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[Family Portrait]
Photograph of a family of six African Americans. Seated in the front on the left is the mother, and on the right is the father. Seated between them is the youngest girl, and standing in the back are two older girls and an older boy. The women are wearing dresses and the men are wearing dark suits with ties. A table with small portraits is to the right of the family.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Family Portrait]
Photograph of the Probasco family posing together inside a home, in two rows.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer for Hale Universal Pumper]
Flyer advertising the Hale Universal Pumper, sold by Hale Fire Pump Co., with a photograph of the pump engine in the center of the page. Stamp on the back says, "Tex Bradford, Phone 7274, Corpus Christi, Texas."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hale Fire Pump Co., Inc.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handout for Fire Prevention and Protection School for East Coast Ports]
Notes from a class discussing information about firefighting at east coast ports, with numbered steps and reminders related to operating pumps, forcible entries, ventilation, care of firefighting tools and equipment, using fire hoses, "overhauling" (completing firefighting activities at sites), using and maintaining ladders, and first aid.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
United States. Army. Transportation Corps.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
How to save 30% on your book purchases through Macy's Red Star Book Club
Pamphlet outlining a "book club" offered by Macy's department store answering questions about how members can join the program and the discounts that are offered when customers purchase books from the curated "Red Star" list.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Macy's, Inc.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Information on Melvin Matlock]
Contact information for Melvin Matlock, a member of the United States Coast Guard, and son of D. M. Matlock, 114 South Park Atrenne, Breckenridge. Additional names included on the contact card includes Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Purgalin and brief notable informational facts about Mr. Purgalin. At the top of the document is a letterhead that reads, “Hotel New Yorker, Thirty-Fourth Street at Eighth Avenue, New York”.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Information Relating to Soda Carbonate]
Handwritten notes written by D. G. Ross touching upon the price of Sodium Carbonate of $1.20 per 100 pounds at the time of writing.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Ross, D. G.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Fred Funke Regarding Previous Correspondence]
Letter from Alex Bradford to Fred Funke discussing the recent receipt of Mr. Funke's letters and to inform that a detailed response will be coming in the next several days.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Marquis Childs - May 23]
Letter from Alex Bradford to Colonel Marquis Childs discussing the various people that Mr. Bradford has encountered during his time abroad from the United States. It is Mr. Bradford's recommendation that Colonel Childs reach out to these men as they have experience throughout the Middle East and Africa. Finally, Mr. Bradford recommends that Colonel Childs reach out to George Kunkel or Bob McCracken in the hopes of publishing his articles in the Corpus Christi Caller and Times.
Date:
194X-05-23
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bill Moses to Alex Bradford - August 27]
Letter from Bill Moses to Alex Bradford discussing his application to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.
Date:
19XX-08-27
Creator:
Moses, William Joseph
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Byron Gooch to Alex Bradford Regarding Personal Topics]
Letter from Byron Gooch to Alex Bradford answering a previous letter. Bryon believes Albert Noe, manager of New Southern Hotel in Jackson is the person Alex is looking for.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Gooch, Byron
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert H. Wylie to Homer Groninger Regarding Fire Prevention Course]
Letter from Robert H. Wylie to Homer Groninger showing praise for Bradford being the one candidate to receive high marks on the first course for fire prevention.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Wylie, Robert H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Moses to Alex Bradford - Thursday 19XX]
Letter from William Moses to Alex Bradford discussing personal updates, including his travel plans, his employment, extending an invitation for Alex to visit him in Canada, and clarifying his address.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
Moses, William Joseph
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Alex Bradford Regarding Personal Topics - October 13]
Letter to Alex Bradford discussing personal updates, including Bill's death, the author's employment, and offering an invitation to the author's wedding.
Date:
19XX-10-13
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
List of African A. P. O. Numbers
A list of A.P.O. numbers overseas from Gura, Asmara, Cairo, Heliopolis, Tripoli, Algiers, and Casablanca. Five (5) of these A.P.O. numbers have red check marks towards the right of the page. On the back of this page a purple stamp in the top left corner reads, “Ambassador Hotel, 14th & K Streets, N.W. Washington D.C.”. At the bottom of the page reads, “Radio in Every Room / 500 Room Completely Air Conditioned / Swimming Pool Free to Guests”.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of Company Addresses]
Hand-trimmed page featuring a list of ten (10) companies of various pursuits, and their physical locations. The tenth company, F. H. Wheeler Manufacturing, has been underlined in red colored pencil.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of Handwritten Chemicals with Notes]
List of handwritten chemicals featuring two chemical compounds: soda carbonate and soda hydroxide. Each of these chemical compounds are offered at different prices and different measurements at the Southern Alkali Corp price per pound (lbs.).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of Names with Markings]
Page containing a list of typed names, some of which include locations or other notes. Many of the names are stricken with blue pencil, and one name is circled in red with a red "X" next to it. Additional handwritten names are added on the back of the page, which also has letterhead for Hotel La Salle at the bottom (the text is written with the page upside down).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Membership Information Form for the American Rocket Society]
This blank document is an membership information form for the American Rocket Society, Inc. Standard personal questions has been included within this document such as name, address occupation, education, etc. It also includes rocket-based questions such as, "How did you become instructed in rockets?" and "Have you ever carried on experiments related to Rocketry?".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
American Rocket Society
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Note with Address for Sister Kenny]
Handwritten note on stationary from the Hotel St. Regis New York. The following is the handwritten note that reads, “Sister E. Kenny / Elizabeth Kenney Institute / 1800, Chicago Ave. / Minneapolis / Minnesota,”. Below this handwritten note is a hand typed note that reads, “The famous Infantile Paralysis authority --- Sister Kenny.”
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notecard with "Mrs. Hamilton" Underlined]
Index card with handwritten names and 4-digit numbers in pencil, some of which are marked out or corrected. The text is written diagonally from the left to right, and the name Mrs. Hamilton, at far right, is heavily underlined in red pencil.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes about Ammonium Nitrate]
Yellow flashcard with brief information pertaining to ammonium nitrate and ammonium nitrite. Each chemical compound formula is provided for both chemical compounds. An additional comment is mentioned about ammonium nitrate that it can be used in fertilizer and ammonium saltpeter.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes About Emergency Lighting on Dewar Manufacturing Letterhead]
Handwritten note featuring three separate eight (8) volt emergency lights: the type 900 combination spotlight and flashlight, the type 901 fog piercing, and type 902 spotlight. The type 900 has been listed for $60.00 with the possibility of a 40 per cent discount. At the bottom of the page the type 1070 four (4) volt small flashlight has been list for approximately $10 to $12. The second page features two names, Mr. Cochrane and Mr. Sturgess.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Order Form for Typhoon Super-Charger]
Blank form to order the Typhoon Super-Charger, a mechanism that can be installed in a car to change air flow into the carburetor. It includes spaces to note the buyer's address, car specifications, and method of payment, with text regarding the 10-day trial period.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Typhoon Products Company Incorporated
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History