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[Newspaper clippings about the election of Dr. May Owen to two positions] (open access)

[Newspaper clippings about the election of Dr. May Owen to two positions]

Newspaper clippings of articles about Dr. May Owen's election to president of the Tarrant County Medical Society, and her election to president of the Texas Society of Pathologtsts
Date: {1947-01-28,1947-03-07}
Creator: Fort Worth Press
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Eagles Work Out; Halfbacks Better] (open access)

[Clipping: Eagles Work Out; Halfbacks Better]

Newspaper clipping about the North Texas Eagles recovering from several injuries, December 31, 1947.
Date: December 31, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Piquante (open access)

Piquante

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, by Coby Whitmore, a brunette woman admires her reflection in a tall black standing mirror and considers the ties to her hat while in a state of topless undress. On the facing page, by Ben Stahl, a Spanish ballerina removes her costume stockings. Both illustrations/ paintings were done specifically for the December 1947 issue.
Date: December 1947
Creator: Whitmore, Coby & Stahl, Ben
System: The UNT Digital Library
Portrait of a Christmas Eve (open access)

Portrait of a Christmas Eve

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, landscape-oriented painting done by Al Moore of a blonde woman laying on a polar bear skin rug with her arms around the jaw. On the following page is a painting recreating a fictional Victorian Christmas evening party by Leslie Saalburg.
Date: December 1947
Creator: Moore, Al & Saalburg, Leslie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dogs Life by Joe De Mers & Fritz Willis (open access)

Dogs Life by Joe De Mers & Fritz Willis

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page is a collaborative illustration of a woman in a yellow two-piece joyfully receiving a black Cocker Spaniel puppy. On the facing page, by Fritz Willis, an auburn haired figure model sits covered in a black coat between sessions on her posing stool drinking tea
Date: November 1947
Creator: De Mers, Joe
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kitten by Joe De Mers (open access)

Kitten by Joe De Mers

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page by De Mers, a youthful brunette ballet dancer watches over 3 kittens. She is seated on an emerald green love seat wearing her dance slippers and a matching slip dress. On the facing page by Baz, a simple image of a blonde eating an apple with a bowl of tropical fruit in front of her. The description outlines the symbolism of the fruits.
Date: November 1947
Creator: De Mers, Joe & Baz, Ben-Hur
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Death Thins Ranks of First A&M Graduating Class to 3] (open access)

[Clipping: Death Thins Ranks of First A&M Graduating Class to 3]

Newspaper clipping reporting on the shrinking number of Texas A&M's first graduating class, listing former senator William John Bryan among one of three surviving members.
Date: October 23, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Early East Texas Oil Developer Dies] (open access)

[Clipping: Early East Texas Oil Developer Dies]

Newspaper clipping reporting on the death of George W. Hardy.
Date: October 22, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Girl by Al Moore (open access)

Girl by Al Moore

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, a blonde woman by Al Moore poses in a bikini on a pattern of purple zebra stripes. On the facing page by Fritz Willis, the blonde model is surrounded by a whirl of autumn leaves that expose her legs and underwear.
Date: October 1947
Creator: Moore, Al & Willis, Fritz
System: The UNT Digital Library
Last Rose by Ben-Hur Baz (open access)

Last Rose by Ben-Hur Baz

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, a barefoot woman feigns surprise in a blue and pink matching two-piece with a large straw sunhat. On the facing page, a blonde showgirl is seen studying and smoking a cigarette backstage in costume. Image No. 80 is a unique collaboration between Joe De Mers and Fritz Willis.
Date: October 1947
Creator: Baz, Ben-Hur; De Mers, Joe & Willis Fritz
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meetings scheduled by Latin American league of citizens (open access)

Meetings scheduled by Latin American league of citizens

Newspaper clipping with handwritten date noted as October 1947 titled "Meetings Scheduled By Latin American League of Citizens". This article contains information about an upcoming LULAC regional convention to be held in Houston for LULAC delegates from 45 Texas cities.
Date: October 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Birthday Greetings] (open access)

[Clipping: Birthday Greetings]

Newspaper clipping featuring an article wishing former Senator W. J. Bryan a happy birthday and recounting his life accomplishments. Another article is published in the clipping recounting thoughts on war and death from statistician writer Roger W. Babson. Partial ads are printed on the back.
Date: September 28, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration] (open access)

[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Page from True Magazine featuring an illustration of a Petty Girl and descriptive text reading " There's something wrong with this line... a man called and didn't try to date me!" followed by a reproductive print of a painting depicting a man fishing a mountain lake. Pin-ups by artist George Petty or "Petty Girls" first made their appearance in 1933 and into the 1950s set the standard for American female beauty. The hallmarks of Petty pin-ups are elongated limbs most noted in the legs, a flirtatious smile, and telephones.
Date: 1947-09~
Creator: Petty, George & L., F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adornment by Fritz Willis (open access)

Adornment by Fritz Willis

A single front and back page from the August edition of Esquire Magazine 1947. The page features theatrical and dance-themed pin-ups by Fritz Willis and Joe De, Mers followed by small paragraphs of descriptive text at the bottom of each printed illustration.
Date: August 1947
Creator: Willis, Fritz & De Mers, Joe
System: The UNT Digital Library
Versatility by Ren Wicks (open access)

Versatility by Ren Wicks

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, no. 57, a blonde woman considers her knitting project, which she holds up to her waist with the excess yarn around her chest. She stands in front of a chair that has her clothes on it and next to her knitting bag. Description references Ralph Waldo Emerson and the virtue of young women doing older woman's hobbies. On the facing page, an actress prepares her makeup for a show. She is seen kneeling on a chair in front of a lit mirror and vanity in purple underwear and tights.
Date: August 1947
Creator: Wicks, Ren & Shook, Euclid
System: The UNT Digital Library
Camouflage by Al Moore (open access)

Camouflage by Al Moore

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, a black-haired woman lays seductively on a leopard-skin wearing a matching top and bottom with red lipstick and nail polish. The description discusses the leopard in regards to women's fashion and behavior throughout history. On the facing page, a woman in a black riding habit and boots lays sprawled on the ground in shock holding her riding crop in her right hand.
Date: June 1947
Creator: Moore, Al & Baz, Ben-Hur
System: The UNT Digital Library
Concentration by Joe De Mers (open access)

Concentration by Joe De Mers

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, no. 52, a blonde woman sits cross-legged on the floor surrounded by tea and sewing supplies. She is following a magazine to embellish a straw garden hat with flowers, which she is holding up to examine intently. On the facing page, a dialogue between a model wearing a swimsuit and a man wearing a tan suit is taking place on a photo shoot set. The two individuals are surrounded by lights, chairs, and film cameras.
Date: June 1947
Creator: De Mers, Joe & Willis, Fritz
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Clipped Wings] (open access)

[Clipping: Clipped Wings]

Clipping of an article from Collier's magazine discussing the lack of opportunities available to female pilots. The back of the first clipping includes ads for Burgess Batteries, Wigwam Socks, and X-Pandotite and the conclusion of an article. The back of the second clipping includes an illustration of a large 8-ball with a sign stating "Harry Doesn't Live Here Any More" and text of an article.
Date: May 17, 1947
Creator: Neely, Frederick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pastoral by Joe De Mers (open access)

Pastoral by Joe De Mers

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, No. 47, a blonde gardener with wavy hair collects colorful daisies using her skirt and wheelbarrow. She is wearing a sun hat, a pink and blue dress, and work gloves. The image also includes a watering can and pruners in the foreground. The facing page, No. 48, shows a masked fencer in a yellow and white uniform. The model's blonde hair is tied back away from her face and she is holding a practice foil to her right side
Date: May 1947
Creator: De Mers, Joe & Willis, Fritz
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recapitulation by Euclid Shook (open access)

Recapitulation by Euclid Shook

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, No. 50, a smiling blonde woman with her hair in two braids stands next to a burning fireplace revealing her legs to warm herself. The description immediately below makes reference to the vestal virgins of Rome, the goddess Hestia, and women's connection to pagan traditions. On the facing page, a self-assured woman wearing a black evening gown and pink gloves walks upstairs side eying away from the viewer. The description wonders about the idea of calm and reserved women.
Date: May 1947
Creator: Shook, Euclid & Hall, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Hangar Scoop from New Mexico] (open access)

[Clipping: Hangar Scoop from New Mexico]

Newspaper clipping from the Cross Country News, a newspaper for civilian aviation, discussing flying activity in New Mexico, including Herman Fuchs and his aerial hunting. On the back is a piece discussing flying license suspensions and revocations.
Date: April 28, 1947
Creator: Shockley, Wanda
System: The Portal to Texas History
[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration] (open access)

[True Magazine Petty Girl Illustration]

Page from True magazine featuring an illustration of a Petty Girl followed by a reproduction print of a painting of the Chigaco Cubs winning a baseball game. Pin-ups by artist George Petty or "Petty Girls" first made their appearance in 1933 and into the 1950s set the standard for American female beauty. The hallmarks of Petty pin-ups are elongated limbs most noted in the legs, a flirtatious smile, and telephones.
Date: April 1947
Creator: Petty, George & [Halk?]
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ornament by Bob Cassell (open access)

Ornament by Bob Cassell

Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, No.39, a curvaceous blonde Christmas chorus girl poses in a peppermint stripe costume. The outfit includes a large red hat, ruffled bustle, tights, and prop umbrella. On the facing page, a petite blonde poses in a short sheer and lace black dress with pink accents and coordinating pink slippers.
Date: March 1947
Creator: Cassell, Bob & Cooper, Mario
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Newspaper Clipping: Many Revere Shy Medical Society Head] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Many Revere Shy Medical Society Head]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Dr. May Owen's election as President of the Tarrant County Medical Society. The article discusses Dr. Owen's physical appearance, her qualifications in medicine, and the respect other physicians hold for her.
Date: February 5, 1947
Creator: Stephenson, Bess
System: The Portal to Texas History