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Average Head - Capacity Curve: Hale Universal Pumper

Detailed intersecting line-graph that shows a motor’s revolution per minute (R.P.M) and the head capacity of a generator. The left side of the graph shows the “Pressure in Pounds per Square Inch” starting at 80 and increases by 20 until 280. On the right side of the graph portrays the Motor and Pump R.P.M starting at 2000 and increasing by 100 until 3400.
Date: June 21, 1937
Creator: Hale Fire Pump Co., Inc.
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cable Car Rescue at Night]

Photograph of individuals working their way down a crane after being rescued from a stopped cable car over a row of red and white striped carnival booths. An empty cable car hangs in the background overhead, sporting the same red and white stripes as the booths below. The sky above is pitch black.
Date: October 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, September 21, 1906 (open access)

Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, September 21, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 21, 1906
Creator: Risien, John T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1906 (open access)

Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 21, 1906
Creator: Risien, John T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, June 21, 1907 (open access)

Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, June 21, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 21, 1907
Creator: Risien, John T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Capital Hill Observer] (open access)

[Clipping: Capital Hill Observer]

Newspaper clipping detailing the biographical information of the newspaper man Marquis W. Childs. Information covered within the article includes Child's early life, education, career, and other biographical tidbits.
Date: February 21, 1944
Creator: Teed, Dexter
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The "College" 1851-1890] (open access)

[Clipping: The "College" 1851-1890]

Newspaper clipping of a page from the New Era-Herald with articles, "The 'College' 1850-1890," "What We Think," and "Explains Why World War Came to an End in 1918." "The 'College' 1850-1890" discusses the first building of Murchison Lodge, No. 80 including a description of the building, the uses of the various floors, and the current masonic lodge's desire to collect more information about the building. The back of the clipping has a market report, classified advertisements, and a gossip column. The clipping is attached to a card from William Volker & Co.
Date: June 21, 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The March of Events] (open access)

[Clipping: The March of Events]

Newspaper clipping briefly touching upon Peter Muir’s book “This Is India” and it’s attempts to dissolve the illusions and misconceptions surrounding foreigner views of India. Two of the core concepts touched upon within the book include the Indian Caste System and the Indian National Movements.
Date: February 21, 1944
Creator: De Casseres, Benjamin, 1873-1945
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crane Used for Cable Car Rescue #1]

Photograph of a fireman in a bucket attached to a crane working to access a stopped cable car. Below the cable cars, there is a long row of carnival booths decorated in red and white stripes with blue pennant flags rising up between every other individual booth.
Date: October 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 86-216 #2]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from January 13, 1986 to June 10, 1986 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with patches on the left sleeves and blue slacks.
Date: April 21, 1986
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 168 #2]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from January 6, 1975 to April 3, 1975 posing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are wearing uniforms of navy blue slacks, double-breasted jackets, and flat-topped caps.
Date: March 21, 1975
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 173 #2]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from November 1, 1976 to February 12, 1977 posing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are wearing uniforms of navy blue slacks, double-breasted jackets, and flat-topped caps.
Date: January 21, 1977
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 179 #2]

Portrait of the 20 Dallas Fire classmembers from April to August 1978 standing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are all wearing dark blue uniforms that include slacks, a brimmed cap with a flat top, and a long jacket that has two rows of silver buttons with a Dallas Fire patch on the left sleeve, a silver shield over the left breast, and a name tag near the right lapel. A printed label at the bottom of the photo lists the names in order.
Date: July 21, 1978
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 200 #2]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from April 26, 1982 to September 30, 1982 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with patches on the left sleeve, navy slacks, and boots.
Date: September 21, 1982
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Firefighter Class 215 #2]

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from November 25, 1985 to April 28, 1986 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with patches on the left sleeve, blue slacks, and boots.
Date: April 21, 1986
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire Engine at Cable Car #1]

Photograph of a fire engine with an aerial ladder and basket extended up to a yellow cable car at night. There is a two-story white building to the right of the fire engine and several people standing around the engine and building.
Date: October 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire Engine at Cable Car #2]

Photograph of a fire engine with the aerial ladder and basket extended up to a yellow cable car at night. There is a two-story white building to the right of the fire engine and several people standing around the engine and building.
Date: October 21, 1979
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 21, 1890 (open access)

Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 21, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 21, 1890
Creator: Elliott, Sercey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 21, 1891 (open access)

Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 21, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 21, 1891
Creator: Elliott, Sercey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 21, 1891 (open access)

Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 21, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 21, 1891
Creator: Adams, Walter D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1892 (open access)

Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1892

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 21, 1892
Creator: Adams, Walter D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 21, 1892 (open access)

Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 21, 1892

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 21, 1892
Creator: Adams, Walter D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 21, 1893 (open access)

Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 21, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 21, 1893
Creator: Adams, Walter D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Frisco Enterprise (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 21, 1968 (open access)

The Frisco Enterprise (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 21, 1968

Weekly newspaper from Frisco, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 21, 1968
Creator: Bridwell, Keith
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History