Title:
Texas Centennial Celebration, 1836-1936, Fort Stockton, inking stamp
Description:
Wooden block with carved stamp image on one side of an illustration of Fort Stockton and surrounding text: Texas Centennial Celebration, 1836-1936, Fort Stockton, built on Springs of Indian Camping Grounds; Applied in Old Guard House.
Description:
Historical Note: The Texas Centennial in 1936 marked 100 years of the existence of Texas as its own nation and as a state. Observances occurred from 1935 through 1937. The idea of the centennial originated with a speech made in 1900 by former Texas Governor James Stephen Hogg. A Texas Centennial Survey Committee was formed by professional organizations in the 1920s, and a Texas Centennial Commission was appointed in the early 1930s. Dallas was chosen to host the central exposition, for which the U.S. Congress and the Texas Legislature each appropriated $3 million and Dallas itself pledged over $7.5 million. Programs were directed to erect monuments, statues, and grave markers to commemorate Texas historical events and figures and to build permanent museums.
Identifier:
ATF0422
Item identifier:
ATF0422
Collection:
Artifacts collection
Date range of creation:
1935 to 1936
Container information:
Artifact Box 0073
Subject:
Texas Centennial (1936 : Dallas, Tex.)
Type:
Image
Type:
Writing Devices
Type:
Stamp, Marking
Medium:
Wood (plant material)
Citation information:
ATF0422, Artifacts collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Copyright information:
This image is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. The Item and its design depicted in this image may be protected by copyright, patents, trademarks, or other related rights. You are free to use this image in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. Unless expressly stated otherwise, Texas State Library and Archives Commission makes no warranties about the Item and cannot guarantee the accuracy of this Rights Statement. You are responsible for your own use. Please contact the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for more information. You may need to obtain other permissions for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy or moral rights may limit how you may use the material.
Size or duration:
2.375 in x 2.5 in x .875 in
Language:
English