[Soldiers Studying for an Exam]

Photograph of men identified as Johna, Susselman, and Dan Melli crouching on grass in front of a two-story building. A man identified as Winston stands to the right and gestures with his right hand. Each of the men are carrying a book.
Date: June 6, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Johns, Carlton Sparks, and Dan Melli Sitting Outdoors]

Photograph of Johns, Carlton Sparks, and Dan Melli sitting together outside on the grounds of O'Reilly General Hospital in Missouri. Johns is wearing a tee shirt and slacks and lies on a blanket. Sparks is wearing a U.S. Army uniform and garrison cap while sitting. Melli is shirtless and wears shorts. Two two-story buildings are visible behind them.
Date: May 28, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Some of the students of O'Reilly General Hospital]

Photographs of Dan Melli and men identified as Williams, Johns, Shine, Winston, and Susselman lying on the ground outside of a building at O'Reilly General Hospital. The captions indicate that they are studying for an exam.
Date: April 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: O'Reilly General Hospital, Springfield, Missouri]

Photographs of the environs of O'Reilly General Hospital. The first photograph features a long ward building that runs parallel to a road. The bottom photograph shows another ward building with a group of Italian prisoners of war sitting under a nearby tree.
Date: {1944-04-07,1944-05-28}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Soldiers Sitting by Frisco Railroad Building]

Photograph of Dan Melli, Richard Johns, and R. Natopi sitting on a low stone wall with the Frisco Railroad Building visible behind them. The men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms, with Melli and Naptopi wearing garrison caps and Johns wearing a peaked cap.
Date: May 20, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Prentice Meador, 1985 captions transcript

Interview with Prentice Meador, 1985

Interview with Prentice Meador, a feature correspondent for a CBS affiliate in Springfield, Missouri. In the interview, Meador discusses his news show, which is called "Breakthrough."
Date: 1985
Creator: Meador, Prentice & McCaleb, Gary
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lloyd and Marianne Lawhow to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Lloyd and Marianne Lawhow to Blanche Perry]

Letter from Lloyd and Marianne Lawhow of the Church of Christ in Springfield, Missouri to Perry thanking her for the baptistry painting. Also mentions details of church life and of the congregation.
Date: May 18, 1939
Creator: Lawhow, Lloyd & Lawhow, Marianne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Springfield, Missouri Church of Christ Congregation] (open access)

[Springfield, Missouri Church of Christ Congregation]

Photograph of the congregation gathered inside the Church of Christ in Springfield, Missouri. Photograph shows men, women, and children plus details of the church interior. Church address is noted as located at National and High streets.
Date: April 26, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Interpretation for Springfield Missouri] (open access)

[Baptistry Interpretation for Springfield Missouri]

Handwritten essay in manuscript form entitled "Interpretation of N. National Ave. Church of Christ baptistry." Symbols mentioned include sun, cross, dove, water, sun beams, rocks, birds, flowers, and Moses's head.
Date: unknown
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History