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[Historic Marker Application: Victoria Pumping Station] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Victoria Pumping Station]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Victoria Pumping Station, in Victoria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: March 13, 2012
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country] (open access)

[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country]

Page 2: Newspaper clipping of an article about a reunion of the WASPin Tucson, Arizona, and delving into WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown's experience as a female pilot. The article includes photos of Eleanor Brown, the author Jim Bishop, and a photo of Eleanor Brown perched on the wing of a plane. There are other articles on the back of the clipping, including two about car crashes.
Date: October 13, 2002
Creator: Bishop, Jim
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country] (open access)

[Clipping: Women pilots flew for their country]

Newspaper clippings of an article about a reunion in of the WASP group in Tucson, Arizona, and delving into WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown's experience as a female pilot. The article also discusses the lack of recognition for WASP by the military. The article includes photos of Eleanor Brown, the author Jim Bishop, and a photo of Eleanor Brown perched on the wing of a plane. There are other articles on the back of the two clippings, including two about car crashes and several obituaries.
Date: October 13, 2002
Creator: Bishop, Jim
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Friends of Fifi, August, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Friends of Fifi, August, 1980]

Letter from the Friends of Fifi to the members of the Order of Fifinella expressing their concerns with recent decisions made by the organization's leadership.
Date: August 13, 1980
Creator: Friends of Fifi
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Representative John Young to Eleanor Brown, May 13, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Representative John Young to Eleanor Brown, May 13, 1977]

Letter from Representative John Young to Eleanor Brown discussing support for legislation to give veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions that the Veterans' Affairs Committee has advised him that hearings on the legislation will be scheduled soon.
Date: May 13, 1977
Creator: Young, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Flooding] (open access)

[News Script: Flooding]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about relief efforts are underway in 8 south Texas cities for hundreds of people who have been forced to evacuate their homes because of high water bulging out of the Trinity and San Jacinto rivers.
Date: June 13, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas] (open access)

[News Script: Texas]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the rain swollen trinity and San Jacinto rivers which have forced hundreds of people from their homes in eight south Texas cities including Houston, Conroe, Victoria and Livingston.
Date: 1973-06-13T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from George Andre to W. M. Noble, October 13, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from George Andre to W. M. Noble, October 13, 1955]

Letter from George Andre to W. M. Noble discussing company bank loans between the Imperial Sugar Company and the Texas State Bank. He explains why they have to take loans every Spring and Summer and also expresses how they have been successful in paying off all of their bank loans so far. Andre also extends an apology due to not being able to attend their opening and also wishes them success.
Date: October 13, 1955
Creator: Andre, George L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Andre to E. L. Maberry, September 13, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from George Andre to E. L. Maberry, September 13, 1954]

Letter from George Andre to E. L. Maberry discussing how to get in contact with the Chrysler manufacturer for repair expenses for the air conditioning unit for Isaac Herbert Kempner's Chrysler car purchased in 1953.
Date: September 13, 1954
Creator: Andre, George L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Poisoning cotton with arsenate of lead for boll weevils

Photograph of a man standing in a field spraying insecticide on cotton plants. The sprayer is strapped around the man's neck and he is wearing gloves, a hat, a long-sleeved shirt and long pants and boots.
Date: June 13, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Insect cages

Photograph of insect cages sitting on a table. Many of them are wooden boxes that are stacked. Others are jars. They are all tagged.
Date: February 13, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 13, 1889 (open access)

The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 13, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Victoria, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising. The paper is "A Democratic Journal."
Date: April 13, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 52, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 13, 1854 (open access)

The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 52, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 13, 1854

Newspaper from Victoria, Texas published weekly that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 13, 1854
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 13, 1851 (open access)

The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 13, 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: December 13, 1851
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 13, 1851 (open access)

The Texian Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 13, 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: March 13, 1851
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Presbyterian. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 13, 1847 (open access)

Texas Presbyterian. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 13, 1847

Weekly newspaper from the Victoria, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 13, 1847
Creator: McGown, Andrew J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Presbyterian. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 7, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 13, 1847 (open access)

Texas Presbyterian. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 7, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 13, 1847

Weekly newspaper from the Victoria, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 13, 1847
Creator: McGown, Andrew J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History