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[St. Paul's Sanitarium]

Postcard of the St. Paul's Sanitarium in Dallas, Texas. The image is an illustration of a large, Romanesque Revival style building, primarily of red brick with white trim. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Prof. F. E. Morton" and speaks about having Professor Morton teach in Texas and a woman who has been ill. The signature is "Sister Min[..]t."
Date: April 3, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Expressing Cage and Press. (open access)

Oil-Expressing Cage and Press.

Patent for improvements to Oil Expressing Cages and Presses "for the extraction of oil from cotton seed cake or the like" (lines 11-12) that allows for multiple oil cakes and press plates which can be "readily inserted in or removed from the press as occasion requires" (lines 22-23).
Date: October 26, 1920
Creator: Henry, Nelson B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cake-Forming and Cage-Loading Mechanism for Oil-Presses. (open access)

Cake-Forming and Cage-Loading Mechanism for Oil-Presses.

Patent for a cake-forming and cage-loading mechanism for oil presses, specifically designed for extracting vegetable oil from cooked meats. The mechanism includes a revolving mold member and presser, allowing cooked meats to be compacted and ejected into a cake receiving cage.
Date: April 26, 1921
Creator: Henry, Nelson B. (Nelson Bollinger), Jr., 1883-1969
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump for Hydraulic Presses (open access)

Pump for Hydraulic Presses

Patent for a hydraulic pump that drives at a uniform speed as the pressure of the press increases, and connects the pistons with two pairs of cylinders moving in opposite cycles.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Henry, Nelson B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 3, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing her request to be stationed in Dallas instead of Wilmington, possibilities for visiting home, graduation of her class at Avenger Field and the climate in Sweetwater, her classmates' assignments, and other related news.
Date: August 3, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 20, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 20, 1943?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes written on Aitchison Topeka & Santa Fe stationary, discussing her trip to Wichita, visits with people in Dallas and Atlanta, traveling to Richmond, and her anxiety about having to fly over New York City.
Date: 1943-12-20?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 30, 1944]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying to Atlanta, trying to call her ex-husband, a party, flying to Dallas, problems with her radio, grounded airliners, and Dutch student pilots at Jackson Army Air Field. Written on Delta Air Lines stationary.
Date: January 30, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum #2] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum #2]

Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry an AT-6 aircraft from Dallas, Texas to Spence Field Air Force base in Moultrie, Georgia.
Date: May 29, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 12, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing recently visiting them, traveling to Dallas via Atlanta, flying, and news about friends and family. Written on Eastern Airlines stationary.
Date: August 12, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #2] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #2]

Orders for several Air Force and WASP pilots to ferry planes from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Moultrie, Georgia, San Antonio, Texas, and Fort Worth, Texas. The three WASP pilots are Gayle D. Ewing, Nadine B. Ramsey, and Helen A. Turner.
Date: August 24, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 1, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 1, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being snowed-in in Lincoln, NE, flying from there to Dallas in a P-51, a crate of oranges from the recipient, recent correspondence, ferrying more P-51s, her uniform, planning to visit with Jackie Cochran, and plans for after the WASP are disbanded. Typed on Sheraton Hotel stationary.
Date: December 1, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 15, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 15, 1944]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying from Wichita to Atlanta, visiting with people there, flying to Richmond, and future plans. Written on Hotel John Marshall (Richmond) stationary.
Date: December 15, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pricing Quotes for Baling Press] (open access)

[Pricing Quotes for Baling Press]

Price quote list from Sugarland Industries on a baling press for baling loose cotton from multiple companies.
Date: 1953-03~
Creator: Sugarland Industries
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner, December 2, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner, December 2, 1954]

Handwritten letter to Harris L. Kempner discussing an upcoming plan to travel to Galveston while in Dallas and other travel plans.
Date: December 2, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George W. Woodruff to I. H. Kempner, December 19, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from George W. Woodruff to I. H. Kempner, December 19, 1955]

Letter from George W. Woodruff to I. H. Kempner discussing construction of a cotton warehouse.
Date: December 19, 1955
Creator: Woodruff, George W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Polio patient to graduate] (open access)

[News Script: Polio patient to graduate]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a North Dallas High School student, Beth Bowman, celebrating her graduation despite suffering from polio.
Date: May 27, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Baby flies to parents] (open access)

[News Script: Baby flies to parents]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a nine-month-old infant aboard a flight from California stopping in Dallas on the way to a military base near Augusta, Georgia. The infant is to be reunited with his parents, who could not afford to transport the child themselves.
Date: December 23, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Envelope from J. J. Barnes to Dallas Police Department]

Envelope from J. J. Barnes to the Chief of Detectives of the Dallas, Texas Police Department.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter by J. J. Barnes to Chief of Detectives] (open access)

[Letter by J. J. Barnes to Chief of Detectives]

Letter from J. J. Barnes, Chief of Police of Douglas, Georgia, to the Chief of Detectives of the Dallas, Texas Police Department. Barnes asks whether Ingram G. Oswald is related to Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to J. J. Barnes from M. W. Stevenson #1] (open access)

[Letter to J. J. Barnes from M. W. Stevenson #1]

Carbon copy of a letter from M. W. Stevenson, Deputy Chief of Police, to J. J. Barnes, the Chief of Police of Douglas, Georgia. The letter is responding to an inquiry by J. J. Barnes. Barnes asked whether Ingram G. Oswald could be related to Lee Harvey Oswald. The Deputy Chief of Police responds that to his knowledge there is no relation.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to J. J. Barnes from M. W. Stevenson #2] (open access)

[Letter to J. J. Barnes from M. W. Stevenson #2]

Carbon copy of a letter from M. W. Stevenson, Deputy Chief of Police, to J. J. Barnes, the Chief of Police of Douglas, Georgia. The letter is responding to an inquiry by J. J. Barnes, who asked whether Ingram G. Oswald could be related to Lee Harvey Oswald. The Deputy Chief of Police responds that to his knowledge there is no relation.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to J. J. Barnes from M. W. Stevenson #3] (open access)

[Letter to J. J. Barnes from M. W. Stevenson #3]

Carbon copy of a letter from M. W. Stevenson, Deputy Chief of Police, to J. J. Barnes, the Chief of Police of Douglas, Georgia. The letter is responding to an inquiry by J. J. Barnes, who asked whether Ingram G. Oswald could be related to Lee Harvey Oswald. The Deputy Chief of Police responds that to his knowledge there is no relation.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to J. J. Barnes from M. W. Stevenson #4] (open access)

[Letter to J. J. Barnes from M. W. Stevenson #4]

Carbon copy of a letter from M. W. Stevenson, Deputy Chief of Police, to J. J. Barnes, the Chief of Police of Douglas, Georgia. The letter is responding to an inquiry by J. J. Barnes, who asked whether Ingram G. Oswald could be related to Lee Harvey Oswald. The Deputy Chief of Police responds that to his knowledge there is no relation.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Bank robbery films] captions transcript

[News Clip: Bank robbery films]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a story about the Mosler Safe Company of Dallas which sells motion picture surveillance cameras to banks. The story includes actual bank robbery footage recorded on these cameras.
Date: June 10, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library