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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 3, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing the weather, getting a haircut, and flying into Shreveport, with a postscript mention of returning to Dallas the following day. Written on Hutson Hotels stationary.
Date: November 3, 1943, 7:30 a.m.
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #701 and Cars]

Photograph of train engine #701 and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "701" is visible on the front. Smoke billows to the right from the front chimney. A railway signal stands to the left of the train. Electrical poles line the grassy side on the right. Handwritten text below the image says, "T&P #701 with the 'Louisiana Limited' west of Cut Off Jct LA. Mar 3rd 1940."
Date: March 3, 1940
Creator: Brown, A. E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History