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Memories of Martha Elizabeth Gibson Anglin
A transcript of a 1963 oral history with Martha Elizabeth Anglin (née Gibson), recalling her childhood in Alabama, her family's move to Texas in 1895, and her marriage and life on a farm in Commerce, Texas. Footnotes are provided to add context to the narrative.
Date:
1887/1963
Creator:
Anglin, Michael W.; Anglin, Reba; Barnett, Robert & Barnett, Patricia
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Finis Earing "Red" Fitzgerald, First Fire Chief of Childress, Texas]
Photograph of Finis Earing "Red" Fitzgerald, the first Fire Chief of Childress, Texas. Chief Fitzgerald is dressed in formal attire for his portrait. He is wearing a three piece suit, a collared shirt, tie, and a hat. His badge is pinned to his vest and is barely visible underneath his jacket. The portrait captures only the Chief's head, shoulders, and the top half of his torso. Chief Fitzgerald is posed looking straight ahead.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Bartlett
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mouse Guard for Pianos
Patent for a pivoting flap device to block access of mice to the interior of the piano through the space beneath the pedals.
Date:
August 10, 1915
Creator:
Bell, Silas D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mouse-Guard for Pianos.
Patent for "an upright device for closing the opening in the front of a piano directly below a pedal to thereby render the piano mouse proof" (lines 8-11). The device utilizes spring tension to operate.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Bell, Silas D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint.
Patent for improvements in rail joints. A patent for a boltless, interlocking rail joint that is noiseless.
Date:
February 3, 1914
Creator:
Bell, Silas D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rocking-Chair Clamp
Patent for converting standard chairs into rocking chairs, including illustrations.
Date:
June 5, 1917
Creator:
Bell, Silas, D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dr. Dan Wallace Bacon, March 3, 1998
Interview with Dr. Dan Wallace Bacon, a physician from Kerrville, Texas, who also served as the city and Kerr County health officer. Dr. Bacon discusses his family history, as well as his education, medical career, brief stint in the Air Force, and general town life in Kerrville. While working at Peterson Hospital in Kerrville, he treated trauma victims from car accidents on Highway 27. In the Air Force, he briefly practiced psychiatry, served as a prison doctor, and finally switched to obstetrics and gynecology. He relates stories from his time as an obstetrician, as well as a general practitioner and family physician. He also discusses the history of minority communities in Kerrville, especially during integration, and the founding of the Kerrville Veteran's Hospital. Dr. Bacon's further remembrances, as well as a historical profile of the Kerrville VA Hospital, are included at the end of the interview transcript.
Date:
March 3, 1998
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Bacon, Dan Wallace
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999
Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson resident of Kerrville, Texas. She mentions that her husband Temple Henderson's ancestors came to Kerr County from Tennessee. Mrs. Henderson relates how she ended up in Kerrville, focusing on her family history and immediate family's various activities, including 4-H and other agricultural activities. She mentions her childhood asthma, identifies local businesses and areas of interest, and details her involvement in the community. Prior to the interview transcript is a written memoir by Mrs. Henderson.
Date:
October 27, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Henderson, Wanda Fannin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. H. L. Chapman about an Incident on the Highway, July 5, 1961]
Letter from Mrs. H. L. Chapman to the Childress District Director of the Texas State Highway Department; She explains an incident that happened on a highway near a construction area between her husband, who was driving with her and their children, and the operator of one of the construction machines.
Date:
July 5, 1961
Creator:
Chapman, Mrs. H. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Maize Cutter or Gatherer
Patent for maize cutter or gatherer that is worn over the hand.
Date:
November 14, 1916
Creator:
Christian, Frank F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chest for Piston-Valves.
Patent for a valve chest "fitted for the reception and operation of a piston valve, easily applying to a piston cylinder of a locomotive in place of a removed slide-valve chest without loss of the cylinder, adapting to use superheated steam and high pressure." (lines 11-19).
Date:
May 23, 1916
Creator:
Dawson, Lance L. & Roach, John L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Study of the Validity of Brace's Football Achievement Tests as a Measure of Real Playing Ability of Individual Players of the Quanah and Childress High Schools
The investigator undertook a study to determine the validity of the Brace Football Achievement Tests as a measure of real playing ability of individual members of the 1948 football squads of the high schools of Quanah and Childress, Texas.
Date:
August 1949
Creator:
Edmondson, O. K.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Stovepipe, Flue, and Smoke Stack Protector
Patent for a stovepipe, flue, and smoke-stack protector. Illustration included.
Date:
April 4, 1905
Creator:
Foster, James Harvey
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of Childress, Texas, 1890]
Map of Childress, Texas in 1890 drawn by T. M. Fowler of Morrisville, PA. The map includes five reference points: "court house," "public school," "Baptist church," "jail," and "rail road station."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Fowler, T. M.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report
Water plan for Panhandle Region describing water supply locations and suppliers by county, the state of the water supply in the area, forecasts for future usage numbers, management and conservation plans for both suppliers and users in each county, drought plans, impacts of implementation of the water plan, and the plan making process.
Date:
November 17, 2015
Creator:
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region A (Panhandle), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices
Appendices for the water plan for Region A (Panhandle) including a bibliography, cost estimates, survey results, and related reports.
Date:
November 17, 2015
Creator:
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Altus
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date:
1985
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Altus
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:100000
Date:
1990
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arlie Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1984
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arlie Quadrangle
Satellite image topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
2010
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arlie Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
2012
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arlie Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
1985
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle L Ranch Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1981
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle L Ranch Quadrangle
Satellite image topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
2010
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History