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[Santa Fe Train in Chicago]

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's Train No. 6, northbound headed by Engine No. 3422, a Pacific type 4-6-2, with a consist of ten steel cars rolls past the Chicago suburbs near Weston Avenue on August 14, 1932.
Date: August 14, 1932
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The HASL Bone Program 1961-1964 (open access)

The HASL Bone Program 1961-1964

Report documenting the measuring of strontium-90 levels contained in the bones of children and adults of various age brackets across the United States.
Date: August 16, 1965
Creator: Rivera, Joseph & Harley, John H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cotton-Seed Linter (open access)

Cotton-Seed Linter

Patent for an improvement "to prevent the accumulation of lint within the lint-chambers; to provide for the automatic discharge of the lint from the saw-teeth; to provide for a thorough agitation of the seed within the seed-reviews, and, finally, to provide for the delivery of the stripped seed from the machine" (lines 12-19).
Date: August 5, 1890
Creator: O'Brien, Edward J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas Masks for Gases Met in Fighting Fires (open access)

Gas Masks for Gases Met in Fighting Fires

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the development of gas masks designed for fighting fires. The characteristics of the different types of masks in development are presented. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1921
Creator: Fieldner, Arno Carl; Katz, Sidney H. & Kinney, Selwyne P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from E. A. Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, August 22, 1890] (open access)

[Letter from E. A. Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, August 22, 1890]

Letter from E. A. Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout asking if family John was a part of the New York state family. He told John the name of his father and grandfather and that he would be interested in hearing from him again. Included is an envelope addressed to "Hon. J. P. Osterhout."
Date: August 22, 1890
Creator: Osterhout, E. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Examining the influence of tolls on commute departure and route choice behavior in the Chicago region (open access)

Examining the influence of tolls on commute departure and route choice behavior in the Chicago region

"The current study contributes toward understanding the influence of congestion pricing on commuter behavior by specifically examining what dimensions of commute travel behavior are affected as a response to congestion pricing."
Date: August 2010
Creator: Paleti, Rajesh; Bhat, Chandra R. & Eluru, Naveen
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0225.0192]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Request for tickets that cannot be filled adds to the woes of Paul Butler ( center ) Democratic National Committee ChAirman."
Date: August 6, 1956
Creator: Rea, Bob
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0163]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sears, Roebuck & Co., which started out with a package of watches, has ticked off 75 years of gigantic growth - without benefit of such big sellers as automobiles and groceries."
Date: August 13, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0236.0334]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: August 14, 1959
Creator: Gumm, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0239.0509]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Pete Cooper, right of White Plains, N. Y. shows Lew Worsham, of Oakmont, Pa., how close he came to sinking a putt on the 18th green which would have given him the low score in the "World" golf tournament at the Tam-O-Shanter, club near Chicago."
Date: August 8, 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0086]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The Chicago board of trade recently reported its heaviest day of trading since November 20, 1931 .This view of the floor was taking during the heavy trading that has marked all commodity and stock markets of late."
Date: August 11, 1932
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0228.0382]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Gov. Frank Clement of Tennessee gesticulated vigorously and often as he addressed the Democratic national convention tonight."
Date: August 13, 1956
Creator: Harris, Harry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0252.0084]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "To the board of directors for the Professional Photographers of America, Inc. ,was Ernie E. Curtis, 2525 NW 62."
Date: August 18, 1966
Creator: Oscar & Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0306.0149]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "One of the most popular players the Oklahoma City Indians ever had , George "Skeeter" Dickey, was married in Chicago Monday."
Date: August 26, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0157]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "National Guard troops moved to the Democratic convention hotel headquarters Wednesday following early morning demonstrations by antiwar protesters in Chicago."
Date: August 28, 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0228.0387]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "From the land of Davy Crockett and Sgt. Alvin York comes another strapping Tennessean set to write a new legend of wonder."
Date: August 11, 1956
Creator: INS
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0417.0047]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "National commander of the AMVETS , Edwin P Fifielski, 44, is a Chicago lawyer , banker."
Date: August 29, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0413.0015]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Beattie Feathers, Football , Chicago Bears."
Date: August 23, 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0226.0573]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Police rescue Negro family after their car was pelted in Chicago disturbances."
Date: August 15, 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0228.0391]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt is shown being introduced to the convention delegates by Tennessee Governor Frank G. Clement before she addressed the assembly after an evening of speeches and films which vividly featured stirring reference to her late husband."
Date: August 13, 1956
Creator: Muto, Al
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0228.0406]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Tennessee's Gov. Frank Clement, left, and Sen. Albert Gore as they swung their voting strength away from Gore to Estes Kefauver---amid some confusion"
Date: August 17, 1956
Creator: Johnson, Maurice
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0096.0572]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Hebert Booth Bomar was born in Ardmore in 1915 and lived there until going away for one year of schooling at the University of Oklahoma."
Date: August 27, 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0096.0578]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Buddy Bomar - Chicago Bowler"
Date: August 24, 1956
Creator: Gumm, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Adult Christian Education for Baby Boomers: a Descriptive Case Study of Three American Churches (open access)

Adult Christian Education for Baby Boomers: a Descriptive Case Study of Three American Churches

American churches seeking to assimilate baby boomers are struggling to meet the adult educational needs of this group. To determine what models of church-based adult education are used to meet the educational needs of this group, three large, growing American churches known for attracting boomers were identified as sites for research. A qualitative case study research design was used and results were compared using cross-case analysis. Initial data collection included a three-day visit at each church. Data were collected in three phases: Phase One consisted of personal interviews with staff and lay leaders; Phase Two focused on observation of adult education events which took place during the visitation period; Phase Three involved gathering materials that described adult education programs. To optimize the reliability and accuracy of the findings data were subjected to examination by peers, collection methods were applied consistently in each research phase, follow-up contacts were made with each church to verify observations and findings, and case records were created for each site. Eleven categories were selected and the data were presented by category. Within each category, data were delineated and organized into three areas: trends among the churches, noteworthy comments about individual programs, and comparison to the literature …
Date: August 1994
Creator: Donahue, William P. (William Paul)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library