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Jim Wright for U.S. Senate captions transcript

Jim Wright for U.S. Senate

Following the 1960 presidential election, a special election was held to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by then Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. This telecast from May 1961 promotes the candidacy of Jim Wright, who was then serving in the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 12th congressional district. The election drew a field of 71 potential candidates, with Republican John G. Tower narrowly defeating interim appointee and Democrat William Blakely in a runoff election. (As a result, Tower became the first Republican senator from Texas since Reconstruction.) Wright finished in third place.
Date: May 1961
Creator: Jim Wright Campaign
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remembering railroads (open access)

Remembering railroads

Text about railroad museums across Texas that was published in the "When..." section of a February 2001 Texas Highways magazine article.
Date: 2001-02~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company, October 17, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company, October 17, 1955]

Letter from Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company discussing the details of meetings between R. Wright Armstrong and chairmen from the four operating brotherhoods (Engineers, Firemen, Conductors and Brakemen) who are concerned about plans to discontinue Sam Houston Zephyr trains Nos. 3 and 4 between Dallas and Houston and how this could effect the job security of employees of the railway.
Date: October 17, 1955
Creator: Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner (open access)

Oil-Burner

Patent for an oil burner that attaches to locomotives.
Date: June 21, 1910
Creator: Blackmond, William C. & Stoy, Guy Everett
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History