[People Dancing in Gymnasium]

Photograph of a large group of people dancing on the wooden floor of a gymnasium while a band plays on stage in the background. Stadium seating is visible on either side of the floor and there is a large American flag on a closed curtain across the back of the stage.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: Todd & Brown, Inc.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dancers in Gymnasium]

Photograph of a group of people dancing on the wooden floor of a gymnasium, including several men in military uniforms, taken from one side of the room. Musicians are visible on a raised stage area at right, including a grand piano and a guitar. On the opposite end of the room, other people are sitting in stadium seating and a large doorway is visible in a brick wall below a decorative design, to the left of the stage.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 1946 (open access)

The Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 1946

Weekly newspaper from Whitewright, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 29, 1946
Creator: Waggoner, J. H. & Doss, Glenn
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Eisenhower's "Envoys" Promised More Weapons] (open access)

[Clipping: Eisenhower's "Envoys" Promised More Weapons]

Newspaper clipping with a story titled "Eisenhower's 'Envoys' Promised More Weapons." President Eisenhower, General Eisenhower at the time of the publication, sent soldiers across the United States to bolster domestic support and production. The story discusses the need for ammunition on the front lines. Six soldiers went to Cincinnati to plead to workers and Cincinnati promised to raise production by 35 percent.
Date: 1944-11~
Creator: Fulbright, Freeman
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Labor and Management News (Washington D.C.), Vol. 4, No. 5, Ed. 1, December 16, 1944 (open access)

Labor and Management News (Washington D.C.), Vol. 4, No. 5, Ed. 1, December 16, 1944

Bi-weekly newspaper published by United States War Production Board. The headlining story is titled "Somervell Cities Imperative Need for Upsurge of War Production." The newspaper is composed of stories discussing the need for domestic war production; a letter from a soldier on the front lines; stories encouraging Americans to keep war jobs; challenges to management and labor; government propaganda; and photographs from war scenes. This issue includes a feature about a visit from soldiers sent by General Eisenhower to tour ammunition manufacturers.
Date: December 16, 1944
Creator: United States. War Production Board.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Frisco Journal (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1948 (open access)

The Frisco Journal (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1948

Weekly newspaper from Frisco, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 11, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Frisco Journal (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1948 (open access)

The Frisco Journal (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1948

Weekly newspaper from Frisco, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 11, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History