[Firefighters Fight Fireball at Magnolia Chemical Co.]

Photograph of two fully-uniformed firefighters on an aerial platform spraying a stream of water at a large ball of fire above a Magnolia Chemical Company building. Large clouds cover most of the sky above the building. On the ground, to the left of the aerial platform fire engine, is a crowd of firefighters in white shirts and officer caps, and four firefighters in full firefighting uniform. To the left of the burning brick building is a small tree and another brick building with a ladder propped up against it (visible behind another small tree).On the back of the photograph are an identifier label, an identifier stamp, cropping dimensions, and handwritten notes about the fire.
Date: August 29, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters Spray Down Smoking Building From Above]

Photograph of five firefighters hosing down a smoking building. One firefighter, in a bucket connected to a large metal arm, sprays water from above, while three on the ground (their backs to the camera) point another hose at the building. On the right side of the photo, another firefighter crouches with a hose that is not yet turned on. Another building is just barely visible on the left side of the photograph. On the back of the photograph are a stamp with identifier information and extensive handwritten notes on the fire in the photo.
Date: August 29, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Zack Mosley to Major Phillips, August 29, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Zack Mosley to Major Phillips, August 29, 1967]

Handwritten letter from cartoonist Zack Mosley to Major Phillips, responding to a letter he received from the major. He writes that he has enclosed a drawing of his cartoon, Smilin' Jack. At the top of the letter is a stylized letterhead with Smilin' Jack's head and Mr. Mosley's signature. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address. The letterhead on the front is clearly visible from the back of the letter.
Date: August 29, 1967
Creator: Mosley, Zack
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mayor L. J. Varnell, Jr. to Colonel E. P. Fleming, Jr., August 29, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Mayor L. J. Varnell, Jr. to Colonel E. P. Fleming, Jr., August 29, 1967]

Letter from Mayor of Mineral Wells L. J. Varnell, Jr. to Colonel E. P. Fleming, Jr., congratulating the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center on their 11th anniversary. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date: August 29, 1967
Creator: Varnell, L. J., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brigadier General Frank Meszar to the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School, August 29, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Brigadier General Frank Meszar to the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School, August 29, 1967]

Letter from Brigadier General Frank Meszar to the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School congratulating them on their 11th anniversary. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address. There is a small, handwritten cursive note on the bottom left of the front the letter.
Date: August 29, 1967
Creator: Meszar, Frank
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from retired General Hamilton H. Howze to Major William D. Phillips, August 29, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from retired General Hamilton H. Howze to Major William D. Phillips, August 29, 1967]

Letter from retired General Hamilton H. Howze to Major William D. Phillips congratulating him on the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center's 11th anniversary. He also briefly mentions the Vietnam War. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date: August 29, 1967
Creator: Howze, Hamilton H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History