[Denton men in Company C, 172 Battalion]

Denton men of Company C, 172 Battalion, Camp Hood, Texas. Written on back: Charles Allen Nowlin, Loyd Willingham, Doyle Vernice Taliaferro.
Date: January 29, 1945
Creator: Carruth Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis, December 24, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis, December 24, 1945]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Walter Davis, on December 24, 1945, thanking him for a gift of pecans and a turkey, and hoping that Davis would plant a crop on his land the upcoming year.
Date: December 24, 1945
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe Ration booklet from Leonard National Bank (open access)

Shoe Ration booklet from Leonard National Bank

Shoe ration booklet from the Leonard National Bank in Leonard, Texas; the booklet contains 8 receipt stubs followed by 40 blank receipts.
Date: 1945~
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
White House Cafe menu (open access)

White House Cafe menu

This White House Cafe menu displays their selection and prices for breakfast, steaks, sandwiches, and drinks. The White House Cafe was located at 505 S. Locust St. in Denton, Texas from c1938-1959. It was owned and operated by William Dorris Brown (1920-2017) and his wife Lorene Brown. In 1953, they advertised that they were open 24 hours a day, except for Mondays, offered curb service around the clock, and served meat that was "home killed."
Date: 1945?
Creator: White House Cafe
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Denton: City Hall, 221 N. Elm decorated for Christmas]

Exterior view of the Denton City Hall, 221 N. Elm St, Denton, Texas, at night. The “originator” of the idea of Christmas lights on City Hall, can be attributed to Mrs. William R. Hicks, a former city secretary, who began the tradition in the early 1930s. The lights changed from time-to-time, but in 1945, the words Merry Xmas and the large stars on top were added.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History