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[1948 Fire]

Photograph of firemen wading through water near equipment covered with sheets.
Date: March 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

T. A. Mayes

Photograph of Thomas A. Mayes, a Travis County Agricultural Agent with the Negro Extension Service.
Date: 1948~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Birthday Greeting Card]

Birthday greeting card with a red ribbon running through it. The card has a picture of an older woman surrounded with a wreath of flowers, and includes text: "Greetings from 'Mama Sue' on her ninetieth birthday, December 25, 1948."
Date: December 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boy with a Cow]

Photograph of a boy kneeling next to a beef calf and holding a ribbon which says "Grand Champion Beef." He is at the annual Travis County Food and Livestock show in Rosewood Park in Austin.
Date: 1948
Creator: Ross Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boy with a Prize Winning Pig]

Photograph of a young boy posing with his show pig and holding a first place ribbon at the Fourth Annual Travis County Food and Livestock Show.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boys and Men with Beef Calves]

Photograph of men and boys kneeling next to their beef calves in front of wooden pens at the 1948 Travis County Food and Livestock Show in Rosewood Park in Austin. Doris Miller Auditorium is partially visible in the background.
Date: 1948
Creator: Ross Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire at Burris Lumber Company]

Photograph of men standing in debris spraying water at the Burris Lumber Company fire.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters Spraying Water at Fire]

Photograph of firemen spraying water at the Southern Land and Lumber Company fire in Beaumont, Texas. There is lumber on the ground, and more firefighters are visible in the background.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fireman on Wood Pile]

Photograph of a group of firemen standing on top of a pile of wood at the Southern Land and Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Firemen with Water Hose]

Photograph of a group of five men holding a water hose at the Southern Land and Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 1948 (open access)

The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 1948

Weekly newspaper from Llano, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 20, 1948
Creator: Collins, Will
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Medical Association Application: Everett Thomas Duncan, MD] (open access)

[Medical Association Application: Everett Thomas Duncan, MD]

Application submitted by Dr. Everett Thomas Duncan for membership in the Texas Medical Association. It includes background related to education, specialties, and other professional information.
Date: 1948~
Creator: Texas Medical Association
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Fighting a Fire at Lumber Yard]

Photograph of firefighters spraying water at large piles of lumber on fire at the Southern Land and Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas. A building is visible to the right.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Standing in Debris]

Photograph of men standing in debris spraying water at the Burris Lumber Company fire.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Okla Coburne with Her Students]

Photograph of a teacher standing against a wall with eight students. The reverse side of the photo describes the people from the top left as: Lola Dane Smith, Jimmie Anderson, Teacher Okla Coburne, Bobbie Anderson (Baker), Bobby Smith, George Clountz, Bobby Tavis, Pete Anderson, and Kenneth Smith.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Building on Fire]

Photograph of a building on fire in the distance at the Burris Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas. There are concrete cylinders in the foreground.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Building on Fire]

Photograph of a building on fire at the Burris Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Burning Building]

Photograph of a burning building in Beaumont, Texas. Streams of water are visible to the left.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Smoking Building on Fire]

Photograph of a smoking building on fire at the Burris Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of "Battle of The Flowers" Parade]

Photograph of a woman sitting on top of a parade float covered in flowers. A handwritten note on the back of the photo indicates that it was taken during the "Battle of the Flowers" parade in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fire at Southern Land and Lumber Company]

Photograph of a building on fire at the Southern Land and Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas. There are train tracks in the foreground.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Firemen Spraying Wood Pile]

Photograph of a group of firemen spraying water at a pile of lumber at the Southern Land and Lumber Company in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men in Uniform]

Photograph of several men in uniform squatting in front of two trucks at the Mesquite Fire Department.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from Drs. Lowrey to U. D. Maxwell, 1948] (open access)

[Receipt from Drs. Lowrey to U. D. Maxwell, 1948]

Receipt from Drs. Lowrey to U. D. Maxwell showing Maxwell paid the amount of $3.00.
Date: June 14, 1948
Creator: Lowrey
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History