[Puddles Form Around Brick Building]

Photograph of a brick building that appears to be on Midwestern University campus, surrounded by puddles of water.
Date: 1955
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rainy Day at Midwestern University]

Photograph of a leafless tree in a puddle. A number of puddles can also be seen, along with cars and buildings on the Midwestern University campus.
Date: 1955
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1316.0299]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Waiting for their turn to bowl in the 22nd Times Classic tournment are these three out-of-town entrants. Left to right they are John Tucker, Wichita Falls, Texas; Walter Kutz, Clinton; and Jim Davenport, Corpus Christi, Texas."
Date: 1955
Creator: King, Cliff
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0371.0118]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Syd Lawson of Wichita Falls, Texas, finds a way to solve the weather problem in Oklahoma during the opening day of the state trap shoot."
Date: May 20, 1955
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0244.0362]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Julius Petty (right) of Stuttgart, Ark., and Betty Cox of Wichita Falls are a pair of sharpshooting out-of-staters competing in the annual Oklahoma meet."
Date: May 20, 1955
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Sitting by Lake Wichita]

Photograph of (left to right) Lilia Alambar, Ermelinda Felix (Mehew), Jacinta Felix, and Mickie Felix sitting on the rocks beside Lake Wichita.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1387.0481]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Scholarships of $500 have been awarded George R. Spillman."
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mexico City

Photograph of Jim Cochran (holding camera) in the company of a number of other individuals.
Date: 1955
Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flack Residence]

Photograph of Al and Lora Flack standing in front of their home. The couple lived at 2412 Ellingham Drive, Wichita Falls, Texas. Two automobiles are visible in the background.
Date: October 29, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Teenager Linda Garcia Castillo]

School photograph of Linda Garcia Castillo at age 15. Linda attended the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mr. & Mrs. Flack]

Photograph of Al and Lora Flack posing before an American flag and their home. The couple lived at 2412 Ellingham Drive, Wichita Falls, Texas.
Date: October 29, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Flood] (open access)

[News Script: Flood]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about residents of Wichita Falls being forced to evacuate their homes due rising floodwaters.
Date: October 4, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Flood] captions transcript

[News Clip: Flood]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about residents of Wichita Falls being forced to evacuate their homes due rising floodwaters.
Date: October 4, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Army slides]

Photograph of a slide that reads "Army Reserve Armory 913 1/2 8th Street Wichita Falls" in black font. The slide is taped to a wall.
Date: November 16, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Toddler Eudora Beauchamp Burris]

Studio photograph of Eudora Beauchamp Burris around 2 years old. She is wearing a dress and bonnet.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. N. Sherrill to I. H. Kempner, April 2, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from J. N. Sherrill to I. H. Kempner, April 2, 1955]

Letter from J. N. Sherrill to I. H. Kempner wishing Kempner a speedy recovery and discussing medical science.
Date: April 2, 1955
Creator: Sherrill, J. N.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. N. Sherrill to I. H. Kempner, June 22, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from J. N. Sherrill to I. H. Kempner, June 22, 1955]

Letter from J. N. Sherrill to I. H. Kempner accepting the invitation to attend the dinner honoring Hyman S. Block and requesting for hotel reservations.
Date: June 22, 1955
Creator: Sherrill, J. N.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edna E. Hendsbee to I. H. Kempner, June 22, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Edna E. Hendsbee to I. H. Kempner, June 22, 1955]

Letter from Edna E. Hendsbee to I. H. Kempner informing about his inability to attend the dinner honoring Hyman S. Block.
Date: June 22, 1955
Creator: Hendsbee, Mrs. Edna E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, November 25, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, November 25, 1955]

Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner about the oil leases.
Date: November 25, 1955
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Dr. Vernon T. Watley, February 10, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Dr. Vernon T. Watley, February 10, 1955]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Dr. Vernon T. Watley inviting him to speak at the hearing of House Bill 346.
Date: February 10, 1955
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. N. Sherrill to I. H. Kempner, June 6, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from J. N. Sherrill to I. H. Kempner, June 6, 1955]

Letter from J. N. Sherrill to I. H. Kempner discussing a friend of Joe Sherrill, Jr.'s from Harvard who would like to settle in Texas. He asks Kempner for any advice that he may have.
Date: June 6, 1955
Creator: Sherrill, J. N.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 25, 1955 (open access)

Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 25, 1955

Weekly newspaper from Electra, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 25, 1955
Creator: Stewart, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1955 (open access)

Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1955

Weekly newspaper from Electra, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 10, 1955
Creator: Stewart, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 1955 (open access)

Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 1955

Weekly newspaper from Electra, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 24, 1955
Creator: Stewart, W. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History