[A woman with books at Capital Archives]

A woman looking through a stack of books at Capital Archives. One of the books is entitled "In Our Image." The woman is wearing a dark suit.
Date: 1945~
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Bride and Groom]

Portrait of bride and groom where groom is slightly behind bride on her right side. The bride is wearing a elegant hat while holding arrangement of flowers. The groom is wearing a tuxedo with a flower pinned to his jacket.
Date: January 13, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Young Man Wearing a Suit]

Portrait of a young man, Jorge Martinez, wearing a suit with a backdrop in the background. The tie has polka dots on it and there are objects in suit pocket. There is a note on the back of the photograph in Spanish, "Dedico este retrato a mi querido papacito. Su hijo que lo quiere mucho. Jorge Martinez" I dedicate this portrait to my dear father from your son who loves you very much, Jorge Martinez.
Date: June 5, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Man Standing in Front of a House]

Photograph of a man standing in front of a house. There is a fence in front of house. There are various objects around the house. There is a note on the back of the photograph in Spanish.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Man and Woman Posing at Tennis Courts]

Photograph of man, Jorge Martinez, and woman posing at the tennis courts with his arm around her. The man is wearing pants with t-shirt and jacket while holding objects in hand. The woman is wearing a skirt with a button shirt. There is a fence and trees in the background. There is a note on the back of the photograph in Spanish.
Date: April 30, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Map of the Zoning Districts in the City of Abilene] (open access)

[Map of the Zoning Districts in the City of Abilene]

Map of Abilene, Texas, showing zoning districts by residential, business, and industrial. A table presenting setback, height, and lot area is included in the upper-left corner. Bar scale and legend are positioned on the right side of the map.
Date: 1945
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[LeTourneau Tournamatic Carryall]

Photograph of the LeTourneau Tournamatic Carryall. This piece of machinery was designed and built by Robert G. LeTourneau of Longview, Texas.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma Newsletter Oklahoma Episcopal Messenger (open access)

Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma Newsletter Oklahoma Episcopal Messenger

Front page of "Oklahoma Episcopal Messenger", May 1945. Picture of "Grace Church, Muskogee" and gives history of consecration by Bishop Casady on March 25. Mortgage had been burned on March 24.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[LeTourneau Munitions, Inc.]

Photograph of the inside of LeTourneau Munitions, Inc., a company that produced massive amounts of ammunition during WWII in Longview, Texas.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[LeTourneau Industries]

Photograph of LeTourneau brand machinery moving heavy loads of supplies onto rail cars in Longview, Texas.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[LeTourneau Machinery]

Photograph of the LeTourneau 2592 LeTro-stacker at work hauling and stacking logs in Longview, Texas. This piece of machinery was designed and built by Robert G. LeTourneau of Longview, Texas.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[LeTourneau Dome Construction]

Photograph of the dome construction at LeTourneau Munitions, Inc., a company that produced massive amounts of ammunition during WWII in Longview, Texas. The heavy machinery used to construct the dome were designed and built by Robert G. LeTourneau. The dome cap is pictured in the foreground.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[LeTourneau Munitions, Inc.]

Photograph of the inside of LeTourneau Munitions, Inc., a company that produced massive amounts of ammunition during WWII in Longview, Texas. In the photo, the machinery that R. G. LeTourneau designed and built for his facility is shown.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cotton PickerLT20 Folder 392

Photograph of what is described as a cotton picker. There appears to be no record of LeTourneau building such a machine.
Date: 1945
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Woman's Wednesday Club Scrapbook, 1945-1982] (open access)

[The Woman's Wednesday Club Scrapbook, 1945-1982]

Scrapbook for the Woman's Wednesday Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper articles, meeting minutes and other materials related to the club's activities.
Date: 1945/1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Western Union Telegram] (open access)

[Western Union Telegram]

Photostat of a telegram from the United States Secretary of War to Mrs. Rose H. Gilbert, expressing his condolences for the death of her son, Private Harold Gilbert.
Date: January 14, 1945
Creator: United States Secretary of War & Dunlop
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry Goldstein] (open access)

[Letter from Harry Goldstein]

Typed letter to the family of Private Harold Gilbert from a fellow soldier named Harry Goldstein, sent from Marseilles. The letter describes the sinking of a troop transport ship, Dec. 25, 1944, in which in which Gilbert was killed.
Date: August 9, 1945
Creator: Goldstein, Harry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Gilbert Family] (open access)

[Letter to Gilbert Family]

Photostatic copy of a typed letter from the United States Secretary of War, Henry Stimson, to Max Gilbert. The letter awards Gilbert's son, Harold Gilbert with a Purple Heart for his service, and it expresses Stimson's condolences for the death of Harold Gilbert.
Date: February 13, 1945
Creator: Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Square Dance at La Reunion Place]

Photograph of a square dance at La Reunion Place. In the photograph, individuals hold hands as they dance in a room with tall ceilings.
Date: 1945
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Loading a train with a forklift truck

Photograph of a LeTourneau forklift truck loading a 18-wheeler trailer onto a railroad flatbed. Trailer in the foreground says "Magnolia Trailer Mfg. Co." Trailer being loaded says "Magnolia Mobile Homes, Vicksburg, Miss."
Date: 1945
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Gilbert Family] (open access)

[Letter to Gilbert Family]

Two photostat copies of a typed letter from William J. Voelker Jr. to Mrs. Max Gilbert, mother of Private Harold Gilbert. The letter describes the attack that killed Harold Gilbert, and discusses the details of Gilbert's burial in Normandy, France on on Dec. 27, 1944.
Date: April 30, 1945
Creator: Voelker, William J., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
NOW, Volume 9, Number 34, January 5, 1945 (open access)

NOW, Volume 9, Number 34, January 5, 1945

Weekly newsletter for employees of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. containing religious articles, work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: January 5, 1945
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Special Clinics and Lectures in General Surgery and the Several Surgical Specialties, October 22-26, 1945 (open access)

Special Clinics and Lectures in General Surgery and the Several Surgical Specialties, October 22-26, 1945

An introduction and schedule for a post-graduate program on surgery at the University of Texas School of Medicine, taught from October 22 to 26, 1945.
Date: October 1945
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analysis by Services, John Sealy Hospital, 1945 (open access)

Analysis by Services, John Sealy Hospital, 1945

An analysis of services offered at John Sealy Hospital in from September 1, 1944 to August 31, 1945, with data on patients, cases, surgeries, blood and plasma supplies, physical therapy treatments, laboratory reports, and other relevant data.
Date: September 1945
Creator: John Sealy Hospital
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History