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[Photograph 2012.201.B0375.0096]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "RECIPIENT OF FIVE AWARDS at Oklahoma City university's annual award program Wednesday was Diomedes Loo Tam of Panama City."
Date:
May 24, 1961
Creator:
Cobb, Dick
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with James F. Sansom, October 8, 2004
Interview with James F. Sansom, an officer in the U. S. Army during World War II. Sansom joined the Army in 1940 and began training on anti-aircraft guns in Florida. He was selected for Officer Candidate School (OCS) and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1942. He was assigned to the 843rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Air Warning Battalion, which made its way to India via the Panama Canal and Australia. Shortly after reaching Calcutta, the unit moved to Myitkyina, Burma. After the war, Sansom was assigned to Sagumo Prison outside Tokyo where Japanese war criminals were being held while on trial for war crimes. He describes some of the routines and residents in the prison. Sansom taught Hideki Tojo how to play card games like gin rummy. Sansom also describes the process of executing convicted prisoners as he carried out some sentences. In all, he executed nine convicted war criminals.
Date:
October 8, 2004
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Sansom, James F.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Théâtre de la guerre en Amerique telle qu'elle est à present possedée par les Espagnols, Anglois, François, et Hollandois &c.: nouvellement mis au jour [Sheet 1].
Map shows areas claimed by Spain, England, France and Holland in Central America, the West Indies, and parts of North America and South America during the War of Spanish Succession [1701 - 1714]. Boundaries, commercial routes, cities, settlements, and rivers are indicated. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:5,533,975].
Date:
1703
Creator:
Cóvens, Jean
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Investigatory Reports on George de Mohrenschildt #1]
Photocopies of a report which resulted from a confidential investigation into the background of George de Mohrenschildt. The report states that George de Mohrenschildt and his wife lived a "beatnik" lifestyle and were highly educated. An account of his credit report, arrest record, and marriage record is included. De Mohrenschildt was an acquaintance of Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife, Marina.
Date:
September 3, 1964
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Investigatory Reports on George de Mohrenschildt #2]
Photocopies of a report which resulted from a confidential investigation into the background of George de Mohrenschildt. The report states that George de Mohrenschildt and his wife lived a "beatnik" lifestyle and were highly educated. An account of his credit report, arrest record, and marriage record is included.
Date:
September 3, 1964
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Day, February 23, 2004
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …
Date:
February 23, 2004
Creator:
Day, Albert
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Day, February 23, 2004
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …
Date:
February 23, 2004
Creator:
Day, Albert
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date:
April 14, 2009
Creator:
Donaldson, Albert
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date:
April 14, 2009
Creator:
Donaldson, Albert
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
America.
This map shows most of the Western Hemisphere, including North and Central America, South America, and the surrounding oceans and islands. Countries are outlined using various colors. Cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Dower, John, fl. 1838-1846?
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
America.
This map shows most of the Western Hemisphere, including North and Central America, South America, and the surrounding oceans and islands. Countries are outlined using various colors. Cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Scale [ca. 1:42,240,000].
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Dower, John, fl. 1838-1846?
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
California, Mexico, and Central America.
This map shows Central America and surrounding areas including the southern United States. Colors were used to outline territories in the United States, Mexico and the Mexican states, and individual countries in South America. Some cities, bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). There is a key to the "Classification of Places" on the right side of the map showing the symbolic representations of city populations. There is also a pictorial elevation chart at the bottom of the map showing the mountains of the region.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Dower, John, fl. 1838-1846?
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mexico & Guatimala
This map shows Mexico, Guatemala, and the surrounding areas. Mexican states are outlined in various colors and labeled; "Guatimala" encompasses all of Central America (except for Belize). Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Dower, John, fl. 1838-1846?
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mexico & Guatimala.
This map shows southern portions of North America, including Mexico and the Republic of Texas, and Central America (labeled Guatemala). Regions are outlined and shaded in color. Cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures).
Date:
1836
Creator:
Dower, John, fl. 1838-1846?
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mexique, Amerique Central, Antilles
This map shows Central America and the Caribbean as well as the surrounding areas. Countries are shaded in color (corresponding to a key near the upper right corner) and the states of Mexico are outlined in green. Some major cities, bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). There are four insets: the Isthmus of Panama (lower right corner), and the islands of St. Martin, La Martinique, and La Guadeloupe in the upper right corner. Scale [ca. 1:2,285,700].
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Dumas-Vorzet, Ed.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carte Physique et Politique de l’Amérique Septentrionale
This map shows North and Central America and the surrounding areas. Regions are outlined in color based on the controlling nations explained by a key in the lower left corner. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are noted (with relief shown by hachures). Prime meridian: Paris.
Date:
1856
Creator:
Dussieux, L. (Louis), 1815-1894
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mexico & Guatemala
This map shows Mexico and Central America (labeled "Guatemala") as well as the surrounding areas. Mexican states are outlined in various colors and labeled; Guatemala is outlined and subdivided into 25 numbered sections (a key in the lower left gives a "Reference to the States of Guatemala"). Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Scale [ca. 21,723,428].
Date:
1835
Creator:
Findlay, Alexander G.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
North America.
This map shows North and Central America and the surrounding areas. Countries are outlined and shaded in various colors (including present-day Central America labeled 'Guatemala' and Alaska labeled 'Russian America'). Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures).
Date:
1836
Creator:
Findlay, Alexander G.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with D. D. Curtis, April 2004
Interview with D. D. Cutis, an petty officer in the US Navy during WWII. He answers questions about his time in the military.
Date:
April 2002
Creator:
Gace, Michael & Mitchell, Boyd H.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the Isthmus between Chagres and Panama.
Map shows proposed route of Panama Canal, railroads, roads, and existing settlements. Inset: Profile of proposed canal. Relief shown by hachures and profile. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:105,000].
Date:
1867
Creator:
Garella, Napoléon, 1809-1858
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Topographical relief map of the Panama canal and surrounding territory showing lock canal as proposed by latest plans, artificial reservoirs, dams, spillways, and other important features
Map shows route of the Panama Canal through the Isthmus of Panama; ruins, cities, railroads, roads, military posts, rivers, lakes, swamps, and political departments. Includes legend and index. Relief shown pictorially, by profile, and by spot heights. Depths shown by profile and by isolines. Scale [ca. 1:147,840].
Date:
1909
Creator:
Geographical Publishing Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Isthmus of Darien
Map shows areas surveyed along the Prevost, Savana, Morti, and Asnati Rivers in Panama. Coastline near Caledonia Bay on Atlantic side and Gulf of San Miguel coastline and Darien "Harbour" on the western side are displayed. Relief shown by hachures and by cross sections. Scale not given.
Date:
1866
Creator:
Gisborne, Lionel
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Central American Politics: A Brief Survey of the Governments and Politics of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicargua, and Panama
This report addresses politics in Central America in 1969.
Date:
March 2, 1970
Creator:
Hagen, Virginia M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Negotiation of New Panama Canal Treaties: Background and Pros and Cons
This report outlines United States policy and negotiation of treatise that pertain to the Panama Canal.
Date:
November 23, 1971
Creator:
Hagen, Virginia M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library