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[Raymond Adams in basketball uniform for North Texas State Teachers College]

Photograph of basketball player Raymond Adams in uniform for the North Texas State Teachers College basketball team. The front of Adams's jersey reads "Eagles", with number "24" below the team name.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Campus Choir on Stage #1]

Photograph of the campus choir performing on stage. The instructor is standing next to a black piano and is directing the choir. The men in the choir are dressed in suits and bow ties while the girls are wearing black skirts, white dress shirts, and elbow long gloves. The words "Semana America JMP Porto-Portugal" is located on the right bottom side of the image.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[2012.201.B0363.0085]

Photograph is of a man in a baseball uniform with his baseball glove on in the infield ready to catch a ball.
Date: April 9, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Exterior View of Hemphill Wells Department Store and Moutray Oil Service Station

Copy negative of street scene with cars and unidentified people standing outside of the Moutray Oil Service Station. To the left of the service station is a large brick building housing the Hemphill Wells Department Store.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Women's Softball Team; Automobiles in Background

Copy negative of six women dressed in team uniforms with the Moutray Oil Company logo posing with softball equipment. There are several automobiles and farm buildings in the background.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Band Members

Copy negative of some HSU Cowboy Band members and HSU Cowgirls. Three are standing by the Cowboy Band logo, one is sitting playing a trumpet, and more are in the background on the right.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man Conducting Band

Copy negative of David Banos conducting the McMurry Band in the late 1940's, viewed from behind the band. The band members are seated, playing their instruments, and Jim Verner and another man are sitting at the front of the room.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Schmidtke-Callahan House Photograph #6]

Photograph of the Schmidtke-Callahan House, in Bandera, Texas.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pemberton Castle (Fisher-Gideon House) Photograph #3]

Photograph of the Pemberton Castle (Fisher-Gideon House), in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Church in Winter, 1940]

Photograph of a church in La Porte, Texas taken in the winter and appears to empty and covered in snow. The text on the back reads: " La Porte Assembly of God ".
Date: January 1940
Creator: Fox Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Image of frame containing Junior Police Badges with description]

Photograph of frame containing two different Junior Police Badges with description. Futher comments not in the image follow: "These badges were issued in the 1940’s. A few citizens were frequent riders with the Arlington Police. Riders did not carry guns, but did wear these badges when on patrol. Badges were returned to desk officer at the end of shift.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Image of a Special Police Badge issued by Chief Ott Cribbs]

Photograph of a Special Police Badge issued by Chief Ott Cribbs. The badge is made of brass-like material in an oval shape with scrolling, a star, other figures and "Arlington Special Officer" stamped into the metal. The badge is on a block of wood with a placard behind. The placard reads: "In the late 1940's and early 1950's, when extra police officers were needed, Chief Ott Cribbs distributed these Special Officer Badges to individuals he could trust. The practice ceased in 1954 when a Reserve Police Unit was created." The badge and placard are resting on blue fabric.
Date: [1940..1954]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Public Market in Weatherford, Texas]

Photo of Public Market. Photo circa 1940: Weatherford, Texas.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[South San Gabriel River Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of completed South San Gabriel River Bridge, Federal Aid Project 140-B (9) Job 15. U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation).
Date: July 9, 1940
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Unknown Road #4]

Photograph of an unknown road with multiple large trees on either side. On the left side telephone poles are spaced throughout and there is one automobile on the road.
Date: August 16, 1940
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Unknown Road #5]

Photograph of an unknown road positioned between two fields of grass.
Date: August 16, 1940
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Trees Next to a Road]

Photograph of large trees growing next to a road. The trees in the foreground have stonework around the roots. To the left side of the photograph is the road with cars on it.
Date: August 16, 1940
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Large Tree]

Photograph of a large tree growing in a field.
Date: August 16, 1940
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Proposed Warehouse Site U.S. Highway 81 in Georgetown]

Photograph of proposed warehouse site on U.S. Highway 81 at Georgetown. Shows barbed wire fence, man and parked car in right-of-way along highway on the left. Low post with stenciled number 640.
Date: February 16, 1940
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Proposed Warehouse Site U.S. Highway 81 in Georgetown]

Photograph of proposed warehouse site on U.S. Highway 81 at Georgetown. Shows barbed wire fence and two men gazing at the field beyond.
Date: February 16, 1940
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Proposed Warehouse Site U.S. Highway 81 in Georgetown]

Photograph of proposed warehouse site on U.S. Highway 81 at Georgetown. Shows barbed wire fence, men, parked car, and culvert in right-of-way along highway on the right. Billboards in the distance on the other side of the highway.
Date: February 16, 1940
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Proposed Warehouse Site U.S. Highway 81 in Georgetown]

Photograph of proposed warehouse site on U.S. Highway 81 at Georgetown. Shows barbed wire fence and field beyond along right-of-way.
Date: February 16, 1940
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Proposed Warehouse Site U.S. Highway 81 in Georgetown]

Photograph of proposed warehouse site on U.S. Highway 81 at Georgetown. Shows barbed wire fence and sheep in the field beyond along right-of-way.
Date: February 16, 1940
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S,. Highway 81 in Georgetown]

Photograph of U.S. Highway 81 showing defects on military roads, congested traffic in Georgetown. Possibly taken on courthouse square, view of parked cars and various businesses including Hirsh's Drugs, Piggly Wiggly and Neumans Dry Goods.
Date: October 20, 1940
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History