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Colonia Self-Help Program (open access)

Colonia Self-Help Program

Information sheet describing the Colonia self-help grant program for use in providing water and wastewater services in economically distressed areas near the border with Mexico.
Date: April 2011
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[GeeGee Home]

Photograph of a single-story brick house with a large front porch. The house sports a set of bay windows on its right side. Several chairs rest on the porch. The ground in front of the home is bare dirt. The back of the photograph reads "Jeff Davis County Club. Jeff Davis Auxiliary April 1902. Meat market. Musgrave lived here. Had a pool hall torn down and rebuilt by Jim McElroy as a duplex. Made into one house by Leonard Rinehart."
Date: April 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of 11 Poses with Barry Scobee]

Photograph of a group of 11 people posing outside of Fort Barracks with Barry Scobee. The subjects are, left to right: Grace Schoafema, Bert Williams, Lucy Miller, Lela Weatherby, Mary Sproul, Katherine Scobee, Jim Stevens, Barry Scobee, Mrs. Hanelby, Annie Lou Clark, and W. Hoffman.
Date: April 22, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Latch Device For The Doors of Steam-Shovels, Dredges, And The Like. (open access)

Latch Device For The Doors of Steam-Shovels, Dredges, And The Like.

Patent for an improved latch mechanism that is easier to construct, operate, and easier to replace on "steam shovels, dredge dippers, or the like, and...to the class of tripping latches" (lines 11-13). Instruction and illustrations included.
Date: April 11, 1916
Creator: Watson, Joseph L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - April 10, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - April 10, 1944]

A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS, Ft. Davis, Texas dated April 10, 1944. Carswell advises of the concern expressed by Mr. J. W. McElroy regarding the Railroad Co. drawing men from the ranch industry to the railroad when they are classified for immediate military service.
Date: April 10, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - April 10, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - April 10, 1944]

A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS, Ft. Davis, Texas dated April 10, 1944. Carswell advises that he has verified rumors as actual fact at Ft. Davis regarding men classified IV-F taking advantage of their classification by declining to work while obtaining odd jobs at irregular intervals because of a higher wage per day.
Date: April 10, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - April 10, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - April 10, 1944]

A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS, Ft. Davis, Texas dated April 10, 1944. Carswell advises that his inspection turned into instruction due to the situation he found in Ft. Davis.
Date: April 10, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - April 10, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - April 10, 1944]

A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS, Ft. Davis, Texas dated April 10, 1944. Carswell relays information regarding the one hotel in Ft. Davis, Hotel Limpia, advising that advance reservations are generally unnecessary.
Date: April 10, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Luncheon for Barry Scobee #1]

Photograph of a luncheon for Barry Scobee. Six individuals are seated around a table full of food. The back of the card reads "Striped dress Bert Williams, to her left Katherine Scobee- Bary Scobee, Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Hambly. "
Date: April 22, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Luncheon for Barry Scobee #2]

Photograph of many people gathered in a room with several tables for a luncheon honoring Barry Scobee. The room sports light-colored painted cinder block walls and a wide window with curtains. Two people stand behind a cash register in the corner.
Date: April 22, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Luncheon for Barry Scobee #3]

Photograph of many people gathered in a room with several tables for a luncheon honoring Barry Scobee. The room sports light-colored painted cinder block walls.. Two people stand behind a cash register in the corner. The back of the photograph reads "Long haired lady Mary Williams, then Jim Stevens, then Betty Stevens."
Date: April 22, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Luncheon for Barry Scobee #4]

Photograph of many people gathered in a room with several tables for a luncheon honoring Barry Scobee. The room sports light-colored painted cinder block walls and a wide window with curtains. Two people stand behind a cash register in the corner.
Date: April 22, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Fire (Davis Mountains)] captions transcript

[News Clip: Fire (Davis Mountains)]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 7, 1978
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Folo Apollo] (open access)

[News Script: Folo Apollo]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 17, 1972, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Forest Fire] (open access)

[News Script: Forest Fire]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Fire Control Department of the Texas Forest Service headquartered in Lufkin says that three water tanks and six crewmen have been sent to the Davis county to help in attempts to control a forest fire.
Date: April 26, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
StarDate, Volume 40, Number 2, March/April 2012 (open access)

StarDate, Volume 40, Number 2, March/April 2012

This is a bimonthly publication of the McDonald Observatory discussing research, news, and other topics of interest related to astronomy and science. The publication offers key featured articles, miscellaneous astronomy information, a a current star chart, a calendar of astronomical events, and a Q&A titled Dear Merlin.
Date: April 2012
Creator: McDonald Observatory
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History