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[Letter from Betrice Kirkland to Charles Stasny, September 6, 1944]
Handwritten letter from Betrice Kirkland to Charles Stasny thanking him for the letter he sent her following Theodore Kirkland's, her brother, death in the war and reminisces on memories she had with him. She encloses a copy of the chaplain's letter and mentions that her brother, Theus Kirkland, will be returning to service soon either to the Islands or pilots' training in California.
Date:
September 6, 1944
Creator:
Kirkland, Betrice
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alger-Sullivan Lumber Co. 102
A photograph print showing the Alger-Sullivan Lumber Co. 102, 4-6-0, Century, FL.
Date:
September 8, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Florida East Coast (FEC) 60
A photograph print showing Florida East Coast (FEC) 60, 4-4-2, Buena Vista, FL.
Date:
September 1921
Creator:
Lowe, Shelby F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Al Hiegel, September 18, 2005
Transcript of an oral interview with Al Heigel. When Heigel finished high school in June, 1944, he joined the Navy at Little Rock, Arkansas and went for boot training at San Diego. He was assigned as a radar operator and reported aboard the USS Independence (CVL-22) at Pearl Harbor. Heigel describes the light carrier and its construction and features. He also speaks of the time the Independence was hit by a torpedo off Tarawa in 1943. Heigel then describes events off Okinawa: watching the USS Franklin (CV-13) being bombed off Okinawa; locating and shooting down kamikazes; describing battle stations; aircraft water landings; being in a typhoon, etc. After the war ended, the Independence served as a troop transport taking GIs back home to the US. He describes bunks in the hangar deck and arriving in Portland, Oregon. As the Independence was being prepared for the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, Heigel got off becuase he had the requisite amount of points allowing him to be discharged. He then entered the lumber business, married and raised family.
Date:
September 18, 2005
Creator:
Heigel, Al
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Hiegel, September 18, 2005
Transcript of an oral interview with Al Heigel. When Heigel finished high school in June, 1944, he joined the Navy at Little Rock, Arkansas and went for boot training at San Diego. He was assigned as a radar operator and reported aboard the USS Independence (CVL-22) at Pearl Harbor. Heigel describes the light carrier and its construction and features. He also speaks of the time the Independence was hit by a torpedo off Tarawa in 1943. Heigel then describes events off Okinawa: watching the USS Franklin (CV-13) being bombed off Okinawa; locating and shooting down kamikazes; describing battle stations; aircraft water landings; being in a typhoon, etc. After the war ended, the Independence served as a troop transport taking GIs back home to the US. He describes bunks in the hangar deck and arriving in Portland, Oregon. As the Independence was being prepared for the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, Heigel got off becuase he had the requisite amount of points allowing him to be discharged. He then entered the lumber business, married and raised family.
Date:
September 18, 2005
Creator:
Heigel, Al
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Francis R. Ferry, September 30, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Francis R. Ferry. Ferry grew up in Nebraska and taught for a year before joining the Navy in 1942. He had enrolled in the Civilian Pilot Training Program prior to enlisting. He trained on the N3N, the SNJ, the OS2U, the BT, the SBC3 and other types of aircraft. He was assigned to be a dive-bomber, flying the SB2C Helldiver. Ferry was initially assigned to VB-14 and left aboard the USS Wasp to the coast of Venezuela where he continued training. He was reassigned to VB-82 and left on the USS Bennington (CV-20) for Pearl Harbor. The ship joined Task Force 58.1 for Japan. He flew his first combat mission over Tokyo. He was involved with burning the beaches on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He then was involved in the attack on the Japanese ship Yamato. His air group was the lead group in on the first strike, and Ferry himself dropped rockets and bombs that may have been hits. His wife Genevieve Ferry briefly discusses what her experiences were on the homefront.
Date:
September 30, 2000
Creator:
Ferry, Francis R.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with R. Bruce Porter, September 30, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with R. Bruce Porter. After a few years of college at the University of Southern California, Porter joined the Marines as an aviation cadet. After training on the F4F, Porter was assigned to Squadron 111 and shipped out on the USS Garfield to American Samoa. Porter mentions training with and talking with Joe Foss when his squadron passed through Apia. Porter then went to Turtle Bay, New Caledonia. He next flew F4F's in Guadalcanal in 1943. Their squadron then switched to the Corsair plane. Porter then started moving ""up the slot"" toward Japan gradually moving north with his squadron. Later, Porter returned to the states to train on F6F's and joined a night fighter squadron. He was assigned as a squadron commander in Okinawa. He discusses blowing up a plane with a ""baka"" bomb on it. Porter's record is an ace, with five official kills and one probable. Porter witnessed the surrender party preparing for the official surrender. He stayed in Japan for four months after the occupation.
Date:
September 30, 2000
Creator:
Porter, R. Bruce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harold Buell, September 30, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harold Buell. While attending college in Iowa, Buell took advantage of the Civilian Pilot Training program and earned a pilot's license in 1940. He volunteered for the Navy and went to flight school at Pensacola, Florida, where he earned his wings and a commission in November, 1941. He was assigned to go aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5) as a member of Scouting Squadron 5 (VS-5) and arrived in time for the Battle of the Coral Sea. His squadron suffered enough damage to be removed from the Yorktown prior to the Battle of Midway. Buell was assigned to the USS Saratoga (CV-3) and flew search and rescue missions from her during the Battle of Midway. After that battle, Buell was transferred to yet another carrier, the USS Enterprise (CV-6), prior to the invasion of Guadalcanal. While flying off the Enterprise, Buell and ten other pilots had to land on Guadalcanal at Henderson Field. They and their dive bombers then became members of the Cactus Air Force. Buell describes the living conditions on Guadalcanal as opposed to those aboard an aircraft carrier. His group finally got off Guadalcanal and returned …
Date:
September 30, 2000
Creator:
Buell, Harold
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Inez Graham to H. Kempner, September 12, 1963]
Letter from Inez Graham to H. Kempner expressing gratitude to Mr. Kempner for his kind letter and discusses the challenge of finding suitable staff after the school lost its Dean of Girls due to illness. She recounts her struggles over the past few years, both with her health and in managing the school. She mentions the recent hiring of Dr. Butler, who has been a suitable addition to the school, handling responsibilities well during her illness.
Date:
September 12, 1963
Creator:
Graham, Inez
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Ship Fire]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of highly-toxic chemicals where on one hand firemen feared were endangered aboard a burning freighter 50 miles south of New Orleans, now found safety stored on a dock.
Date:
September 3, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Rest Stop]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of 8 person who have died in automobile accident throughout Texas this labor day weekend.
Date:
September 1, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Football]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Dallas Cowboys who came from behind to beat the Miami Dolphins, 26 to 23.
Date:
1973-09-06T24:00:00
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Tease]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Dallas Cowboys who come from behind to win Miami.
Date:
September 7, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Police]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the Arlington police department who received a special gift and it arrived special delivery, courtesy of the U.S. Army.
Date:
September 11, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Letter from R.H. Ball to Agent Miles regarding the prisoners at Fort Marion
Letter with list of money and goods sent to the families of the prisoners at Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida.
Date:
September 19, 1876
Creator:
Pratt, R.H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Letter to J.A. Covington from R.H. Pratt regarding prisoners at Fort Marion
Letter regarding the prisoners at Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida. Letter mentions a package sent from the prisoners back to the Cheyenne and Arapaho agency. The letter talks about the routines and accommodations of the prisoners.
Date:
September 17, 1875
Creator:
Pratt, R.H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from the International Oceanographic Foundation, September 30, 1966]
Letter from the International Oceanographic Foundation discussing their growth, especially in the Houston area, letting the recipients know where and when the 11th Annual Game Fish Conference will take place, and asking that members put together local committees to help put on events.
Date:
September 30, 1966
Creator:
International Oceanographic Foundation
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of the Washington Monument]
Postcard of a drawing of the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. The drawing centers the monument with bright green foliage surrounding it, a tree in the foreground, and a pink and orange sunset behind the obelisk. On the reverse is text from Tsung-O Cheng to Harris L. Kempner informing him he arrived in D.C. last night and will stop in several American cities before arriving in Galveston on September 15.
Date:
September 3, 1951
Creator:
Cheng, Tsung-O, M. D.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. O. Little to T. N. Carswell - September 5, 1950]
A letter written to "Norwood" [Mr. T. N. Carswell], Abilene, Texas from Clarence O. Little, Vice President, The Atlantic National Bank of Jacksonville, Jacksonville 1, Florida, dated September 5, 1950. Little expresses his disappointment that he missed him when Carswell was in Jacksonville.
Date:
September 5, 1950
Creator:
Little, Clarence O.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Manatee County Public Library System: Palmetto Branch Library staff painting face masks]
Photograph of five library staff workers standing and sitting around a large semi-circular table painting face masks. All five staff members are wearing face masks and are standing a couple of feet apart. The table has a white plastic tablecloth set on top. The table contains large plastic freezer bags, small bottles with paint, a box of gloves, and the face masks being painted. The area where the staff are in looks is a large carpeted room with a sink, countertop, and shelves visible in the background, as well as two double doors.
Date:
September 2020
Creator:
Robinson, Megan
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Royal Palm Nurseries to Daniel W. Kempner, September 13, 1951]
Letter from Royal Palm Nurseries to Daniel W. Kempner informing him that they do not carry Phyllanthus Nivosus Atropurpureus, Nivosus Albus, or Piedmont Cedars nor do they know anyone who does.
Date:
September 13, 1951
Creator:
Royal Palm Nurseries
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herbarium Sheet: Paronychia chartacea Fernala]
Specimen of a Paronychia chartacea Fernala plant, collected by Robert F. Thorne in Florida, September 4, 1954. Text at bottom of page: "Barren sand of rosemary scrub near Childs, Highlands Co."
Date:
September 4, 1954
Creator:
Thorne, Robert F.
Object Type:
Specimen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Myron R. Blee to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Kempner, September 8, 1953]
Letter from Myron R. Blee to Dan and Jeane Kempner telling them how life has been since he and the family moved to Florida.
Date:
September 8, 1953
Creator:
Blee, Myron R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Charges Collected from Consignee, Number 221295]
Receipt for Charges Collected from Consignee (Daniel W. Kempner) by Railway Express Agency Incorporated. The total charge was $1.46.
Date:
1949-09~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History