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["Sunset Limited" at Santa Barbara depot]

In the days when Steam was King, Southern Pacific's "Sunset Limited" train No. 2 eastbound, headed by Engine No. 2286 - a Pacific type 4-6-2- locomotive - with a consist of nine standard heavyweight cars - awaits the conductor's "B-o-a-rd!" at the depot in Santa Barbara.
Date: 1916~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bowie-Gavin Process: Its Application to the Cracking of Tars and Heavy Oils, Also to the Recovery of Oil from Oil-Soaked Sands or Shales, or from Oil Shales (open access)

The Bowie-Gavin Process: Its Application to the Cracking of Tars and Heavy Oils, Also to the Recovery of Oil from Oil-Soaked Sands or Shales, or from Oil Shales

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the Bowie-Gavin process. As stated in the introduction, "this paper describes a process and an apparatus designed to recover oil from such deposits" (p. 1). The results of experiments conducted using this process are discussed. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1926
Creator: Bowie, C. P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Santa Fe (ATSF) 3917

A photograph print showing Santa Fe 3917, 2-10-2, Santa Barbara, CA.
Date: 1938
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 481

A photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 481, 4-6-0 (Class 468), [had been] used as a stationary boiler for heating the station at Los Angeles, CA, for 3 or 4 years and was recently repaired. Santa Barbara, CA. Scrapped San Bdno. 11-26-1938.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 801

A photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 801, 2-8-0, Santa Barbara, CA.
Date: September 1938
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Union Pacific (UP) 2708

A photograph print showing Union Pacific (UP) 2708, 2-8-2, Santa Barbara, CA.
Date: November 6, 1938
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Leo Ranney - January 24, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Leo Ranney - January 24, 1945]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Dr. Leo Ranney discussing new developments that have happened since they last wrote. Alex Bradford mentions that at one point he was stationed near Lake Chad and Fort Lamy in July 1941. Mr. Bradford also touches upon his life choices of serving throughout the world in two foreign armies and as a civilian serviceman.
Date: January 24, 1945
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1215 Anacapa St. - Santa Barbara, Ca.]

1215 Anacapa St. - Santa Barbara, Ca. Home of William S. Blackshear. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: April 12, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1215 Anacapa St - Santa Barbara, Ca.]

1215 Anacapa St. - Santa Barbara, Calif. Home of William S. Blackshear. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: April 12, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1215 Anacapa St. - Santa Barbara, CA.]

(back of photo) Side of 1215 Anacapa St. 1946 - W.S.B. purchased it for $14,500. The date I purchased this property spent about $3,000.00 on it for paint and improvements. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: April 12, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shed behind 1215 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, Ca.]

Shed behind 1215 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, Ca. - Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: April 12, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Blackshear - Santa Barbara, Ca.]

William Blackshear standing in front of his home at 1215 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, Calif. 1946 - Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: April 12, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. L. Bohannon to I. H. Kempner, Jr., June 27, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from C. L. Bohannon to I. H. Kempner, Jr., June 27, 1946]

Letter from C. L. Bohannan to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing a starting salary and living accommodations.
Date: June 27, 1946
Creator: Bohannan, C. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr. to C. L. Bohannan, July 3, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr. to C. L. Bohannan, July 3, 1946]

Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr. to C. L. Bohannan discussing residences in Sugar Land.
Date: July 3, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. L. Bohannan to I. H. Kempner, Jr., July 6, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from C. L. Bohannan to I. H. Kempner, Jr., July 6, 1946]

Letter from C. L. Bohannan to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing a starting salary.
Date: July 6, 1946
Creator: Bohannan, C. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr to C. L. Bohannan] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr to C. L. Bohannan]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to C. L. Bohannan discussing a starting salary and correspondence with references.
Date: July 12, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr. to C. L. Bohannan, July 22, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr. to C. L. Bohannan, July 22, 1946]

Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr. to C. L. Bohannan discussing an offer for a position as assistant chemist and a starting salary.
Date: July 22, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Santa Maria Valley (SMV) 1000

A photograph postcard showing the Santa Maria Valley (SMV) 1000, 2-6-2, Santa Maria, CA.
Date: September 1946
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Pierce Isaac Moten to the Bastrop County District Clerk, February 1947] (open access)

[Letter from Pierce Isaac Moten to the Bastrop County District Clerk, February 1947]

Letter from Dr. Pierce Isaac Moten to the District Clerk of Bastrop County, in February of 1947, concerning some land owned by his mother, Carrie Moten.
Date: February 1947
Creator: Moten, Pierce Isaac
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Pierce I. Moten, February 20, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Pierce I. Moten, February 20, 1947]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to his brother, Pierce I. Moten, on February 20, 1947. He wishes his brother happy birthday, and discusses the possibility of visiting California again soon.
Date: February 20, 1947
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mary Jean and Oakleigh Thorne Marriage Annoucement] (open access)

[Mary Jean and Oakleigh Thorne Marriage Annoucement]

Card from Mrs. and Mrs. Daniel Webster Kempner announcing the marriage of Mary Jean Kempner to Mr. Oakleigh Lewis Thorne, which took place on October 27, 1948.
Date: 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956 & Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Price List from Kallman's Garden Nursery] (open access)

[Price List from Kallman's Garden Nursery]

Price list from Kallman's Garden Nursery for their Cymbidium plants for 1948.
Date: 1948~
Creator: Kallman's Garden Nursery
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Items from Kallman's Garden Nursery, October 1948] (open access)

[Invoice for Items from Kallman's Garden Nursery, October 1948]

Invoice for items sold to Mr. D. W. Kempner by Kallman's Garden Nursery, including a Brunfelsia, 6 six-inch Pots Mother Ferns, 2 Crown of Bohemia Hibiscuses, 2 one-gallon Coprosma, 2 one-gallon Silver Trees, a one-gallon Luna Hibiscus, a one-gallon Afterglow Bougainvillea, a Straphsthus, a Cassia, 2 White Agapanthuses, 2 Blue Agapanthuses, a Clivia, a Bird of Paradise, and a Billbergia totaling $29.70. The invoice was marked paid.
Date: October 1948
Creator: Kallman's Garden Nursery
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, Jr., October 26, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, Jr., October 26, 1948]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, Jr. providing the address of Mr. and Mrs. Oakleigh Thorn.
Date: October 26, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History