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["Assets" Notes]

Description: Notes written by James Ferdinand McCan under the title of "assets", enumerating portraits and the names of commissioners, with sums calculated on small pieces of paper attached to the sheets.
Date: January 3, 1920
Creator: McCan, James Joseph Ferdinand
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Witte Museum

[Bill for Kendall Inn]

Description: Bill for James Ferdinand McCan for lodging at the Ye Kendall Inn in Boerne, owing a total of $11.50 for the periods May 2, May 13-17, July 7-8, and July 25-30.
Date: 1924-07~
Creator: Ye Kendall Inn
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Partner: Witte Museum

[Business Mens' Association Letterhead]

Description: Letterhead for the Business Mens' Association [sic] of Victoria, Texas. The main officers for the association are: James Ferdinand McCan, president, D. H. Regan, vice-president, Frank Henry, treasurer, and James McDonald, secretary. The directors are J. K. Hexter, J. D. Mitchell, E. W. Parker, E. J. Hogan, and L. P. Leibold. The association meets in "Room 73, O'Connor Building."
Date: 191X
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Partner: Witte Museum

[Certificate of Prison Conduct: J. E. Leonard]

Description: Form with handwritten entries documenting information about J. E. Leonard (prisoner #39628) at Ferguson State Farm including basic demographic and conviction information, a list of misconduct and punishments, and information about the remaining length of his sentence.
Date: June 1, 1921
Creator: Texas. State Penitentiary at Huntsville.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Witte Museum

[Correspondence Between Stuart Lewis and James Ferdinand McCan]

Description: Correspondence between Stuart H. Lewis and James Ferdinand McCan regarding the commission of a portrait of Lewis's wife's mother. Lewis writes of his wife's strong dissatisfaction with the delivered portrait, implies it is not a likeness, and flatly states he does not think McCan can fix the portrait. In the following fragment, McCan asks to have the portrait returned, so that it may be destroyed; two additional letters by McCan assert that Lewis's claim that the portrait cannot be fixed is "bo… more
Date: 1924-03-11/1924-03-15
Creator: Lewis, Stuart H. & McCan, James Joseph Ferdinand
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Witte Museum

[Envelope Related to a Passport]

Description: Envelope with typed addresses for "Department of State, Washington, D. C." and a return address for "J. F. McCan, Victoria, Texas." A round, printed red logo in the upper-right corner says "United States Postage 2 Cents" around a profile silhouette. The text "Passport Data" is handwritten in blue pencil across the center.
Date: 1920?
Creator: McCan, James Joseph Ferdinand
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Witte Museum

[Envelope Sent From Romania]

Description: Unfolded envelope with a purple paper interior lining addressed to "Mr. Jim McCan / Artist / Victoria, Texas. United States of America." There are two Romanian stamps in the upper-right corner with a postmark and a purple text stamp.
Date: October 30, 1920
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Partner: Witte Museum

[Funeral Notice for J. F. McCan]

Description: Card with printed information about the birth and death of artist J. F. McCan with the location and time of the funeral and interment. It includes an envelope with the text "Funeral Notice" printed on the front; both the card and envelope are decorated with solid black borders.
Date: August 31, 1925
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Partner: Witte Museum

[Gathering of Men with Paintings]

Description: Photograph of a gathering of men around a long wooden table inside a room with paintings lined on opposite sides of the room. The men face forward, towards the photographer, with papers scattered on their desk and empty wooden seats set before them. Large and small landscape paintings, some in frames, are hung on the right side of the room; a smaller group of landscapes are placed along the left side of the room. A large American flag hangs over a black board along the back wall.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Witte Museum

["Golden Lavender" Painting]

Description: Photograph of a painting titled "Golden Lavender" by James Ferdinand McCan, depicting a head of cattle with clipped horns standing placidly within a grove. The painting, registered under the number 124,672, is owned by a N. R. Powell in Goliad, as indicated by the caption printed on the photograph's mat.
Date: 1898
Creator: Potash & McCan, James Joseph Ferdinand
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Witte Museum

[Handwritten Note Regarding J. F. McCan]

Description: Handwritten note with the text "Recommendation by Catholic Priest for J. F. McCan?" It is written on a pre-printed note paper with advertising text at the top for Swift's Gold Bear (upper-left), Bonro Foliage Fertilizer (left), and Fancher Air Service with contact information (upper-right).
Date: unknown
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Partner: Witte Museum

[James Ferdinand McCan Painting on an Easel]

Description: Photograph of James Ferdinand McCan painting on a large easel with a large palette in his right hand and a pipe in his mouth. He looks sternly at the painting, and stands in front of a desk. A caption written on the photograph with pen reads: "Souvenir to my friend McCan. From P[?]. Victoria, June 25th. Smile darn you smile."
Date: July 25, 1910
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Witte Museum
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