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Kitchen Table and Cabinet. (open access)

Kitchen Table and Cabinet.

Patent for a combined table and cabinet for use in the kitchen, intended to aid "invalids or weak persons to accomplish considerable work without inconvenience or fatigue" (lines 11-13).
Date: August 14, 1888
Creator: Brack, Mary S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lifter and Turner. (open access)

Lifter and Turner.

Patent for a lifter and turner tool to lift pots, pans, kettles and lids, and for turning and lifting food.
Date: February 12, 1918
Creator: Milliorn, William L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Coffee-Pot. (open access)

Collapsible Coffee-Pot.

Patent for a new and improved collapsible coffee pot and similar receptacles, including illustrations.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Irwin, Walter W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 292, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 21, 1889 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 292, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 21, 1889

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 21, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: The Woman's Club of El Paso] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: The Woman's Club of El Paso]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Woman's Club of El Paso, in El Paso, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 297, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 20, 1887 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 297, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 20, 1887

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 20, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jonathan Burns, July 21, 1981 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jonathan Burns, July 21, 1981

Interview with Jonathan Burns, a veteran of the New Mexico National Guard from Hereford, Texas. Burns discusses his recollections as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II and the conditions he experienced during the Bataan Death March.
Date: July 21, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Burns, Jonathan
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Battery A on the Mexican Border (open access)

Battery A on the Mexican Border

This book is an account of Battery A of the Rhode Island National Guard and its activation on June 24, 1916, its travel to the U.S.-Mexico border, its activities until it was mustered out on November 2, 1916. They were stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, and also referred to their site as Camp Pershing. Includes a narrative description of their trip by train, their camp and training activities on the border. Also includes many reproductions of photographs of the troops and sites, cartoons, and a list of personnel.
Date: 1916
Creator: Stiness, Henry R. W.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 78, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1892 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 78, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1892

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 1, 1892
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. EIGHTH YEAR, No. 196, Ed. 1 Friday, August 17, 1888 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. EIGHTH YEAR, No. 196, Ed. 1 Friday, August 17, 1888

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 17, 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 80, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 3, 1892 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 80, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 3, 1892

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 3, 1892
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 13, 1902 (open access)

El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 13, 1902

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 13, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
John F. Worley & Co.'s El Paso Directory for 1904 (open access)

John F. Worley & Co.'s El Paso Directory for 1904

Directory for El Paso, Texas: includes address listings for businesses and individuals, advertisements from local businesses, lists of government officials, postal guide, and a street directory.
Date: 1904
Creator: John F. Worley & Co.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 224, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 24, 1887 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 224, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 24, 1887

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 24, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 227, Ed. 1 Friday, October 4, 1889 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 227, Ed. 1 Friday, October 4, 1889

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 4, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 91, Ed. 1 Friday, April 19, 1889 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 91, Ed. 1 Friday, April 19, 1889

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 19, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 154, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 6, 1889 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 154, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 6, 1889

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 6, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 18, 1906 (open access)

El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 18, 1906

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 18, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 242, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 22, 1889 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 242, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 22, 1889

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 22, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 14, 1910 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 14, 1910

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 14, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 187, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 18, 1889 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 187, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 18, 1889

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 18, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. EIGHTH YEAR, No. 107, Ed. 1 Friday, May 4, 1888 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. EIGHTH YEAR, No. 107, Ed. 1 Friday, May 4, 1888

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 4, 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History