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Armadillo

Photograph of an armadillo detained by a hand holding its tail. Armadillos are common in Texas.
Date: January 11, 1917
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Female WWII pilots awarded medals and Victoria woman honored] (open access)

[Clipping: Female WWII pilots awarded medals and Victoria woman honored]

Newspaper clippings of two articles about female pilots being honored for their service in World War II, including receiving the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington D.C. Portions of advertisements and other articles are visible on the backs of the clippings, including a school advertisement, a Dillard's advertisement, and an article about drug addiction.
Date: March 11, 2010
Creator: Hefling, Kimberly & Velasquez, J. J.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Victoria woman among those honored for duties in WASP] (open access)

[Clipping: Victoria woman among those honored for duties in WASP]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Victoria resident Eleanor "Mickey" McLernon Brown and other WASP receiving awards for the service in WWII. A photograph of Brown is included with the article, and on the back of the clipping, there are local announcements and a Dillard's advertisement.
Date: March 11, 2010
Creator: Velasquez, J. J.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clippings: Victoria woman among those honored and Female WWII pilots] (open access)

[Clippings: Victoria woman among those honored and Female WWII pilots]

Newspaper clippings of two articles about Victoria resident Eleanor "Mickey" McLernon Brown and other WASP receiving awards for the service in WWII. A photograph of Brown is included with the article. On the back of the clippings, there are local announcements and a Dillard's advertisement.
Date: March 11, 2010
Creator: Velasquez, J. J. & Hefling, Kimberly
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

Japanese persimmons

Photograph of an unidentified man standing beside a persimmon tree.
Date: October 11, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond Reyna to John J. Herrera - 1953-02-11] (open access)

[Letter from Raymond Reyna to John J. Herrera - 1953-02-11]

Letter from Raymond Reyna of Victoria, Texas to John J. Herrera, dated February 11, 1953. Reyna asks for an appointment to discuss the case of Manuel Perez, who was charged with a murder in Port Lavaca.
Date: February 11, 1953
Creator: Reyna, Raymond
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, March 11, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, March 11, 1949]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing the prices given by a car dealership in Victoria for a Cadillac 60 Special Touring Sedan.
Date: March 11, 1949
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown, June 11, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown, June 11, 1979]

Letter from Milton R. McFarland from the Department of the Air Force to Eleanor Brown notifying her that her application for discharge has been approved.
Date: June 11, 1979
Creator: McFarland, Milton R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Williams] captions transcript

[News Clip: Williams]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 11, 1990, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: New Top Texas Weather] (open access)

[News Script: New Top Texas Weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a new tropical depression which slipped into Texas during the night brought drenching rains across southern section of the state.
Date: September 11, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nursery Chair. (open access)

Nursery Chair.

Patent for a new and improved nursery chair. This design utilizes a U-shaped board with a bib attached to one side and hooks or bolts to the other "to secure a child in its seat and prevent its falling out or upsetting the chair" (lines 12-14).
Date: September 11, 1883
Creator: Reed, Emma T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Records of Acknowledgement, Victoria County] (open access)

[Records of Acknowledgement, Victoria County]

Ledger containing Statements of Acknowledgment taken by George B. Amery in Victoria County, Texas.
Date: [1887-02-11..1916-06-21]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 11, 1882 (open access)

The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 11, 1882

Weekly newspaper from Victoria, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising. The paper is "A Democratic Journal."
Date: November 11, 1882
Creator: Linn, E. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Victoria Sugar Mill under construction

Photograph of Victoria Sugar Mill during construction in 1910. The mill was located above the shipyards south of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks at the south end of Main Street in Victoria, Texas.
Date: August 11, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History