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[T&P Train #810 in Shiloh, Louisiana]

Photograph of T&P train #810 in Shiloh, Louisiana. The text below the image says "[sic] Shiloh La Aug 9 1957" and "H.E.Chelf."
Date: August 9, 1957
Creator: Chelf, H. E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Cameron Louisiana] (open access)

[News Script: Cameron Louisiana]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a civil defense inspection team visiting Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Audrey.
Date: July 11, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Jerusha Middleton, June 22, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Jerusha Middleton, June 22, 1957]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Jerusha Middleton discussing sending her a pamphlet called "Historic Galveston Homes".
Date: June 22, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harold L. Bache to Isaac H. Kempner, January 24, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Harold L. Bache to Isaac H. Kempner, January 24, 1957]

Letter from Harold L. Bache to Isaac H. Kempner discussing the bank account he opened with the latter's bank.
Date: January 24, 1957
Creator: Bache, Harold L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sabine Pass 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: 1957
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ballad Sheet for a Party at the Fort Polk Officers Club] (open access)

[Ballad Sheet for a Party at the Fort Polk Officers Club]

Document with the names and lyrics of songs to be performed at a party at the "North Fort Polk Officers Club." In total there are four songs with lyrics: "On [Top] of Ole Baldy, R. A. Fight Song, The Dog's Song, Ting-A-Ling."
Date: July 19, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Heidelberg Hotel, May 28, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Heidelberg Hotel, May 28, 1957]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Heidelberg Hotel informing that he has Miss Miller's signature.
Date: May 28, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Heidelberg Hotel, May 21, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Heidelberg Hotel, May 21, 1957]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Heidelberg Hotel informing that they would like to stay in a double bedroom and single bath.
Date: May 21, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Vance Thomas, May 21, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Vance Thomas, May 21, 1957]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Vance Thomas asking if there are any good hotels or motels at Hammond.
Date: May 21, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Belmont Courts, May 17, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Belmont Courts, May 17, 1957]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Belmont Courts requesting in a double bedroom and bathroom and a single bed and single bathroom and asks for a quote.
Date: May 17, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Palestine

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 1:250000
Date: 1957
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Deadwood 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 1:62500
Date: 1957
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Patroon 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 1:62500
Date: 1957
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sabine Pass 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 1:62500
Date: 1957
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Logansport 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 1:62500
Date: 1957
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Solon Thurman, June 22, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Solon Thurman, June 22, 1957]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Solon Thurman enclosing a clipping from the Galveston news regarding the regents University of Texas.
Date: June 22, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Vance Thomas, May 25, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Vance Thomas, May 25, 1957]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Vance Thomas requesting to cancel the reservations at the Texan Motel.
Date: May 25, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Al Bourgeois to Harris L. Kempner, February 13, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Al Bourgeois to Harris L. Kempner, February 13, 1957]

Letter from Al Bourgeois, from The Roosevelt, to Harris L. Kempner confirming his April room reservation and the American Cotton Shippers Association meeting. The second page details his reservation.
Date: February 13, 1957
Creator: Bourgeois, Al
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Al Bourgeois, March 12, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Al Bourgeois, March 12, 1957]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Al Bourgeois, from The Roosevelt, requesting that his reservation be moved forward to April 24.
Date: March 12, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Al Bourgeois to Harris L. Kempner, March 14, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Al Bourgeois to Harris L. Kempner, March 14, 1957]

Letter from Al Bourgeois, from The Roosevelt, to Harris L. Kempner confirming reservation change he requested.
Date: March 14, 1957
Creator: Bourgeois, Al
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Everett R. Cook to Harris L. Kempner, April 30, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Everett R. Cook to Harris L. Kempner, April 30, 1957]

Letter from Everett R. Cook to Harris L. Kempner about the book he's sending to him.
Date: April 30, 1957
Creator: Cook, Everett R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to E. F. Creekmore, April 4, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to E. F. Creekmore, April 4, 1957]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to E. F. Creekmore accepting his invitation to the cocktail party he's hosting.
Date: April 4, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. E. Taylor to The Roosevelt, May 9, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from T. E. Taylor to The Roosevelt, May 9, 1957]

Letter from T. E. Taylor to the Roosevelt paying the bill from Harris L. Kempner and Ruth Kempner's last stay.
Date: May 9, 1957
Creator: Taylor, T. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. F. Creekmore to Harris L. Kempner, April 3, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from E. F. Creekmore to Harris L. Kempner, April 3, 1957]

Letter from E. F. Creekmore to Harris L. Kempner inviting him and his wife to a cocktail party he's hosting.
Date: April 3, 1957
Creator: Creekmore, E. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History