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Experimental Adit in the Chattanooga Shale (open access)

Experimental Adit in the Chattanooga Shale

Report discussing an Chattanooga shale adit for laboratory test samples of rock and gaining information regarding mining conditions.
Date: March 1949
Creator: Brown, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Portrait of a Young, Short-Haired, African American Woman]

Portrait of a young African American woman with short hair from the waist and up.
Date: unknown
Creator: Chattanooga Photo Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #610 in Chattanooga, Tennessee]

Photograph of T&P train #610 in Chattanooga, Tennessee in the yard area behind Chattanooga Station under a bridge. Written below the image are "[sic] Chatanooga, Tenn July 9th 1977 #610 has just come into yard area behind Chatanooga Choo-Choo Station and is passing beneath Central Ave. Bridge with excursion out of Birmingham - shot with 180 mm lens" and "Fred Clark Jr."
Date: July 9, 1977
Creator: Clark, Fred Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Trains Magazine Cover] (open access)

[Trains Magazine Cover]

Clipping of a Trains Magazine cover. The image on the cover is captioned "Ex-Texas & Pacific 610 enters Lookout Mountain Tunnel in Tennessee. By Fred Clark Jr." Written underneath the clipping is "July 10th 1977."
Date: February 1978
Creator: Clark, Fred Jr.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Black Shale Investigations (Chattanooga) (open access)

Black Shale Investigations (Chattanooga)

Report discussing an investigation of radioactive Chattanooga black shale found in east central Tennessee.
Date: March 1949
Creator: Conant, Louis C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wire-Winding Machine (open access)

Wire-Winding Machine

Patent for a wire winding machine for making well screens.
Date: August 20, 1912
Creator: Eastham, Albert Lindsay
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 16, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 16, 1864]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara was written while he was on the march in Louisiana. He describes the troops that are gathered and speculates on the purpose of their movements. He mentions that he has been invited to dine with Captain McDavid.
Date: August 16, 1864
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cylinder for Cotton-Gins (open access)

Cylinder for Cotton-Gins

Patent for a cylinder for cotton gins that can have one disk removed for repair without taking apart the whole cylinder.
Date: August 13, 1912
Creator: Fuller, James T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bauxite: Float-and-Sink Fractionations and Flotation Experiments (open access)

Bauxite: Float-and-Sink Fractionations and Flotation Experiments

From Introduction: "This report presents the results of an investigation of the physical properties and characteristics of bauxite, with special reference to the possibility of applying commercial methods of concentration to low-grade bauxite."
Date: 1929
Creator: Gandrud, B. W. & De Vaney, Fred D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from W. L. Gatz to Manager, July 5, 1958] (open access)

[Letter from W. L. Gatz to Manager, July 5, 1958]

Letter from W. L. Gatz to the manager of the Holiday Inn in Chatanooga, Tennessee requesting a change to a reservation for Mrs. D. W. Kempner for July 21, 1958.
Date: July 5, 1958
Creator: Gatz, William L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves and the Preparation Characteristics of Coking Coal in Hamilton County, Tennessee (open access)

Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves and the Preparation Characteristics of Coking Coal in Hamilton County, Tennessee

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking coal reserves of Hamilton County, Tennessee. Testing to determine suitability for producing metallurgical coke is also presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: October 1956
Creator: Hershey, Robert E.; Williams, Lloyd; Crentz, William L. & Miller, James W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hoisting Drum. (open access)

Hoisting Drum.

Patent for an invention that "relates to improvements in hoisting drums" (line 15-16). Structure, objective, and illustrations of hoisting drums are included.
Date: July 3, 1917
Creator: Howard, Henry Fischer
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: GOP convention coverage] captions transcript

[News Clip: GOP convention coverage]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: 1988
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium in the Chattanooga Shale, Youngs Bend Area, Eastern Highland Rim, Tennessee (open access)

Uranium in the Chattanooga Shale, Youngs Bend Area, Eastern Highland Rim, Tennessee

The following report covers a diamond drilling project in December 1952 that was started in order to obtain geologic and mining information and samples of uranium-bearing Chattanooga shale in the Youngs Bend area, near Smithville, Tennessee. This report presents uranium content discovered within the mines.
Date: June 1955
Creator: Kehn, Thomas M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lookout Mountain Hotel, September 19, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lookout Mountain Hotel, September 19, 1949]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lookout Mountain Hotel asking to reverse the two connecting rooms with the baths.
Date: September 19, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Bubba, November 25, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Bubba, November 25, 1953]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to V. W. McLeod, Jr. discussing feelings toward Herb's death and wishing him success at school.
Date: November 25, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner Jr. to Isaac Herbert Kempner, September 5, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner Jr. to Isaac Herbert Kempner, September 5, 1945]

Letter, using Western Union, from Isaac Herbert Kempner Jr. to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing travel plans.
Date: September 5, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane Kempner to Roanoke Hotel, July 1, 1958] (open access)

[Letter from Jeane Kempner to Roanoke Hotel, July 1, 1958]

Letter from Jeane Kempner to Roanoke Hotel requesting a room reservation for the night of July 22.
Date: July 1, 1958
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lifting Clamp for Well Casings (open access)

Lifting Clamp for Well Casings

Patent for a lifting clamp for well casings. It is designed to make the lifting of well casings easier and safer for those attaching the clamp to the lifting mechanism.
Date: July 3, 1917
Creator: Kibele, Eugene
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James Armour Lindsay to Mr. I. H. Kempner, September 24, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from James Armour Lindsay to Mr. I. H. Kempner, September 24, 1949]

Letter from James Armour Lindsay to Mr. I. H. Kempner discussing their hopes Kempner will visit the schools on his trip through the Southeast.
Date: September 24, 1949
Creator: Lindsay, James Armour
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to D. W. Kempner from Lookout Mountain Hotel, September 28, 1949] (open access)

[Letter to D. W. Kempner from Lookout Mountain Hotel, September 28, 1949]

Letter from S. J. Littlegreen, Manager of the Lookout Mountain Hotel, to D. W. Kempner informing him that the hotel will be closed during the requested reservation time for Mrs. Kempner and Mrs. J. J. Carroll.
Date: September 28, 1949
Creator: Littlegreen, S. John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Lookout Mountain Hotel]

Postcard featuring a drawing of the Lookout Mountain Hotel "overlooking Chattanooga, Tennessee" as well as drawings of people engaged in various activities: a couple dancing, diving into a swimming pool, playing golf, archery, and riding horses. In script on the front is the hotel's motto: "A Paradise Above the Clouds." Text on the reverse side by S. John Littlegreen, Managing Director, describes the hotel's history, location, and features.
Date: 1949
Creator: Lookout Mountain Hotel
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Diary of G. L. MacMurphy] (open access)

[Diary of G. L. MacMurphy]

Diary of G. L. MacMurphy of Galveston, Texas, describing events of the Civil War from his perspective as a soldier. Parts of the diary were written in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Date: 1862/1863
Creator: MacMurphy, G. L.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Diary of G. L. MacMurphy] (open access)

[Diary of G. L. MacMurphy]

Diary of G. L. MacMurphy of Galveston, Texas, describing events of the Civil War from his perspective as a soldier. Parts of the diary were written in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and a list in the back of the diary has the names of soldiers and whether they had died or deserted.
Date: 1864/1865
Creator: MacMurphy, G. L.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History