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Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 23, 1891
Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 23, 1891
Creator:
Adams, Walter D.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 23, 1892
Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 23, 1892
Creator:
Adams, Walter D.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 23, 1892
Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 23, 1892
Creator:
Adams, Walter D.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo: Dallas Fire Department Recruit Class 86-219]
Memorandum listing the roster of recruits for the Dallas Fire Department in training from July 7, 1986 to December 8, 1986.
Date:
June 23, 1986
Creator:
Bailey, W. N.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Alex Bradford and E. G. McGonagill - August 1940-October 1943]
Correspondence between Alex Bradford and E. G. McGonagill exchanging personal updates. Bradford sends money to McGonagill and describes his travels in the service, and McGonagill shares news from home.
Date:
1940-08-23/1943-10-30
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Employment Background For Alex Bradford]
Text outlining various background information about Alex Bradford, including government and non-government service. There are a series of statements on the back that appear to be replies to prompts that are not included. It also has a purple stamp with the text "Received. May 27, 1934. Camp Supt's. Office, E. C. W. Pittsburg Landing, Tenn."
Date:
May 23, 1933
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to William Denzil Grogan - November 23, 1944]
Letter from Alex Bradford to Wm. Denzil Grogan discussing his recent experiences after leaving Aldershot to join the No. 1 Canadian Tunneling Company and later the British army in 1941. After the attack on Peral Harbor, Mr. Bradford touches upon his request to transfer to reserve status, allowing for him to join U.S. forces. Finally, Mr. Bradford mentions that he is back in the United States and provides his mailing address.
Date:
November 23, 1944
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Letter from Alex Bradford to James O. Lewis - April 23, 1944]
Letter from Alex Bradford to James O. Lewis discussing recent news that has impacted him since he last saw Mr. Lewis. These events include meeting with several Cincinnati natives, pictures that Alex Bradford has taken throughout his service, and the closing of the Ahrens-Fox fire engine plant. He additionally comments that he has been working on cleaning data for an upcoming meeting and demonstration of fire-equipment at Elmira, New York by the International Association of Fire Chiefs and Underwriter Engineers. Finally, Mr. Bradford mentions that he has his lightweight fire equipment with him and has managed to go through hundreds of tons of gelatin or jelly.
Date:
April 23, 1944
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from Alex Bradford to Chuck Boyce - February 23, 1943 & October 12, 1943]
Letter from Alex Bradford to Chuck Boyce discussing various topics including his experiences abroad and at home. The first letter Mr. Bradford hurriedly describes his experience with the British Army and Canadian Army. Additionally, he mentions that a transfer from the British Army to the U.S. Army or Air Force is expected to be in the works. The second letter, Mr. Bradford mentions that he is still living in Washington at the address attached to the letter. The majority of this letter, Mr. Bradford speaks about his experiences with Mack and Bean firefighting trucks in both America and Italy.
Date:
1943-02-23/1943-10-12
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Personal History Statement for Alex Bradford]
Personal History Statement of Alex Bradford featuring a myriad of personal information such as his current address, place of birth, date of birth, etc. In addition to the personal information touched upon, Mr. Bradford’s military service and places of employment are listed over the next several pages.
Date:
June 23, 1933
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Frisco Enterprise (Frisco, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 1968
Weekly newspaper from Frisco, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 23, 1968
Creator:
Bridwell, Keith
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Lindale Times (Lindale, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1992
Weekly newspaper from Lindale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 23, 1992
Creator:
Burris, Betty
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Marguerite Cavett to Georgia Pound Cavett, October 23, 1918]
Letter from Marguerite Cavettt to Georgia Pound Cavett acknowledging receipt of the letter she sent, discussing the details of the war and some cases of the influenza virus. She also discusses the details of the earthquake that occurred in Panama and the details of a letter she composed for Mittie Sorrell (Pretty).
Date:
October 23, 1918
Creator:
Cavett, Marguerite
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill Jonas, October 23, 2018
Edited transcript of an interview with Bill Jonas discussing his early life in Kerrville and his parents' work, his education, about his career as an FBI agent, and about his family. Copies of photos are included at the end of the transcript.
Date:
October 23, 2018
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Jonas, William James, Jr.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill Jonas, October 23, 2018
Interview with Bill Jonas discussing his early life in Kerrville and his parents' work, his education, about his career as an FBI agent, and about his family.
Date:
October 23, 2018
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Jonas, William James, Jr.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill Jonas, October 23, 2018
Interview with Bill Jonas discussing his early life in Kerrville and his parents' work, his education, about his career as an FBI agent, and about his family.
Date:
October 23, 2018
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Jonas, William James, Jr.
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lois Shaw and Evelyn Shields, January 23, 2018
Interview with Lois Lorraine Green Shaw and Evelyn Mills Shields who have been friends for 49 years and live on the same street. Lois Shaw moved to Kerrville with her husband. She attended nursing school and worked in the operating room at Sid Peterson Hospital for many years, and later as a geriatrics administrator at a care facility. She is active in her church, St. Paul Methodist, and has served on many community boards. She and her husband Charles (deceased) had seven children. Evelyn Shields graduated from Doyle High School, she worked as therapist at Kerrville State Hospital for 33 years. She enjoys cooking and is active in her church, Mount Olive Baptist. She and her husband Vernon (deceased) had four children. Both women are members of the Red Hatters. Photographs relating to the interview follow the transcript text.
Date:
January 23, 2018
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Shaw, Lois Lorraine Green & Shields, Evelyn Mills
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Firefighter Class 141 #2]
Portrait of the 15 Dallas Fire class members from March 1970 to July 1970 posing outside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing a dark colored suit with circular silver buttons in two rows, dark colored slacks and service cap, name tag on the right side of their chest, and a silver badge on the left side of the chest. The large text box beneath the men have all the names of each member.
Date:
June 23, 1970
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Firefighter Class 192 #2]
Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from September 29, 1980 to January 30, 1981 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with jeans or navy slacks and the first row is sitting on a wooden bench.
Date:
December 23, 1980
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 23, 1890
Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 23, 1890
Creator:
Elliott, Sercey
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 23, 1891
Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 23, 1891
Creator:
Elliott, Sercey
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 7, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 23, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 23, 1889
Creator:
Elliott, Sercey & Adams, Walter D.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 45, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 23, 1890
Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 23, 1890
Creator:
Elliott, Sercey & Adams, Walter D.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
South Belt Leader (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 23, 1979
Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local news along with advertising.
Date:
May 23, 1979
Creator:
Flickinger, Marie
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History