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[Letter from Pierre Chardine to Daniel W. Kempner, June 19, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from Pierre Chardine to Daniel W. Kempner, June 19, 1947]

Letter from Pierre Chardine to Daniel W. Kempner thanking him for the package of flour, sugar, soap, and other necessities that he sent him and telling him that he forwarded the package to Mrs. Hamon that he sent her. Mr. Chardine encloses the reply from Hôtel Splendide-Royal & Excelsior, but informs Mr. Kempner that it is too soon to contact Hotel Plaza-Athénée and that he will do so in two or three months.
Date: June 19, 1947
Creator: Chardine, Pierre
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, March 19, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, March 19, 1947]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing an enclosed Sugarland Motor Company invoice covering a Converto trailer.
Date: March 19, 1947
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, January 19, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, January 19, 1947]

Letter to Cecile from her father about the US military
Date: January 19, 1947
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for a Magnavox Modern Symphony Radio] (open access)

[Invoice for a Magnavox Modern Symphony Radio]

Invoice for a Magnavox Modern Symphony radio sold to D. W. Kempner by Plantowsky's for $372.30, marked paid on the 4th of August, 1947.
Date: July 19, 1947
Creator: Plantowsky's
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Ramos - 1947-11-19] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Ramos - 1947-11-19]

Letter from Joe Ramos, a member of the Texas City League of United Latin American Citizens Council. He is asking for an update concerning the Texas City Council's request for a charter. The letter is addressed to "Dear Sir" and mentions that they had previously communicated with Mr. John Herrera about the charter.
Date: November 19, 1947
Creator: Ramos, Joe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Geo. H. Sheppard to R. I. Mehan, November 19, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from Geo. H. Sheppard to R. I. Mehan, November 19, 1947]

Letter from Geo. H. Sheppard to R. I. Mehan regarding the preliminary inheritance tax report for Eliza Kempner's estate.
Date: November 19, 1947
Creator: Sheppard, Geo. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[At a memorial service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A group of people gather at the Texas City High School stadium for a memorial service for victims of the 1947 disaster. A small group of speakers stands in the middle, between the crowd standing on the field and a group of choir members standing on the bleachers. At the bottom of the picture is printed "Texas City Disaster, April 16, 1947." On the back of the photograph is written: "Memorial - April 19, 1947 at H.S. Stadium 10th Street."
Date: April 19, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A rescue worker amid the debris of a destroyed Monsanto structure after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A rescue worker stands amid twisted pipes and debris. On the reverse of the photograph is written: "J. J. Hickey 100 Area Ethylene Dept Monsanto Co. Texas City April 19 - 1947 M. Welch".
Date: April 19, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Union Review (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, September 19, 1947 (open access)

The Union Review (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, September 19, 1947

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: September 19, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Union Review (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, December 19, 1947 (open access)

The Union Review (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, December 19, 1947

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: December 19, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History