Grid Map

Negative of a black and white map from 1946 showing the proposed site for KECK, an FM radio station near Odessa, Texas.
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Demobilization Form for James Edgar Sutherlin] (open access)

[Demobilization Form for James Edgar Sutherlin]

Demobilization form for James Edgar Sutherlin with orders on his protocol while he was berthed at the Kohler Building in Boston, Massachusetts.
Date: March 25, 1946
Creator: United States. Naval Receiving Station.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Teachers With Student]

Photograph of Lutrell Watts, Ray Joy Wiederstein and Maxine Watts standing on the steps of the Lower Valley School building.
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Northside School Graduating Class

Photograph of the graduating class of 1946 at Northside School. The female students are grouped on the left, and the males are grouped on the right on a stage. There are curtains and plants decorating the stage.
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lutrell Watts and Ray Wiederstein]

Photograph of Lutrell Watts and Ray Wiederstein with Spotty, another dog and a horse. They are sitting at a table between the school building and the teacherage building.
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[End Of Year Play]

Photograph of eight children in an end-of-school play at Lower Valley School. The children are in costume and are using the porch of a building as a stage. Mrs. Watts is the teacher and director of the play.
Date: May 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Waiting to Unload Train]

Photograph of a group of men identified as local grocers waiting to unload food from a train car. Some men are leaning on cars, and other men are standing in the doorway of a train car. In the background, a train car says "Plessala Bros. Complete Food Stores Port Arthur, Texas" on the side.
Date: 1946
Creator: Everett, James
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Smith - May Motor Company]

Photograph of a brick building identified as Smith-May Motor Company on 900 Procter Street. An awning hangs from the building. A sign on the front of the building says, "Smith-May Motor Co." A sign facing the sidewalk says, "Smith - May Motor Co. Buick - Pontiac." One man is walking on the sidewalk and cars are parked along its curb.
Date: 1946~
Creator: Everett, James
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate for Perfect Attendance] (open access)

[Certificate for Perfect Attendance]

Certificate of award for perfect attendance presented to Dorothy Katt, a student at Lower Valley School. The certificate has a picture of a ship on the left. It is signed by teacher Maxine Watts and Max Weinert.
Date: May 17, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Silver Hut Drive - In]

Photograph of an exterior view of Silver Hut Drive-In on 3800 Procter Street. There are illegible neon signs on the front of an awning, and a sign at the top of the building that says "Chicken Hand" and "Silver Hut." The drive-in was a popular place for teen-aged people to gather.
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bluebonnet Drive - In]

Photograph of a wooden building identified as Bluebonnet Drive-In on 1620 Bluebonnet Avenue. Text written on the front of the building's windows says "Bluebonnet Drive In Plate Lunch." Text on the side of the building says "Bluebonnet Drive In." There is a dirt lot beside the building. In the background, there are other buildings.
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Double A Drive - In]

Photograph of a back view of a wooden building identified as Double A Drive-In on 3848 Sixteenth Street. In the foreground, there is a dirt lot.
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Golden Arrow Drive - In Staff]

Photograph of nine women standing in a row, identified as the Golden Arrow Drive-In service staff on 248 Seventh Street. They are all wearing uniform skirts, bolero jackets, blouses, and change purses. They are standing in front of a window of the restaurant.
Date: 1946
Creator: Everett, James
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Golden Arrow Drive - In]

Photograph of an exterior view of the Golden Arrow Drive-In on 248 Seventh Street. A sign on the building says "Golden Arrow." On the left side of the building, there is a parking lot.
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History