[T&P Train #709]

Photograph of T&P train #709 in New Boston, Texas next to a water tower. There is a man standing on top of the train. Written underneath the image are "New Boston, Texas May 9th 1948" and "William L. Colburn."
Date: May 9, 1948
Creator: Colburn, William L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #618]

Photograph of T&P train #618 on the tracks in front of a building. There are two men sitting on a curb in front of the train. Written underneath are "Texarkana Texas Sept 9 1949" and "H. E. Chelf."
Date: September 9, 1949
Creator: Chelf, H. E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Allan Shivers, April 9, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Allan Shivers, April 9, 1949]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Allan Shivers thanking Shivers for a resolution passed by the Texas Senate regarding a visit by a Senate delegation to the University of Texas Medical School at Galveston on March 25, 1949. He writes that the purpose of the visit was to show the Senators the potential of the medical school. He mentions that the school has a high national reputation and that funding should not be cut. He concludes by inviting Shivers to investigate the situation further.
Date: April 9, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History