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[Photograph 2012.201.B0297B.0375]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bright-eyed, pig-tailed Doris Ann Brewer 6, of Conroe, Texas, trys out the "Invalift" a boon to physical therapists."
Date: August 22, 1951
Creator: Albright, Bob
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0297B.0376]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Specializing in care of "breathing cripples," the new polio respiratory center at Houston will open this autumn."
Date: August 22, 1951
Creator: Albright, Bob
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0297B.0374]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Charlotte Bone, right, occupational therapist, shows Anne Gaither, 27, Mexico City, how to use an electric typewriter especially made for patients whose fingers are weakened by polio."
Date: August 22, 1951
Creator: Albright, Bob
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from D. R. Taylor to John J. Herrera - 1951-08-07] (open access)

[Letter from D. R. Taylor to John J. Herrera - 1951-08-07]

Letter and envelope from D. R. Taylor, District Sales Manager, Pan American World Airways, Mexican Government Tourist Bureau, Houston, Texas, to John J. Herrera, dated August 7, 1951. Includes an invitation to lunch with Dr. Francisco del Rio y Canedo, Director General Mexican Government Tourist Bureau, on August 14, 1951 at the Shamrock Hotel in Houston, Texas.
Date: August 7, 1951
Creator: Taylor, D. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe G. Resweber to John J. Herrera - 1951-08-09] (open access)

[Letter from Joe G. Resweber to John J. Herrera - 1951-08-09]

Letter from Joe G. Resweber, Position Two Councilman of the City of Houston, Texas, to John J. Herrera dated August 9, 1951. This letter replies to Herrera's request for the Parks Department to clean up a city block used for a playground.
Date: August 9, 1951
Creator: Resweber, Joe G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Spiner and Pritchard Attorneys at Law to John J. Herrera - 1951-08-13] (open access)

[Envelope from Spiner and Pritchard Attorneys at Law to John J. Herrera - 1951-08-13]

Envelope from Spiner and Pritchard, Attorneys at Law of Houston, Texas, to John Herrera, dated August 13, 1951.
Date: August 13, 1951
Creator: Spiner and Pritchard, Attorneys at Law
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Graham Arthur Barden - 1951-08-31] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Graham Arthur Barden - 1951-08-31]

Onionskin carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, National Organizer of LULAC, to Graham Barden, Chairman, Committee on Child Labor and Education, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., dated August 31, 1951. It is also copied to Texas Congressman Albert Thomas. LULAC opposes any change in the Federal Child Labor Laws. Texas ranchers and agricultural interests are trying to change the law to allow children of school age to work in the cotton fields during school hours.
Date: August 31, 1951
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1242 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1242

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, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Compensation of the judges of the 125th District Court, the 135th District Court, and the Criminal District Court No. 3 for Harris County during the next biennium.
Date: August 17, 1951
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Herrera to Frank Klitzner - 1951-08-22] (open access)

[Letter from John Herrera to Frank Klitzner - 1951-08-22]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from attorney John J. Herrera to Frank Klitzner of the Los Angeles County Probation Office providing a character reference for Manuel Villasenor, age 26. Herrera says that he has known Villasenor for twelve years and describes Villasenor's family, his history of petty crimes in Houston, his time in the military, and Herrera's opinion that Villasenor needs assistance for a lack of mental adjustment.
Date: August 22, 1951
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to Harris Leon Kempner, August 30, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to Harris Leon Kempner, August 30, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to Harris Leon Kempner discussing inheritance tax implications moving forward in the business stocks.
Date: August 30, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner Jr. to D. W. Kempner, August 22, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner Jr. to D. W. Kempner, August 22, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner Jr. to D. W. Kempner discussing land sales near their property in and around Sugar Land, Texas. I. H. Jr. points out the recent sale, which was covered in the Houston Chronicle, of 250 acres west of Bellaire to John B. Simpson.
Date: August 22, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Thirteen Calves Purchased from C. B. Johnson Live Stock Commission Company] (open access)

[Invoice for Thirteen Calves Purchased from C. B. Johnson Live Stock Commission Company]

Invoice for items sold to Sugarland Industries by C. B. Johnson Live Stock Commission Company, including thirteen calves. This invoice lists three purchasers: Huffman #75, Bob Foster, and Potts.
Date: August 29, 1951
Creator: C. B. Johnson Live Stock Commission Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner Jr., to Directors of Imperial Sugar Company, August 30, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner Jr., to Directors of Imperial Sugar Company, August 30, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, D. W. Kempner, Walter F. Woodul, Homer L. Bruce, Oscar Raymond Armstrong, and W. H. Louviere postponing a quarterly directors meeting scheduled on September 11, 1951.
Date: August 30, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Rupley Buys Large Tract] (open access)

[Clipping: Rupley Buys Large Tract]

Clipping containing an article that describes a recent purchase of a 365-acre tract for $182,500 by Ralph Rupley.
Date: August 31, 1951
Creator: The Houston Post
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Fish rodeo] captions transcript

[News Clip: Fish rodeo]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fishing competition for children at the Meadowbrook's White Lake.
Date: August 24, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 60, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 11, 1951 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 60, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 11, 1951

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 11, 1951
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 68, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 22, 1951 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 68, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 22, 1951

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 22, 1951
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 70, Ed. 1 Friday, August 24, 1951 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 70, Ed. 1 Friday, August 24, 1951

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 24, 1951
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 72, Ed. 1 Monday, August 27, 1951 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 72, Ed. 1 Monday, August 27, 1951

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 27, 1951
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 56, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 7, 1951 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 56, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 7, 1951

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 7, 1951
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 69, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1951 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 69, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1951

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 23, 1951
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 54, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 4, 1951 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 54, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 4, 1951

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 4, 1951
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 57, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 8, 1951 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 57, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 8, 1951

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 8, 1951
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 65, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 18, 1951 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 65, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 18, 1951

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 18, 1951
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History