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[Envelope Addressed to D. W. Voorhies]

Description: Opened envelope sent from the S.D. Myres Saddle Company and addressed to D.W. Voorhies, postmarked September 1935. The front of the envelope is decorated with a logo in the upper-left corner -- with the text "S.D. Myres Saddle Co., El Paso, Texas, Cowboy Supplies. Be Happy - Ride A Myres Saddle" -- and an illustration of a cowboy in the lower-right corner holding a lasso that runs across the top of the envelope and around the logo.
Date: September 20, 1935
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
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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

[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

[Envelope Addressed to W. J. Myres]

Description: Envelope sent from Mose Newman and addressed to W. J. Myres, president of S. D. Myres Saddle Company, in El Paso. The envelope has three stamps and has various word printed on it such as "DO NOT BEND" and "HAND STAMP ONLY." There are also some handwritten notes on both sides of the envelope.
Date: unknown
Creator: Newman, Mose
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum
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[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No.14 - The Doughboys on tour 1953 - 1955]

Description: This home movie documents the Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) on tour in New Mexico and Texas in 1953 - 1955 and performing for various events including the March of Dimes in Lovington, New Mexico and a labor convention in El Paso, Texas. The film begins with band members boarding the Flagship San Antonio airplane and includes footage of Midway Airport and Carswell Air Force Base (01 min., 08 sec.); Paul Blount, Lefty Perkins, "Big Bill" Lister, Joe Bill, Johnny Hicks, Claude King, Bobby Williamson… more
Date: 1953/1955
Duration: 30 minutes
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.766332 -96.803122
Partner: UNT Media Library

[Letter from J. A. Schneck to T. N. Carswell - February 10, 1941]

Description: A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from J. A. Schneck, Macie Hotel, Sweetwater, Texas/El Paso, Texas, dated February 10, 1941. Schneck provides optional addresses to where Carswell can send his mail; the Fransciscan Hotel, Albuquerque, New Mexico and the Macie Hotel, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: February 10, 1941
Creator: Schneck, J. A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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