[Photograph of McKinney Volunteer Fire Department]

Photograph of three rows of men from the McKinney Fire Department, dressed in uniforms and caps, posing in front of a building. A small boy stands on the far left of the front row. The men in the back row, standing from left to right, are Erwin Fergeston, Charles Carrington, Corn Oats, John Hill, Will Abernathy, Bob Kitchen, Alfred Allen, Robert Ware, John McKinney, Bob Maneden, Wiley McKinney, Polk Oats, and Charles Phelps. Those in the second row are Jim Sims, Wade Carrington, Jim Moore, Robert Warsham, Kelly Warsham, Giles McKinney, Buster Gordon, Will Gerrish, Press Duncan, Charlie Knott, Ian Nebb, and Bailey. Those in the third row are Estes, Dick Estes, John Johnson, Henry Goernan, Major Taylor, Jim Warden, Fred Burnett, William M. Abernathy, W. P. Suttle, Arthur Anderson, and Sam Burke.
Date: [1900..1910]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department, The Hundred-Year History: 1903-2003 (open access)

Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department, The Hundred-Year History: 1903-2003

"This history documents the progress and growth of the fire department and the city of Schulenburg over a hundred-year period" (p. iii). Included is a chapter with pictures and brief biographies of past fire chiefs, followed by chapters dedicated to each century in the hundred year history.
Date: 2003
Creator: Farek, Florence Hertel
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a San Antonio Fireman]

Photograph of a San Antonio fireman posing in his cap and uniform.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Collage of San Antonio Firemen]

Collage photograph of the men and the stations of the San Antonio Fire Department.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
World War II Memoirs: A Collection Of Stories From The Battle Front, The Home Front And The Other Side (open access)

World War II Memoirs: A Collection Of Stories From The Battle Front, The Home Front And The Other Side

Book documenting first-person accounts of World War II veterans about their enlistments, the war, and life afterwards.
Date: 1998
Creator: Farek, Florence Hertel
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Maxwell Confederate Tax Receipt, 1864] (open access)

[Henry Maxwell Confederate Tax Receipt, 1864]

Confederate tax receipt showing that Henry Maxwell owes the Confederate States of America $1,865.70.
Date: December 16, 1864
Creator: Confederate States of America. Department of the Treasury.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Maxwell Confederate Tax Receipt, 1861] (open access)

[Henry Maxwell Confederate Tax Receipt, 1861]

Confederate tax receipt showing that Henry Maxwell owes the Confederate States of America $110.76
Date: May 16, 1862
Creator: Confederate States of America. Department of the Treasury.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men on U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of two men in Navy sailor uniforms standing in front of a gun turret on U.S.S. Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men on U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of three men in Navy sailor uniforms standing in front of a U.S.S. Texas gun turret.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men Loading 14" Artillery Shells]

Photograph of men loading 14-inch artillery shells for the guns on U.S.S. Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men on U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of three men in Navy sailor uniforms standing together on U.S.S. Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men on U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of four men in Navy sailor uniforms sitting on the side of U.S.S. Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of U.S.S. Texas, with a handwritten note on the back of the photo that suggests it was taken during World War II.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Military Men]

Photograph of a group of men in Navy uniforms standing together in an office.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Sailor on U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of a man in a Navy sailor uniform standing on the deck of U.S.S. Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Navy Men on U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of two men standing together on U.S.S. Texas with a gun turret behind them.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Gene Rogers on U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of Gene Rogers in a Navy sailor uniform standing on the deck of U.S.S. Texas next to the railing.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Navy Sailors on U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of two men in Navy uniforms speaking to each other on U.S.S. Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies them as "Stone and Lorenzen."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men on U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of two men in Navy sailor uniforms sitting on the railing of U.S.S. Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies them as "Stone and Davis."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men on U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of two men standing on the deck of U.S.S. Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Range finders at port."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men on U.S.S. Texas Gun]

Photograph of two men in Navy sailor uniforms sitting on the barrel of a gun mounted on U.S.S. Texas, with another man laying down inside the barrel.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men on U.S.S. Texas Gun Turret]

Photograph of three men in Navy sailor uniforms sitting and working on the top of a gun turret on U.S.S. Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas Dynamo Room]

Photograph of machinery in the Dynamo room of U.S.S. Texas, taken during World War II.
Date: [1939..1946]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men on U.S.S. Texas]

Photograph of four men in Navy sailor uniforms standing in front of a gun turret on U.S.S. Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "What a rough looking crew. -Smitty."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History