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[State Fair of Texas Admission Ticket]

Description: A ticket to the State Fair of Texas, for one high school teacher, valid on Friday, October 22, 1954. The ticket is signed by the president and executive vice president of the fair. The ticket has a tear down the middle, and the ticket is held together by tape.
Date: 1954
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Invitation: Desmond's Service Grocery Opening]

Description: Invitation to the grand opening of Desmond's Service Grocery, held on Saturday, July 11 of an unknown year. The flyer text says there will music, dancing, refreshments, and souvenirs available.The flyer also says customers can purchase groceries by telephone. On the back of the flyer is an advertisement for the Dallas Railway Co.
Date: 192X
Creator: Desmond's Service Grocery
Location: 32.714814 -96.811407
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Invitation to a Kappa Theta Phi event, December 6, 1919]

Description: An invitation to a Kappa Theta Phi event held the evening of December 6, 1919. The invitation is enclosed in an envelope addressed to Lorraine Conner. On the card is a handwritten note reading, "Now be there - Scott."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Ticket for Mutt & Jeff show]

Description: A free ticket for Mutt & Jeff's Big Show performance, a two hour, traveling comedy show.. It is addressed to a Madam, and is signed by The Management. The typewritten text on the ticket asks the holder to recommend the show and gives other ticket prices. The text also specifies that the ticket is only valid with the purchase of one adult ticket. There are handwritten scribbles and math sums on the back of the ticket.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Honorary Recognition Certificate for Devotion to Duty: Thomas F. Forrest]

Description: Certificate of honorary recognition accorded to Thomas F. Forrest by the United States Post Office Department for devotion to duty. The certificate says Mr. Forrest is receiving this award on the occasion of his retirement from the postal service. The certificate is signed by the postmaster general, and was issued in Washington D.C.
Date: 1956-10~
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Honorary Recognition Certificate for Meritorious Accomplishment: Thomas F. Forrest]

Description: Certificate of honorary recognition accorded to Thomas F. Forrest by the United States Post Office Department for meritorious accomplishment and devotion to duty. The certificate says Mr. Forrest is receiving this award on the occasion of his retirement from the postal service. The certificate is signed by the postmaster and postmaster general, and was issued in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1956-10~
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Muster Roll: 21st Texas Volunteer Infantry]

Description: Revised muster roll for the 21st Texas Volunteer Infantry of the Confederate Army. This contains the names of the officers and the enlisted men who were a part of the company, as well as their fates.
Date: January 1, 1921
Creator: Cox, James C.
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Sunset High School Senior Day Schedule, May 27, 1966]

Description: Program containing the events of Senior Day at Sunset High School on May 27, 1966, as well as the names of some of the people involved.
Date: 1966
Creator: Sunset High School
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Souvenir Photo Card]

Description: Ticket stating that the original bearer had a candid photograph taken of them during the Texas centennial event.
Date: 1936~
Creator: Movie Snap Co.
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Rosa Fleetwood]

Description: Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The blue ticket bears the signature and photograph of Rosa Fleetwood. In the photo, Fleetwood wears a dark blouse and eyeglasses and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from seven to twenty-two. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date: 1950
Creator: State Fair of Texas
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Henry Maxwell Confederate Tax Receipt, 1864]

Description: Confederate tax receipt showing that Henry Maxwell owes the Confederate States of America $1,865.70.
Date: December 16, 1864
Creator: Confederate States of America. Department of the Treasury.
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Gibbs Dyke]

Description: Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The green ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Gibbs Dyke. In the photo, Gibbs wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from six to twenty-one. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date: 1950
Creator: State Fair of Texas
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Lizzie Smith]

Description: Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The light orange ticket bears the signature and photograph of Lizzie Smith. In the photo, Smith wears a dark dress and eyeglasses and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from eight to twenty-three, and the first three have been marked with a hole punch. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date: October 10, 1949
Creator: State Fair of Texas
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Maness]

Description: Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The green ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Maness. In the photo, Maness wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from five to twenty. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date: 1946
Creator: State Fair of Texas
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Western Union Telegram to Texas Centennial Visitor]

Description: Form telegram from Western Union to Texas centennial visitors. It states that it is a souvenir from the Western Union exhibit at the centennial event.
Date: July 16, 1936
Creator: Western Union Telegraph Company
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Gibbs]

Description: Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The blue ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Gibbs. In the photo, Gibbs wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted woodland scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from seven to twenty-two. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date: 1950
Creator: State Fair of Texas
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Henry Maxwell Confederate Tax Receipt, 1861]

Description: Confederate tax receipt showing that Henry Maxwell owes the Confederate States of America $110.76
Date: May 16, 1862
Creator: Confederate States of America. Department of the Treasury.
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell
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