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[Five Men Wearing Suits]
Photograph of five men wearing suits and ties standing and looking at the camera. Four of them are wearing glasses. They are standing in front of a brick wall. Back of photo reads, "L to R. J.P. Pevoto, C.M. Scott, L.A. Hosnes, J Kinley Jones, L.M. Welch on occasion of 40 year service award".
Date:
August 21, 1966
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Power Station Construction Progress #23]
Photograph of a power station being constructed. Back of photo reads, "№44 Station A Intake View 4-21-17".
Date:
April 21, 1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Power Station Construction Progress #14]
Photograph of a power station being constructed. Back of photo reads, "№47 Station D. Gen. View 4-21-17".
Date:
April 21, 1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transit Identification Card]
A transit identification card for Fernando Martinez issued by Coahuila State Government.
Date:
March 21, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Circulation Rental Service Card]
Circulation rental service card for Fernando Martinez including brand of car, license plate number, type of car, model of car. The circulation rental service card is issued for a Ford 1936 Sedan.
Date:
March 21, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Power Station Construction Progress #2]
Photograph of the progress of a power station being constructed. Back of photo reads, "№43 Station B Gen. View 4-21-17".
Date:
April 21, 1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Power Station Construction Progress #30]
Photograph of a power station being constructed. Back of photo reads, "№46 Station G. Gen. View 4-21-17".
Date:
April 21, 1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Truck with Lift]
Photograph of a truck with a lift on it. Visible are the words "Commander IA". Three unidentified men can be seen standing on the left. One is wearing a hard hat and standing on the truck and one is wearing a tie standing on the ground.
Date:
April 21, 1971
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from June Yates to Cal Yates]
Letter from June Yates to Cal describing his travels across Germany after the war was over. June notes the destruction that the bombs inflicted on some of the large cities and testifies for the accuracy of the horror stories told from the concentration camps; they are still very busy as they are the only hospital for miles.
Date:
1945-05-21~
Creator:
Yates, June
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[McMurry College Recital Program]
Program for the recital of violinist Beatrice Story and pianist Hjalmar Bergh, at McMurry College.
Date:
November 21, 1927
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from the Murphy Grocery Store to Louise Back]
Receipt from the Murphy grocery store to Louise Back with a list of her purchases and the total amount printed at the bottom. According to the receipt she exchanged eggs thus subtracting 52 cents from her total.
Date:
May 21, 1934
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Lift Rescue at a Sky Tram #2]
Photograph of an aerial lift firefighting crane, the bucket of which is positioned next to a Sky Tram car suspended in the night sky. To the right of the yellow, aerial lift firefighting engine is a white, two-story building with palm trees next to it. To the left of engine is a medical tent, a small grey vehicle, a tall flagpole (with a GMC Trucks flag), and two emergency officers (one in a light blue shirt and one in a dark blue shirt). Four people, their faces turned away from the camera, stand underneath the awning of the building to the right. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photograph.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Lift Rescue of a Sky Tram #1]
Photograph of an aerial lift firefighting crane, the bucket of which is positioned next to a Sky Tram car suspended in the night sky. To the right of the yellow, aerial lift firefighting engine is a white, two-story building with palm trees next to it. To the left of engine is a medical tent, a small grey vehicle, a tall flagpole (with a GMC Trucks flag), and two emergency officers (one in a light blue shirt and one in a dark blue shirt). Four people, their faces turned away from the camera, stand underneath the awning of the building to the right. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photograph.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Broken Sky Tram Car On Top of Carnival Tent]
Photograph of a scraped sky tram car on top of a red and white striped awning of a carnival booth. Four men stand in front of the booth's tent, and in the distant background, a helicopter can be seen in the sky. One of the men is holding a thin coil of rope and there is a yellow ladder beyond the group. There are two separate carnival booths in the tent., both of which have various toy prizes (including large, smiling, stuffed bananas). On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Lift Crane at State Fair of Texas]
Photograph of an aerial lift fire engine parked in the lane of between two rows of red and white striped carnival game booths. The firefighter in the crane's bucket is right beside one of many sky tram cars suspended in the air by two parallel cables, several of which still have people inside. Three firefighters, two police officers and some civilians stand around the yellow fire engine, and further down the lane, a long ladder has been extended up to another tram car. In the background, more of the fair can be seen, along with the back of a giant statue of a cowboy (Big Tex).On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photograph.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Firefighters and Girl Climbing Down Rescue Ladder]
Photograph of two firefighters (in casual uniform) and a girl in a pink shirt climbing down a fire rescue ladder (which extends out of view at the top right corner of the photo). In the dark night sky, an orange and white sky tram car is visible. Below the ladder are red and white striped tent awnings. The top of the fire engine supporting the rescue ladder is barely visible at the bottom of the photo. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Firefighters Rescue Sky Tram Rider at the Fair]
Upwards angle photograph of two firefighters climbing up a long, extending rescue ladder to a blue and grey sky tram car suspended from a wire cable. One firefighter is at the top of the ladder, helping a woman descend the ladder, while the other firefighter is still climbing near the bottom of the ladder. The firefighters are both wearing blue polo shirts and dark-colored pants. The sky covers the entire background. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photograph.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sky Tram Car in a Fair Games Booth]
A close-up photograph of a sky tram car, laying on its side in the middle of a red and white striped carnival game tent. The white top of the sky tram is heavily scratched and dented, and the tram's cable is still threaded through the car's wheels. The car rests on top of orange, metal lane-dividers that are part of the booth's game. Another booth is partially visible on the other side of the left tent wall. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sky Tram Car Inside of a Fair Games Booth]
A close-up photograph of a sky tram car, laying on its side in the middle of a red and white striped skee ball games tent. The white top of the sky tram is heavily scratched and dented, and the tram's cable is still threaded through the car's wheels. The car rests on top of orange, metal lane-dividers of the skee ball game. There is debris from the tent roof on the ground in front of the booth. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State Fair of Texas Sky Tram Rescue]
Photograph of a yellow fire engine with a long extension ladder that is reaching up to a yellow and grey sky tram car suspended from one of two parallel wire cables (which can be seen stretched horizontally across the top of the photo). There are two firefighters in casual uniform (blue polo shirt and dark-colored pants) climbing down the very bottom of the ladder. On the ground (from left to right) there is a crowd of onlookers to the left, three police officers and at least five firefighters, two park police cars, and a news van. In the background, the Texas Hall of State (a multi-story, cream colored stone building) can be seen on the left, and the huge cowboy statue, "Big Tex," can be seen on the right. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fallen Sky Tram Cars in Fair Games Booths]
Photograph of the front of a row of red and white-striped tents supported by metal frames. A white and red sky tram car is laying on its side on top of the middle booth, and another sky tram car laying on its side inside the booth on the left- on top of the metal lane dividers of a skee ball game. Toy prizes (including large, yellow, stuffed bananas with smiling faces) can be seen on the walls inside the middle and left booths.There is a tall, yellow, folding ladder under the middle tent, debris and a large bundle of rope on the ground in front of the booths, and a helicopter in the sky in the distant background. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp with information about the photograph.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Burned Rubble Inside a Multi-story Building]
Photograph of the inside of a brick, multi-story building. The floor is covered in ash and burned rubble, with a hole in the floor against the wall, and on the back wall, three windows are partially visible. A large metal beams stretches across the space, extending out of view on the right. A man in white overalls stands to the right of the hole in the floor, with his back to camera. On the back of the photograph are a red-bordered label with text stricken out, handwritten notes, and information about the photo.
Date:
February 21, 1964
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Inside a Fire Damaged Building]
Photograph of the inside of a burned and collapsing building. Wooden slats and beams dangle from above, and ash, burned rubble and wooden boards cover the floor in piles. On the left, a decorative metal panel hangs out from the wall, and on the right, the dark tiled wall is missing many tiles. In the distant background, a man is standing with his back to the camera. On the back of the photograph is a red-bordered label with text stricken out, handwritten notes, and information about the photo.
Date:
February 21, 1964
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Lift Crane Reaching Towards Sky Tram Car]
Upward angle photograph of a firefighter (in casual uniform) standing in the bucket of a firefighting aerial lift crane that has been extended into the air. The bucket is just beneath and to the side of an orange and white sky tram car, still attached to the tram cable. Another sky tram car hangs on the right, attached to a parallel cable. The top of a tree can be partially seen just below the crane, and in the background, a large white cloud covers most of a blue sky. On the back of the photograph is a red ink stamp giving information about the photo.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History