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[Letter from A. F. Amling Co. to D. W. Kempner, July 13, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from A. F. Amling Co. to D. W. Kempner, July 13, 1949]

Letter from A. F. Amling Co. to D. W. Kempner letting him know that they are unable to provide him with water lilies and providing a list of alternative nurseries for him to contact.
Date: July 13, 1949
Creator: A. F. Amling Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's Illinois.

Map shows the railroads and counties of Illinois during mid- to late-nineteenth century. Scale [ca. 1:1,152,000].
Date: [1881..1887]
Creator: A. J. Johnson & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from The A. N. Marquis Company, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from The A. N. Marquis Company, 1956]

Letter from The A. N. Marquis Company requesting quick correspondence in supplying information and data for publication in "Who's Who in America" and "Who's Who in Commerce and Industry."
Date: 1956
Creator: A. N. Marquis Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the A. N. Marquis Company to D. W. Kempner, October 25, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from the A. N. Marquis Company to D. W. Kempner, October 25, 1949]

Letter from A. N. Marquis Company to D. W. Kempner answering his question about his daughter's exclusion from the 1948-1949 edition of Who's Who and assuring him that her sketch has been given special attention.
Date: October 25, 1949
Creator: A. N. Marquis Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice from the A. N. Marquis Company] (open access)

[Notice from the A. N. Marquis Company]

Notice from the A. N. Marquis Company informing the recipients of scammers pretending to be "Who's Who" representatives.
Date: 1949
Creator: A. N. Marquis Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trombone. (open access)

Trombone.

Patent, including illustration, for "a musical instrument slide and is more particularly designated as a bearing or stocking for a trombone or other similar instruments in which it is desirable to provide a smooth bearing for the slidable part of the instrument" (page 1, lines 9-13).
Date: February 17, 1920
Creator: Ackley, William D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nozzle. (open access)

Nozzle.

Patent for a hose nozzle with increased capacity and efficiency. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 16, 1897
Creator: Adams, Don B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Air Cargo Charges from Air France, March 2, 1955] (open access)

[Invoice for Air Cargo Charges from Air France, March 2, 1955]

Invoice for air cargo charges from Air France. The cargo was from Paris, France, and its destination was American Airlines Midway Airport, Chicago. The total charge was $24.
Date: March 2, 1955
Creator: Air France
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Broom or Brush (open access)

Broom or Brush

Patent for metal brooms or brushes that are "strong and durable, relatively light in weight, and can be inexpensively manufactured" (line 13-15). It is intended for "sweeping snow, mud, slush, and the like" (line 16-17). The patent can also be applied for smaller version of metal brooms or brushes for other purposes.
Date: March 16, 1915
Creator: Airhart, Noah S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with William J. Bates, February 7, 2001

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Navy veteran William J. Bates including personal experiences about the Pacific Theater during World War II, youth and education, the Navy Aviation Cadet Program, flight training, leaving naval aviation and attending Midshipman's School, being assigned to APc-21, operations off the coast of New Guinea with the VII Amphibious Force, providing escort duty for LCTs during assaults along the coast of New Guinea, the sinking of APc-21 by Japanese planes off New Britain Island, recuperating in New Guinea, returning to the States and being assigned to ATR-22, transferring to fleet tug ARA-182 as commanding officer, having convoy duty in the South Pacific, riding out a typhoon, disposing of Navy equipment after the war, and returning to the States.
Date: February 7, 2001
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Bates, William J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Howard L. Patton, January 5, 1999

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Howard L. Patton, a Army WWII veteran from Flora, Illinois. Patton discusses his family background, commissioning into the Army through ROTC, training with anti-air artillery, his marriage, deployment to New Guinea, the assault on Wakde Island, the battle of Leyte, operations at Zamboanga, and the end of the war.
Date: January 5, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Patton, Howard L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pennsylvania Railroad System, the route of the Broadway Limited.

Map shows major railroad lines across the midwestern and northeastern states; state boundaries, cities and towns along railroad routes. Includes text notes in panels above and below map. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1923
Creator: Allen, Lane & Scott
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chicago and North Western Railway's passenger station]

This photograph depicts one of the nations finest railroad passenger stations - Chicago and North Western Railway's Chicago passenger station. Sign above the station says" Streamliners, North Western, Union Pacific"
Date: 1948~
Creator: Allison - Lightall
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to The Florists' Review, January 11, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to The Florists' Review, January 11, 1956]

Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to The Florists' Review discussing a reply to Daniel W. Kempner's request for a cancellation for his help-wanted ad.
Date: January 11, 1956
Creator: Alpert, Arthur M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Time Subscription Service, March 24, 1958] (open access)

[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Time Subscription Service, March 24, 1958]

Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to to Time Subscription Service appreciating them for their advise as to expiration date of the Subscription of Daniel Webster Kempner.
Date: March 24, 1958
Creator: Alpert, Arthur M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Arthur M. Alpert, March 28, 1962] (open access)

[Memorandum from Arthur M. Alpert, March 28, 1962]

Letter from Arthur M. Alpert discussing Cecile B. Kempner's ownership of the 200 shares and dividends received.
Date: March 28, 1962
Creator: Alpert, Arthur M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Arthur M. Alpert, September 22, 1966] (open access)

[Memorandum from Arthur M. Alpert, September 22, 1966]

Memorandum from Arthur M. Alpert requesting for a mailing address change.
Date: September 22, 1966
Creator: Alpert, Arthur M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Betsy Ross Bulbs] (open access)

[Invoice for Betsy Ross Bulbs]

Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner of Plantersville Nurseries by American Bulb Company, including fifty Betsy Ross bulbs for $2.75, the invoice was stamped "Paid Order". The invoice also mentions that the Betsy Ross bulbs were a substitute for Snow Whites.
Date: May 27, 1950
Creator: American Bulb Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Betsy Ross Bulbs, June 14, 1950] (open access)

[Invoice for Betsy Ross Bulbs, June 14, 1950]

Invoice for items sold to Plantersville Nurseries by American Bulb Company, including fifty Betsy Ross bulbs.
Date: June 14, 1950
Creator: American Bulb Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Iris Wedgewood] (open access)

[Invoice for Iris Wedgewood]

Invoice for items sold to Mr. D. W. Kempner by American Bulb Company, including 100 Iris Wedgewood.
Date: August 29, 1950
Creator: American Bulb Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Items from American Bulb Company, June 13, 1950] (open access)

[Invoice for Items from American Bulb Company, June 13, 1950]

Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner of Plantersville Nurseries by American Bulb Company, including fifty units of each of the following items: Betsy Ross (Substitute for Albatross), Ind. Bronze, Ind. Pink, Good News (Substitute for Ind. Yellow), Mrs. Kidder, Mrs. Roy, Pink Chief, and Sunglow. The total was $23 and the invoice was stamped "Paid Order".
Date: June 13, 1950
Creator: American Bulb Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Mum R. C. White Chief and Postage] (open access)

[Invoice for Mum R. C. White Chief and Postage]

Invoice for items sold to Plantersville Nurseries by American Bulb Company, including Mum R. C. White Chief and Postage.
Date: May 2, 1950
Creator: American Bulb Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from American Bulb Company] (open access)

[Letter from American Bulb Company]

Letter from the American Bulb Company advertising their Croft Lilies.
Date: 194X
Creator: American Bulb Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from American Bulb Company to D. W. Kempner, August 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from American Bulb Company to D. W. Kempner, August 17, 1944]

Letter from the American Bulb Company to D. W. Kempner providing a quote for some different sizes of their Croft lilies and answering his question about whether or not they will have a fall catalogue.
Date: August 17, 1944
Creator: American Bulb Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History