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West Texas Historical and Scientific Society publication number twelve (open access)

West Texas Historical and Scientific Society publication number twelve

This issue provides description, photographs, and historical background of Big Bend National Park.
Date: June 1, 1948
Creator: West Texas Historical and Scientific Society
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a woman on a paint horse]

Photograph of a woman on a paint horse. The woman is wearing boots, light colored pants with dark trim at pant left bottoms and at pockets, light colored blouse, bandana, leather jacket, and a cowboy hat. Free-standing cement structures (monuments?) on left of photograph. Sidewalk and trees in background. Written in black ink on back (name may not be correct since handwriting is difficult to decipher): "Jennie Dawson Beerton Jan - 1 - 1940 Queenie" and stamped in blue "24".
Date: January 1, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hangar at Hitchcock Naval Air Station with five K-type blimps]

Hangar at Hitchcock Naval Air Station with five K-type blimps.
Date: May 1, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap. Monday, February 1, 1943 : week of January 22 to January 29

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Allied Council, North Africa, Western Europe, Solomons, New Guinea, Wake, Russia, Aleutians. Includes ten photographs. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps show North Africa and Russia. Back: "Soviet Infantry." Two posters by Glen Mitchell show Soviet infantry in action. Also included are images of Soviet uniform insignia and Soviet weapons.
Date: February 1, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, March 1, 1943 : week of February 19 to February 26, 181st week of the war, 63rd week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: North Africa, Russia, Burma-China, New Guinea, Solomons, Aleutians, Sinkings (sea losses). Large world map is keyed to text. Includes table: Great Circle Distances in Statute Miles. Inset map shows Tunisia. Includes photos: Nazi Panzers in Bizerte, Air base at Dakar, Hold on Kharkov, Hunting enemy submarines. Back: Poster provides recognition cues and front and profile drawings of Allied and Axis heavy, medium, and light armored cars. Includes range scale.
Date: March 1, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, June 1, 1942 : week of May 22 to May 29

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Allied raids effective -- Stilwell in India -- Chinese repulse Japs -- Planes sink subs -- Against overconfidence -- Private buys $3,700 war bonds -- U.S. mission in Britain points to new fronts -- Labor will be 'frozen' -- Camacho asks for war -- 'Freeze' fish, razors -- New registration set -- Recruiting for WAAC -- Millions in war work -- Bombers to pop out like Model T's at Willow Run -- Kurdish revolt crushed -- Heavy action at Kharkov -- Himmler's aid wounded -- Axis drive in Libya -- RAF ruins Genoa. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps show area occupied by Japanese troops near Chungking -- Nazi drives and Soviet attacks near Kharkov. Includes photographs: Beaufort torpedo-bombers under mass production in Australia -- Sec. Hull -- Lt. Gen. Arnold -- Lt. Gen. Somervell -- Rear Adm. Towers -- WAAC officer's winter and summer uniforms and Auxiliary's winter uniform -- Flying B-24 -- Bren Gun carriers in action -- Long-barrelled Russian rifles -- British 25 pounder fires on the enemy in Libya -- Hurricane bomber -- Training for motor torpedo boat …
Date: June 1, 1942
Creator: [United States]. Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, November 1, 1943 : week of October 21 to October 28, 216th week of the war, 98th week of U.S. participation

Text describes action on various war fronts: "Jinx," Russia, Italy, Air Offensive, Aegean Sea, Southwest Pacific, Burma, Tarawa. Maps: Breakthrough above the Crimea -- Setting the range for Rabaul Photographs: "Jinx" [the six-man crew and their tank destroyer "Jinx" on the Italian front]; [Nazis in the Soviet Union] ; Paratroops at Lae, New Guinea. Back: Map of Northern Italy.
Date: November 1, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 242nd week of the war, 124th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Western Europe, USSR, Italy, Southwest Pacific, Central Pacific, Southeast Asia, China. Map: Southwest Pacific showing areas of action. Includes photographs: Various sizes of bombs; German self-propelled gun with an American tank and a Nazi armored personnel carrier in the background; Capsized liberty ship in Naples harbor; View of Sabang Harbour before being taken by Japanese; Allied planes carry out some of the heaviest bombing operations at Hollandia airfield. Back: Memorandum for the Armed Forces. Subject: Home front production. Includes photographs: Guns; Shells; Vehicles; Planes; Ships. Text includes 4 point memorandum and descriptions of photographs.
Date: May 1, 1944
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 277th week of the war, 159th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: German offensive gains momentum, "Greatest Japanese Defeat," Soviet forces in action, Fighting bitter on Italian front. Maps: [German offensive] -- Mindoro -- Philippine Islands -- Leyte, Samar battle area -- Czechoslovakia, Hungary border -- Northern Italy near Bologna. Back: 1945 calendar with advice: "Every day be careful what you say or write!"
Date: January 1, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : New Discharge Scores

Front: New discharge scores are given for enlisted men, WACS, and officers. Also includes excerpts from a transcript of General Marshall's extemporaneous remarks on demobilization during an appearance before Members of Congress on 20 September [1945]. Photographs: General of the Army Marshall and General Handy confer at their recent meeting with Senate and House members, [soldiers and civilians]. Back: The text gives important facts about service life insurance.
Date: October 1, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Alexander and Sharp Being Sworn In

Photograph taken during the swearing in of Alexander and Sharp as Supreme Court of Texas judges. Only one man is shown in the photograph and it is unknown whether he is Alexander or Sharp.
Date: January 1, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alexander and Sharp Being Sworn In

Photograph taken during the swearing in of Alexander and Sharp as Supreme Court of Texas judges. Only one man is shown in the photograph and it is unknown whether he is Alexander or Sharp.
Date: January 1, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Don Moten, July 1, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Don Moten, July 1, 1943]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to his son Don Moten, on July 1, 1943. He discusses helping his son get to a place where he can provide for himself, and mentions the things Don left in his room at Dr. Moten's house.
Date: July 1, 1943
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to William H. Wise & Co., October 1 & 11, 1946] (open access)

[Two Letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to William H. Wise & Co., October 1 & 11, 1946]

Two letters from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to William H. Wise & Co., on October 1 and October 11, 1946, concerning payment for a book Moten bought from the company in April, and summarizing his dealings with them since then.
Date: [1946-10-01,1946-10-11]
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soldier standing with binoculars

Soldier wearing a helmet and a pair of binoculars around his neck, commenting on a map on the desk.
Date: January 1, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

New sheriff Rip Collins

New sheriff Rip Collins sitting at desk
Date: January 1, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mace Thurman Jr. at desk

Mace Thurman Jr. who later became a judge seated at desk.
Date: January 1, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dr. Joe Wooten

Man seated at a table next to medical equipment.
Date: January 1, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dr. Joe Wooten

Man seated at table next to medical equipment.
Date: January 1, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dr. Joe Wooten

Man seated at a table next to medical equipment.
Date: January 1, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soldiers making explosives with nails and cans

Five men pictured demonstrating construction of explosives.
Date: January 1, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Camp Bullis - Colonel Wakefield]

Soldiers making explosives with nails and cans.
Date: January 1, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Bullis - Colonel Wakefield

Photograph of two soldiers doing martial arts. They are on a lawn and there is a tent in background.
Date: January 1, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confederate Reunion at Camp Ben McCulloch, Driftwood, Texas

Photograph of Ralph Yarbrough speaking with an elderly man on crutches.
Date: July 1, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History