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[Postcard of the Majestic Hotel at Lake Charles]

Postcard of a four story hotel behind a line of trees. The hotel is identified by the type below the picture, "Majestic Hotel, Lake Charles, LA." The letter to the side reads, "Dear Mamie am on lake Charls today. Won't drive in this evening. Having a dandy time. Nov. 18th 1905 Lucile." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Calder Drive Beaumont, Texas."
Date: November 20, 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Carroll E. Ward and Edgar Miller]

Postcard of two young men standing in a field with sports fields in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Carroll E. Ward, Edgar Miller of Lake Charles La. Allen Academy 1908. Carroll on left."
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sampling Device for Artesian Wells (open access)

Sampling Device for Artesian Wells

Patent for a sampling device for artesian wells to detect when oil has been reached.
Date: April 23, 1912
Creator: Bettis, William I.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Orange 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: 1926
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Orange 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: 1932
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Orange 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: 1932
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Anderson Scrapbook 2] (open access)

[Anderson Scrapbook 2]

Scrapbook of collected items including photographs, clippings, letters, and other documents from Lieutenant Richard A. Anderson's time in the Navy aboard the USS Skirmish.
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: Anderson, Richard Alan
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Anderson Scrapbook 3] (open access)

[Anderson Scrapbook 3]

Scrapbook of collected items including photographs, clippings, letters, and other documents from Lieutenant Richard A. Anderson's time in the Navy aboard the USS Skirmish.
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: Anderson, Richard Alan
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phoenix Lake 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 1:31680
Date: 1946
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carter Creek 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 1:31680
Date: 1947
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Starks 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 1:31680
Date: 1947
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Toomey 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 1:31680
Date: 1947
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chas. Fowler, Jr., to I. H. Kempner, January 12, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Chas. Fowler, Jr., to I. H. Kempner, January 12, 1948]

Letter from Chas. Fowler, Jr. to I. H. Kempner discussing land in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana that could be sold to oil companies but Fowler insisting that the best choice would be to keep the land, rather than sell.
Date: January 12, 1948
Creator: Fowler, Charles, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Charles Fowler, Jr., January 13, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Charles Fowler, Jr., January 13, 1948]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Charles Fowler, Jr. asking Fowler to make a lease for 107 acres near the Sulphur Dome to allow for oil development.
Date: January 13, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of big cordgrass in bloom. This grass is highly palatable to livestock and is part of the "climax" on high marshes. LA. 62-044.
Date: July 29, 1951
Creator: Allan, Phillip
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Charles

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: 1952
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phoenix Lake 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 1:31680
Date: 1954
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Toomey 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 1:31680
Date: 1954
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: News briefs -- storm] (open access)

[News Script: News briefs -- storm]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a series of storms over Parker County, including destructive hail and a small tornado damaging roofs and cars in towns around the county. No one was injured in the storms.
Date: April 8, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland, June 30, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland, June 30, 1955]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland discussing installation of elevator at D. W. Kempner residence after removing it from W. P. Weber residence. Includes the order letter with instructions for the same.
Date: June 30, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland, June 30, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland, June 30, 1955]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland accepting an offer for sale of an Otis Personal Service Elevator and detailing terms of payment. The elevator will be removed from the W. P. Weber residence and installed in the D. W. Kempner residence in Galveston, Texas, by the Otis Elevator Company.
Date: June 30, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. W. Noland, Jr. to D. W. Kempner, July 22, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from A. W. Noland, Jr. to D. W. Kempner, July 22, 1955]

Letter from A. W. Noland, Jr. to D.W. Kempner discussing a non-payment for the Otis Personal Service Elevator sold.
Date: July 22, 1955
Creator: Noland, A. W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland, Jr., July 25, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland, Jr., July 25, 1955]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland, Jr. discussing about delay in payment for an elevator that was purchased.
Date: July 25, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Work Order and Invoice for Otis Elevator Company, 1955] (open access)

[Work Order and Invoice for Otis Elevator Company, 1955]

Service order detailing a request for an elevator to be removed from a residence in Louisiana and re-installed in the Kempner residence in Galveston, along with the notes and estimated cost of $2,954.00, which is marked paid with a Kempner stamp dated October 10, 1955.
Date: October 1955
Creator: Otis Elevator Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History