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[Photograph of Jack Smith in a Firefighter's Uniform]

Photograph of Jack Smith, fire chief of the Haslet Fire Department for 20 years; Smith is posing in front of one of the fire trucks used by the department.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Six Uniformed Basketball Players]

Photograph of six basketball players in uniform standing at the base of a set of stairs; the player in the middle is holding the basketball and the young boy on the far left is wearing a shirt and jeans instead of a uniform. The names of the players are listed on the reverse side of the photograph in order from left to right.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping on an Article by Mark S. Leach] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping on an Article by Mark S. Leach]

Newspaper clipping written by Mark S. Leach entitled "In [Haslet], firefighting is burning desire" printed in bold ink. This article details the volunteer Haslet Fire Department including its new fire truck, and the typical work that it does: "During the summer, the department may put out as many as 20 grass fires a month."
Date: 1984
Creator: Leach, Mark S.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Buffalo Killing at Staley Place]

Photograph of a group of people standing behind a building at Staley Place while ranch workers work on skinning a buffalo. According to the back of the photograph the group is standing behind the "pump house and smoke house." There are a number of children in the group, though most in attendance are adults but all are wearing heavy coats.
Date: December 18, 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Meeting for the Haslet Fire Department]

Photograph taken at a 1954 organizational meeting in which the Haslet Fire Department was created; the men in this photograph are seated at a table discussing its creation.
Date: November 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Children in Class]

Photograph of a classroom full of kids at Haslet School in Haslet, Texas. All of the kids are sitting in their desks and looking over their shoulders at the camera, the teacher is sitting at her desk in the front of the room.
Date: [1964..1965]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Portrait of John and Victoria Singleton with their Children]

Family portrait of John B. and Victoria Singleton along with seven of their eleven children. John and Victoria are seated in the center and their children are positioned around them; the youngest children are positioned in the front while the older ones are in the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Reagan Brown to All Community Secretaries, May 31, 1965] (open access)

[Memorandum from Reagan Brown to All Community Secretaries, May 31, 1965]

Memorandum from Reagan Brown to "All Community Secretaries, All Extension Agents." The letter continues by saying that unincorporated and incorporated towns are now eligible to participate in the Texas Community Improvement Program.
Date: May 31, 1965
Creator: Brown, Reagan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article Describing Dr. J. H. Gammill's Tax Aid] (open access)

[Newspaper Article Describing Dr. J. H. Gammill's Tax Aid]

Newspaper clipping of an article describing the helpful actions of Dr. J. H. Gammill; he says that taxes "are a solemn obligation." Dr. Gammill had done a lot for Haslet and the people in it, one story in the article says that he occasionally "pays a neighbor's tax bill himself."
Date: 194X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Three Boys Playing on the Side of a Road]

Photograph of James Wade Hasater, Sonny Man Frank, and Jerry McCormick playing on the side of FM 156 and in front of McCoy's Car Wash; the boys are playing with dogs as well.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Six Basketball Players]

Photograph of six basketball players seated on a large set of stairs. There are two boys on the far left and right who are not in uniform; the uniformed players are named on the reverse side of the picture from left to right and front row to second row: "Bill Gray, T. J. Elkins, Vernon Erwin, Herschel Elkins, Walter Overstreet, Noble Rust, Pete Gray, Vernon Tucker."
Date: 1938~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Three Boys by a Bicycle]

Photograph of T. J. and Herschel Elkins on their senior trip to Mexico; one of the brothers is seated on a bicycle while the other is standing on the far right. The note on the back of the picture says that the man in the middle is the owner of the bike and is a native of mexico.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of First and Second Grade Students]

Photograph of the first and second grade students at an elementary school in Haslet, Texas. There are five rows of children in the picture and the teacher is standing behind them; the names of some of the students are written on the back of the picture along with the names of the teacher, janitor, and superintendent.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Hazel Haney and Jerry McCormick]

Photograph of Hazel Haney and Jerry McCormick standing near the side of FM 156 underneath a car port; this car port has advertisements for Dr. Pepper and Coca Cola.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for J. T. Ringo for a Purchased Book, April 21, 1965] (open access)

[Receipt for J. T. Ringo for a Purchased Book, April 21, 1965]

Receipt for J. T. Ringo with the price of a book that he bought, from Joe Wallie Office Supply, Inc., written in the table.
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Group of Young Students]

Class photograph of young students at the school in Haslet, Texas; these students are arranged in three rows, two are seated and those in the third are standing in the back on either side of the teacher. The text on the reverse side of the photograph talks about one of the boys in this picture who may have appeared in another class photograph around the same year.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping with a Metro Report by Jim W. Jones, January 7, 1974] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping with a Metro Report by Jim W. Jones, January 7, 1974]

Newspaper clipping with an article written by Jim W. Jones about a lightening strike that "knocked out the electric pump on the water well."
Date: January 7, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Haslet High School Baccalaureate Service] (open access)

[Haslet High School Baccalaureate Service]

Program from the baccalaureate service for the Haslet High School class of 1941-42; this program outlines the order of events and the names of the people who will be performing each action. Names of the graduating class are listed on the reverse side of the program though not in the order that they walked in.
Date: {1941,1942}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report Card to Cloy Hudnall] (open access)

[Report Card to Cloy Hudnall]

Report card sent to the parents of Cloy Hudnall that contains his grades for attendance, math, spelling, history, etc. The teacher, Mary Cantrell, signed the card on the line below the fold.
Date: [1901..1902]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping of an Article About Delton Sewell] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping of an Article About Delton Sewell]

Newspaper clipping of an article honoring Haslet's fire chief, Delton Sewell, after he was awarded "Tarrant County Fire Chief of the Year." The article describes his work and his history of involvement with Bell Helicopter and his being the chief of the volunteer Haslet Department.
Date: February 1984
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram]

Newspaper clipping discussing the upcoming city council meeting in Haslet, Texas; "Will A. Shaw, will preside at the session in the town's fire hall."
Date: March 7, 1961
Creator: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Imogene, Mamie Ruth, and Kathryn]

Photograph of three women next to a building, all three are wearing heavy coats. The back of the photograph says that these women are "Imogene, Mamie Ruth, Kathryn" in order from back to front and that the picture was taken on Easter Sunday; another description on the back reads: "Picture made beside Willis Home. Baptist Church in background."
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Texas State Department of Health to B. L. Nelson & Associates, Inc., August 17, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from the Texas State Department of Health to B. L. Nelson & Associates, Inc., August 17, 1970]

Letter from the Texas State Department of Health to B. L. Nelson & Associates, Inc. in regards to their "revised plans and specifications" for the sewage treatment plant and lines proposal. The letter expresses approval of the plan and deems it worth to be sent to the Federal Water Quality Administration "for their review and subsequent approval."
Date: August 17, 1970
Creator: McCoy, Chandler J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a 1954 Meeting to Create the Haslet Fire Department]

Photograph of a group of men at a 1954 meeting to organize the Haslet Fire Department; the men at this table are eating and drinking coffee out of small cups.
Date: November 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History