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[Sam Myres' Hella Temple Membership Card]

Description: Membership card issued to Sam D. Myres by the Hella Temple in Dallas, Texas. The center of the card has a stamp with the Hella Temple seal, which has an image of a pyramid inside a circle.
Date: February 10, 1920
Creator: Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Hella Temple (Dallas, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Tag]

Description: Identification tag with printed red text -- "S. D. Myres Saddle Co. Saddles and Cowboy Supplies. 5030 Alameda Blvd. El Paso, Texas" -- above several blank lines labeled "To." Handwritten text on the back of the tag says, "Buckle set given by P. M. Kelly & S.D. Myres, 1910."
Date: 1910~
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Invoice from the S. D. Myres Saddle Company]

Description: Blank invoice form for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company in El Paso, Texas with spaces for purchaser information and lines to list purchased items. Near the bottom of the form, there are illustrations of a man putting on a belt (left) and a rifle (right) with notes about information required when ordering belts or guns. There are several handwritten notes on the back of the invoice including the name "Frank Phillips Musc[...]," "Bartlesville, Okla. Phillips Petroleum Corp - S. & S. W. Hist.," "(… more
Date: unknown
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Frank O'Leary and his painting of Sam Myres]

Description: Newspaper clipping that features an article about artist Frank O'Leary and the painting that he made of Sam Myres. It goes on to say that the painting will be featured in the Sun Carnival "Southwest Scene" art exhibition that will be held at the El Paso Public Library.
Date: November 17, 1961
Creator: O'Leary, Frank
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Photograph of Sam Myres and Herb Glass]

Description: Photograph of Sam Myres and antique weapons curator, Herb Glass, looking at a gun that Sam Myres is holding. Myres is wearing a cowboy hat and a fringed jacket with gloves. Glass is wearing a suit with a name tag. They are standing in front of a display of several guns with a sign above that says "Herb Glass Bullville New York". There are two posters on the sides of the gun display.
Date: unknown
Creator: Myres, Sam
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Note about Sam Myres]

Description: Handwritten notes about dates, locations, and activities related to the life of S. D. Myres including his birth (1871), buying a saddle shop (1897), and move to El Paso (1919). The notes are disjointed and the edges of the paper are damaged.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[S. D. Myres Saddle Company Order Card #3]

Description: Blank card requesting additional information related to gun orders for the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. It is printed with the company logo in the upper-left corner and several check boxes where the company would note missing information for the customer to provide. A New York address is pasted on the back of the card.
Date: June 9, 1978
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Photograph of Harry Truman and Sam Myres]

Description: Photograph of Harry Truman and Sam Myres. They are facing each other and both holding on to what seems to be a belt. Myres is wearing a brown fringed jacket and a black neck tie. He has grey hair and a white mustache and goatee. Truman is wearing a suit with a white shirt underneath and a black and white tie. He is also wearing glasses.
Date: unknown
Creator: Truman, Harry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Drawing of Sam Myres]

Description: Drawing of Sam Myres in a cowboy hat and black neck tie. He has a white mustache, goatee, and shoulder length hair. On the bottom right of the drawing "Always" is written and signed by "Dad".
Date: 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Newspaper article featuring Sam Myres and three saddles made by him]

Description: Newspaper clipping featuring Sam Myres and three of his saddles made by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company. His article is featured in the El Paso Herald-Post and contains a picture of Myres standing behind the three saddles. The saddles were made to be givent o the boy and girl grand champions and the girl reserve champion of the Southwestern Championship Kids Rodeo.
Date: August 14, 1950
Creator: El Paso Herald-Post
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Photograph of Sam Myres, a man, and a woman]

Description: Photograph of Sam Myres standing between a woman on his left and a man on his right. Myres is wearing a fringed jacket and a cowboy hat. The woman is wearing short sleeve dress with a pearl necklace, as well as a hat with flowers on it. The man is wearing what seems to be a tan police uniform. They are standing outside, in front of a tree. Behind the tree is is a fence and behind the fence is a street with several cars. Myres is holding one of the woman's hands and the man has his arm around My… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Biggs Air Force Base & Myres, Sam
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Photograph of Sam Myres, two men and a woman hanging up a sign]

Description: Photograph of Sam Myres, a woman, and two men who are hanging up a sign on a tree that reads, "Notice! Today is Frontier Day in El Paso" with "Sheriff Capt. Falby" written below that. Myres is wearing a fringed jacket and a cowboy hat with black pants and a black neck tie. The woman is wearing a brown fur coat and a collared dress with a printed pattern on the front of the dress. She is wearing ankle strap heeled shoes. The man on the right is wearing a brown western suit, brown neck tie, and b… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Myres, Sam
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Sam Myres can recall the real west]

Description: Newspaper clipping detailing Sam Myres and his legacy as one of the last to be able to recall the real wild west. The article goes on to talk about how Myres was friends with "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Pawnee Bill, Will Rogers, and Pancho Villa. It also talks about how he started becoming involved in the saddle trade, learning the skill and then opening up his own shop at a mere twenty-two years of age. Myres also talks about his disdain for western films due to the fact that he feels they are not ve… more
Date: May 16, 1948
Creator: Myres, Sam
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Postcard of an S. D. Myres Saddle Company Saddle]

Description: Postcard with a close-up photograph of an S. D. Myres Saddle Company saddle below the text "$10000 saddle made for the '101 Ranch' by S. D. Myres, Sweetwater, Texas." The saddle is elaborately engraved with a floral pattern, cattle, butterflies, and other decorative embellishments.
Date: 1978
Creator: Paret, A. B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from Tex Polk to Sam Myres, July 15, 1920]

Description: Letter from Tex Polk to Sam Myres saying that he had heard from a local saddle maker about Myres moving his business to El Paso; Polk says he believes that that will be a good move for the business due to the central location of El Paso. He also asks Myres if he has any positions open because Polk would love to work for him. It's written on personal letterhead.
Date: July 15, 1920
Creator: Polk, Tex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum
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