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[Keith House Photograph #5]

Photograph of the Keith House, in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Airplane

Pierce with three unknown men in a small one-propeller plane. The plane's propeller is spinning and it is outside of a hanger. More planes and a few cars are visible in the background.
Date: January 20, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joe Demic being sworn into Navy]

Joe Demic being sworn into the Navy. Austin, Texas.
Date: July 12, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Plane on Ground]

Army plane grounded in south Austin. Austin, Texas.
Date: January 24, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Robert Lloyd Smith

Robert Lloyd Smith, member of the Texas House of Representatives in 1894 and 1896, stands for a photograph with hat in hand.
Date: February 24, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carl Mueller in Military Uniform

Carl Meuller stands in front of a closed door in a dress military uniform.
Date: February 10, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Swearing in of Bill Lawson

Portrait of Bill Lawson behind a reflective desk during his swearing in as the new Secretary of State.
Date: February 25, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alexander and Sharp Being Sworn In

Photograph taken during the swearing in of Alexander and Sharp as Supreme Court of Texas judges. Only one man is shown in the photograph and it is unknown whether he is Alexander or Sharp.
Date: January 1, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alexander and Sharp Being Sworn In

Photograph taken during the swearing in of Alexander and Sharp as Supreme Court of Texas judges. Only one man is shown in the photograph and it is unknown whether he is Alexander or Sharp.
Date: January 1, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nine Texas Supreme Court Members

Nine members of the Texas Supreme Court are pictured in suits sitting behind a long wooden desk. The back of an unknown man's head is visible in the lower left corner.
Date: January 29, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Herman Jones

Portrait of Herman Jones, a lawyer and eventually a judge, behind his desk. A view of the city is available through the open windows in the background.
Date: August 14, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

W. Lee O'Daniel and Harry Akin

United States Senator W. Lee O'Daniel with Harry Akin, owner of the Night Hawk Restaurant.
Date: May 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Vote Counting

Group of unidentified men in a room with desks counting votes for the 1941 Senate race in which W. Lee O'Daniel won.
Date: April 14, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Vote Counting

Group of unidentified men in a room with desks counting votes for the 1941 Senate race in which W. Lee O'Daniel won.
Date: April 14, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Miss Files and Mrs. Colson

Miss Files and Mrs. Colson, the only women representatives, are photographed behind a wooden desk in a room full of unknown individuals.
Date: January 14, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 44, July 1940 - April, 1941 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 44, July 1940 - April, 1941

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 533.
Date: 1941
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Student Body

Group photo of student body. Austin, Texas.
Date: [1941..1942]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-3782 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-3782

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Status of lien and priority of State, county and county-wide school district taxes against real and personal property sold on foreclosure of State's motor fuel tax lien , by Receiver, in Cause No. 63.565, State of Texas v. Hurricane Petroleum Corporation, 95th District Court, Travis County, Texas.
Date: September 8, 1941
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-3835 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-3835

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Constitutionality of appropriation made by forty-seventh Legislature to pay slain of the American National Bank, Austin, Texas.
Date: August 5, 1941
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blank Contract Requesting Funding by Druggists for Medicinal Permit Statutes - January 1, 1941] (open access)

[Blank Contract Requesting Funding by Druggists for Medicinal Permit Statutes - January 1, 1941]

A blank contract requesting druggists to agree to pay $100 for expenses related to the retention of the present Medicinal Permit Statutes as set forth in House Bill No. 5, Acts of the 45th Legislature of Texas dated January 1, 1941.
Date: January 1, 1941
Creator: Boyer, Max W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from James P. Stinson and T. N. Carswell to Senator John Lee Smith - January 28, 1941] (open access)

[Telegram from James P. Stinson and T. N. Carswell to Senator John Lee Smith - January 28, 1941]

A Western Union Telegram sent to Hon. John Lee Smith, Austin, Texas from James P. Stinson, County Democratic Chairman, and T. N. Carswell, County & District Chairman of the United Dries, dated January 28, 1941. The telegram requests that Smith support the confirmation of Dr. W. D. Bradfield.
Date: January 28, 1941
Creator: Stinson, James P. & Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from T. N. Carswell to Senator John Lee Smith - May 2, 1941] (open access)

[Telegram from T. N. Carswell to Senator John Lee Smith - May 2, 1941]

A Western Union Telegram sent to Honorable John Lee Smith, Austin, Texas from T. N. Carswell, Chairman 24th District Drys, Abilene, Texas, dated May 2, 1941. Carswell requests that Smith support the confirmation of Jeff Davis to the Board.
Date: May 2, 1941
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Form letter and Flyer:  From Jeff Davis - February 27, 1941] (open access)

[Form letter and Flyer: From Jeff Davis - February 27, 1941]

A form letter from Jeff Davis, Executive Secretary, United Texas Drys, dated February 27, 1941. A pep talk and an advisement regarding the action needed to get House Bill 373, Senate Bill 69 and House Bill 209 passed. Attached is a flyer: Steps of Progress written and illustrated by Charles A. Wells, a publication which lists and defines "IMPORTANT BILLS NOW BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE" - House Bill 209, H. B. No. 239, H. B. 373, Senate Bill No. 69, S. B. No. 112, H. B. No. 250, H. B. No. 261, H. J. R. No. 12.
Date: February 27, 1941
Creator: Davis, Jeff
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from T. N. Carswell to Representative Pat Bullock - April 24, 1941] (open access)

[Telegram from T. N. Carswell to Representative Pat Bullock - April 24, 1941]

A Western Union telegram sent to Hon. Pat Bullock, House of Representatives, Austin, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, Chairman 24th District Drys, Abilene, Texas, dated April 24, 1941. Carswell requests that Bullock's committee eliminate all Senate amendments to House Bill 373 and send it through as originally passed.
Date: April 24, 1941
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History