305 Matching Results

Results open in a new window/tab.

[Photograph of Men Fixing Runway Light]

Photograph of a man kneeling to fix the first runway lights installed at Meacham Field. William G. Fuller looks on from the right, and there is a dog in the background.
Date: December 12, 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Crashed Plane]

Photograph of the front starboard side of a crashed Curtiss JN-4 Jenny biplane in a field. The starboard side wheel is broken.
Date: December 5, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of a House]

Photograph of a wood-paneled house with laundry drying on a line on the porch. Some buckets are in front of the house and a pile of firewood is under the porch. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, the house belongs to Cecil Hayes. It was located at 303 Orchard Street, Austin, Texas.
Date: December 30, 1939
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Birthday Greeting Card]

Birthday greeting card with a red ribbon running through it. The card has a picture of an older woman surrounded with a wreath of flowers, and includes text: "Greetings from 'Mama Sue' on her ninetieth birthday, December 25, 1948."
Date: December 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flowers in Front of Auditorium]

Photograph of flowers planted on the lawn in front of the Municipal Auditorium building in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: December 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Players on a Golf Course]

Photograph of two players on a golf course in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: December 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People at Public Swimming Pool]

Photograph of people sitting on the side of a public swimming pool in San Antonio, Texas. Trees and tennis courts are visible on the far side of the pool.
Date: December 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary for Anna A. Dixon] (open access)

[Obituary for Anna A. Dixon]

Obituary for Anna A. Dixon of Dickinson, Texas.
Date: December 19, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ruth Ray, December 6, 1999 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Ruth Ray, December 6, 1999

Interview with Ruth Ray, a descendant of James Kerr. The interview includes stories about James Kerr, for whom Kerr County, Texas was named.
Date: December 6, 1999
Creator: Ray, Ruth & Bethel, Ann
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Fireman's Newsletter, Volume 5, Number 6, December 1965 (open access)

The Texas Fireman's Newsletter, Volume 5, Number 6, December 1965

Monthly magazine containing news related to the firemen of Texas, including addresses from the officials of the organization, photo collages, a ladies' page, and other firemen-related news.
Date: December 1965
Creator: State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Fireman's Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 6, December 1962 (open access)

The Texas Fireman's Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 6, December 1962

Monthly magazine containing news related to the firemen of Texas, including addresses from the officials of the organization, photo collages, a ladies' page, and other firemen-related news.
Date: December 1962
Creator: State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rosenberg Railroad Station Tower]

Photograph of the bottom half of a metal railroad tower covered in a thick layer of ice. The ground is also blanketed in snow.
Date: December 20, 1924
Creator: Southern Pacific & Santa Fe Railroad
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping from Dallas Times Herald Newspaper (open access)

[Clipping from Dallas Times Herald Newspaper

Clipping of the title section of the from the Dallas Times Herald newspaper. It includes part of an article about Italian leftists kidnapping U. S. Brigadier General James L. Dozier.
Date: December 27, 1981
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Different paths brought four to Cistercian order (open access)

Different paths brought four to Cistercian order

Newspaper clipping featuring an article that discusses how Damian Szodeny, James Lehrberger, Peter Verhalen, and Bernard Marton came to join the Cistercian order. It describes their lives before joining and their thoughts about being monks. The clipping also contains other articles and advertisements.
Date: December 27, 1981
Creator: Milstein, Susan
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Priests philosophical about thinning ranks (open access)

Priests philosophical about thinning ranks

Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Times Herald describing changes facing Our Lady of Dallas Cictercian monastery in Irving, Texas. Real estate development in the area and the deaths of aging monks are said to threaten the future of the monastery.
Date: December 27, 1987
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hilltop Happenings, Volume 3, Number 12, December 19 (open access)

Hilltop Happenings, Volume 3, Number 12, December 19

Newsletter for Flow Memorial Hospital, including various articles related to hospital events and employees, a note from the hospital administrator, a page featuring the hospital Christmas party, and advertisements. Headline reads "Patterson Heads Hospital Medical Staff."
Date: December 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Cora Stone with her roses]

Postcard of two women and a man standing outside of a house with two dogs sitting in front of them. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard says: "N. B. Here is something to keep the crows away. Where my roses were in bloom. " A handwritten message on the back from Cora Stone to Miss Vonnie Moseley reads: "Your letter received and was glad to hear from you. Am sending you in today's mail the waist pattern, also my skirt pattern. All well except colds. Pa thinks of going to Carroe (or Conroe?) this week, if so will go to see you all. Will write later. Yours, C. S. (Cora Stone is written in ink on a later date)" The postcard is addressed to Miss Vonnie Moseley, Mount Sylvan, Texas, Route 1.
Date: December 5, 1910
Creator: Stone, Cora
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
The San Marcos Leader (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 8, 1906 (open access)

The San Marcos Leader (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 8, 1906

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 8, 1906
Creator: Blankenship, B. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brazos Brick & Drain Tile Works]

Photograph of a brick tower and the landscape surrounding the Brazos Brick & Drain Tile Works factory. The photograph appears to be taken from the roof of the factory.
Date: December 9, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The People's Business (Kyle, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 15, 1945 (open access)

The People's Business (Kyle, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 15, 1945

Weekly political newspaper from Kyle, Texas concerning local, state and national issues along with advertising.
Date: December 15, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 9, 1922 (open access)

The Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 9, 1922

Weekly student newspaper from Southwest Texas State Normal College in San Marcos, Texas that includes news of interest to students and faculty along with advertising.
Date: December 9, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The College Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 17, 1924 (open access)

The College Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 17, 1924

Weekly student newspaper from Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos, Texas that includes news of interest to students and faculty along with advertising.
Date: December 17, 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1887 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1887

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 15, 1887
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 8, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 8, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 8, 1885
Creator: Hull, C. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History