[Arlington High School Class of 1939]

Photograph of all graduates of Arlington High School Class of 1939. All graduates are named individually. Some names have awards listed next to them. Awards include: Athletics-Ben Love, Valedictorian-Faye Nation, Athletics-Elsie Lowe, Scholarship-Frank Wallace, Superintendent-Ben Everitt, Secretary of Treasury and Popularity-Martha J. Hornaday, Popularity-Forrest Green, Sponsor-Elizabeth Geer, Principal-W. R. Windish, Queen-Lois Herbert, Salutatorian-Mary L. Pemberton, Prettiest-Anna Lou Williams, Best Looking-Roy Post, President-Tom Elder, Vice-President-Maurice Duncan.
Date: 1939
Creator: Arlington High School
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clarice Ruth Creger's Journal, 1939] (open access)

[Clarice Ruth Creger's Journal, 1939]

Journal created by Clarice Ruth Creger detailing events in her school and personal life during the spring of 1939, with many entries involving her sister, Charlyne Creger. The journal is compiled in a Scotty Composition Notebook.
Date: 1939-01-01/1939-04-14
Creator: Creger, Clarice Ruth
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Third Armored Division Patch #2]

Triangular sleeve patch with a black number "3" at the top, designating the 3rd Armored Division, above an image of a black cannon surrounded by chain. A red lightning bolt is crossing the cannon diagonally in the center of the patch. The background is divided into three colors, with yellow at the top, red in the lower right, and blue in the lower left.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: United States. Army
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Third Armored Division Patch #1]

Triangular sleeve patch with a black number "3" at the top, designating the 3rd Armored Division, above an image of a black cannon surrounded by chain. A red lightning bolt is crossing the cannon diagonally in the center of the patch. The background is divided into three colors, with yellow at the top, red in the lower right, and blue in the lower left.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Soldiers on Boulder]

Photograph of four men wearing light-colored army uniforms posing on top of a large boulder. One man is seated in the front and the other three are standing behind him. Other rocks and mountain terrain are visible on either side.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Lady Mechanic Joins 'Hell and Thunder Crew' at Duncan] (open access)

[Clipping: Lady Mechanic Joins 'Hell and Thunder Crew' at Duncan]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Eleanor "Mickey" McLernon Brown working as a mechanic at the Duncan Field Air Force hangars, as well as her personal history and experiences with WASP. The article includes a photograph of Eleanor working with a screwdriver on a plane. On the back of the clipping is a large photo of a mom with two children, sitting in a grassy yard.
Date: [1939..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Negative of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport]

Negative of the hangar of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport. An open gate is visible in the foreground and utility lines are visible in the background.
Date: 1939~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport]

Photograph of the hangar of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport. An open gate is visible in the foreground and utility lines are visible in the background.
Date: 1939~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Harry Gaby]

Photograph of Harry Gaby, visible from the waist up and seated facing slightly to the left, looking toward the camera. He is wearing a military uniform, including a garrison cap, a light-colored shirt and necktie, and a darker jacket with pins on the lapel and a triangular, 3rd Armored Division patch on the left sleeve.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Irene Hoffman]

Photograph of Irene Hoffman posing in a sitting position and looking off camera. She is seen wearing a short sleeved sweater and dark skirt with multiple strings of beads or pearls around her neck. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo read, "Irene Hoffman - Alamo HTS. H.S. San Antonio 1939 Father- George Hoffman (Golf Course Designer) My Best Friend, Joined the Navy when I was in the W.A.S.P. Eleanor McLernon".
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Three Soldiers #1]

Photograph of three men wearing military uniforms, including dark-colored jackets and garrison caps, posing in a group. Two men are seated in the front and a third is leaning between them, with his arms around the other two. The soldier at left, tentatively identified as Harry Gaby, is holding the hand of the person behind and has a patch for the 3rd Armored Division on his left sleeve, along with a private's insignia.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Three Soldiers #2]

Photograph of three men wearing military uniforms, including dark-colored jackets and garrison caps, posing in a group. Two men are seated in the front and a third is leaning between them, with his arms around the other two. The soldier at left, tentatively identified as Harry Gaby, is holding the hand of the person behind and has a patch for the 3rd Armored Division on his left sleeve, along with a private's insignia.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Three WWII Soldiers]

Full-length portrait of three men wearing light-colored Army uniforms, including garrison caps, standing with their arms around one another in front of a backdrop decorated with painted vines and curtains. The soldier in the center may be Harry Gaby.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Artillerymen with a 105 mm. Howitzer]

Postcard of artillerymen of the 36th Infantry Division training with 105 mm. Howitzer cannons.
Date: 1939~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History