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Oral History Interview with Clyde Jones, April 5, 1999 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Clyde Jones, April 5, 1999

Interview with Clyde Jones, former part-owner of Kerrville's first radio station, KERV, from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Jones discusses how he came to the area and his involvement with radio station, as well as some of the challenges he and his crew encountered. He also talks about his work with the Mental Health and Retardation Center at the Kerrville State Hospital. Mr. Jones briefly discusses his band, The Poverty Playboys.
Date: April 5, 1999
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Jones, Clyde
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Tex.), Ed. 1 Sunday, July 5, 1964 (open access)

The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Tex.), Ed. 1 Sunday, July 5, 1964

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 5, 1964
Creator: O'Connell, John J. & Nichols, William I.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Burned Out Building Without a Roof]

Photograph of an upwards angled view of the inside of a burned out brick building with no roof. Wires and other burned fixtures hang from the burned walls inside. At the bottom of the photo, piles of large beams and other rubble are visible, as well as an African-American man facing left (visible only from the shoulders up). Through the space where the roof should be, the sky and a tall brick building are visible. On the back of the photograph are handwritten notes, and information about the photo.
Date: March 5, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Inside a Fire Damaged Multi-Story Building]

Photograph of the inside of a burnt out multi-story building, taken from the bottom floor. Windows from the two floors above are visible on the brick walls, along with hanging wires and fixtures. A man in a cap stands in front of a huge pile of large, charred debris, while another man operates a shoveling machine just beyond him. On the back of the photograph are handwritten notes and information about the photo.
Date: March 5, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters Fight Love Field Hangar Fire]

Photograph of three firefighters in firefighting suits and two aircraft mechanics fighting a hangar fire at Love Field Airport in Dallas. One firefighter stands on the left in the foreground, pointing a water hose over the tops of white, charred brick walls in the right middle-ground and blackened debris. The two mechanics (one of whom is shirtless) point another water hose at a wall, and behind them, the two other firefighters point a water hose at the same wall.The air around the men is smoky and the sky above is hazy with smoke. On the back of the photograph is a label with orange writing giving the date and other information.
Date: July 5, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 5, 1953] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 5, 1953]

Minutes from the Fall 1953 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Dallas, Texas. Included is a list of members and guests present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a secretary's report.
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Hartman, Albert W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 5, 1936] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 5, 1936]

Minutes from the thirty-seventh semi-annual meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Dallas, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting.
Date: October 5, 1936
Creator: White, R. J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History