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[Union Trading Company with Adobe Walls]

Description: Photograph of the Union Trading Company before the adobe building was altered to have a rock facing. The back of the photograph describes the process by which it was altered. The building itself is long and low with a gabled roof covering the right half. The ground in front of it is largely bare. Several men stand outside of the doors.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Davis Overland Trail

[Murchison Lodge, No. 80: Membership, 1854-1873]

Description: Book containing the membership directory, ledger of dues and other financial expenses of Murchison Lodge, No. 80, and meeting minutes. The beginning of the book lists the lodge members in alphabetical order, and the financial records for dues payments and lodge expenses are in the second part of the book followed by meeting minutes.
Date: 1854/1873
Creator: Muchison Lodge, No. 80
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[Envelope Addressed to Mrs. Chambers]

Description: Envelope from the Portales National Bank in New Mexico, addressed to Mrs. J. S. Chambers in Dallas. Several notes are handwritten across the front of the envelope: "New Mexico land"; "This is land my Granddaddy homesteaded, land was sold in 1947, but part of mineral rights were retained"; "Important Mineral lease"; "This is recorded in Elida, New Mexico --> Info given to Abstract office in June of 1991 giving my address, Betty Jean Johnson."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[Form Used as Scratch Paper]

Description: Order form with the logo for "J. M. Wilcox & Son, Dealers in Lumber, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Shingles, Paints, &c." that appears to have been used as scratch paper for math equations.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[List of Clothing Purchases]

Description: Handwritten list of clothing items totaling $21.95 including suits and pants, and a list of shoes in various sizes (for Horace, wife, Laura, Minie, "old lady" and children). A tag is attached to the page printed with "Lot: 6266, Size: 37, Price: $6.50" and initialed.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[Writing on Paper Bag]

Description: Fat paper bag with the closed end cut off used as scratch paper for handwritten text: "6.50. 4.50. Wood work - Furniture repairing & carpenter Bench work done here. Work & price satisfactory."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[Personal History Statement for Alex Bradford]

Description: Personal History Statement of Alex Bradford featuring a myriad of personal information such as his current address, place of birth, date of birth, etc. In addition to the personal information touched upon, Mr. Bradford’s military service and places of employment are listed over the next several pages.
Date: June 23, 1933
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

The Twinklings of Star Salesmen

Description: Pamphlet containing a series of reprinted articles and other text related to business and being a successful salesman. There are two handwritten, circled "x"s in red pencil around the title of the first article.
Date: November 1941
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and G. E. Meares and R. A. Ascher - May 1938-November 1939]

Description: Letter from Richard A. Ascher to Tex Bradford regarding a business transaction that is not fully described, but has cost Bradford money, and may also be related to Ascher's incarceration. Later correspondence verifies that Ascher was released from prison on Sept. 6, 1938. A handwritten note on the letter from the Parole Commission says, "Re = Stein Nozzles."
Date: 1938-05-09/1939-11-02
Creator: Ascher, Richard A. & Meares, George E.
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

The "Eclipse" Quilter. Assignment of Territory for State, County, Town or Shop Rights [Signed]

Description: Legal document assigning rights of the "Eclipse" quilting frame to L. D. Major, allowing him to sell the invention in “all of the states and territory of the United States _east_ of the Mississippi River, _except_ the states of _New York and Pennsylvania_.” A smaller statement is affixed with a seal, noting that the assignment has been registered with the U.S. Patent Office.
Date: {1897-05-19,1897-10-14}
Creator: Major, John H.
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

List of African A. P. O. Numbers

Description: A list of A.P.O. numbers overseas from Gura, Asmara, Cairo, Heliopolis, Tripoli, Algiers, and Casablanca. Five (5) of these A.P.O. numbers have red check marks towards the right of the page. On the back of this page a purple stamp in the top left corner reads, “Ambassador Hotel, 14th & K Streets, N.W. Washington D.C.”. At the bottom of the page reads, “Radio in Every Room / 500 Room Completely Air Conditioned / Swimming Pool Free to Guests”.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran
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