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Houston Blue: The Story of the Houston Police Department
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Houston Blue offers the first comprehensive history of one of the nation’s largest police forces, the Houston Police Department. Through extensive archival research and more than one hundred interviews with prominent Houston police figures, politicians, news reporters, attorneys, and others, authors Mitchel P. Roth and Tom Kennedy chronicle the development of policing in the Bayou City from its days as a grimy trading post in the 1830s to its current status as the nation’s fourth largest city. Prominent historical figures who have brushed shoulders with Houston’s Finest over the past 175 years include Houdini, Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders, O. Henry, former Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, hatchet wielding temperance leader Carrie Nation, the Hilton Siamese Twins, blues musician Leadbelly, oilman Silver Dollar Jim West, and many others. The Houston Police Department was one of the first cities in the South to adopt fingerprinting as an identification system and use the polygraph test, and under the leadership of its first African American police chief, Lee Brown, put the theory of neighborhood oriented policing into practice in the 1980s. The force has been embroiled in controversy and high profile criminal cases as well. Among the cases chronicled in the book are …
Date:
November 15, 2012
Creator:
Roth, Mitchel P.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dock Strike]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a strike at Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. The strike is a result of the failure of longshoreman and shippers to reach an agreement on a new wage contract.
Date:
November 16, 1956
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: TCU - Rice]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a football game between TCU and Rice University. TCU wins the game, earning them a place in the Cotton Bowl.
Date:
November 25, 1956
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Automatic Sack Filling and Weighing Machine
Patent for an automatic sack filling and weighing machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 7, 1911
Creator:
Carter, Edward D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Dumping-Elevator
Patent for an automatic dumping elevator for supplies which can stop at different heights and dump the contents of the elevator.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Band Fastening
Patent for bale bend fastening that includes a winding-key engaging the lapped ends of a bale-band and a lock for retaining the winding key against the reverse movement after the latter has been turned to wind the connected ends of the band for the purpose of taking up the slack in the latter (Lines 8-15)
Date:
November 11, 1902
Creator:
Campbell, Douglas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Counting Apparatus
Patent for an automatic counting apparatus for counting packages coming down a chute into a vehicle.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 513, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 2008
Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date:
November 27, 2008
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 513, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 2012
Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date:
November 22, 2012
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 502, Ed. 1 Friday, November 23, 2007
Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date:
November 23, 2007
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 502, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 2006
Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date:
November 24, 2006
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 482, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date:
November 8, 2011
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 489, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 8, 2012
Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date:
November 8, 2012
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 477, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 4, 2010
Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date:
November 4, 2010
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 14, 1956
Weekly newspaper from Bellaire, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 14, 1956
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 23, 1960
Weekly newspaper from Bellaire, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 23, 1960
Creator:
Norton, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 25, 1964
Weekly newspaper from Bellaire, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 25, 1964
Creator:
Norton-Miller, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 13, 1963
Weekly newspaper from Bellaire, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 13, 1963
Creator:
Norton, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 24, 1965
Weekly newspaper from Bellaire, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 24, 1965
Creator:
Gurwell, Kate
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 5, 1958
Weekly newspaper from Bellaire, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 5, 1958
Creator:
Norton, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 23, 1955
Weekly newspaper from Bellaire, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 23, 1955
Creator:
Mercer, Carolyn
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 30, 1960
Weekly newspaper from Bellaire, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 30, 1960
Creator:
Norton, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 35, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 4, 1964
Weekly newspaper from Bellaire, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 4, 1964
Creator:
Norton-Miller, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 28, 1956
Weekly newspaper from Bellaire, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 28, 1956
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History