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[Obituary for Anna A. Dixon] (open access)

[Obituary for Anna A. Dixon]

Obituary for Anna A. Dixon of Dickinson, Texas.
Date: December 19, 1991
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Garth Whole Figs] (open access)

[Invoice for Garth Whole Figs]

Invoice for items sold to I. H. Kempner by Imperial Mercantile Company, including a case of Garth Whole Figs.
Date: February 19, 1949
Creator: Imperial Mercantile Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Hamilton Beach Mixette] (open access)

[Invoice for Hamilton Beach Mixette]

Invoice for items sold to I. H. Kempner by the Sugar Land Shopping Center, including a Hamilton Beach Mixette.
Date: February 19, 1952
Creator: Sugar Land Shopping Center
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Electric Blanket] (open access)

[Invoice for Electric Blanket]

Invoice for items sold to I. H. Kempner by Imperial Mercantile Company, including a Universal Imperial Mercantile Company.
Date: January 19, 1949
Creator: Imperial Mercantile Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Sugarland Industries, August 19, 1954] (open access)

[Invoice for Sugarland Industries, August 19, 1954]

Invoice for items sold to Sugarland Industries by the H. Kempner firm, including weight adjustment covering bales.
Date: August 19, 1954
Creator: H. Kempner (Firm)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: John M. Jones House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: John M. Jones House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the John M. Jones House, in Galveston, Texas. The materials include the original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: November 19, 1979
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Congregation B'nai Israel] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Congregation B'nai Israel]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Congregation B'nai Israel, in Galveston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: April 19, 1967
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Henry C. Henck, Jr. House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Henry C. Henck, Jr. House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Henry C. Henck, Jr. House, in Galveston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: August 19, 1991
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Wilbur Cherry House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Wilbur Cherry House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Wilbur Cherry Home, in Galveston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: August 19, 1981
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Commando Bagging & Ties from Lone Star Bag & Bagging Company] (open access)

[Invoice for Commando Bagging & Ties from Lone Star Bag & Bagging Company]

Invoice for items sold to H. Kempner's Grimes County Account by the Sugarland Industries, including Commando bagging & ties from Lone Star Bag & Bagging Company.
Date: July 19, 1949
Creator: Sugarland Industries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Texas Dairy Feed] (open access)

[Receipt for Texas Dairy Feed]

Receipt for items sold to D. W. Kempner by Sugarland Industries, including Texas Dairy feed.
Date: December 19, 1951
Creator: Sugarland Industries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Authorization for Club Charges, April 19, 1952] (open access)

[Authorization for Club Charges, April 19, 1952]

Statement initialed by Daniel Webster Kempner authorizing charges at a Galveston club with the text: "To the Trustee: 10 Charges to my account."
Date: April 19, 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Acencion Fernandez, February 19, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Acencion Fernandez, February 19, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Acencion Fernandez. Fernandez, a Texas farm boy born in 1924, was drafted when he was 18 years old. He was based in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was assigned to the USS LCI-80 where he served as a loader on a 40-inch gun. At the Mariana Islands of Saipan and Tinian and at Iwo Jima, he was involved in strafing the beaches to enable Marines to land. Later his LCI landed Marines on Okinawa. He briefly mentions the presence of Navajo code talkers on the ship.
Date: February 19, 2005
Creator: Fernandez, Acencion
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Water Works Monthly Statement (2504 O 1/2): July 1952 (open access)

Galveston Water Works Monthly Statement (2504 O 1/2): July 1952

Monthly water usage statement sent to D. W. Kempner at 2504 Avenue O listing previous and current meter readings, cubic feet of water used, and amount due.
Date: July 19, 1952
Creator: Galveston (Tex.). Water Works Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Water Works Monthly Statement (2524 O 1/2): July 1952 (open access)

Galveston Water Works Monthly Statement (2524 O 1/2): July 1952

Monthly water usage statement sent to D. W. Kempner to 2524 Avenue O listing previous and current meter readings, cubic feet of water used, and amount due.
Date: July 19, 1951
Creator: Galveston (Tex.). Water Works Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Photo Works including 120 Ansco Color and Pavelle Color Prints, May 26, 1952] (open access)

[Invoice for Photo Works including 120 Ansco Color and Pavelle Color Prints, May 26, 1952]

Invoice for items sold and service provided to D. W. Kempner by Willoughby Camera Stores Inc., including photo works with 120 Ansco color and pavelle color prints of total cost $5.59.
Date: May 19, 1952
Creator: Willoughby Camera Stores Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Multiple Repairs in Cadillac Car, November 19, 1952] (open access)

[Invoice for Multiple Repairs in Cadillac Car, November 19, 1952]

Invoice for service provided to D. W. Kempner by Pennington Buick Company, including labor required for performing multiple repairs on Cadillac car, of total cost $242.75.
Date: November 19, 1952
Creator: Pennington Buick Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Photo Work including Pavelle Color Prints, May 19, 1952] (open access)

[Invoice for Photo Work including Pavelle Color Prints, May 19, 1952]

Invoice for items sold and service provided to D. W. Kempner by Willoughby Camera Stores Inc., including photo work with pavelle color prints of total cost $4.89.
Date: May 19, 1952
Creator: Willoughby Camera Stores Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Labor Furnished, Breaking Up Concrete and Spreading Shell, April 1954] (open access)

[Invoice for Labor Furnished, Breaking Up Concrete and Spreading Shell, April 1954]

Invoice for Mr. R. Lee Kempner to Merchants & Planters Warehouse Co. for labor furnished, breaking up concrete and spreading shell worth $123.20.
Date: April 19, 1954
Creator: Merchants & Planters Compress & Warehouse Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for 55 Gallons of Kerosene, December 19, 1949] (open access)

[Invoice for 55 Gallons of Kerosene, December 19, 1949]

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by Magnolia Petroleum Company, including 55 gallons of kerosene of total cost $6.88
Date: December 19, 1949
Creator: Magnolia Petroleum Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of John Sealy Hospital Patients, November 19, 1944] (open access)

[List of John Sealy Hospital Patients, November 19, 1944]

List of patients, doctors, and reservations for November 19, 1944, at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas.
Date: November 19, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Query letter from Randy Mallory to Jack Lowry, December 19, 1996] (open access)

[Query letter from Randy Mallory to Jack Lowry, December 19, 1996]

Query letter from Randy Mallory to Jack Lowry dated December 19, 1996 regarding two articles for Texas Highways magazine.
Date: December 19, 1996
Creator: Mallory, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Invoice for Turpentine and Patching Plaster] (open access)

[Invoice for Turpentine and Patching Plaster]

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, including Turpentine and Patching Plaster.
Date: May 19, 1949
Creator: Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from D. W. Kempner to John Hogan, June 19, 1950] (open access)

[Message from D. W. Kempner to John Hogan, June 19, 1950]

Internal correspondence from D. W. Kempner to John Hogan for crediting Grimes County Ranch for items including 18 kg, 12 kg, and 14 kg chickens bought by D. W. Kempner, Kempner House Acct. and I. H. Kempner respectively.
Date: June 19, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History