the left of the fish and the man to the right and both are holding fishing poles. There is an illegible caption at the bottom of the image.
Date: July 10, 1920
Creator: Nat Dickey Photo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard from Lena to Mrs. E. F. Kneupper, August 8, 1920]

Description: Postcard from Lena to her sister, Mrs. E. F. Kneupper, letting her know she returned home safely from her trip. The front of the postcard features a photograph of the Kronkosky residence in Boerne, Texas. The house is a three-story, light-colored stone building with a balcony on the third floor. Two houses sit on either side of the Kronkosky residence - the one on the left is about the same size, while the one on the right is much smaller. The houses sit on a hill with a steep decline, leading … more
Date: August 8, 1920
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard to Mrs. Fritz Adler, October 6, 1920]

Description: Postcard to Mrs. Fritz Adler in San Antonio, Texas. The front of the postcard features a photograph (colored in with ink) of a young woman with dark hair, wearing a hat and an old-fashioned dress, standing on the right bank of a small stream. The stream is situated in a wooded area, which opens up into a clearing further upstream. The young woman is holding an umbrella, resting it on the rocky bank.
Date: October 6, 1920
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1921 to 1924]

Description: Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1921-1924, including the name of each property's owner, each property's assessed value and other information, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1921/1924
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society

[League City School]

Description: Photograph of League City School, a two-story brick building that served as a grade school. A group of students are gathered by the wooden fence just outside the school.
Date: [1921..1922]
Creator: Schlueter, F. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Snowy Christmas Scene]

Description: Photograph of a snowy field in League City where a group of playing. A large tree branch hangs low in the foreground. A handwritten note in pencil is scrawled across the top of the photo.
Date: 1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Postcard to Mrs. Emil Philippus, April 28, 1921]

Description: Postcard to Mrs. Emil Philippus, discussing arrangements for Mrs. Philippus to meet her mother-in-law at the depot on May 8, 1921. The front of the postcard features a photograph of the Holy Angels Academy in Boerne, Texas, a two-story, light-colored wood building with wrap-around porches on both stories. There is a small tower extending from the center of the roof of the building, and a short flagpole at the front of the roof. There is a large group of students and nuns standing on the first-f… more
Date: April 28, 1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Visa for R. E. Denison to Visit Mexico]

Description: Visa authorizing R. E. Denison of Texas to travel to Mexico for up to one year, starting May 1921. The front of the card has a partial photograph -- attached to the upper-left corner -- of Denison, wearing a suit and hat, standing in front of a large plant or tree. There is an official stamp from the consul general in Laredo, Texas on the front of the card.
Date: May 14, 1921
Creator: Mexico. Consul General.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Library of Congress in Washington, D. C.]

Description: Postcard of a three story white stone building with a golden domed roof. The scene is described as "The Library of Congress, Washington, justly celebrated as the culmination of architectural achievement of the day, was completed in 1897 at a cost of 26,000,000. The Library is here seen from the Capitol. The dome and lantern are finished in black copper, with panels gilded with a thick coating of gold leaf; and the cresting of the dome terminates in a gilded finial representing the torch of Scie… more
Date: September 12, 1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum
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