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[Letter from H. W. Ebogot to Alex Bradford, January 9, 1945]
Letter from H. W. Ebogot to Alex Bradford discussing all he's done for the war and more. Wished he was in combat instead of the engineering branch; will turn over the letter to Colonel Kelley to get Bradford over there.
Date:
January 9, 1945
Creator:
Ehrgott, Herbert W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Deposit to Southwestern Bell - 1938]
Receipt for a $5.00 deposit made by Tex Bradford for telephone service. The receipt includes text describing the telephone services, with a blank form on the back to request refunds.
Date:
January 6, 1938
Creator:
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Deposit, January 1938]
Receipt for a deposit of $5 made to the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, with a red stamp at left marking it "Paid" with an image of a bell in a circle.
Date:
January 6, 1938
Creator:
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Deposit for the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company]
Receipt for an initial deposit of $5 to be held by the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for a guarantee of payment for services rendered to A. B. "Red" Wiggins.
Date:
January 6, 1938
Creator:
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Seven Steps to Personal Success]
Magazine clipping giving advice on how to have a great personality by helping readers focus their energy on great decisions and good habits. The back of the first sheet (p. 29) has movie reviews, and there are several advertisements around the article.
Date:
January 11, 1941
Creator:
Pitkin, Walter B.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Frank Dobbs, January 6, 1945]
Letter from Alex Bradford to Frank Dobbs thanking him for the postcard. Wants to write more to make him laugh but will wait til he sees Frank in person.
Date:
January 6, 1945
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Frank Tweedy, January 18, 1945]
Letter from Alex Bradford to Frank Tweedy asking for Frank to keep an eye out for work for him. Tells him of what the others are doing and seeing other Colonels as well.
Date:
January 18, 1945
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Mogfords to Alex Bradford - January 18, 1944]
Letter from the Mogfords to Alex Bradford discussing how they saw an article in the newspaper that mentioned Bradford and attached it to the letter. They enjoyed Bradford's previous letter and there Western Union business is going well.
Date:
January 18, 1944
Creator:
Mogford, M. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Leo Ranney, January 4, 1945]
Letter from Alex Bradford to Leo Ranney asking for the address of someone while also telling him how other engineers felt seeing Ranney's article.
Date:
January 4, 1945
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Leo Ranney - January 24, 1945]
Letter from Alex Bradford to Dr. Leo Ranney discussing new developments that have happened since they last wrote. Alex Bradford mentions that at one point he was stationed near Lake Chad and Fort Lamy in July 1941. Mr. Bradford also touches upon his life choices of serving throughout the world in two foreign armies and as a civilian serviceman.
Date:
January 24, 1945
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
International Cementers, Inc.: Personal and Office Directory - January 15, 1945
Personal and office directory for International Cementers Incorporated featuring information on three (3) separate offices: the General Office, the Accounting Office, and the Chemical Department. Each of these departments features the office’s address, post office (P.O.) box, and phone number. Below each office or department provides an employee’s name, title, physical address and phone number if available.
Date:
January 15, 1945
Creator:
International Cementers, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. M. Wise to Alex Bradford, January 12, 1939]
Letter from E. Muise to Alex Bradford on thanking him for the bouquet and letter. Will locate and send a useful article to Bradford.
Date:
January 12, 1939
Creator:
Wise, E. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Curtis Hopson to Alex Bradford - January 17, 1944]
Letter from Curtis Hopson to Alex Bradford discussing different serviceman he has worked with. A photo of a young, dark haired white man is attached.
Date:
January 17, 1944
Creator:
Hopson, Curtis
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James O. Lewis to Alex Bradford - January 23, 1941]
Letter from James O. Lewis to Alex Bradford discussing a recently published article by the Houston Chronicle. Along with the mentioning of this article, Mr. Lewis provides a recent update to his current life including the training that he participated in Driffield near Yorkshire County.
Date:
January 23, 1941
Creator:
Lewis, James O.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford andGertrude Cook - January 10, 1945]
The first letter is from Alex Bradford to Gertrude Cook thanking Cook for her previous letter and providing personal updates. The second letter is from Gertrude Cook to Alex Bradford. The letter pictures a snowy winter's day on the right hand side, and the left hand side Cook wishes Bradford a happy holiday season.
Date:
January 10, 1945
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tad of Cameron Iron Works Inc. to Alex Bradford - January 13, 1944]
Letter from Tad of Cameron Iron Works Inc. to Alex Bradford discussing his regret that he was unable to get a hold of Mr. Bradford at his hotel. However, this was not for lack of trying, as Tad attempted to reach him at least six separate times. Additionally, Tad mentions that he and a Mr. Pig Stewart of WKM had a fantastic meal and should attempt to get together at a later date.
Date:
January 13, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jenness Brown to Alex Bradford - January 20, 1944]
Letter from Jenness W. Brown to Alex Bradford discussing his recent uneventful trip and the welcoming hospitality that is available at anytime to Mr. Bradford.
Date:
January 20, 1944
Creator:
Brown, Jenness William
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford Discussing Firefighting Technology - January 14, 1944]
Letter from Alex Bradford to Ed (Last Name Unknown) discussing both the creation of an aluminum combination nozzle and the Riepling Universal Nozzle. In addition to the nozzles, Mr. Bradford mentions a recent demonstration of a carbon dioxide crash truck extinguishing a test fire.
Date:
January 14, 1944
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. H. Connor to Alex Bradford - January 6, 1944]
Letter from W. H. Connor to Alex Bradford discussing Mr. Bradford's letter and his interest in atomization with various types of spray nozzles. Additionally, Mr. Connor recommends meeting with Dr. Houghton of M.I.T. in New York City to discuss the topic of atomization in regards to fire suppression equipment.
Date:
January 6, 1944
Creator:
Connor, W. H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to John Roy Fox - January 12 ,1945]
Letter from Alex Bradford to John Roy Fox discussing twenty (20) separate individuals with brief biographical descriptions.
Date:
January 12, 1945
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Roy Fox to Alex Bradford - January 22, 1945]
Letter from Roy L. Fox to Alex Bradford discussing personal topics, including Geo Brandt going to the Middle East, Dr. Nice starting a surgery practice, and Roy's upcoming trip to Washington.
Date:
January 22, 1945
Creator:
Fox, John Roy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Robert S. Moulton - January 3, 1944]
Letter from Alex Bradford to Robert S. Moulton discussing Mr. Bradford's three (3) years overseas on fire fighting duties and on the tools, methods, and techniques used to extinguish fires.
Date:
January 3, 1944
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. E. Webb to Alex Bradford - January 11, 1939]
Letter from J. E. Webb to Alex Bradford discussing a recent conversation about salvaging a drilling rig equipment that was lost in the Saxet field of Nueces County, Texas. In addition to approving of the salvage operation, Baltic Drilling Company approves of the the distribution of the recovered value.
Date:
January 11, 1939
Creator:
Webb, J. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. M. Leopold to Alex Bradford - January 10, 1939]
Letter from D. M. Leopold to Alex Bradford discussing the approval of recovering the oil rig drilling equipment from the Lawrence Lease blowout. Along with the approval of recovering the drilling equipment, Mr. Leopold has approved of a payment plan of $2,000.00 for each recovered piece of equipment or 50% of its evaluation.
Date:
January 10, 1939
Creator:
Leopold, D. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History