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[Christmas card from Marion Fuchs to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fuchs, December 19, 1940] (open access)

[Christmas card from Marion Fuchs to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fuchs, December 19, 1940]

A Christmas card and envelope from Marion Fuchs to Herman Fuchs and his wife. The card is printed by the Army Air Corps Flying Cadet Detachment and features an image of a trainer aircraft in flight.
Date: December 19, 1940
Creator: Fuchs, Marion
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Autunite Deposit in the Rosamond Hills, Kern County, California (open access)

An Autunite Deposit in the Rosamond Hills, Kern County, California

From introduction: An autunite deposit in the SW 1/4 sec. 25, T. 10 N., R. 13 W. San Bernardino meridian, was visited by F. M. Chace on May 6 and 15, 1950. The deposit is about 100 yards west of a north-south country road and is at an altitude of approximately 2,775 feet. The autunite-bearing tuffaceous sandstone strikes N. 35-40 W. and dips 20 -25 SW. It has been traced about 40 feet along the strike at the base of the outcrop and for about 20 feet up the dip. Insufficient work was done to give an accurate idea of the size of the deposit or to determine if other autunite-bearing beds are present.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Chace, F. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from W. T. Dinneen to Alex Bradford - June 26, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from W. T. Dinneen to Alex Bradford - June 26, 1940]

Letter from W.T. Dinneen to Alex Bradford discussing the establishment of a distribution amount needed for the explosive super 135 also known as Atomite 78.
Date: June 26, 1940
Creator: Dinneen, W. T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes Written on Partial Letter] (open access)

[Notes Written on Partial Letter]

Portion of a page that has been trimmed to include the date, addresses, and first line of a letter to Milton Bayliss and listing an enclosure on the back. The page has been used to make notes: on the front in red pencil, "Sent P. C. Milt on July 3 2 Washington" with a Gregg shorthand note in pencil; also typewritten on back: "Sent postcard to Milt from Ottawa on July 28th (Sunday) asking him to write me at Hotel Alexandra."
Date: June 22, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Ed. 1 Saturday, May 18, 1940 (open access)

Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Ed. 1 Saturday, May 18, 1940

Weekly newspaper of the U.S.S. Texas that includes news and information of interest to crew members.
Date: May 18, 1940
Creator: Texas (Battleship)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, February 30, 1940] (open access)

[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, February 30, 1940]

Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner informing that he has the Craig Splicer and would like another one as soon as he gets a quote.
Date: February 20, 1940
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Sits in Armchair]

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz as he sits in a dark colored armchair with his hands clasped in his lap. he is wearing a light-colored uniform with two pockets on the front, a collared shirt and dark tie. In front of Admiral Nimitz is a small round table with a teacup, saucer and teaspoon on top of it.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

A cartograph of Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay : Golden Gate International Exposition

Pictorial map showing the layout of the Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939 - 1940 in San Francisco, California. The map is a bird's-eye view of the exposition area with north oriented in the upper-left. An index to the buildings is included in the lower-left corner. On the reverse, there is an additional index on the left and maps showing enlarged areas of the island as well as routes around the exposition area. The detail maps include the "Pacific Area," "International Court," "La Plaza Area," and the routes that are part of the "Elephant Train Transportation on Treasure Island."
Date: 1940
Creator: Taylor, Ruth
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Catherine Freeman Nimitz Sits at Desk]

Photograph of Catherine Nimitz sitting at her desk at Navy Relief in the Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, Oakland, California. She wears a black coat with large shoulder pads and clasped at the top, a pearl necklace as well as a hat with a bunch of flowers on the front. She has a book in front of her with her fingers slipped between pages. There are two pen wells on her desk, and something is written across it. Inscription in lower center is illegible.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Fever Ticks and Methods of Eradication (open access)

Cattle-Fever Ticks and Methods of Eradication

Revised edition. This bulletin discusses the cattle-fever tick and methods for controlling it. Possible methods include dipping, pasture rotation, and arsenical dips. The life history of the tick is also discussed and instructions for constructing a concrete vat are given.
Date: 1940
Creator: Ellenberger, W. P. & Chapin, Robert M.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cocktail dress

Cocktail dress of beige lace with a pleated satin midriff, beading done in sequins and seed pearls. Label in left side beneath arm hole reads "Ursula/Beverly Hills"
Date: 1940/1949
Creator: Ursula of Beverly Hills
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology of the Kettleman Hills Oil Field, California: Stratigraphy, Paleontology, and Structure (open access)

Geology of the Kettleman Hills Oil Field, California: Stratigraphy, Paleontology, and Structure

From Introduction: The field work that furnished the basis for this report was begun in 1930 and was continued at intervals until 1934. The anticlinal character of the Kettleman Hills is apparent to even the casual observer, but the many structural complications due to an intricate network of minor faults, at least in North Dome and Middle Dome, are much less obvious. Though it is improbable that these faults have any relation to the occurrence of oil, an attempt was made to map them, not only to represent the structure adequately but also because the stratigraphy could not be understood if they were neglected. Faunal zones were particularly useful in mapping. On the other hand, some lithologic units proved to be more persistent than had been expected. The two sets of features-fossils and lithology-served as checks on each other.
Date: 1940
Creator: Woodring, W. P.; Stewart, Ralph & Richards, R. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mineral Industries Survey of the United States, California: Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties, Mother Lode District (South). Mines of the Southern Mother Lode Region, Part 2 -- Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties (open access)

Mineral Industries Survey of the United States, California: Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties, Mother Lode District (South). Mines of the Southern Mother Lode Region, Part 2 -- Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over mining operations in the southern Mother Lode Region of California. A review of this area is presented, and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1940
Creator: Julihn, C. E. & Horton, F. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of the Desert Training Center in California]

Photograph of the Desert Training Center located in California. Ten planes are flying overhead, tanks are rolling towards the camp, and smaller jeeps are moving across the desert. In the right of the picture, artillery cannons work on their aim.
Date: [1940..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rural planning : the village. (open access)

Rural planning : the village.

Describes various types of planned villages and provides examples of features in such communities.
Date: 1940
Creator: Nason, W. C. (Wayne Crocker), b. 1874
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Safety Factors in Construction and Ventilation, Wawona Vehicular Tunnel, Yosemite National Park, California (open access)

Safety Factors in Construction and Ventilation, Wawona Vehicular Tunnel, Yosemite National Park, California

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the safety and ventilation hazards presented during the construction of the Wawona tunnel in Yosemite National Park. Safety precautions and procedures used during the construction are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1940
Creator: Ash, S. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil Defense in the Pacific Southwest (open access)

Soil Defense in the Pacific Southwest

"The Pacific Southwest, as considered in this bulletin, embraces the two States -- California and Nevada. Evidences of soil and water losses are briefly touched upon, as are the factors contributing to these losses. The bulk of the bulletin deals with measures of defense that are now being employed on farms and range land within project areas of the Soil Conservation Service and in areas where members of Civilian Conservation Corps camps have been assigned to erosion-control activities." -- p. i. Some of the measures discussed include the use of cover crops, contour farming, crop rotation, subsoiling, strip cropping, and terracing.
Date: 1940
Creator: Rule, Glenn K. (Glenn Kenton), 1893- & Netterstrom, Ralph W.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Standard Oil Company Computer]

Manual computer for calculating speed in miles per hour, distance traveled, and time in flight. The object is marked with the name, "Standard Oil Company of California" along with the logo of the company, a red plane with the head of an Eagle. Instructions for the device can be seen on the center of the front and back.
Date: 1940
Creator: Standard Oil Company of California
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
United States Earthquakes 1940 (open access)

United States Earthquakes 1940

Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1940. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Wheat Jointworm and Its Control (open access)

The Wheat Jointworm and Its Control

Revised edition. "The wheat jointworm is a very small grub which lives in stems of wheat, feeding on the juices of the plant and causing a slight swelling or distortion of the stem above the joint. The egg from which it hatches is laid in the stem by an insect resembling a small black ant with wings. This insect attacks wheat only. The injury which it causes to wheat is very distinct from that caused by the Hessian fly, yet the effects caused by these two insects are often confused by farmers." -- p. 1-2. This bulletin gives a brief outline of the life cycle and the nature of the injury to the plant by the jointworm so that any farmer may readily recognize its work and be able to apply the measures of control herein recommended.
Date: 1940
Creator: Phillips, W. J. (William Jeter), 1879-1972 & Poos, F. W.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library