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[Aerial view of the port area before the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

An aerial view of the Texas City port before the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The grain elevator, a tank farm, the port facilities, the Monsanto building, the Seatrain loading crane, a smokestack, some refinery facilities and some residential housing can be seen. The print has a handwritten caption at the top: "Texas City Disaster photograph."
Date: April 15, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of the port facilities and grain elevator before the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

An aerial view of the Texas City port before the 1947 Disaster. A large cargo ship is in one of the slips. The grain elevator with the conveyor system, the Seatrain loading crane, warehouses, and docks and piers are identifiable. In the background, part of the residential area of the city is visible.
Date: April 15, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap. Monday, February 15, 1943 : week of February 5 to February 12

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Command, Solomons, North Africa, New Guinea, Russia. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps of Guadalcanal; Russian front. Photographs: Heads down [under the barbed wire]; Jap navel gun; Near the end [fighting in Papua]; North Africa; Poles in Iraq; Vital supply: water for the Eighth Army; German mortar. Back: Poster illustrates uniforms and insignia of the German Army.
Date: February 15, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, March 15, 1943 : week of March 5 to March 12, 183rd week of the war, 65th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, Air offensive, Unrest (France, Belgium, Norway), Southwest Pacific, Tunisia. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps show Russia, Tunisia. Includes photographs: Convoy to Russia; American tank in Russia; Joint Assignment; Airborne engineers; Shower bath - desert style. Back: Learn to recognize these vehicles (half-track vehicles). Labelled illustrations of American, Canadian and German vehicles with a quick guide to features for comparison.
Date: March 15, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, June 15, 1942 : week of June 5 to June 12

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Midway, China, India, Libya, RAF, Australia, Madagascar, East Indies, Russia; The second front: Allies, production. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps show Russian Front; Midway Islands; Battle of Libya. Includes 15 photographs. Back: Color illustration of a German Gruppe. Text and drawings detailing the organization, uniforms, insignia and weapons of the basic German army unit.
Date: June 15, 1942
Creator: [United States]. Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, November 15, 1943 : week of November 4 to November 11, 218th week of the war, 100th week of U.S. participation

Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, Italy, Air offensive, Southwest Pacific, China-Burma, Submarines, Greenland. Maps: Eastern Front, Advance toward Rome, Southwest Pacific. Photographs: Moving into Lae, New Guinea; Jap bases in the South and Southwest Pacific; Rocket glider used against Allied ships during the invasion of Italy; Germans trying to hold up the advance of the Allied Fifth Army on the Naples-Benevento Road fastened these aerial bombs to notched trees; Italian bombs unloaded from a rail car at an airfield captured in Italy. Back: U.S. Army ribbons representing decorations and awards. Includes a large color illustration of the Medal of Honor.
Date: November 15, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 279th week of the war, 161st week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Allies score multiple gains in Burma; Luzon hammered from air-superforts active; German bulge compressed; new Philippine landings. Maps: Pacific action; [Burma]; steps to Luzon; Luzon invasion; Counter-offensives. Back: Two black and white aerial photographs of Duren, Germany: before and after.
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 244th week of the war, 126th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Air war, Eastern front, China, Burma-India, Italy, Pacific. Maps: China-Burma; Sevastopol; Insets: Crimea. Includes 8 photographs. Back: Moscow to Berlin. Map.
Date: May 15, 1944
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap for the Armed Forces : the planned assault on Japan

Front: Text is an excerpt from the Biennial Report of The Chief of Staff, United States Army, 1 July 1943 to 30 June 1945, to the secretary of war showing plans for the invasion of Japan. Map: Japan. Back: Map and figures show the world population in 1940 and projected to 1970. Also gives population and projections for selected areas.
Date: October 15, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Capitol Chevrolet Company

Car showroom of Capitol Chevrolet Company seen through front windows. Car wrapped with bow. Accessories "for the Family Car" in the foreground.
Date: December 15, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Federal Courthouse

Exterior view of Federal Court House. Cars parked in lot in front of building.
Date: November 15, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar Bridge Dedication

An elderly unidentified woman is about to cut a ribbon marking the dedication of the Lamar Bridge. A group of unidentified individuals surround her, including an MP in military uniform.
Date: July 15, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photo of Bill Monroe]

Photo of Bill Monroe (Neal Douglass photographer). Austin, Texas.
Date: September 15, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar Bridge Dedication - Its Initial Opening

Photograph of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Lamar Street Bridge? [Photo is misidentified as opening ceremony of bridge. Date is July 15, 1942, which is date of opening of bridge, but people are wearing overcoats and holding shovels.] Man holding shovel furthest to the right is Mayor Tom Miller.
Date: July 15, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mayor Tom Miller and Frank Scofield

Frank Scofield is seated at desk. Mayor Tom Miller is standing.
Date: January 15, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Federal Courthouse

Exterior view of the Austin United States Courthouse.
Date: November 15, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Federal Courthouse

Exterior view taken from the south of the Austin United States Courthouse.
Date: November 15, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Garland Smith - Auto Painted "Promote Allan Shivers to Lieutenant Governor".

Mercury automobile painted with political slogan parked in front of the capitol. "Promote Allan Shivers to Lieutenant Governor"
Date: June 15, 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lieutenant Governor Morris and Family

Man seated at desk; woman standing; two children seated on desk. G.C. Morris became the Acting Lt. Governor upon the death of Governor Beauford Jester in July, 1949.
Date: September 15, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dancer with painted backdrop

Woman dancer
Date: April 15, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
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

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
The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 31, No. 7, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 15, 1940 (open access)

The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 31, No. 7, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 15, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Tulia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 15, 1940
Creator: Stamper, Jack
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History