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[Letter to Tex Bradford Discussing Oil Fields - October 31, 1939] (open access)

[Letter to Tex Bradford Discussing Oil Fields - October 31, 1939]

Letter to Tex Bradford discussing the individuals in charge of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. Ltd and the possibility of plans being created to keep Romanian oil fields out of the hands of the Nazi party.
Date: October 31, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Saxet Field Oil Test Running Wild] (open access)

[Clipping: Saxet Field Oil Test Running Wild]

Newspaper clipping featuring a photograph of a mangled oil derrick spewing crude oil into the air. On the back of the newspaper clipping are various local news stories and an advertisement for a local Walgreen.
Date: April 14, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. H. Howell to Alex Bradford - March 18, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from H. H. Howell to Alex Bradford - March 18, 1939]

Letter from H. H. Howell to Alex Bradford discussing the possibility of the salvage operation of an oil drilling rig on the condition that Mr. Bradford assumes all liability, claims, demands and causes of actions that might occur.
Date: March 18, 1939
Creator: Howell, H. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred W. Funke to Alex Bradford - May 1, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Fred W. Funke to Alex Bradford - May 1, 1939]

Letter from Fred W. Funke to Alex Bradford discussing the development of two portable water pumps from Pacific Marine and Edwards. Additionally Mr. Funke delves into the positives & negatives of fog nozzles and chemical additives used to extinguish fires.
Date: May 1, 1939
Creator: Funke, Fred W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Charter of the Sons of the American Revolution Corpus Christi Chapter Number 14] (open access)

[Charter of the Sons of the American Revolution Corpus Christi Chapter Number 14]

Charter certifying as official the Corpus Christi Chapter Number 14 of the Sons of the American Revolution society. A golden seal is attached to the lower left of the document.
Date: September 17, 1939
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Alex Bradford to H. H. Howell - March 30, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to H. H. Howell - March 30, 1939]

Letter from Alex Bradford to H. H. Howell discussing the salvage of an oil drilling rig near Clarkwood, Nueces County, Texas. Within this letter, Mr. Bradford agrees to assume all liability, claims, demands, and causes that might occur during the salvage operation. Additionally Mr. Bradford claims that all potential proceeds of the salvaged goods shall be split in a 90/10 manner and that the salvage operation shall be completed within ninety (90) days.
Date: March 30, 1939
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. E. Webb to Alex Bradford - January 11, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from J. E. Webb to Alex Bradford - January 11, 1939]

Letter from J. E. Webb to Alex Bradford discussing a recent conversation about salvaging a drilling rig equipment that was lost in the Saxet field of Nueces County, Texas. In addition to approving of the salvage operation, Baltic Drilling Company approves of the the distribution of the recovered value.
Date: January 11, 1939
Creator: Webb, J. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. M. Leopold to Alex Bradford - January 10, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from D. M. Leopold to Alex Bradford - January 10, 1939]

Letter from D. M. Leopold to Alex Bradford discussing the approval of recovering the oil rig drilling equipment from the Lawrence Lease blowout. Along with the approval of recovering the drilling equipment, Mr. Leopold has approved of a payment plan of $2,000.00 for each recovered piece of equipment or 50% of its evaluation.
Date: January 10, 1939
Creator: Leopold, D. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chicago Concrete Breaking Co. to Alex Bradford - November 8, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Chicago Concrete Breaking Co. to Alex Bradford - November 8, 1939]

Letter from the Chicago Concrete Breaking Company to Alex Bradford discussing the efficacy of hydraulic cartridges within the field demolition. The results of the Chicago Concrete Breaking Co. was that hydraulic cartridges were simply too slow and ineffective when compared to pneumatic pavement breakers in locations where explosives were not plausible.
Date: November 8, 1939
Creator: Chicago Concrete Breaking Co.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. C. Mills to Alex Bradford - December 28, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from A. C. Mills to Alex Bradford - December 28, 1939]

Letter from A.C. Mills to Alex Bradford discussing the phone call that her mother received, Ms. Mills plans to leave Washington for St. Louis, and regrets to inform Mr. Bradford that she just missed him.
Date: December 28, 1939
Creator: Mills, A. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas-Mexican (TM) 19

A photograph print showing Texas-Mexican ™ 19, 0-6-0 switcher with slope-back tender, Corpus Christi, TX.
Date: March 22, 1939
Creator: Herring, Tex K.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History