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Kafka Collection
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Gayle Snell Collection
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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
10
Charlyne Creger Collection
9
William Giannopoulos Collection
7
Catherine Parker Collection
5
Eleanor Brown Collection
5
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
4
Prince Collection
4
Dan J. Melli Collection
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[Three Soldiers Sitting by Frisco Railroad Building]
Photograph of Dan Melli, Richard Johns, and R. Natopi sitting on a low stone wall with the Frisco Railroad Building visible behind them. The men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms, with Melli and Naptopi wearing garrison caps and Johns wearing a peaked cap.
Date:
May 20, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[R. Natopi, Dan Melli, and Johns Crouching Near Student Quarters at Camp Barkeley]
Photograph of men identified as R. Natopi, Dan Melli, and Johns crouching on grass in front of a student quarters on Camp Barkeley, Texas. The men are wearing lightly colored buttoned shirts and slacks. The building behind them is wooden, has four visible windows, and has a short stairway leading to the entrance on the right.
Date:
May 20, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Giannopoulos Hugging a Tree]
Photograph of William Giannopoulos leaning forward against a tree and hugging it with his arms. He looks towards the camera and wears a soft cap and uniform. A four-story building of the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy is visible in the background. The reverse side of the photo has a handwritten note that says "Who is drunk - The tree or me."
Date:
September 20, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Giannopoulos Posing Before a Mountain]
Photograph of William Giannopoulos crouching on a scrub field with a view of a mountain behind him. He is wearing a khaki uniform, peaked cap, and glasses.
Date:
September 20, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Giannopoulos Crouching in Front of a Mountain]
Photograph of William Giannopoulos wearing a uniform, glasses, and peaked cap while crouching in front of a mountain covered in scrub vegetation.
Date:
September 20, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Giannopoulos Reclining on the Ground]
Photograph of William Giannopoulos reclining on a grassy field. He is wearing a uniform and eyeglasses.
Date:
September 20, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Giannopoulos Sitting with William Booker]
Photograph of William Giannopoulos sitting on the ground behind the reclining William Booker. Booker is shirtless, leaning against Giannopoulos, and has his hands on the other man's shins. Giannopoulos is shirtless and wearing a peaked cap. His arms are clasped around Booker. A handwritten note on the reverse side of the photo indicates that they are roommates.
Date:
September 20, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four Uniformed Men with a Cannon]
Photograph of William Booker, Ronda Lee Gill, William Giannopoulos, and Oris Cripe standing together behind a cannon carriage. Gill and Cripe are both propping up a knee on the carriage. The men are wearing khaki uniforms and garrison caps. Behind the men are trees and a three-story building from the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy in El Paso. A handwritten note on the back indicates that the men are roommates.
Date:
September 20, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Giannopoulos Posing Before His College Bedroom]
Photograph of William Giannopoulos standing in front of the window of his apartment bedroom at the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy. He is wearing a khaki uniform and glasses.
Date:
September 20, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Tennessee Road]
Postcard of a road surrounded with green grass and trees, and typed text: "One of the good roads through Tennessee." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Campbell says, "Dear Helen and all. This is [?] and we officers are gathering at Dunbar Cave near Clarksville to have a chicken barbeque which is sponsored by the International [?] Co. (pause) we had a delicious chicken barbeque and a swell time. We went into the cave etc. Everything was very good. I went to Nashville Sat. nite and stayed till yesterday (Sun 4:00 pm) Send my gas ration book immediately. Bro. Woodie."
Date:
September 20, 1942
Creator:
Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Slovak Girls Academy]
Postcard of Slovak Girls Academy in Danville, Pennsylvania. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten says "Howdy all - Tis near chow time Monday eve. Just now we have a good breeze from the east - maybe rain. We had a few drops on Sunday, also had a fine trip too. As ever Woodrow."
Date:
July 20, 1953
Creator:
Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of "H" Company, 56th A.I.R.]
Photograph of "H" Company, 56th A.I.R. at Camp Campbell, Kentucky on January 20, 1943. The back of the photo reads: "When the Division changed from Regiment to Battalion, G Company became A Company, H Company became B Company, I Company became C Company, SV Company, HQ Company. Donated by Steve Perrett (B/56 AIB)."
Date:
January 20, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lease Agreement between A. G. Lee and Joe B. Plosser & Charles A. Prince]
Lease agreement between A. G. Lee, the first party, and Joe B. Plosser and Charles A. Prince, the second party, for the auxiliary Air Field purposes.
Date:
July 20, 1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe B. Plosser and Charles A.Prince to Commanding General, Central Flying Training Command, May 20, 1944]
Letter from Plosser and Prince to the Commanding General at the Central Flying Training Command in Randolph Field, Texas discussing Plosser and Prince's "application for reinstatement as civilian operators of training program, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas," as reads the subject line of the letter.
Date:
May 20, 1944
Creator:
Plosser, Joseph B. & Prince, Charles A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Contract between Standard Oil Company of California and Aeronautical Training Center, Inc., March 20, 1941]
Contract between Standard Oil Company of California and Aeronautical Training Center wherein the Standard Oil Company is the seller and the Aeronautical Training Center is the buyer.
Date:
March 20, 1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hans A. Klagsbrunn to Charles A. Prince, July 20, 1943]
Letter from Hans A. Klagsbrunn to Charles A. Prince discussing the Bill of Sale for Plosser and Prince and and audit by Defense Plant Corporation's Dallas Agency.
Date:
July 20, 1943
Creator:
Klagsbrunn, Hans A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the American Red Cross to Suzette Van Daell, January 20, 1945]
Letter from Personnel Correspondent Grace L. Russel from the American Red Cross to Suzette Van Daell discussing her recent inquiry about possibly employment. It includes several pages listing the various employment opportunities as well as an employment application for Miss Van Daell to fill out and submit should she be interested in a position. It also includes the envelope the letter was enclosed in.
Date:
January 20, 1945
Creator:
Russell, Grace L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Your Body in Flight
Textbook titled "Your Body in Flight" or Technical Order No. 00-25-13, created July 20, 1943 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date:
July 20, 1943
Creator:
Army Air Forces
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert St. John to Mrs. Lawson, December 20, 1944]
Typed carbon copy of a broadcast sent from Robert St. John to Mrs. Lawson discussing the experience of Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
St. John, Robert
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Training Base Historic Marker Inscription]
Typed text of an inscription for a WASP training base historic marker, at Avenger Field. Also included are details for the planned location for the marker, the marker's material, and dimensions for the inscription's lettering.
Date:
February 20, 1972
Creator:
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mine Warfare Training Certificate]
Distinguished graduate certificate for the completion of "Mine Warfare Basic Fire Fighting Training" at the Mine Warfare Training Center. Both the certificate and its folder have the logo of the training center that is an open book with the words, "Forging the path through knowledge", surrounding it.
Date:
April 20, 2001
Creator:
Mine Warfare Training Center
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Eleanor McLernon, February 20, 1945]
Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Eleanor Brown informing Brown that she has earned a Certificate of Honorable Service and Service Pin from the WASP.
Date:
February 20, 1945
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[W.A.S.P. Historic Monument Estimated Costs]
Estimation of funds necessary to complete the WASP memorial at Avenger Field in Sweetwater.
Date:
February 20, 1992
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Award for Civilian Service
Cloth Army Air Forces Emblem seen attached to the bottom left corner of a certificate awarding the emblem to Eleanor McLernon for civilian service.
Date:
December 20, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces Pilot School
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History