Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Lieut. Charles Cornelius , 17 SW 43, Oklahoma City, has been plucked from among the 45th division's flying Thunderbirds to go fly a helicopter in Korea."

Photograph of train #900 in New Orleans, Louisiana. There is some sort of tower behind the engine with a man on top of the train holding on to an arm protruding from the tower. Text below the image says "New Orleans, La. Jan. 1950" and "H.K.Vollrath."

Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. H. Louviere discussing sugar legislation and the state of sugar operations for producers in Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii. Producers want to increase their sugar quotas.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to E. O. Wood discussing freight absorption rate numbers in various columns of a report by I. H. Kempner, Jr.

Series of pile loading tests performed on the Morganza Floodway control structure to determine the most economic way to support the foundation in the compressible underlying soils. The report also provides information about the structure and previous tests.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "These two Buds are elated over the University of Oklahoma's 35-0 victory over Louisiana State in Monday's Sugar bowl game in New Orleans."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Selling "Arrows to Atoms" feature of Oklahoma's semi-centennial celebration to foreign consular officials is Dean A. McGee, America's New Frontiers exposition president, far right. From left are Eichi Iimura, Japan; Carlos Marquez, Cuba; Wilhelm Sayn, Germany; and A. Antoine Caron, Canada. McGee met with reps from foreign countries in the International House in New Orleans, to invite them to exhibit at the coming semi-centennial expo."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Home front editors saw how military newspapermen are getting the job done Friday at the Oklahoma Press association convention. Lt. Col. Roy P. Stewart, Oklahoma city newsman on duty with the 45th Division at camp Polk, La., brought copies of the divison's "Thunderbird News" to the editors. Here he's handing thenm out to Gerald "Cowboy" Curtin, left, and Wheeler Mayo, Salisaw."

Letter from H. L. Williams to H. Lurie discussing the weekly average price of Louisiana raw sugar.

Letter from Al Bourgeois to Harris L. Kempner confirming an upcoming reservation for the meeting of the American Cotton Shippers.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Jean E. Vesco informing him that he will likely have to delay his trip to France and requests the sailings of the Ile de France and the Liberte around August 3.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Jean E. Vesco saying he would be willing to surrender his reservations on the Ile de France if they can secure accommodations for him at a later date. He requests that the new reservations be made for the Liberte as opposed to the Ile de France.

Letter from French Line to Daniel W. Kempner providing information on the Liberte and requesting he allow them to resell the cabins he is no longer using.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Jean E. Vesco expressing surprise that the French Line is unable to reserve a westbound cabin for his daughter, Mary Jean Thorne, unless she also reserves an eastbound cabin, and reserving an eastbound cabin for her if this is the case.

Letter from Sam G. Loring to all officers, directors, alternate directors, and members offering an invitation to their annual convention and requesting that those invited fill out an enclosed form and reserve hotel rooms.

Letter from Harold L. Bache to Isaac H. Kempner discussing the bank account he opened with the latter's bank.

Photograph of a part of a 17 acre planted, flooded field and a water control system in a hardwood bottom for ducks. The cultivated field was planted to browntop millet in July and the seeds produced were flooded in October. The flooded hardwood bottom made the acorns produce on the Nuttall oak trees. The hardwood area is drained during the summer so as to not kill the trees. Over a thousand mallards were using this field the day the picture was taken.

Letter from J. W. Fulbright to Harris Leon Kempner expressing gratefulness for the check representing membership in the Intracoastal Canal Association.

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a gas well explosion and subsequent fire on a drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a private plane crash near Shreveport, Louisiana, that claimed the lives of 12 people including Tom Braniff, founder of Braniff Airways.

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a private plane crash near Shreveport, Louisiana, that took the lives of 12 people, including 10 prominent southwestern businessmen.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a private plane crash near Shreveport, Louisiana, that claimed the lives of 12 people including Tom Braniff, founder of Braniff Airways.

Letter from Ellsworth Bunker to I. H. Kempner discussing a possible trip to South America while Bunker is living in Buenos Aires.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James discussing their ongoing consideration for whether to buy an Old Eldridge home.