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[Letter from Alabama Gas Corporation, October 23, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Alabama Gas Corporation, October 23, 1964]

Letter from Alabama Gas Corporation to holders of common stock purchase warrants from the company informing them of the deadline to exercise their purchase warrants, among other details.
Date: October 23, 1964
Creator: Alabama Gas Corporation
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Central of Georgia (CG) #455

A photograph postcard showing the Southern Railway #455, 4-8-4, Class K-1, at Birmingham, AL. Stamped F.E. Ardrey, Jr.
Date: February 1, 1948
Creator: Ardrey, F. E., Jr.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Southern Railway (SOU)#1463

A photograph postcard showing the Southern Railway #1463, 4-8-2, Class T, at Birmingham, AL. Stamped F.E. Ardrey, Jr.
Date: February 1, 1948
Creator: Ardrey, F. E., Jr.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Southern Railway (SOU) #1481

A photograph postcard showing the Southern Railway #1481, 4-8-2, Class T, Train #7, "KC-Florida Special", passing Trandale, AL Stamped F.E. Ardrey, Jr.
Date: March 21, 1948
Creator: Ardrey, F. E., Jr.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Southern Railway (SOU) #4553

A photograph postcard showing the Southern Railway #4553, 2-8-2, Class M, Train #48, by Weems, AL, local to Amistan. Stamped F.E. Ardrey, Jr.
Date: September 5, 1948
Creator: Ardrey, F. E., Jr.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Southern (SOU) 6691

A photograph print showing the Southern (SOU) 6691, 4-6-2, Birmingham AL.
Date: June 23, 1940
Creator: Ardrey, F. E., Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0424B.0302]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A positive attitude and the development of communications are the most vital necessities if racial problems in the United States and other countries are going to be solved Robert McNair said Saturday afternoon in Oklahoma City."
Date: May 1, 1971
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0424B.0303]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: May 1, 1971
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Clipping: "Dorothea 'Didi' Moorman"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Dorothea 'Didi' Moorman"]

Newspaper clipping about women dispelling male fears about the B-29 Superfortress. A photo of Dorothea "Didi" Moorman standing with Brig. General Paul Tibbets in Fort Walton Beach Florida is shown.
Date: October 21, 1997
Creator: Associated Press
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postal Card from Carlson & Company to Henrietta Leonora Kempner, July 3, 1957]

Card with letter from Carlson & Company to Henrietta Leonora Kempner mentioning that they can offer all or a part of 480 shares of Texas Prudential Life Insurance Co. Stock at 40 net.
Date: July 3, 1957
Creator: Carlson & Company
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineral-Dressing Characteristics of the Red Iron Ores of Birmingham, Alabama (open access)

Mineral-Dressing Characteristics of the Red Iron Ores of Birmingham, Alabama

From Introduction: "The scope of this paper is such that it was deemed advisable to group the contents into several main sections. They are: Section I. Geography and Geology. Section II. Historical Review. (a) Mining and Smelting in Alabama. (b) Milling. (c) Summary of Milling Research. These two sections are primarily a bibliography and summary of the research on the Birmingham Red Mountain ores up to the middle 1940's."
Date: 1946
Creator: Coghill, Will H. & Coe, G. Dale
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development, Mining, and Handling of Ore in Folded and Faulted Areas, Red Iron Mines, Birmingham District, Alabama (open access)

Development, Mining, and Handling of Ore in Folded and Faulted Areas, Red Iron Mines, Birmingham District, Alabama

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over mining of red iron ores in Birmingham, Alabama. As stated in the introduction, "the present paper deals more specifically with the development and handling of ore as affected by folds and faults in the ore bed, and considers changes that may be desirable or necessary in future mining practices" (p. 2). This paper includes illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1927
Creator: Crane, W. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iron-Ore (Hematite) Mining Practice in the Birmingham District, Alabama (open access)

Iron-Ore (Hematite) Mining Practice in the Birmingham District, Alabama

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on red iron-ore mining near Birmingham, Alabama. Results of the studies are presented and discussed, as are mining methods. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1926
Creator: Crane, Walter R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letters Sent to Jack Ruby in 1964] (open access)

[Letters Sent to Jack Ruby in 1964]

Poor quality photocopies of letters which were sent to Jack Ruby during his time at Dallas County Jail. The letters were written by citizens, many of whom express an interest in his well-being and spirituality.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date: April 14, 2009
Creator: Donaldson, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date: April 14, 2009
Creator: Donaldson, Albert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 27, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 27, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about personnel being discharged and other things that are happening within the military.
Date: August 27, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert Burr addressed to Gentlemen, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas - December 17, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Robert Burr addressed to Gentlemen, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas - December 17, 1941]

A letter to the Abilene, Texas American Legion post, from Robert Durr, Editor, The Weekly Review, Birmingham, Alabama, dated December 17, 1941. Robert Durr defines Americanism.
Date: December 17, 1941
Creator: Durr, Robert
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Bond Sales from Equitable Securities Corporation to I. H. Kempner, March 4, 1958] (open access)

[Receipt for Bond Sales from Equitable Securities Corporation to I. H. Kempner, March 4, 1958]

Receipt from the Equitable Securities Corporation to I. H. Kempner regarding bonds for the City of Birmingham, Alabama Public Building Authority.
Date: March 4, 1958
Creator: Equitable Securities Corporation
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping of the Florists' Review] (open access)

[Clipping of the Florists' Review]

Clipping of the Florists' Review of Poinsettias prices. The focus is on a listing from Birmingham, Alabama but one from Opelika, Alabama is also visible on the front and a listing from Springfield, Illinois is visible on the back.
Date: 1953
Creator: Florists' Review
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Indianapolis Red Poinsettias] (open access)

[Invoice for Indianapolis Red Poinsettias]

Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner by Fraser Nurseries, including 50 Indianapolis Red Poinsettias for $11.25.
Date: June 19, 1954
Creator: Fraser Nurseries
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner, November 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner, November 17, 1944]

Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner agreeing to contact the Houston donor group on November 28th. He also discusses his visit to San Antonio and plans to visit Fort Worth to speak with the key men there. He also mentions an upcoming trip to Birmingham to visit with the University of Alabama Hillel Foundation and take suggestions from the foundation.
Date: November 17, 1944
Creator: Friedman, Newton J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast (AB&C) 124

A photograph print showing Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast (AB&C) 124, 4-6-0, Birmingham, AL.
Date: December 31, 1937
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Louisville & Nashville (LN) 320

A photograph print showing the Louisville & Nashville (LN) 320, 4-6-0, Birmingham, AL. (Note: crane with clamshell bucket in background)
Date: December 7, 1939
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History