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[Aerial Photograph of School]

Aerial photograph of a school building surrounded by farmland. The date Oct. 1954 is written on the back.
Date: October 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Danevang Co-op

Copy negative of an aerial view of the Danevange Farmers Cooperative Society, as noted on the front of the photograph. The co-op is located in Danevange, Texas.
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Danevang School

Aerial photograph of Danevang School in Danevang, Texas. It is the largest building in the photograph: a single-story structure with a mansard roof with dark shingles and several windows on the first floor. A small playground to the right consists of a few see-saws and a swing set. Further right, a basketball court can be seen. To the left, there appears to be a gas station. The building is amidst a large, rural farm area. Besides the gas station and the school building, there are only a few other buildings, possibly homes, and land that has been tilled.
Date: October 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Angelita Cisneros] (open access)

[Affidavit from Angelita Cisneros]

An affidavit from Angelita Cisneros in which she states she is a dependent of Private Abel Cisneros and is making a request for a dependency discharge. The document is neither signed nor notarized.
Date: June 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Angelita
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-06-30] (open access)

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-06-30]

An affidavit from Dolores Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. Dolores listed the family's monthly living expenses and provided information about her medical condition. The document was signed and notarized on June 30, 1954.
Date: June 30, 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09] (open access)

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09]

An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros with her request for a hardship discharge for her husband, Private Abel Cisneros. The document is signed but not dated or notarized in September 1954.
Date: September 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30] (open access)

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30]

An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros made for the purpose of procuring a dependency discharge for her husband, Private Abel Cisneros. The document was not signed by Mrs. Cisneros.
Date: September 30, 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30] (open access)

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30]

An affidavit from Dolores Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. Dolores lists the family's monthly living expenses and provides information about her medical condition. The document is not signed and has John J. Herrera as the Harris County Notary Public.
Date: September 30, 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - June, 1954] (open access)

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - June, 1954]

An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. The purpose of the affidavit was to procure a dependency discharge for her husband. The document contains the signature of Mrs. Cisneros. The name of the Wharton County Notary Public and the exact date in June, 1954 were left blank.
Date: June 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Matilde Cisneros - 1954] (open access)

[Affidavit from Matilde Cisneros - 1954]

An affidavit from Matilde Cisneros, mother of Private Abel Cisneros. The purpose of the affidavit was to petition the United States Army for a dependency discharge for her son, Abel Cisneros. The document is not signed.
Date: 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Matilde
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Egypt Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1954
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glen Flora Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1954
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Guy Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1954
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Harton Family Reunion]

Photograph of adult men and women during the 1954 Harton family reunion. The majority of the people pictured are seated along tables that fill up most of the room. There are a few people standing in the back. Plates, cups, and other dishware has been set on the tables. Although names have been provided, no comprehensive record exists to match names to individuals. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph reads, "Our first Harton reunion".
Date: July 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hungerford Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1954
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Kendleton Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1954
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack G. Fisk to Truett Latimer, February 16, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Jack G. Fisk to Truett Latimer, February 16, 1954]

Letter from Jack G. Fisk to Truett Latimer discussing the upcoming called session of the 53rd legislature and working to stop a hotel being built in a state park.
Date: February 16, 1954
Creator: Fisk, Jack G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T.W. Buckshot Lane to John J. Herrera - 1954-04-04] (open access)

[Letter from T.W. Buckshot Lane to John J. Herrera - 1954-04-04]

Letter to John J. Herrera from T.W. Buckshot Lane. Lane addresses Herrera as his "Friend Johnny" and asks Herrera to once again join the race to run for the office of Harris County Representative. Lane expresses his confidence in being elected if his name is on the ballot to run for the position of Representative of Wharton County, which he confides in Herrera that he is considering. "If you have plans for another race then in the event the two of us are lucky I think there is no doubt about it, we can together gets things done, your legal training and brains, my guts and big mouth, we should do things."
Date: April 4, 1954
Creator: Lane, T.W. Buckshot
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Jack G. Fisk, February 18, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Jack G. Fisk, February 18, 1954]

Letter sent to Jack G. Fisk discussing construction of a hotel on Lake Texoma and public school teachers of Texas being upset.
Date: February 18, 1954
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Peter J. A. Petersen About to Board Flight]

Photograph of a man, identified as Peter J. A. Petersen, traveling by Braniff Airline to Minnesota from Houston, Texas, to attend his daughter Elna Mickelsen's funeral. He is dressed in formal attire and holds a folded coat on his right arm. Standing in front of the airplane, the wing's propeller, a few windows, and the staircase leading up to the inside are visible.
Date: July 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Silver Wedding

Copy print of the wedding party of Johannes Hansen and Agnes Ingvardsen Hansen. They are seated outside of what appears to be a single-story brick structure, identified in accompanying records as the Trinity Lutheran Church in El Campo, Texas. It merged with the Christ Lutheran church in 1997. Three longs rows make up the group, which comprises of several women, men, and children. They are all dressed in formal attire.
Date: July 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wharton Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1954
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History