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[World War II ration coupons]
Several ration coupons from World War II. Most of the coupons are labeled, "Spare." The coupons belonged to the Harris family.
Date:
1944-09-07~
Creator:
United States Office of Price Administration
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[World War II ration coupons]
Several ration coupons from World War II. Most of the coupons are labeled, "Spare." The coupons belonged to the Harris family.
Date:
1944-09-07~
Creator:
United States Office of Price Administration
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with D. D. Hill, October 1, 1989
Interview with D. D. Hill, a United States Navy veteran from Pharr, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Dewey.
Date:
October 1, 1989
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Hill, D. D.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, February 27, 2000
Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, former pilot from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Dickerson describes her early interest in airplanes and tells stories from her days with the WWII Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), flying different types of aircraft to bases all over the United States. She includes the history of WASP, its formation, and dissolution. Her flying stories detail plane crashes and near-death experiences, including the sabotage of planes at the airport in Enid, OK by a German National. Mrs. Dickerson also talks about running a flying service in the Kerrville airport with her husband, Carl Meek, during the early days of aviation after WWII.
Date:
February 27, 2000
Creator:
Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Dickerson, Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Rowe gala]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
January 8, 1969
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Rowe]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
January 4, 1969
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Rowe]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
January 4, 1969
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Substitution Request from Henry S. Field to Hamilton K. Redway, December 20, 1864]
Correspondence from Henry S. Field to Captain Hamilton K. Redway on December 20, 1864 requesting assistance in the substitution of Private William Thompson's son, Abel Thompson, in his place. In this letter, Field states that Private Thompson is afflicted with an organic disease of the heart. Field strongly recommends the substitution of Private Thompson's son, Abel Thompson, who is seventeen years of age.
Date:
December 20, 1864
Creator:
Field, Henry S.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Clay H. Musick, May 14, 1976
Interview with Clay Musick, a Navy WWII veteran from Weslaco, Texas. Musick discusses his experiences aboard the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, including joining the Navy in 1940, training, life and work aboard the Arizona, the bombing and sinking of the ship, his wounding and recovery, and work after discharge.
Date:
May 14, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Musick, Clay H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Selective Service System Itinerary for T. N. Carswell - October 31, 1943]
An itinerary for T. N. Carswell, CAS for work in District 15-B performed from October 1-31, 1943.
Date:
October 31, 1943
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Outpost Duty]
Photographs of men on outpost duty. The top left photo is of military men standing near a small tent in a forest. The top right photo is of military men on a dirt path carrying backpacks. The bottom left photo is of men in a line washing their hair with cups of water. The bottom right photo is of a group of men in front of a tent in a large field in Edinburg, Texas.
Date:
1916/1917
Creator:
Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[W. Lee O'Daniel and Family]
Photograph of Governor W. Lee O'Daniel and his family at a World War II rally. His wife holds a large bouquet of flowers.
Date:
194X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Local Board No. 2 Mission, Texas - October 28, 1943]
A letter addressed to the Local Board No. 2, Selective Service Federal Building, Mission, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, Clerical Audit Supervisor, dated October 28, 1943. Carswell replies to the Board regarding their letter of October 22, 1943 addressed to Major L. M. Fellbaum regarding the question of dependency.
Date:
October 28, 1943
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Military Camp and Town]
Photographs of different views of a military camp and the town nearby. The top photo is of a Mexican saloon with a sign that says "Bull Durham," and several other buildings in a row behind it. The middle left photo is of the brigade headquarters, a row of canvas tents. The middle right photo is of a man in a military uniform standing in front of a large cactus plant with Mexican women standing on either side of him. The bottom photo is of 1st Lieutenant R. Ireland stepping out of his canvas tent.
Date:
1916/1917
Creator:
Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Major L. M. Fellbaum to T. N. Carswell - October 25, 1943]
A memorandum written to Mr. T. N. Carswell from L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C. Policy Supervisor, dated October 25, 1943. Fellbaum advises Carswell regarding a letter from Hidalgo County Local Board No. 2 and requests that Carswell answer the board and then return to him the letter with a copy of his answer.
Date:
October 25, 1943
Creator:
Fellbaum, L. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell and E. A. Vernon to Hidalgo County Local Board No. 2 - October 22, 1943]
A letter addressed to the Local Board No. 2, Selective Service, Hidalgo County, Mission, Texas, from T. N. Carswell and E. A. Vernon, Clerical Audit Supervisors, Mirando City, Texas, dated October 22, 1943. Carswell replies to the letter of October 18, 1943 from the Board which was written to L. M. Fellbaum regarding classification forms.
Date:
October 22, 1943
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood) & Vernon, Earnest A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Rowe]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
January 3, 1969
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Major L. M. Fellbaum to The Chairman, Hidalgo County Local Board No. 2 - October 20, 1943]
A letter addressed to the Chairman of the Hidalgo County Local Board No. 2, Mission, Texas, from L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C. Policy Supervisor, dated October 20, 1943. Subject: Insufficent Evidence Report. Fellbaum orders the Board to take no more action at this time but to wait until an officer of the Field Division will visit their local board for the purpose of coordinating the inspection made by Mr. Carswell and Mr. Vernon.
Date:
October 20, 1943
Creator:
Fellbaum, L. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mountains Near Rio Grande River]
Photograph of mountains from a top view displaying trails, rocks, and trees. There various types of terrain shown of the mountain.
Date:
1916
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Military Camp]
Photographs of a military camp. The top left photo is of a cot inspection at the camp, with rows of cots between rows of tents and men walking among the rows. The top right photo is of a wooden screened building with a row of tents behind it, and a handwritten note: "I Co. Street." The bottom left photo is of a group of men in military uniforms standing in front of the wooden building of the guard house. The bottom right photo is of a group of men standing in lines at a distance with an American flag in the foreground, and a handwritten note that says "Guard Mount."
Date:
1916/1917
Creator:
Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1737, Chapter 637
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the designation of a segment of State Highway 83 in Hidalgo County as the World War II Veterans 349th Regt. 88th Inf. Div. Memorial Highway.
Date:
June 16, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Military Camp Life]
Photographs of the life of military camps. The top left photo is of military men in a camp with buildings and tents around them. The top right photo is of two men in a small tent laying on the ground, with the handwritten note "Lou and I." The middle photo is of men cooking over a fire with cooking utensils on the ground around them. The bottom left photo is of men sitting down beside a dirt road, with a handwritten note that says "Rest en route, 110 mile hike, Aug - 1916." The bottom right photo is of men working with rifles in front of a row of tents.
Date:
1916/1917
Creator:
Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Military Camps]
Photographs of military camps. The top left photo is of military men cooking near a tent. The top right photo is of a man giving another man a haircut with rows of large tents in the background. The middle photo is of men standing together with tents in the background and a handwritten note "Prof. Evans Ll Hospital." The bottom left photo is of a man with a dog standing in a street in McAllen, Texas with buildings, wagons, and people behind him. The bottom right photo is of men eating and standing around boxes.
Date:
1916/1917
Creator:
Cook, Frank Lauderdale
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Hero's welcome]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
1969-01-15T24:00:00
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library