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[Letter from Board of Equalization to Henry Sayles, July 3, 1912]

Description: Letter on postcard from the Board of Equalization to Henry Sayles requesting he appear before the board and demonstrate why the value of his properties listed should not be raised or reduced. A handwritten note on the letter from A. H. Balch reads, "I have gone over these items and find no charge can be made in keeping property in the same locality [,] Balch".
Date: July 3, 1912
Creator: Board of Equalization
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Postcard of Fire Fighters Driving to a Fire]

Description: Postcard of the Providence Fire Department riding a horse-drawn fire engine to a fire, moving diagonally towards the foreground. Two fire fighters are at the front of the vehicle, seven are standing on its side, and one is on the ladder at the back. The sender has left a handwritten note at the back of the postcard; it says, "Please pardon delay due to not having the kind you desire on hand. I like hospitals, monuments, and light horses, best of all - then anything interesting or pleasing to lo… more
Date: July 3, 1912
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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