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[The Kilgore Family]

Photograph of the Kilgore family standing together outdoors. Standing on the far left are Theodore Kilgore and Zonnie Knight Kilgore, the patriarch and matriarch of the family. In the middle of the group is Edna, Ullmann's wife, and Ullmann himself, holding their infant son, Theodore, aka Teddy. The younger Kilgore sons, Joseph and Charles, are standing on the right.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Holiday Greeting Card from the Kilgores]

Greeting card featuring a photo of Edna Kilgore holding in her arms her toddler-aged son Theodore, aka Teddy. Typeset below the picture is the text "Holiday Greetings." Below that is handwriting that reads, "Edna Ted and Ullmann."
Date: [1940..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Theodore Kilgore on a Swing]

Photograph of a toddler-aged Theodore Albert Kilgore, aka Teddy Kilgore, sitting outdoors on a wooden swing. He is clad in only a cloth diaper, socks, and shoes. In his hands he is holding a pair of toy glasses.
Date: 1940/1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a United States National Bank Billboard]

Postcard of a billboard advertisement for the United States National Bank.
Date: May 1940
Creator: Galveston Ad Company
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a United States National Bank Billboard]

Postcard of a billboard advertisement for the United States National Bank.
Date: March 5, 1940
Creator: Galveston Ad Company
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Eleanor R. Thompson to Walter G. Stuck - February 5, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Eleanor R. Thompson to Walter G. Stuck - February 5, 1940]

Letter written to Mrs. Eleanor R. Thompson in Galveston, Texas from Walter Stuck, secretary of the Texas Surgical Society in San Antonio, Texas. In the letter, Stuck thanks Thompson for loaning materials related to Dr. Thompson for a historical sketch of the Texas Surgical Society.
Date: February 5, 1940
Creator: Stuck, Walter G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J. B. Hamblen in his office at Pan American Refinery in Texas City]

J. B. Hamblen sits at a table in an office looking at paperwork. On a table behind him sits a telephone. On the back of the photograph is written in cursive: "J. B. Hamblen, Pan American Refinery Corp., Texas City, Texas, 1940's".
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A commercial building in Texas City]

An unidentified two-story commercial building stands on the northwest corner of Texas Avenue and Third Street in Texas City. Line markers for parking places are visible in the foreground, so the building is in the business district, although the building on the left was a residence. Three identical signs are posted on the floor-to-ceiling ground floor windows on the left end of the building. To the left of the building, pipes and other materials lie on the ground near another two-story building. To the far right of the picture a sign reading "Frank's Taxi Service" hangs on the side of another building that was once a pawn shop. A car is driving down the street.
Date: 1940~/1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Near the Post Office and the Showboat Theater in Texas City]

Looking north up 6th Street North in the downtown area of Texas City. Cars are parked on both sides of the road. Other cars travel in both directions on the street. A number of people can be seen standing on the corner or walking near the large multi-storied Post Office with the tall flag pole which stands on the corner of the street. Small businesses line both sides of the street. On the left side, beyond the Post Office on the corner, are signs identifying the first building as "Hetherington's Jewelry", and the second building as "Insurance" and "Shoes". On the right side of the street, about two blocks down is a tall multi-storied sign reading "Showboat", [i.e. the Showboat Theater]. A taxi is in the street near the Post Office building on the left corner.
Date: [1940..1949]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Friday night at the Service Club

Friday night at the Service Club at Camp Wallace. Two servicemen in full dress and three women in evening wear are sitting. They are smoking and drinking.
Date: 1940~/1946~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soldier posing with his bayonet at Camp Wallace

Soldier posing with his bayonet at Camp Wallace.
Date: 1940~/1946~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

War Department Theater at Camp Wallace

Soldiers standing in front of a large clapboard building, the War Department theater in Camp Wallace
Date: 1940~/1946~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and John W. Spies - September 1940] (open access)

[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and John W. Spies - September 1940]

Letters between Dr. Meyer Bodansky from the University of Texas School of Medicine, and Dr. John W. Spies, who is the Dean of the School of Medicine. In the second letter, which is dated September 16, 1940, Dr. Meyer Bodansky requests vacation time for either October or November of the same year. The first letter, which is dated September 16, 1940, is a response from Dr. Spies to Dr. Bodansky, and requests that he bring up the matter closer to the time.
Date: September 16, 1940
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941 & Spies, John W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. Kraus to Meyer Bodansky - October 14, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from F. Kraus to Meyer Bodansky - October 14, 1940]

Letter to Dr. Meyer Bodansky from F. Kraus of the Medicinal Specialty Department of the Merck & Co. Inc. Manufacturing Chemists. The letter expresses the company's appreciation of Dr. Bodansky's interest in it's scientific research publications, and informs him that a copy of a requested brochure is being sent to him.
Date: October 14, 1940
Creator: Kraus, F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for Research Council - December 17, 1940] (open access)

[Minutes for Research Council - December 17, 1940]

Minutes of the Research Council at the University of Texas Medical Branch including funding, approval of projects and manuscripts, and experimentation on animals.
Date: December 17, 1940
Creator: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Research Council.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for Research Council - December 3, 1940] (open access)

[Minutes for Research Council - December 3, 1940]

Minutes for the first Research Council meeting on December 3, 1940 regarding the goals of the council.
Date: December 3, 1940
Creator: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Research Council.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Marion Fay to Meyer Bodansky - September 6, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Marion Fay to Meyer Bodansky - September 6, 1940]

Letter to Dr. Meyer Bodansky of the John Sealy Hospital from Marion Fay, who is from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. In the letter, Ms. Fay requests advice from Dr. Bodansky concerning the reorganization of her institution's hospital.
Date: September 6, 1940
Creator: Fay, Marion
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cecil and Frances Brown House Photograph #2]

Photograph of the Cecil and Frances Brown House in Friendswood, Texas.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Bloomingdale's to D.W. Kempner]

Postcard from Bloomingdale's to D. W. Kempner informing him that they are unable to complete part of his order because they did not have ready-made blinds in the width he requested. They assure him that the rest of his order has been filled.
Date: 1940
Creator: Bloomingdale's
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Fielding Elliot to Alex Bradford - April 6, 1940] (open access)

[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 Daniel W. Kempner to Mobala Nurseries, March 29, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mobala Nurseries, March 29, 1940]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner asking the cost of the Azalea Hinodegiri with an 8 to 10 inch spread.
Date: March 29, 1940
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Kiyono Nurseries, March 21, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Kiyono Nurseries, March 21, 1940]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Kiyono Nurseries requesting $5 worth of Azalea Hinodegiri plants.
Date: March 21, 1940
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Sealy Hospital Group and State Medical College]

Postcard of a partial view of John Sealy Hospital Group and State Medical College in Galveston, Texas. The image is an illustration, showing white or tan buildings with red roofs on either side of a road with three blue cars in it. "Partial View of John Sealy Hospital Group and State Medical College, Galveston, Texas" is printed across the top of the image. "[...]ed. June 5-1940" is written in pencil on the back of the postcard.
Date: June 5, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. D. Ulrich to I. H. Kempner, September 25, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from G. D. Ulrich to I. H. Kempner, September 25, 1940]

Letter from G. D. Ulrich to I. H. Kempner discussing cotton operations.
Date: September 25, 1940
Creator: Ulrich, Gus D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History