[Dave Koenig on Second Story of Barrack]

Photograph of Dave Koenig posing for a picture on the second story of his barrack at the Waco Army Airfield. He poses shirtless on the railing of a second story balcony, looking down at the photographer.
Date: April 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dave Koenig in the WAAF Garden]

Photograph of Dave Koenig standing in front of a star-shaped flower garden taken from the back door of the barracks in the Waco Army Air Field.
Date: April 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blood Donors at Waco Army Air Field]

Photograph of a large group of men posing together outside of a Red Cross blood donation site at the Waco Army Airfield. Handwriting on the back of the photograph notes that only 30 of the men pictured could give blood. Mr. V. J. Jacox, Red Cross Field Director, poses in the center.
Date: April 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Commanding Officer and Adjutant #3]

Photograph of Adjutant Lieutenant Byrens and Commanding Officer Major Baird posing together in uniform. Both men stand with their hands behind their backs and look toward the photographer.
Date: April 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dave Koenig Posing Outside of Barracks]

Photograph of Dave Koenig, identified as "Dave Koenig (Pin Up Boy)," posing outside of barracks at the Waco Army Air Field. He poses shirtless on a sidewalk that runs along rows of identical, light-colored buildings.
Date: April 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Commanding Officer and Adjutant #1]

Photograph of Commanding Officer Major Baird and Adjutant 1st Lieutenant Byrens posing in the Waco Army Airfield. Both men are in uniform, including hats. A two-story building is visible in the background.
Date: April 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Commanding Officer and Adjutant #2]

Photograph of Commanding Officer Major Baird and Adjutant 1st Lieutenant Byrens posing in the Waco Army Airfield. Both men are in uniform, including hats. A two-story building is visible in the background.
Date: April 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the 54th Basic Flying Training Group at WAAF]

Photograph of the 54th Basic Flying Training Group at Waco Army Air Field. Adjutant 1st Lt. Byrens, Commanding Officer Major Bair, and P. T. Instructor Mickey Manojack stand on the left side of the front row. The photographer stands "somewhere in left rear."
Date: April 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Historical Sketch of Aoy School (open access)

Historical Sketch of Aoy School

Booklet providing background of the Aoy School in El Paso, including brief biographical information about the founder, Olivas Villanueva Aoy, as well as information about the location and building, teachers and principals, and other general information about the history from the founding through 1949.
Date: April 27, 1951
Creator: Schaer, Bertha Archer
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chemistry Building at Texas A&M University]

Photograph of the Chemistry Building at Texas A&M University. The photograph has been taken from a parking lot in front of the building. Several parked cars occupy the foreground.
Date: April 17, 1971
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[David Lewis at Texas A&M University]

Photograph of David Lewis at Texas A&M University to see the university cyclotron, an atom smasher. He stands with his left hand resting against a wall. He is dressed in dark slacks with a lighter button-down collared shirt.
Date: April 17, 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lamar Student Visit to A&M Nuclear Reactor]

Photograph of a student in a Lamar University Radiochemistry Class on a visit to Texas A&M University. The photograph was taken inside of the nuclear reactor building. The student leans over a metal tank and reaches down into a pool of water with various equipment to retrieve a wire.
Date: April 17, 1971
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Detector Cyclotron at A&M University]

Photograph of Detector Cyclotron, an atom smasher at Texas A&M University. Wires connect a large sphere to various mechanical elements.
Date: April 17, 1971
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of David Lewis]

Photograph of David Lewis posing in front of a wood-paneled background. He wears glasses with thick plastic frames and looks downward.
Date: April 14, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Downtown Beaumont Viewed from the Sun Oil Company Building]

Photograph of the view of downtown Beaumont from the Sun Oil Company Building. The photographer looks down on several city blocks. Buildings visible include Jack Brooks Federal Building and Shepherd's Laundry.
Date: April 1973
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dry Dock Cradle at B and B Shipyard]

Photograph of a dry dock cradle out of the water at B and B Shipyard in Beaumont, Texas. wo small cranes are parked in the background. Lumber litters the ground surrounding the dry dock. Chains hang from posts attached to the cradle.
Date: April 1973
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Buildings in Downtown Beaumont]

Photograph of several buildings in downtown Beaumont taken from the Sun Oil Company Building. Buildings visible include the Crosby Hotel, Goodhue, the Edison Hotel, and Union State Bank.
Date: April 1973
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Orleans Building in Downtown Beaumont]

Photograph of the Orleans Building in downtown Beaumont taken from the Sun Oil Company Building. The Union State Bank building is visible in the bottom left corner of the frame.
Date: April 1973
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Railroad Depot in Downtown Beaumont]

Photograph of a railroad depot in downtown Beaumont photographed from the Sun Oil Company Building. A lone Santa Fe boxcar sits on the tracks in front of the depot. Several other buildings are visible behind the depot.
Date: April 1973
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-up View of Bladderwort Flowers]

Photograph of carnivorous bladderwort (Utricularia subulata) flowers growing in the Big Thicket. The small yellow flowers are attached to a thin brown stem that turns green on the portions directly adjacent to flowers.
Date: April 1974
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sundew Plant Near Vidor, Texas]

Photograph of an pink sundew plant (Drosera capillaris) located near Vidor, Texas in Big Thicket. The carnivorous plant grows low to the ground and is largely comprised of paddle-shaped leaves emerging from thin stalks. The leaves are covered in red spikes with drops of liquid at the tips.
Date: April 1974
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of Beaumont Police Station]

Photograph of the construction of the Beaumont Police and Municipal Court Building The building is surrounded by piles of wooden pallets and open boxes. One side of the building is boarded up with plywood.
Date: April 4, 1974
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of Beaumont Public Library]

Photograph of the Beaumont Public Library being constructed. The concrete frame of the building has been completed, but the exterior walls and the entire interior are unfinished. Various construction materials are scattered around the site.
Date: April 4, 1974
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jeeps Lined up to be Shipped to Vietnam]

Photograph of hundreds of Jeeps being prepared for shipment to Vietnam. The vehicles are behind a barbed wire fence. Several train cars, cranes, and buses are visible in the background behind the jeeps.
Date: April 4, 1974
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History