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[An aerial view of American Oil storage tanks in Texas City in 1934]

An aerial view of two large round black storage tanks of American Oil in Texas City in 1934. In the foreground are other refinery structures. Behind the large storage tanks can be seen some one-story buildings. Further back can be seen some homes and other structures. On the horizon can be seen other structures and the water tower. On the back of the photograph is written in pencil :"2-12-34". Taped to the back of the photograph is a label that reads: "Donated to Texas City Historical Committee by American Oil Company September 15, 1971."
Date: February 12, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A view of the docks and pipelines under construction in Texas City in 1934]

Long lengths of pipeline lie on the ground near a dock. On the dock, men can be seen. A hoisting crane and a truck are near the docks. Other men gather near the hoisting crane.
Date: February 2, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[On a train car in Texas City in 1921]

A group of three women and two men pose at the end of a railroad car in Texas City in 1921. The three women and one man (evidently Wlliam R. Blocker) are standing on the balcony or observation platform at the end of the railroad car. One man (evidently Dee Walker) stands on the ground in front of the balcony and the other individuals. The car's sides are unpainted and weathered wood and two windows are boarded up. All five persons are dressed in dark clothes and are wearing hats. In the background on the far right can be seen a long wooden building with a sign reading [unknown word] "House." On the back of the photograph is written:" Texas City Feb. 1921 Miss Gustavos, [Miss] Terry, [Miss] Martou, Dee Walker."
Date: February 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four K-type airships docked in the hangar at Hitchcock Naval Air Station]

Photo of four blimps and the blimp hangar at Hitchcock Naval Air Station. The hangar was 1,000', 300' wide and more than 200' high.
Date: February 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 49, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 24, 1857 (open access)

Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 49, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 24, 1857

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 24, 1857
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 50, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 26, 1856 (open access)

Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 50, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 26, 1856

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 26, 1856
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 50, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 28, 1854 (open access)

Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 50, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 28, 1854

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 28, 1854
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 48, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 5, 1856 (open access)

Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 48, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 5, 1856

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 5, 1856
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 49, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 12, 1856 (open access)

Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 49, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 12, 1856

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 12, 1856
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 49, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 19, 1856 (open access)

Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 49, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 19, 1856

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 19, 1856
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 44, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 10, 1852 (open access)

Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 44, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 10, 1852

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 10, 1852
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 45, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 17, 1852 (open access)

Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 45, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 17, 1852

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 17, 1852
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 46, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 19, 1861 (open access)

Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 46, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 19, 1861

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 19, 1861
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 47, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 26, 1861 (open access)

Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 47, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 26, 1861

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 26, 1861
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 46, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 22, 1859 (open access)

Galveston Weekly News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 46, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 22, 1859

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 22, 1859
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 8, 1855 (open access)

The Galveston News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 8, 1855

Tri-Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 8, 1855
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 24, 1844 (open access)

The Weekly News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 24, 1844

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 24, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 21, 1846 (open access)

The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 21, 1846

Semiweekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 21, 1846
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 1, 1849 (open access)

The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 1, 1849

Semiweekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 1, 1849
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Times. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 11, 1843 (open access)

The Texas Times. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 11, 1843

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 11, 1843
Creator: Pinknard, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Times. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 8, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 18, 1843 (open access)

The Texas Times. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 8, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 18, 1843

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 18, 1843
Creator: Pinknard, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Times. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 9, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 25, 1843 (open access)

The Texas Times. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 9, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 25, 1843

Weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 25, 1843
Creator: Pinknard, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Preparation of Portable Soup-Bread. (open access)

Preparation of Portable Soup-Bread.

Patent for "extracting the nutritious part of flesh or animal meat of every description and combining this concentrated extract with flour or vegetable meal, and baking the two substances in an oven, thereby forming a portable desiccated soup-bread....." (lines 8-14), instruction only, no illustration.
Date: February 5, 1850
Creator: Borden, Gail, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for fastening iron or other bands on cotton-bales or packages that put up with iron bands, including illustrations.
Date: February 18, 1873
Creator: Quin, Michael
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History