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Sectional map indicating main automobile roads between Canada and United States (middle west sheet).

Map of roadways in the Midwestern United States and southern portions of the Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario provinces of Canada. The map includes major towns, bodies of water, and boundaries. The map also includes an inset map of the four Canadian road map sheets in this series near the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:2,217,600] (35 miles to the inch).
Date: 1931
Creator: Canada. National Development Bureau.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sectional Map indicating main Automobile Roads between Canada and United States (Middle West Sheet).

Map of roadways in the Midwestern United States and southern portions of the Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario provinces of Canada. The map includes major towns and cities; bodies of water, including the Great Lakes; and boundaries. The map also includes an inset map of the four Canadian road map sheets in this series near the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:2,217,600] (35 miles to the inch).
Date: 1926
Creator: Canada. National Development Bureau.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Marriage Certificate]

Photograph of a marriage certificate for Francis D. Wilson and Hannah A. Jones from January 1, 1860.
Date: January 1, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Building Exterior

Copy photograph of the exterior of the girl's dormitory of Battle Creek College. There are two trees in the foreground. There are several cars parked in front of the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girl on Stone Steps

1 copy negative of a young woman standing on steps at Battle Creek College.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man on Stone Steps

1 copy negative of a James S. Aneff sitting on steps at Battle Creek College.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Detroit Informer. (Detroit, Mich.), Vol. 3, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 13, 1900 (open access)

The Detroit Informer. (Detroit, Mich.), Vol. 3, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 13, 1900

Weekly African-American newspaper from Detroit, Michigan that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 13, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Sherry Ringler to the WASP Board, October 2, 2007] (open access)

[Email from Sherry Ringler to the WASP Board, October 2, 2007]

Email from Sherry Ringler to the WASP Board containing the mailing addresses for members of the Bosca family.
Date: October 2, 2007
Creator: Ringler, Sherry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard From Fred to His Sister, October 20, 1917]

Postcard from Fred to Ms. Eva Safowin telling her about life in Waco. The postcard shows three soldiers beside a tent, an American flag, and three rifles.
Date: October 20, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 2000 Reunion Schedule] (open access)

[WASP 2000 Reunion Schedule]

Schedule of events for the WASP 2000 Reunion for October 5-7th, including museum tours, a rodeo, and a trip to Midland.
Date: 2000
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to an Editor of a Newspaper] (open access)

[Letter to an Editor of a Newspaper]

Newspaper clipping containing several letters to the editor published in a Waco newspaper, starting with a poem from " Portfolio of a Deceased Confederate Soldier " and commentary providing insight on the soldier's life, family, property, and death. Other letters and articles discuss horse thieves that were shot, the Election Law that had recently been passed on the front, with text on the back describing recent events and anecdotes and bounties, with advertisements.
Date: August 1872
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Caro Bosca to Eleanor Brown, January 12, 2005] (open access)

[Email from Caro Bosca to Eleanor Brown, January 12, 2005]

Email from Caro Bosca responding to Eleanor Brown's request for help.
Date: January 12, 2005
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Reunion Buffet Ticket] (open access)

[Reunion Buffet Ticket]

Breakfast buffet meal ticket for the 2000 WASP reunion at the Holiday Inn Holidome. A small plane illustration can be seen above the text in the top left corner with a chef illustration beneath it.
Date: 2000
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Envelope of 8 Millimeter Splice Tapes]

Envelope of 8 millimeter splice tapes from Baia made of Du Pont mylar for regular film. Inside are a few small portions of tape.
Date: unknown
Creator: Baia Corp.
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Pilot Dotting The Skies With Colorful History] (open access)

[Clipping: Pilot Dotting The Skies With Colorful History]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Suzie Parish's acceptance into the WASP program and continuation in aviation.
Date: July 22, 1986
Creator: Hanes, Frank
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Envelope for Baia Super 8 Splice Tapes]

Envelope for Baia super 8 splice tapes for all film types and all tape splicers. There are no tapes, but there is a page with instructions inside.
Date: unknown
Creator: Baia Corp.
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
Greens Creek Uranium Occurrence, Marquette County, Michigan (open access)

Greens Creek Uranium Occurrence, Marquette County, Michigan

From abstract: Metatorbernite and bassetite are present in altered carbonaceous and quartzose slate of probable upper Huronian age. The slate is part of a small inlier of Huronian rocks between the Gwinn iron district to the southeast and the Marquette iron district to the northwest, Marquette County, Mich. Samples taken from a shallow trench, which was dug in the area of highest radioactivity, contained as much as 0.68 percent uranium. A 4-foot channel sample of the slate contained 0.036 percent uranium.
Date: June 1955
Creator: Vickers, R. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Man at the USO Building]

Photograph of a man in uniform, with a bag on his back, standing in front of the United Services Organization (USO) building in Detroit, Michigan. The sign on the building reads "USO - Service to Service Men," and the door is open, shining light out on the unidentified man.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Detroit Lions Football Player Alex Karras]

Photograph of Detroit Lions football player Alex Karras as he walks off the field. In the image Karras is looking down while licking his lips, wearing full football gear, as he walks away from the field. Junebug Clark narrative: Alex was also known for his movie role, Mongo, in "Blazing Saddles" and as the TV Dad in the television series "Webster." Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: H.B.S.S Clark PhotoFile: 8635-0011-12
Date: September 25, 1966
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Portrait of Semon (Bunky) Knudsen]

Photograph of the new president of Ford Motor Semon (Bunky) Knudsen with a poem glued on top.
Date: February 6, 1968
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Receiving Water Rations]

Photograph of men, woman, and children receiving two cartons of Drinking Water from the back of a truck. In the image, a line has formed for the cartons where two men inside the truck are handling the crates, a mother is consoling a crying baby in her arms, another mother, wearing bandages on her face, is fixing her son's pants. Two men and an injured woman are walking with their rations towards the camera. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Water Delivery to Florida Hurricane Disaster Victims (Re-creation) Highland Park, Michigan Photo: Joe Clark HBSS 1955 This photo is significant because in the early 50s milk was only being distributed in glass bottles. Pure-Pak was manufacturing “New" paper carton containers, but people were reluctant to buy milk in anything but a glass bottle. There are a series of photos in the Clark Family Photography Collection used in ads to promote the benefits of the paper carton over the glass bottle, but nothing really changed the people's opinion until… …a hurricane hit Florida and Excello, the parent company of Pure-Pak, sent truck loads of emergency drinking water in Pure-Pak paper cartons and people finally got it. Why send glass bottles to an area …
Date: 1955
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[St. Francis and the Birds]

Photograph of the statue St. Francis. In the image, the statue is depicted feeding the statue birds around him in front of a large brick wall and a small garden around him.
Date: unknown
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Falling Rain]

Photograph of water droplets. In the image, the fast moving droplets look like multiple flying saucers against a black backdrop. Narrative by Junebug Clark: One image out of a series of test images on how to capture Jack Daniel's Whiskey being Charcoal-Mellowed "drop by drop." Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 7312
Date: October 19, 1956
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

When Reason Runs Wild 16 x 20

Photograph of the reflection of a fire burning in a convenience store window. This photograph was taken during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan. Taken on assignment for Newsweek Magazine. Another photo ran on the cover of Newsweek. A number of others ran inside the same issue. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library