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Wichita Falls

Topographic quadrangle map of Wichita Falls, Texas, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet) and spot heights and includes a location diagram. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1229.0475]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Huddling here over the weekend to make plans for the Oil bowl football game at Wichita Falls, Texas, August 20 were, l-r, Ernest Scannell, Wichita Falls; Harold Story, Wichita Falls; Clarence Breithaupt, Oklahoma City; and Jenks Simmons, El Reno."
Date: July 17, 1954
Creator: Killian, Thomas F.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1368.0491]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Wichita Falls, Tex. Water Supply"
Date: 1954
Creator: Oklahoma Publishing Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1412.0231]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Wanda Williams of Wichita Falls sighs after a 5-7 split in the 10th frame of the final game kept her from winning the women's Times Classic title Sunday."
Date: February 24, 1954
Creator: Gumm, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

AP Shot of Boy & Dog

Photograph of Sgt. Richard Rice sitting with a little boy and his dog, who each have a cast on one of their legs.
Date: 1954
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Second Photograph of AP Shot of Boy & Dog]

Photograph of Sgt. Richard Rice sitting with a little boy and his dog, who each have a cast on one of their legs.
Date: 1954
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0244.0591]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "One of the the feminine contestants to compete in the state trapshoot this weekend was Mrs. Jack Cox of Wichita Falls , Texas, shown above loading her shotgun."
Date: July 24, 1954
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1040.0188]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Ralph Parkinson, who has been coming here from Wichita Falls, Texas."
Date: May 24, 1954
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1132.0330]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Howard Denver barber, 38, top, a Davis bootlegger, and Jack Warren Robinson, 35, Wichita Falls, Texas, liquor store owner, were in city jail Thursday being questioned about a pistol and $4,459 in cash found in their late-model auto."
Date: October 27, 1954
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1233.0328]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Completing his sixth annual summer of activities at Philmont in 1953, Lewis H. Schwoerke Jr., a native of Oklahoma City, and now a student of history and journalism at Midwestern University at Wichita Falls, Texas, was staff photographer this summer."
Date: 1954
Creator: Schwoerke, Lewis
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Robert L. Hoyt, February 13, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Robert L. Hoyt, February 13, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Robert L. Hoyt discussing about the book "Gulf of Rockies" that was sent to him by Mr. Hoyt.
Date: February 13, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Schoolboys mend flying hot rod] captions transcript

[News Clip: Schoolboys mend flying hot rod]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about three high school juniors buying and restoring a 12-year-old airplane. The three hoped to join the Air Force after graduation.
Date: March 23, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B1068.0414]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Stamps Ozark quartet from Wichita Falls, Texas, will be featured in the all-night gospel sing Saturday. From left are Glenn Payne, baritone; Pat Garner, first tenor; Henry Slaughter, pianist; and Fred Bennett, bass."
Date: October 14, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[News Clip: Negro woman sits as county judge] captions transcript

[News Clip: Negro woman sits as county judge]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Charlye Farris, the only female or black lawyer in the city of Wichita Falls, being appointed acting county judge. She was also the first black woman to be licensed to practice law in Texas.
Date: July 8, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Negro woman sits as county judge] (open access)

[News Script: Negro woman sits as county judge]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Charlye Farris, the only female or black lawyer in the city of Wichita Falls, being appointed acting county judge. She was also the first black woman to be licensed to practice law in Texas.
Date: July 8, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Arthur Bea Williams as Debutante]

Photograph of Arthur Bea Williams (far left) at her debutante presentation, and Darlene Young Burnett at far right. The girls are wearing white ball gowns and holding bouquets of flowers.
Date: December 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Jim McDonald, March 11, 1954] (open access)

[Telegram from Jim McDonald, March 11, 1954]

Telegram sent to Truett Latimer from Jim McDonald regarding his opposition to increasing the price of natural gas during the special legislative session and requesting Truett's views on the subject.
Date: March 11, 1954
Creator: McDonald, Jim
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0503.0035]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma City will be well represented at the annual Wallace Award Young Artist competition Saturday in Wichita Falls, Texas."
Date: March 26, 1954
Creator: Tapscott, George
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner, May 14, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner, May 14, 1954]

Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing a Chevrolet Car.
Date: May 14, 1954
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, February 15, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, February 15, 1954]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about the Chilean trip that can be postponed to next month and the tax situation at Pecos that Mr. Mehan was looking at. Harris also mentions about the leftover cash from settlements at Pecos and requesting Dan to keep track of it.
Date: February 15, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0342.0235]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "TEXAS HITS 280 GAME IN CLASSIC-Eddie Kristen, Amarillo bowler, gets congratulations from pretty Elaine Boylan of Wichita Falls after first 1,199 in the Times Classic."
Date: January 17, 1954
Creator: Tapscott, George
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1954 (open access)

Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1954

Weekly newspaper from Electra, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 23, 1954
Creator: Stewart, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 1, 1954 (open access)

Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 1, 1954

Weekly newspaper from Electra, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 1, 1954
Creator: Stewart, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 13, 1954 (open access)

Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 13, 1954

Weekly newspaper from Electra, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 13, 1954
Creator: Stewart, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History