[Letter from Abram N. Denins to R.P. Crockett, September 15 1871] (open access)

[Letter from Abram N. Denins to R.P. Crockett, September 15 1871]

Letter from Abram N. Denins to J.P. Crockett. The letter was written September 15, 1871.
Date: September 15, 1871
Creator: Denins, Abram N.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for 1883, December 15 1883] (open access)

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for 1883, December 15 1883]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1883 in the amount of nine dollars and seven cents. The original grantee was R.W. Boyce. The document is signed by the collector H.A. McDowell.
Date: December 15, 1883
Creator: McDowell, H.A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Milton Parks, December 15 1881] (open access)

[Tax receipt for Milton Parks, December 15 1881]

Hood County tax receipt for Milton Parks for the year of 1881 in the amount of nine dollars and ninety-nine cents. The document is dated December 15, 1881.
Date: December 15, 1881
Creator: Stribling, J.H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-32 military plane

Photograph of a B-32 on the tarmac near a large building under construction, possibly a hangar. The B-32 is a large plane with 4 propellers.
Date: June 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-32 military plane

Photograph of a B-32 on the tarmac near a large building under construction, possibly a hangar. The B-32 is a large plane with 4 propellers.
Date: June 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Convair Main Gate

Front view of the main gate at Convair displaying the Convair sign: Convair, a Division of General Dynamics Corporation - Fort Worth
Date: August 15, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crowds View the First F-111

Crowds view the roll-out of the first Convair F-111 airplane with its wings folded.
Date: October 15, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

F-111 A/P#1 Rollout

Photograph of an F-111 A/P#1 Rollout Ceremony. In the foreground is the military airplane with the letters, "USAF" painted on top of the right wing. In the background is a large crowd seated on bleachers, standing on aircraft stairs and atop a podium with flags and red, white, and blue banners. In the background is a bus.
Date: October 15, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Looking down on a B-32

Photograph of a B-32 from above. It is a large military plane with 4 propellers. There is a fleet of smaller planes behind the B-32.
Date: June 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Officers in Line to View the First F-111

Crowds stand around the first Convair F-111 airplane on its rollout. Several are in line on a platform to be able to see the cockpit of the plane.
Date: October 15, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Old Settlers Barbeque

Photograph of the "Old Settlers Barbecye [corr: barbeque] given on the evening of June 15th 1909 on the lawn of Mrs Florence Peak, in honor of Mrs. W.H. Davis and Mrs. Peak, by W.G.Turner and Newton Lassiter. First Row - left to right, Mrs Richard King, "Mex" Dunn, Mrs John Mitchell, "Bud" Daggett, Eph.M. Daggett Jr, Col. Abe Harris, Mrs. Florence Peak, Sam Woody, Mrs W.H. Davis, Mrs Chas. Louck, Henry Feild, Jesse Melton and Major J.J. Jarvis. Upper Row- left ot right, Capt. M.B. Loyd, H.W. Peak, Jessee Jones and Benj P. Ayres."
Date: June 15, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ralph Douglas at His Desk

Photograph of Ralph Douglas in his office in October 1975. He is sitting at his desk and looking through some papers. A telephone is on the table behind him.
Date: October 15, 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

RB-36 Bomber

Photograph of the Convair B-36 in flight. Also known as the Peacemaker, this plane was a strategic bomber built by Convair for the US Air Force. The B-36 had the biggest wingspan of any bomber ever built.
Date: May 15, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt to Hartford Howard, October 15 1852] (open access)

[Receipt to Hartford Howard, October 15 1852]

Receipt for Hartsford Howard in the amount of seven hundred and forty six dollars and fifty cents. This amount was paid in full for a thirty-five year old slave. The document is dated October 15, 1852.
Date: October 15, 1852
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Secretary Robert McNamara Being Interviewed by Press

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara answers questions for the press at the roll-out of the first Convair F-111 airplane at General Dynamics Corporation at Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: October 15, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Secretary Robert McNamara Speaks at the Rollout of the First F-111

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara speaks at the roll-out of the first Convair F-111 airplane at General Dynamics Corporation at Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: October 15, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Secretary Robert McNamara Speaks at the Rollout of the First F-111

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara speaks at the roll-out of the first Convair F-111 airplane at General Dynamics Corporation at Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: October 15, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Telephone Switchboard with Operators

Photograph of switchboard operators sitting on stools and wearing headsets on January 13, 1950. They are (L-R) Mary McDaniel, LaNelle Barbee, Lola Sargent, Daisy Moore, and Imogene McClure.
Date: January 15, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Unidentified Man in Suit

Studio portraits of a dark-haired young man from the bust up. He is wearing a dark corduroy jacket with a pin on the lapel, vest, white collared shirt and a striped tie. His hair is parted in the center.
Date: January 15, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History