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1939 Huntsville TEXAS PRISON RODEO letterhead DEPARTMENT OF PRINTING S.E Barnett

$ 68.11

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Provenance: 30+YearsOf Buying&SellingAntiqueDocuments&ephemera
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: Please see item description.

    Description

    PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING:
    I sell ORIGINAL items ONLY and NOT ANY reproductions.
    This
    sale is for one
    advertising
    LETTERHEAD
    from the office of the
    TE
    X
    AS PRiS
    O
    N $YSTEM,
    Department Of Printing,
    S. E. Barnett-Superintendent
    in
    HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
    during the year of
    1939.
    THIS IS RARE PAPER.
    This
    LETTER is SIGNED
    by
    S. E. BARNE
    TT
    .
    The content of this letter is about the printing department enclosing 6 complimentary Rodeo tickets to Silas B. Ragsdale, the managing editor of The News Publishing Company in Galveston, Texas. (I wish I had those tickets too, but all these years later, the letter came by itself).  The date on the PRISON RODEO performance was October 15th, 1939.
    Texas Prison Board members names at upper left are:
    S. M. Lister, M.D., as Chairman... Houston.
    S. D. Chesnutt as Vice Chairman.... Kenedy.
    Mrs. C. A. Teagle as Secretary....... Houston.
    Joseph Wearden........ Victoria.
    and upper right names are:
    R. W. Miller..... Huntsville.
    Dr. C. W. Butler, Jr. ......... Crocket.
    E. L. Kurth.........   Keltys.
    Paul T. Sanderson...... Trinity.
    Walter Dillard, Jr. ...... New Braunfels.
    CONDITION:  Normal letter folds, some toning around edges,  and in good condition.
    THE "EBAY ITEM" THING IS JUST A LOOSE PIECE OF PAPER that is not attached to the item that is for sale.
    Approximate size is
    8 1/2" X 11".
    If you have any questions, please contact me.
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