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Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date: May 23, 2015
Creator: Krchnak, Adolph
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date: May 23, 2015
Creator: Krchnak, Adolph
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Housenfluck, April 23, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Thomas Housenfluck, April 23, 1988

Interview with Thomas Housenfluck, a United States Navy veteran from Nederland, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor while aboard the submarine Narwhal, which was stationed at the Pearl Harbor Submarine Base.
Date: April 23, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Housenfluck, Thomas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Olin Chemical Company at Night]

Photograph of Olin Chemical Company lit up at night. The chemical plant is located near Lamar University. A large plume of smoke rises from wide smokestacks on the left side of the frame. A tank car on a railroad track is visible on the right side of the frame.
Date: January 23, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Beaumont Citizen Recycling Glass Bottles]

Photograph of an unidentified individual filling a barrel with glass bottles for recycling in Beaumont, Texas. The subject holds a paper bag over a barrel already filled with bottles, obscuring their face as they lean over to reach into a barrel on their right.
Date: January 23, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Boat "Little Tina" in a B and B Dry Dock]

Photograph of a boat named "Little Tina" in the cradle of a dry dock belonging to B and B Shipyard. The ship is fully out of the water and the underside is partially visible. Several nets and ropes hang from poles attached to the ship's deck.
Date: January 23, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Downtown Beaumont]

Photograph of downtown Beaumont taken from a distance, The photographer is between two railroad tracks in the middle of a large gravel yard. Several mid-rise and smaller high-rise buildings are visible in the distance.
Date: January 23, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cardboard Recycling Pile in Beaumont]

Photograph of a large pile of cardboard and other assorted paper products collected for recycling in a room with paneled walls. A sign reading "Cardboard" hangs over the door to another room that is also filled with materials for recycling.
Date: January 23, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[David Lewis Posing with an Antique Car]

Photograph of David Lewis posing next to an antique car in a light-colored, collared shirt with matching slacks. A building with an air conditioning unit attached is visible behind him.
Date: [1971-10-23,1971-10-24]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Texas League] captions transcript

[News Clip: Texas League]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Texas League baseball organization debating whether to relocate the Beaumont baseball club or remain in the city. After residents pledge money to the team to encourage them, the League decides to keep the team in Beaumont.
Date: February 23, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Death Sentence] (open access)

[News Script: Death Sentence]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a jury at Beaumont who has handed down the first death penalty under provisions of the state's new capital punishment law.
Date: January 23, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Griffing Nurseries to D. W. Kempner, November 23, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Griffing Nurseries to D. W. Kempner, November 23, 1953]

Letter from Griffing Nurseries to D. W. Kempner discussing the inquiry for Ilex Vomitoria. The plant can be supplied in the non-berried type.
Date: November 23, 1953
Creator: Griffing Nurseries
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Griffing Nurseries, March 23, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Griffing Nurseries, March 23, 1948]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Griffing Nurseries informing them that he does not like how they are treating him.
Date: March 23, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improving Oils. (open access)

Improving Oils.

Patent for a method of improving the quality of more volatile petroleum oils, such as gasoline and burning oils.
Date: December 23, 1919
Creator: McAfee, Almer M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Distilling Oil (open access)

Process of Distilling Oil

Patent for a new and improved process of distilling oil by inventor James E. Biggins.
Date: October 23, 1917
Creator: Biggins, James E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stump-Puller. (open access)

Stump-Puller.

Patent for an improved design for a stump-puller, using a hoisting derrick and lever to attach to the stump and pull it from the ground.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Weese, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George H. Lewis, Jr. to the Funeral Directors and Embalmers of Texas, February 23, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from George H. Lewis, Jr. to the Funeral Directors and Embalmers of Texas, February 23, 1955]

Letter from George H. Lewis, Jr. to the Funeral Directors and Embalmers of Texas discussing Senate Bills 52 and 71, and House Bills 47 and 517.
Date: February 23, 1955
Creator: Lewis, George H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: The Oil Game series] captions transcript

[News Clip: The Oil Game series]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: June 23, 1979
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 3 gas explosions] (open access)

[News Script: 3 gas explosions]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 23, 1970, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Port Arthur] (open access)

[News Script: Port Arthur]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: September 23, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dowdy] (open access)

[News Script: Dowdy]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: December 23, 1970, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Beaumont murder sentencing] (open access)

[News Script: Beaumont murder sentencing]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 23, 1970, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dowdy hospitalized for Christmas] (open access)

[News Script: Dowdy hospitalized for Christmas]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: December 23, 1970, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Fernando Ramirez on June 23, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Fernando Ramirez on June 23, 2016.

Fernando Ramirez is an activist, advocate, and media professional for the Hispanic community in Port Arthur, Texas. In his interview, he discusses his personal history, and poverty, race relations, and minority struggles in the Triangle region of Texas.
Date: June 23, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle & Ramirez, Fernando
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History