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[Marriage Certificate issued August 9, 1949 in Fort Bend County to P.S. Reed...] (open access)

[Marriage Certificate issued August 9, 1949 in Fort Bend County to P.S. Reed...]

Marriage Certificate issued August 9, 1949 in Fort Bend County to P.S. Reed and Lillian Jane Rogers
Date: August 9, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hallie Kellie Peareson Moore]

Photographic portrait of Hallie Kellie Peareson Moore (Mrs. Hilmar Moore) and sons, Hilmar and Philip, 1949. Peareson is seated at a desk with Hilmar (age 2) sitting on the desk wearing a white jumper and Philip (Age 4) standing in front of her wearing a white shorts set. Photographer's mark, "S.L. Poor 1949"
Date: 1949
Creator: Poor, Stuart Lindsey, 1887-1978
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Welcome to Rosenberg" sign in downtown Rosenberg, TX]

Photographic postcard of downtown Rosenberg, TX, late 1940s. View along Ave H. Welcome to Rosenberg lighted sign featured at center. On reverse is note from Emma Phillippi to brother Norveil Phillippi and family. postmarked June 12, 1949, Rosenberg. Gulf station in background. Schaffers Drug Store on right.
Date: June 12, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Business Section" of downtown Rosenberg, TX]

Photographic postcard of downtown Rosenberg, TX, late 1940s. Intersection of Ave H and 3rd Street. Street light at top of photo. Photo at bottom reads: BUSINESS SECTION, ROSENBERG, TEX.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wife and Children of John Kenneth Hicks]

Photo of Regina, Kenneth Jr., William and Robert, family of John Kenneth Hicks. Mr. Hicks was the adopted son of someone named ZuZu. Photo taken Christmas 1949. From the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: December 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oak Shadows

Oak Shadows. Frank Estill purchased this cabin in 1949. It is on Harwood Road in Bedford.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Concordia College Class of 1949]

Individual pictures of the Concordia College Class of 1949. Those pictured are E. Eckert, J. Gruetzner, C. Hartfield, A. Kieschniek, M. Knape, J. Kunkel, B. Martens, R. Martens, R. Pillack, W. Symank, and C. Symmank.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tad Lucas and Ruth Roach

This photo shows Ruth Roach and her cowgirl associate, Tad Lucas, riding together on the same horse in what appears to be a train yard in Fort Worth, Texas. Ruth Roach is in the front.
Date: February 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improving poultry through the National Poultry Improvement Plan. (open access)

Improving poultry through the National Poultry Improvement Plan.

Describes a national plan to improve poultry standards and production in the United States.
Date: April 1949
Creator: Zumbro, Paul B. (Paul Branson), 1904-; Buster, Melvin W. (Melvin Wright), 1894-; Sykes, J. D. (John Douglas), 1902-; Moore, S. A.; Carlson, Roy D., 1914-; Hemstra, L. C. et al.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dresses Designed for Little Girls. (open access)

Dresses Designed for Little Girls.

Provides suggestions for the design, construction, and evaluation of dresses made for girls aged 2 to 6. Includes advice about design features, fabric selection, and quality of workmanship.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Scott, Clarice L. (Clarice Louisba), b. 1899
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drying Seed Cotton. (open access)

Drying Seed Cotton.

Describes various methods of cotton-drying and the effectiveness of each.
Date: January 1949
Creator: Gerdes, Francis L. (Francis Leo), 1907-; Bennett, Charles A. (Charles Abel), b. 1889 & Martin, William J. (William Jules), 1910-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Using Tall Fescue in Soil Conservation. (open access)

Using Tall Fescue in Soil Conservation.

Describes the characteristics of tall fescue and how it can contribute to soil conservation.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Bailey, R. Y. (Richmond Young), b. 1893 & Scott, L. B. (Leo Blynn), b. 1888
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Streambank Plantings for Erosion Control in the Northeast. (open access)

Streambank Plantings for Erosion Control in the Northeast.

Describes the process of planting along streambanks as a method of erosion prevention.
Date: December 1949
Creator: Edminster, Frank C. (Frank Custer), 1903-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soybeans: Culture and Varieties. (open access)

Soybeans: Culture and Varieties.

Describes soybean varieties and how to grow them.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Morse, W. J. (William Joseph), b. 1884; Cartter, J. L. (Jackson Leaphart), 1902- & Williams, L. F. (Leonard Freeman), 1909-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm poultry raising. (open access)

Farm poultry raising.

Describes how to efficiently and successfully produce profitable poultry on the farm.
Date: 1949
Creator: Bird, H. R. (Herbert Roderick), 1912- & Lee, Alfred R., b. 1887
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mule production. (open access)

Mule production.

Describes the benefits of work mules, methods for breeding them, and characteristics of high-quality mules.
Date: 1949
Creator: Williams, J. O. (John Oscar), 1885- & Speelman, S. R. (Sanford Reed), 1894-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reducing damage to trees from construction work. (open access)

Reducing damage to trees from construction work.

Describes the damage often inflicted upon trees during construction projects, and explains how to plan projects accordingly to avoid these problems.
Date: 1949
Creator: Fowler, Marvin E. (Marvin Edward), 1904-; Gravatt, G. F. & Thompson, A. Robert.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Chromascope, Volume 49, 1949 (open access)

The Chromascope, Volume 49, 1949

1949 yearbook for Austin College, an annual publication of Austin College.
Date: 1949
Creator: Austin College
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John & Lela Cafe]

Ice storm hits cafe on the SW corner of 5th & Bolivar. Coca Cola signs displayed prominently.
Date: January 26, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
How to Build a Farm Pond. (open access)

How to Build a Farm Pond.

Describes the steps necessary to build a pond on farmland, including surveying land, testing the soil, building a spillway, and maintaining the pond.
Date: September 1949
Creator: Atkinson, Walter S., 1905-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dust Storms Come From the Poorer Lands. (open access)

Dust Storms Come From the Poorer Lands.

Describes the different classifications of land and the effect soil erosion has on the quality of land and its future for crop production. Contains the results of an extensive study.
Date: September 1949
Creator: Finnell, H. H. (Henry Howard), b. 1894
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pork on the farm : killing, curing, and canning. (open access)

Pork on the farm : killing, curing, and canning.

Describes methods for slaughtering, curing, and canning pork for later use.
Date: July 1949
Creator: Warner, K. F.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Southern Pacific locomotive arriving in Dallas]

Locomotive No. 620 one of the P-6 class "protection" engines kept under steam at Ennis, substitutes for one of the three streamlined P-14 engines (650, 651,or 652) normally assigned to bring The Hustler, Train No. 15 into Dallas in 1949. The Southern Pacific was in direct competition with the FW&D in Texas at the time and the Dallas/Houston route's schedule had to be protected against engine failures. One engine was kept with steam up at Ennis and another at Hearne for just such emergencies.
Date: 1949
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The "Texas Rocket" arriving in Dallas]

Photograph of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad's "Texas Rocket" train arriving in Dallas in 1949. In addition to the engine, a number of cars are visible, on curved tracks.
Date: 1949
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History