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Border Fence
Photograph of a section of bollard-style pedestrian border fence in Brownsville, Texas, with electrical boxes in the nearest section of the fence. It was erected by U.S. Homeland security in the late 2000s as part of the "Secure Fence Act of 2006."
Date:
June 27, 2018
Creator:
Hicks, William
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Open border fence in Brownsville, TX
Section of bollard-style pedestrian border fence in Brownsville, TX. Erected by U.S. Homeland security in the late 2000s as part of the "Secure Fence Act of 2006."
Date:
June 27, 2018
Creator:
Hicks, William
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Palmito Hill Battlefield Memorial
Southward facing panoramic photograph of Palmito Hill Battlefield, the last land battle of the American Civil War on May 12-13, 1865. As viewed from the interpretive platform of the Historic Landmark near Boca Chica Blvd. and Palmito Hill Rd.
Date:
June 27, 2018
Creator:
Hicks, William
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
SpaceX S-band tracking station antennas in Boca Chica Village
Photograph of two S-band tracking station antennas at the SpaceX South Texas Launch Site at Boca Chica Village, TX on State Highway 4. Site is located near Brownsville between Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area, Boca Chica State Park and Brazos Island State Park.
Date:
June 27, 2018
Creator:
Hicks, William
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, February 27, 2000
Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, former pilot from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Dickerson describes her early interest in airplanes and tells stories from her days with the WWII Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), flying different types of aircraft to bases all over the United States. She includes the history of WASP, its formation, and dissolution. Her flying stories detail plane crashes and near-death experiences, including the sabotage of planes at the airport in Enid, OK by a German National. Mrs. Dickerson also talks about running a flying service in the Kerrville airport with her husband, Carl Meek, during the early days of aviation after WWII.
Date:
February 27, 2000
Creator:
Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Dickerson, Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Spring Break]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
March 27, 1986, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Slick/Economy]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
September 27, 1979, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Slick Special]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
September 27, 1979, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Brownsville]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a special Cameron County Grand Jury who heard more than three hours of testimony from a man who was granted immunity in a murder conspiracy case involving county officials.
Date:
January 27, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Treasure]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of district court judge says that Texas must reimburse Platoro Limited of Indiana for its work in recovering relics from a sunken Spanish treasure ship off the Texas Coast.
Date:
December 27, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Farm workers strike]
Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
June 27, 1972, 8:25 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Padre Island drowning]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
April 27, 1972, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bentsen]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
October 27, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Candidates]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
April 27, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Historic Marker Application: Kowalski-Dennett Home]
Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Kowalski-Dennett Home, in Brownsville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date:
May 27, 1966
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Benito Longoria, Jr., December 27, 1962]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Benito Longoria, Jr. discussing the Kempner's Christmas dinner and requesting a memorandum from Longoria.
Date:
December 27, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jack Skaggs - 1962-10-27]
Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from John J. Herrera to Jack Skaggs discussing planning for the John Connally for Governor campaign. Herrera informs Skaggs of the Spanish-language tapes Herrera left for Skaggs to potentially use on the radio and offers his services as a speaker to the Latino people in the Harlingen area if needed.
Date:
October 27, 1962
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr. to John J. Herrera - December 27, 1955]
Letter from Ed Idar, Executive Secretary of the American GI Forum of Texas, to John J. Herrera, requesting Herrera to make a five minute radio tape to address the poll tax rallies in January in each of the three Valley counties.
Date:
December 27, 1955
Creator:
Idar, Eduardo, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, May 27, 1955]
Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner discussing business travels for Sugarland Industries.
Date:
May 27, 1955
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Ferree to the Texas Good Neighbor Commission - 1952-05-27]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from Frank Ferree of Harlingen, Texas to the Texas Good Neighbor Commission in Austin, Texas, dated May 27, 1952. The letter addresses discriminatory decisions of attorneys during jury selection in the Texas courts when choosing between Latin American or Anglo jurors. The letter also relates details of judgment in court case against Roberto Jiminez in Brownsville, mentioning irregularities in jury selection and possible perjury of witnesses.
Date:
May 27, 1952
Creator:
Ferree, Frank
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, December 27, 1948]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Pittman & Davis informing that he has the letter from December 22nd regarding the Christmas gift
Date:
December 27, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-29
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Apportionment appropriation, availability of for Cameron and Willacy Counties under Acts 1945, 49th Leg., R.S., Judiciary-Appropriation, Sec. 11, p. 957, Article 3912e, Section 13 (b) and Section 15 (a), V.A.C.S., for January, 1947, to August 31, 1947, inclusive.
Date:
January 27, 1947
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph 2012.201.B0297.0075]
Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Aerial gunner receives wings at Harlingen, Tex., Army Gunnery School 1943"
Date:
April 27, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 174, Ed. 1 Friday, December 27, 1940
Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 27, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History