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[Check to Turner and Dingee] (open access)

[Check to Turner and Dingee]

Personal check from the Fraternal Bank & Trust Co. of Fort Worth, made out to Turner and Dingee for $25.10 and signed by William McDonald.
Date: March 2, 1942
Creator: McDonald, WIlliam Madison
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check to Ure Drug Store] (open access)

[Check to Ure Drug Store]

Personal check from the Fraternal Bank & Trust Co. of Fort Worth, made out to Ure Drug Store for $4.25 and signed by William McDonald for the purchase of cigars. McDonald was a cigar aficionado.
Date: June 5, 1944
Creator: McDonald, WIlliam Madison
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dedication of the Bonham Veterans' Hospital]

Photograph of the dedication of the Bonham Veterans' Hospital and Domiciliary on July 9, 1948. Dignitaries, including Representative Sam Rayburn, are seated on the platform with flags positioned behind them with a band of musicians dressed in white uniforms are seated in front of the platform. Spectators are visible around the front of the stage, most standing and many wearing hats.
Date: July 9, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fannin County Electric, Installing a Power Line]

Photograph of a truck from Fannin County Electric Cooperative, Inc. The letters "REA" are written on the side of the truck. One worker stands behind the truck and assists with the construction of a power pole for an electric line.
Date: November 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First School of Instructions Held on Texas Lines, Brick Room #1]

Photograph of the "First School of Instructions," held in a Colorado and Southern Railway building. Seven Black men are seated in a windowless glazed concrete brick room, looking forward with three white men standing behind them.
Date: July 12, 1948
Creator: Fancher
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First School of Instructions Held on Texas Lines, Brick Room #2]

Photograph of the "First School of Instructions," held in a Colorado and Southern Railway building. Six Black men are seated in a windowless glazed concrete brick room, looking forward with three white men standing behind them.
Date: July 14, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First School of Instructions Held on Texas Lines, Dining Car]

Photograph of the "First School of Instructions," held on a Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company dining car. Several Black men are seated along all the seats within the dining car, turning to face the photographer. Four white men stand in the back of the car.
Date: July 1948
Creator: Smith, W. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First School of Instructions Held on Texas Lines, Passenger Car]

Photograph of the "First School of Instructions," held on a Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company passenger car. Several Black men are seated along the seats of the passenger car, with two rows of chairs with a center aisle and lunette windows on the car's sides. Four white men stand in the back of the car.
Date: July 1948
Creator: Smith, W. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Guinn Reflector, Yearbook of James E. Guinn Junior High School, 1944 (open access)

The Guinn Reflector, Yearbook of James E. Guinn Junior High School, 1944

Yearbook for James E. Guinn Junior High School in Fort Worth, Texas, including photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and local clubs.
Date: May 1944
Creator: James E. Guinn Junior High School
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hardeman County Men and Women of the Services (open access)

Hardeman County Men and Women of the Services

Directory of the men and women from Hardeman County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served. Also includes advertisements for local businesses and war bonds.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Brown County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Brown County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Brown County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1946~/1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Ellis County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Ellis County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Ellis County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1946~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Gregg County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Gregg County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Gregg County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1946~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Hopkins County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Hopkins County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Hopkins County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Jones County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Jones County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Jones County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served. 6
Date: 1946~
Creator: Greenbelt Publishing Service
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Kaufman County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Kaufman County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Kaufman County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Lamar County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Lamar County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Lamar County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1946~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Robertson County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Robertson County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Robertson County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1946~/1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Shelby County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Shelby County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Shelby County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1946~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Terry County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Terry County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Terry County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1946~
Creator: Greenbelt Publishing Service
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Wood County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Wood County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Wood County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1947~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from R. H. Moore to Mrs. Moore - June 16, 1942]

Postcard from Sgt. R. H. Moore, "468th SS", to Mrs. F[?] R. Moore. He concisely describes how he feels and the weather in Waco. The front of the postcard depicts a mineral water swimming pool in Leroy, Texas, which is at right. A circular pond and benches are at center, and a house is at left.
Date: July 16, 1942
Creator: Moore, R. H.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tyler Barber College Class of 1940]

Photograph of the Tyler Barber College, class of 1940. The portrait of the college's president, H. M. Morgan, is at center, in front of illustrations of clippers and scissors. The graduating class is laid out in a grid, each wearing caps and gowns, set within a glass frame with decorative blue and red edges.
Date: 1940?
Creator: Teal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History