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The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest
This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Voris C. Riley of Kingland, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the military while living in Abilene, Texas and getting sent to civil service for the Army before being offered to join the Navy. In the Navy he went through basic training in San Diego, California, then to St. Louis Electrical School and finally through firefighting training in Rhode Island. After he completed his training Mr. Riley was assigned to the U.S.S. Lake Champain, CB 39 and went on a shakedown cruise where 16 crewmen were lost for various reasons. In the Navy he was an electrician aboard the ship and dealt with setting up electricity onshore. He also dealt with Prisoners of War, being put in charge of a group of them to build a swimming pool. He was in New York City on temporary leave when the news of the wars end was released by President Truman. Mr. Voris also talks about serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps in New Mexico.
Date:
November 1, 2005
Creator:
Riley, Voris C.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bounty of Texas
This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains a miscellany of Texas, Mexican and Spanish folklore, including information about hunting, canning, cooking, and other folklore. The index begins on page 225.
Date:
1990
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Historic Marker Application: Barrow Ranch House]
Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Barrow Ranch House, in Ector County, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
Date:
1970~
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Windmill, Volume 8, Number 4, December 1981
Newsletter of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin describing research, news, events, and activities at the university, as well as other topics of interest.
Date:
December 1981
Creator:
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History