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1925 Inaugural Reception & Ball Invitation Miriam A.
1925 Inaugural Reception & Ball Invitation Miriam A.
1925 Inaugural Reception & Ball Invitation Miriam A.
1925 Inaugural Reception & Ball Invitation Miriam A.
1925 Inaugural Reception & Ball Invitation Miriam A.
1925 Inaugural Reception & Ball Invitation Miriam A.
1925 Inaugural Reception & Ball Invitation Miriam A.

1925 Inaugural Reception & Ball Invitation Miriam A. "Ma" Ferguson Texas Capitol

$ 39.57

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Year: 1925
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: The quad-folded invitation is in poor to fair condition - there is heavy insect damage that does not materially impact any of the invitation text - there is an old personalized handwritten note on the blank back side (written when a previous owner mailed the invitation to its next owner)
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    1925 Inaugural Reception & Ball Invitation
    ☆
    Her Excellency
    Miriam A. "Ma" Ferguson ☆ Texas Governor
    An original 1925 invitation to a Reception and Ball in honor of the inauguration of Her Excellency Miriam A. Ferguson, Governor of Texas
    The Citizens of Austin requested the presence of "yourself and ladies"
    The event was held at the State Capitol on Tuesday evening, January 20th, 1925
    Governor
    Ferguson
    was one of the first two women (along with Nellie Tayloe Ross, Governor of Wyoming) to be elected as governor of a state. She served two non-consecutive terms as the first female Governor of Texas, from 1925 to 1927 and 1933 to 1935.
    She was integral to an exceptional tale of the Texas governorship beginning with her husband,
    James Edward "Pa" Ferguson Jr.'s election to the office in 1915
    Many notable Austinites appear on the list of the Inaugural Executive Committee
    The quad-folded invitation is in poor to fair condition - there is heavy insect damage that does not materially impact any of the invitation text - there is an old personalized handwritten note on the blank back side (written when a previous owner mailed the invitation to its next owner)
    Dimensions (at half-fold): 7.25"W x 10"H