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[Letter from Pleasant Price to Levi Perryman, July 10, 1908]

Letter from Pleasant Price in Great Falls, Montana to his stepfather, Levi Perryman. Discussing signing papers and lack of water in his area. Says he is gathering his horses the next day to move them 300 miles to area with water and grass. He is concerned about the colts and lack of water on the way.

Date: July 10, 1908

Creator: Price, Pleasant, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard of Damaged Railroad Bridge]

Postcard of a damaged railroad bridge after a flood near Hico, Texas. The supports above the ground are largely intact, but the platform below has been partially washed away. Text on the front of the card reads "After Hico flood. April 17, 1908. Wreck of T.C.R.'y Bridge Near Hico." Text on the back of the card reads "Yes, I was in Waco, just two weeks ago tomorrow. Wanted to see you so much but got in so late and left early next morning. Will be back in about a week and hope I can see you there… more

Date: July 5, 1908

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Picnic on Simms Place

Photograph of a large group of people walking away from the camera. They are outside on grass and there are many trees. The women wear white blouses with skirts, some wear hats, the men wear trousers and shirts with hats. There are children running. In the lower left hand corner of the frame there is writing that reads, "I am in front of Bessie Huff. Picnic on Simms Place 1908". Across the bottom it reads, "Mr. and Mrs. Huff" and "Grace Bayer".

Date: July 4, 1908

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Postcard from Effy to Dave Granett - July 12, 1908]

Postcard from an "Effy" to Dave Granett of Dallas discussing their itinerary and schedule as they make their way to Dallas. The front of the postcard is a photograph of a flood in Elm Street, East Waco. The floodwaters are ankle-high, with pedestrians and carriages wading through the street.

Date: 1908-07-12~

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from J. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout, July 18, 1908]

Postcard from J. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front has an illustration of a woman in a long-sleeved red dress, fur boa, and red hat. In her hand is an orange flag for the University of Texas. Below the drawing is a school cheer for the university. On the back, J. H. wrote that he heard Junia and her sister were moving to Chicago and that he wished them well.

Date: July 18, 1908

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes 19

Travis County probate minutes documenting probate cases from July 1903 to January 1908. Recorded copies of proceedings of the county court sitting as a probate court in cases involving estates of deceased individuals. Shows term of court, date of proceedings, names of officers present, subject of hearing, names of interested parties present, orders of the court, signed approval of county judge, and clerk's attestation. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Date: 1903-07/1908-01

Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.

Item Type: Book

Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

[Portrait of the Spies Men]

Portrait of the men of the Spies family, with Ernest and Gustav sitting in chairs with a table between them, and Richard, August, Robert, and Otto standing behind them.

Date: July 1908

Creator: Braunig, Henry J.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[Man with Girl and Dog]

Photograph of a man wearing a straw hat and suspenders standing in a grain field next to a girl in a light-colored dress to his right. A dog is standing on the girl's right side and above it is a handwritten text that reads: "Lon. Hill. Irrigated Farm Harlingen, Tex. Sorghum Planted May 4. Phots. July 25, '08." On the bottom of the photograph the same text is type-written.

Date: July 25, 1908

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Man, Girl, and Dog in Field]

Photograph of a young girl, dog, and man standing in a cotton field with trees and houses visible in the background. The girl standing in the foreground in front of the field, wearing a light-colored dress with the dog on the left and the man, wearing suspenders and a hat, is standing behind her in the field. A text on the front of the photograph reads "Lon C. Hills Irrigated Farm Harlingen Tex. Cotton Planted Apr. 20. Photo July 25 '08. Producing 1 1/2 Bales Per Acre."

Date: July 25, 1908

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Men in Cotton Field]

Photograph of seven unidentified men wearing light-colored shirts and hats standing in the middle of a cotton field. In the foreground on the right one man is facing towards the camera, as are the three men behind him. On the left two men are spaced farther apart, standing behind horses that are facing the other direction. Trees and telephone poles are visible in the background and a text on the front of the photograph reads "Lon Hill Irrigated Farm Harlingen Tex. Cotten planted May 4. Photo J… more

Date: July 25, 1908

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Man, Girl, and Dog on Farm]

Postcard of a man wearing suspenders and a straw hat standing in the middle of a cotton field with a young girl in a light-colored dress and a dog. The girl is standing in the foreground with the dog on the left and the man is behind her on the left. More fields and houses are visible in the distant background and a text on the front of the postcard reads "Lon C. Hills Irrigated Farm. Harlingen, Tex. Cotton Planted APr. 20. Photo. July 25, 08. Producing 15 Bales per acre."

Date: July 25, 1908

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Man, Girl, and Dog]

Postcard of a man wearing a straw hat and suspenders standing in a grain field next to a girl in a light-colored dress to his right. A dog is standing on the girl's right side and above it is a text that reads: "Lon. Hill. Irrigated Farm Harlingen, Tex. Sorghum Planted May 4. Phots. July 25, '08."

Date: July 25, 1908

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Midland Baseball Team]

Photograph of the Midland baseball team, seated together on the front steps of the old Midland County Courthouse. The players sit in three rows, with three men from the team's front office seated on stone apertures within the courthouse's facade. Three more men in hats and neckties are seated in the top row, and a child is held by a player in the bottom row. Three baseballs are arranged together in front of the players.

Date: July 16, 1908

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Charles Anderson, Midland Pitcher]

Photograph of Charles Anderson, pitcher for the Midland baseball team. He poses as if to pitch a ball towards the photographer, standing in a field of trees.

Date: July 12, 1908

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Photograph of the First Boat Through a New Canal, January 24,1908]

Photograph of the first boat to move through the new canal in Port Arthur, Texas. The center of the photo shows the lengthy vessel "Sabine" carrying lumber and several men and women in dark formal clothing, a United States flag raised fore and aft. There is a boat behind the "Sabine" and another boat with its nameplate partially hidden is over to the right. To the left is a smaller vessel covered with lumber and tools and a single man in the rear. Land runs across the left side and in the right… more

Date: July 24, 1908

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

["Carloads of Sweetness", train cars full of sugarcane]

Obverse: Photograph of Carloads of Sweetness, train cars full of sugarcane, four women standing in one car; 1908 written in red ink; reverse: POST CARD, Addressed to Miss Ellie M. Carpenter, 2203 Muary St. Houston Texas, signed W.G.S., contains a short message in pencil, Charles E. Myers in ink, Schlueters Advertising & Souvenir Photographs Houston, Phone 6017 Old.

Date: July 4, 1908

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Funeral Program for Love Haynes Brown, July 20, 1981]

Funeral program for Mrs. Love Haynes Brown, born February 2, 1908 and died July 16, 1981. The funeral was held Monday, July 20, 1981 at Second Baptist Church, officiated by Reverend S. H. James. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery near San Antonio, Texas.

Date: July 20, 1981

Item Type: Pamphlet