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[Postcard of a Webb Fire Engine Test]

Postcard of a fire engine spraying water at a building with two large smokestacks. The photograph was captured from a distance above, and many people can be seen observing the scene below. A printed note on the back of the postcard says, "Test of the "Webb" Motor Fire Engine, Through Deck Turret on "Webb" Motor High Pressure Wagon. Height of Stack 246 ft. Size of Nozzle 1 5/8 inches. It was estimated that at times this stream reached nearly 300 feet perpendicularly."
Date: February 9, 1912
Creator: Inbody, J.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to George Pendexter, June 24, 1909]

Postcard with a photograph of the Goshen Fire Department in Goshen, Indiana posing for a picture outside the residence of W. J. Latta. There are three separate horse-drawn fire wagons in this picture, on the far right is the solo passenger wagon, the wagon with the large water hose is in the center, and the wagon carrying the ladders is on the far left; all together there are five firemen in the picture.
Date: June 24, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photo of the Goshen, Indiana Fire Department]

Postcard with an image of the fire department in Goshen, Indiana. The note on the back from the sender says he does not know if he already sent Pendexter this photo or not. The photograph shows the three horse-drawn vehicles used by the Goshen Fire Department, the one in the center is the primary one, while the one on the left is a small passenger wagon.
Date: August 15, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Robert Seidel, September 7, 1999

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Robert Seidel, a Army Air Force WWII veteran from Elkhart, Indiana, who served in the 763rd Bomb Squadron in the European Theater. Accompanied by his wife Helen, Seidel discusses his family, the start of the war and joining the Air Corps, training as a flight engineer, assignment to the B-24 and deployment to Spinazzola, Italy, flying combat missions, life at the base, ditching his aircraft near Salzburg and getting captured, being interrogated, internment at Stalag Luft IV, liberation, and returning to the US. In appendix are three photos of Seidel, his B-24 crew, and their aircraft, Seidel's papers from when he was a German prisoner, his POW log book, the official narrative report of the mission he was lost on, and a letter from his family while he was in Italy.
Date: September 7, 1999
Creator: Lane, Peter B. & Seidel, Robert
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Dobbins Manufacturing Company, March 25, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Dobbins Manufacturing Company, March 25, 1955]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Dobbins Manufacturing Company requesting for book of parts for hand and power garden sprayers.
Date: March 25, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. C. Poyser to Harris L. Kempner, March 14, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from R. C. Poyser to Harris L. Kempner, March 14, 1946]

Letter from R. C. Poyser to Harris L. Kempner discussing their pleasant business relationship during the war and requesting the addresses of those who served alongside Harris in the Navy, mentioning an invitation to visit in Elkhart.
Date: March 14, 1946
Creator: Poyser, R. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. E. E. Hansen, March 18, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. E. E. Hansen, March 18, 1946]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to E. E. Hansen regarding a received letter and informing Hansen that Kempner has passed on an enclosure to Herb, along with a request for Hansen's Texas itinerary.
Date: March 18, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. E. Hansen to Mr. H. L. Kempner, March 6, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from E. E. Hansen to Mr. H. L. Kempner, March 6, 1946]

Letter from E. E. Hansen to Harris L. Kempner enclosing a letter to Jim Mooney's assistant and discussing men now out of the Navy and his current business conditions.
Date: March 6, 1946
Creator: Hansen, E. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. E. Hansen to Mr. Harris Kempner, March 14, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from E. E. Hansen to Mr. Harris Kempner, March 14, 1946]

Letter from E. E. Hansen to Harris L. Kempner enclosing a copy of a letter and requesting that the letter be passed on to Houston.
Date: March 14, 1946
Creator: Hansen, E. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. E. E. Hansen, March 2, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. E. E. Hansen, March 2, 1946]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to E. E. Hansen asking about the possibility of acquiring a station wagon after not having a car since his return from Washington.
Date: March 2, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. E. E. Hansen, April 23, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. E. E. Hansen, April 23, 1946]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. E. E. Hansen confirming that he will not write Schiefer and discussing the purchase of cars.
Date: April 23, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jim Schiefer to Mr. E. E. Hansen, April 16, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Jim Schiefer to Mr. E. E. Hansen, April 16, 1946]

Letter from Jim Schiefer to E. E. Hansen discussing a mix-up regarding Harris' Station Wagon, requesting Harris' address and the plant being down.
Date: April 16, 1946
Creator: Willys-Overland Motors, Inc.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co. to Mr. Harris Kempner, April 18, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co. to Mr. Harris Kempner, April 18, 1946]

Letter from E. E. Hansen to Harris L. Kempner suggesting that he write Jim Schiefer and give him his address.
Date: April 18, 1946
Creator: Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. E. E. Hansen, April 8, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. E. E. Hansen, April 8, 1946]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to E. E. Hansen requesting that his friend give the Willis Overland dealer more instructions.
Date: April 8, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History