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16
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32
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31
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16
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10
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5
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[News Clip: Panama Canal]
B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
September 30, 1979, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.
Date:
April 5, 2003
Creator:
Keeton, Afton
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.
Date:
April 5, 2003
Creator:
Keeton, Afton
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner, August 24, 1954]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to his uncle Daniel W. Kempner providing some business updates while he is out of the office.
Date:
August 24, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the world showing the real time in every principal city : when 12 o'clock noon at Washington.
Map shows world time zones, political divisions, ocean depths and currents, and distances between points on world map; route of the Panama Canal through the Isthmus of Panama, cities, roads, and political districts. Includes clocks with time by location, national flags in margins, index, "Distances Saved," and portraits of international heads of state. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:88,700,000] and [ca. 1:158,400].
Date:
1912
Creator:
Kenyon Company (Des Moines, Iowa)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the countries of the South Sea from Panama to Guayquil [Ecuador].
Map appeared in William Robertson's The History of America, 6th ed., London, by W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1752. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:5,238,095].
Date:
1777
Creator:
Kitchin, Thomas, d. 1784
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aaron C. Kulow
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron C. Kulow. Kulow grew up in Michigan and enlisted in the Navy in 1942. After training, he joined the ship USS Pollux AKS-4 at Norfolk, Virginia. Initially the ship runs trips down to the Carribbean and Brazil but in 1943 is fitted with radar and sent to the Pacific Theater. In the Pacific, the general stores issue ship visited Australia, New Guinea, the Admiralty Islands, and the New Hebrides Islands. He then returned to San Francisco in 1944 where his wife met him to get married. He left for the Pacific again and in 1945 traveled to the Philippines. In 1945 Kulow met survivors of the Bataan Death March that had been liberated. He remembers going to a friend's burial in the Philippines. On V-J Day Kulow was at Manila Harbor. He left for America in October 1945 and was discharged in New York December 12, 1945.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Kulow, Aaron C.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aaron C. Kulow
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron C. Kulow. Kulow grew up in Michigan and enlisted in the Navy in 1942. After training, he joined the ship USS Pollux AKS-4 at Norfolk, Virginia. Initially the ship runs trips down to the Carribbean and Brazil but in 1943 is fitted with radar and sent to the Pacific Theater. In the Pacific, the general stores issue ship visited Australia, New Guinea, the Admiralty Islands, and the New Hebrides Islands. He then returned to San Francisco in 1944 where his wife met him to get married. He left for the Pacific again and in 1945 traveled to the Philippines. In 1945 Kulow met survivors of the Bataan Death March that had been liberated. He remembers going to a friend's burial in the Philippines. On V-J Day Kulow was at Manila Harbor. He left for America in October 1945 and was discharged in New York December 12, 1945.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Kulow, Aaron C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Amérique Septentrionale, ou Colombie
This map shows North and Central America and the surrounding areas. Several countries are outlined in color. Some cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Prime meridian: Paris.
Date:
1816
Creator:
Lapie, M. (Pierre), 1779-1850 & Giraldon
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tunza: The UNEP Magazine for Youth, Volume 5, Number 4, 2008
Tunza is a UNEP magazine for and by young people. This issue is devoted to environmental problems associated with islands, including invasive species, threatened species, and rising oceans.
Date:
2008
Creator:
Lean, Geoffrey
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Carta maritima del Reyno de Tierra Firme ú Castilla del Oro comprehende el Istmo de Panamá y la Provincia de Veragua, Darien y Biruquete.
Map shows settlements, ports and roads for western Panama, including the Isthmus of Panama. Includes legend and text. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Scale not given.
Date:
1785
Creator:
López, Juan, geógrafo
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Some Engineering Problems of the Panama Canal in Their Relation to Geology and Topography
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over issues encountered during construction of the Panama Canal. As stated in the introduction, "this report aims to discuss, from the viewpoint of the mining geologist, the bearing of topographic and geologic conditions on certain problems that arose in the construction of the Panama Canal" (p. 7). This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
August 1915
Creator:
MacDonald, Donald F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joe Allison, March 2, 1996
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Joe Allison, a Navy veteran and a company transportation executive, concerning his experiences aboard the submarine USS Silversides in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Date:
March 2, 1996
Creator:
Maglaughlin, Barry & Allison, Joe
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Val F. Borum, April 23, 1996
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Val. F. Borum, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarine USS Blower in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School,. New London, Connecticut, 1944; assignment to the Blower, 1944; his responsibilities as plotting officer, various patrols in the Java Sea and off Indo-China.
Date:
April 23, 1996
Creator:
Maglaughlin, Barry & Borum, Val F.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lloyd C. Cross, April 9, 1997
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Lloyd C. Cross, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarines USS S-45 USS Sunfish, USS Spearfish, USS Pogy in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Pre-war duty aboard the USS California and the heavy cruiser USS Vincennes, 1935-39; Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, 1940; his responsibilities as a fireman; various patrols in the Sea of Japan.
Date:
April 9, 1997
Creator:
Maglaughlin, Barry & Cross, Lloyd C.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Richard Grissom, May 9, 1996
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Richard Grissom, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarine USS Tirante in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, 1944; his training as an electrician's mate; qualification examination; assignment to the Tirante, 1945; various patrols around the Japanese home islands.
Date:
May 9, 1996
Creator:
Maglaughlin, Barry & Grissom, Richard
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Map of Mexico, and Central America Engraved to Illustrate Mitchell's New Intermediate Geography.
This map shows Mexico and Central America and the surrounding areas of the oceans . Each country is colored with major cities labeled. Additionally, bodies of water and geographic landforms are marked (with relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depth shown by form lines). Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Scale [ca. 1:14,482,259]. On the opposite side is a page of illustrated text titled "The Territories" which gives a brief set of facts (area, climate, population, etc.) about each of the major territories within the U.S. as well as information about 'Passes in the Rocky Mountains.' The text starts and continues on other, unincluded pages.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A new & exact map of the coast, countries and islands within ye limits of ye South Sea Company: from ye River Aranoca to Terra del Fuego, and from thence through ye South Sea, to ye north part of California &c. with a view of the general coasting trade-winds, and particular draughts of the most important bays, ports, & c.
Map shows settlements, areas of Native American habitation, routes of travel, mining activity, and "limits" of the South Sea Company; California, New Mexico, and Florida, New Spain, and all of South America with some political divisions. Includes notes and dedication cartouche. Insets: "A Chart from England to the River Ara-noca &c," "Peypses or Pepys I., p. 24.," "A Map of ye Straits of Magellan &c., page 27.," "A Map of the Isthmus of Darien The Bay of Panama &c., p. 136.," "The Gallapagos Islands, p. 119.," "The Island of Juan Ferdinando, p. 69.," "The Gulf of Nicoya or Gulf of Salinas, p. 130.," "The Gulf of Amapalla or Fonesca, p. 180," and "The Port of Acapulco." Relief shown pictorially. Depths by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:27,000,000].
Date:
[1705..1725]
Creator:
Moll, Herman, d. 1732
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spanish Dominions in North America
This map shows portions of North and Central America. Various regions are outlined in different colors. Some cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures).
Date:
1847
Creator:
Neele & Son
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
United States Earthquakes, 1931
Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1931. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date:
1932
Creator:
Neumann, Frank
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
United States Earthquakes, 1930
Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1930. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date:
1932
Creator:
Neumann, Frank & Bodle, R. R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to George W. Tyler, July 3, 1911]
Letter from Paul Osterhout to George W. Tyler. Paul wrote to inform Geo of his approval for a loan. He included information about his rubber plantation and that he hopes Belton receives a railroad soon.
Date:
July 3, 1911
Creator:
Osterhout, Paul
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Apartment buildings in Panama]
Photograph of a young girl standing in an empty lot surrounded by apartment buildings. The three buildings are different, vibrant colors with clothing hanging out of some of the windows.
Date:
[1969..]
Creator:
Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Boats in the Panama Bay]
Photograph of numerous boats in the Panama Bay in Panama City, with city buildings visible in the background. On the right side of the image, several people are standing along a low wall at the water's edge, looking out at the boats. Two stacks of metal buckets are in the foreground of the image.
Date:
[1969..]
Creator:
Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library