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[News Script: APB 073] (open access)

[News Script: APB 073]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about members of the Amalgamated clothing workers union who have ratified a contract with Farah manufacturing company ending a bitter two year dispute.
Date: March 8, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Liquid-Fuel Burner. (open access)

Liquid-Fuel Burner.

Patent for improvements in liquid fuel burner that generates gas from liquids that requires no labor or supervision.
Date: June 8, 1920
Creator: Bittner, Emil R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. G. King to E. L. Maberry, November 8th, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from R. G. King to E. L. Maberry, November 8th, 1954]

Letter from R. G. King to E. L. Maberry discussing repairs to the air conditioning unit of Isaac Herbert Kempner's Chrysler car.
Date: November 8, 1954
Creator: King, R. G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Concerning Militarization of the WASPs] (open access)

[Correspondence Concerning Militarization of the WASPs]

Correspondence between Eleanor Brown, Olin Teague, and Ray Roberts concerning the Women Airforce Service Pilots' (WASP) efforts to obtain veterans' status and benefits through federal legislation.
Date: June 8, 1977
Creator: Roberts, Ray
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Representative Olin E. Teague to Eleanor M. Brown, June 8, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Representative Olin E. Teague to Eleanor M. Brown, June 8, 1977]

Letter from Representative Olin E. Teague to Eleanor M. Brown acknowledging her support of pending bills to award veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions the process that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs will follow in scheduling hearings on the legislation.
Date: June 8, 1977
Creator: Teague, Olin E., 1910-1981
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Pilot to tell story of women fliers] (open access)

[Clipping: Pilot to tell story of women fliers]

Newspaper clipping of a very brief article announcing an upcoming opportunity to hear Eleanor "Mickey" Brown, a WASP member, speak at the Victoria Public Library on the evening of November 21, 2002. On the back of the clipping is part of an article about a local election.
Date: November 8, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fact. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. [3], No. [33], Ed. 1 Friday, July 8, 1904 (open access)

The Fact. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. [3], No. [33], Ed. 1 Friday, July 8, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Victoria, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 8, 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Saw. (open access)

Combination-Saw.

Patent for improvement in combination-saws is to provide a machine in which a planer, a shaper or molder, a rip saw and a cut-off saw are operated by a single motor or engine (lines 12-14). Illustration is included.
Date: July 8, 1913
Creator: Hughes, William J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Friedrich and Margaretha Hiller House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Friedrich and Margaretha Hiller House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Friedrich and Margaretha Hiller House, in Austin, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: September 8, 2009
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: McFaddin Mercantile] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: McFaddin Mercantile]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the McFaddin Mercantile, in Victoria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: July 8, 1991
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: McFaddin Post Office] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: McFaddin Post Office]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the McFaddin Post Office, in Victoria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: July 8, 1991
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-157 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-157

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a member of the Air Force is eligible to vote, upon re-enlistment, in Victoria County.
Date: July 8, 1957
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Virtie Smith Brown, February 8, 1979] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Virtie Smith Brown, February 8, 1979]

Funeral program for Mrs. Virtie Smith Brown, born January 24, 1918 and died February 3, 1979. The funeral was held Wednesday, February 8, 1979 at Mt. Zion First Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Claude W. Black, Minister and the second service was held Wednesday, February 8, 1979 at Mt. Nebo Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. F. J. Hobs. Funeral arrangements were made through Carter-Taylor Mortuary and she was buried in Arenosa Cemetery in Victoria, Texas.
Date: February 8, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 8, 1854 (open access)

The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 8, 1854

Newspaper from Victoria, Texas published weekly that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 8, 1854
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1851 (open access)

The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1851

Newspaper from Victoria, Texas published weekly by John D. Logan and Thomas Sterne that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 8, 1851
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Pump. (open access)

Rotary Pump.

Patent for a "submerged pump of very simple construction... one which will be efficient in its operation and not liable to get out of repair" (lines 16-20), illustration included.
Date: March 8, 1859
Creator: Fagan, James L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Scene on Guadalupe River from county bridge

Photograph of Guadalupe River looking South. A bridge runs across the river and on the left bank is a group of buildings. Several boats are on the water.
Date: August 8, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cotton field In need of pickers, Victoria County

Photograph of cotton growing in a field. It is ready to be picked.
Date: September 8, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History