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[Dallas Firefighter Class 139 #1]
Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from November 1969 to March 1970 posing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are all wearing dark blue uniforms that include slacks, a brimmed cap with a flat top, and a long jacket that has two rows of silver buttons with a Dallas Fire patch on the left sleeve, a silver shield over the left breast, and a name tag near the right lapel.
Date:
February 19, 1970
Creator:
Brock, Charles W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Firefighter Class 34 #1]
Copy negative of recruit class number 34 (October 1 - 15, 1950) standing and posing in front of a two-toned background. The top half of the background is light-colored and the bottom half is darker.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: CIO Political Action Committee Regional Directors]
Newspaper clipping featuring a list of fourteen (14) regional directors of the CIO Political Action Committee throughout the United States. The nineth (9th) number of the regional directors is the Texas Regional Director, Carl A. McPeak, physical address in Dallas, Texas. The back of the regional director list are short articles covering some of the core concepts behind the CIO.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
CIO Political Action Committee
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Curtis Hancock - October 14, 1943]
Letter from Alex Bradford to Curtis Hancock acknowledging the receipt of a letter sent on May 25 that he finally received. Mr. Bradford also mentions that H.H. Granger of Granger Engineering Works in Cairo, Egypt would love to read the book on Texas written by George Sessions Perry. Mr. Granger, a Dallas native, would love to have Mr. Hancock visit him at his home in Dallas for a meal. Finally, Mr. Bradford has moved to Washington, but his permanent address is in Burbank, California.
Date:
October 14, 1943
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to G. Mort Kintz - May 2, 1944]
Letter from Alex Bradford to G. Mort Kintz discussing various firefighting equipment developments, techniques, and experience faced by Alex Bradford throughout Europe and the Middle East. Chief Otis Muenster of the Regional Fire Chief of the Office of Civilian Defense (OCD) alongside the IAFC and Board of Fire Underwriters testing grounds at Elmira, New York. This testing ground was home to the testing of newly developed fire pressure fog nozzles and other fire fighting equipment. Bradford briefly touches on the chemical and material composition of the equipment before touching on his experiences fighting fires on ships and on land.
Date:
May 2, 1944
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mort Kintz to Alex Bradford - May 16, 1944]
Letter from Mort A. Kint to Alex Bradford discussing the use of carbon tetrachloride fluids within fire extinguishers. Mr. Kint mentions that the use of chlorinated solvents for the purpose of cleaning & other uses have been linked to an incident of four hundred (400) soldiers being sent to a hospital in North Africa. Mr. Kint also mentions that he very briefly met with Otis Muenster of the Office of Civilian Defense, however he is currently gone.
Date:
May 16, 1944
Creator:
Kintz, George Mort
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Fielding Elliot to Alex Bradford - April 6, 1940]
Letter from George F. Eliot to Alex Bradford discussing the idea of disrupting German and Russian oil supplies. While supported by Mr. Eliot, it is understood that London is currently preoccupied with the crackdown on the exporting of Swedish iron ore.
Date:
April 6, 1940
Creator:
Eliot, George Fielding
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. E. Webb to Alex Bradford - January 11, 1939]
Letter from J. E. Webb to Alex Bradford discussing a recent conversation about salvaging a drilling rig equipment that was lost in the Saxet field of Nueces County, Texas. In addition to approving of the salvage operation, Baltic Drilling Company approves of the the distribution of the recovered value.
Date:
January 11, 1939
Creator:
Webb, J. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to R. Otis Muenster - December 14, 1943]
Letter from Alex Bradford to R. Otis Muenster discussing Mr. Bradford's current efforts working in New York as a consultant for the New York Fire Department (NYFD). Additional content featured within this correspondence includes comparisons between American firefighting equipment and the rest of the worlds equipment.
Date:
December 14, 1943
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to R. Otis Muenster - March 15, 1944]
Letter from Alex Bradford to R. Otis Muenster discussing firefighting equipment and the recent development of various fire truck nozzles. The first portion of the letter provides information about recent fires. The second portion of the letter covers high-pressure water trucks and their viability as firetrucks. The final portion of the letter covers a big test later that month at Elmira, New York.
Date:
March 15, 1944
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
West Dallas Urban Area Survey
Report documenting the findings of a survey in the West Dallas Urban Area to determine what steps should be taken for improvement: "This survey of the West Dallas Urban Area was undertaken primarily to make an inventory o existing housing and other structures, and of existing utilities and public facilities, or the lack of them, in order that problems could be appraised and a program developed for the area's renewal" (p. 1).
Date:
January 1959
Creator:
De Leuw, Cather & Company
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Housing Assistance Plan for the City of Dallas
From Introduction: "Briefly, the Housing Assistance Plan describes how the City [of Dallas] proposes to meet the housing needs of its lower income residents, what type of housing units--new, existing, or rehabilitated--can be utilized for this purpose, and where such units can be located" (p. 1). It includes assessments of community needs with goals and recommendations.
Date:
February 1975
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Department of Housing and Urban Rehabilitation.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Report on Coordination for Community Improvement
Report documenting the findings of a Dallas Action Committee for Community Improvement subcommittee regarding revitalization efforts in other cities and how they inform similar programs in Dallas. In particular, it outlines a recommendations including the formation of The Greater Dallas Coordination Commission for Community Improvement as a way to coordinate across different sectors.
Date:
September 1964
Creator:
Dallas Action Committee for Community Improvement. Coordination Subcommittee.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Report on Education for Community Improvement
Report documenting recommendations to improve the educational system in Dallas and how the suggestions would supplement other revitalization efforts.
Date:
September 1964
Creator:
Dallas Action Committee for Community Improvement. Education Subcommittee.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Community Improvement Study, Phase 1: A Preliminary Survey of the City of Dallas
Report analyzing data from the 1960 census to provide recommendations about areas in Dallas that are stable and healthy, versus those that showed signs of deterioration and might require additional evaluation and improvements to housing and infrastructure.
Date:
June 18, 1964
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Department of City Planning.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Elgin Photograph #7 - Lake Ray Hubbard Residential Neighborhood]
Photograph of a partially developed residential neighborhood on the shore of Lake Ray Hubbard.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Elgin Photograph #5 - Shore of Lake Ray Hubbard]
Photograph of a aerial view of Lake Ray Hubbard with a residential neighborhood. Throughout the photo various land development projects have been established. Residential neighborhood streets have been erected with the lack of buildings. In the background of the photograph is another arm of Lake Ray Hubbard.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Elgin Photograph Unnumbered - Residential Suburban Communities & Lake Ray Hubbard]
Photograph of multiple residential neighborhoods in close proximity to one another. Portions of these neighborhoods have yet to be developed at the time of this photograph. Farmland and undeveloped land is towards the right of the major roadway that travels from East to West.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Elgin Photograph #4 - Lake Ray Hubbard & Interstate Highway 30]
Photograph of a centralized peninsula in Lake Ray Hubbard. Interstate highway 30 (highway 67) and an unknown railroad cuts through the peninsula traveling across Lake Ray Hubbard.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Elgin Photograph #54 - Northern Aerial View of Lake Ray Hubbard]
Photograph of an aerial overview of the Northern most portion of Lake Ray Hubbard. Key features of this photograph includes the wetlands of the region and the residential neighborhoods on the shores region.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Miller Road and Unknown Railroad Intersection]
Photograph of Miller road and an unknown railroad intersecting at Paddle Point Park. An arm of Lake Ray Hubbard is visible crossing under these two bridges.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Elgin Photograph #53 - Aerial View of Lake Ray Hubbard]
Photograph of an aerial view of Lake Ray Hubbard focused the West side on two (2) civil constructions: Miller Road and a unnamed railroad. Residential buildings and neighborhoods have been erected near the western portion of Lake Ray Hubbard.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Elgin Photograph #50 - Lake Ray Hubbard & Undeveloped Shoreline]
Photograph of an unknown view of Lake Ray Hubbard. Residential neighborhoods have been erected along the left side of the photograph along the shores of Lake Ray Hubbard. Streets have been established to form neighborhoods ready for residential structures to be built.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Elgin Photograph #52 - Aerial View of Lake Ray Hubbard]
Photograph of an aerial view of Lake Ray Hubbard with a long bridge crossing over the North Texas lake.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History