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The Howe Messenger (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1940 (open access)

The Howe Messenger (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Howe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 12, 1940
Creator: Bryant, Russell W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Howe Messenger (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1940 (open access)

The Howe Messenger (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Howe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 5, 1940
Creator: Bryant, Russell W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boy Getting Thrown into Water]

Photograph of a boy getting thrown into water by other boys. There is a large gathering of people in the background watching. There is a sign in the upper portion of the image that says "'B' Hall Duckin'."
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library Diagonal Left View]

Photograph of the El Paso Carnegie Library from a diagonal view. The building is white with four tall columns in front of the entrance, and a star emblem engraved above the columns. There are tree branches on the top part of the photograph.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library Lobby With Secretary]

Photograph of a lobby in Carnegie Library. A secretary is sitting at a desk next to a door and window, and a table is displaying books to the right.
Date: 1940~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library Secretary]

Photograph of a lobby in Carnegie Library. A secretary is sitting at a desk next to a door and window, and a table is displaying books to the left.
Date: 1940~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Donation for the Construction of Shelton Chapel]

Photograph of a check containing a donation of $15,000 for the construction of Shelton Chapel. The donation was from Fred S. Robbins of Bay City, Texas and is dated November 3, 1940.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of People Eating at a Banquet]

Photograph of people eating at a banquet. The men are all wearing suits and the women are wearing dresses. Two men can be seen on the right side of the picture waiting on the guests. There are signs on some of the tables with names and other information on them.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photo in Front of Shelton Chapel]

Photograph of a group of Austin Seminary students and faculty posing for a picture in front of Shelton Chapel. The group is made up of entirely men, and they are all dressed in suits. A sign can be seen to the left of the group for the General Contractor on the chapel construction project, Frank R. Rundell.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Church in Winter, 1940]

Photograph of a church in La Porte, Texas taken in the winter and appears to empty and covered in snow. The text on the back reads: " La Porte Assembly of God ".
Date: January 1940
Creator: Fox Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Road Grader at Camp Hulen]

Photograph of a road grader rolling over a dirt road at Camp Hulen. There are two soldiers standing on the side of the road next to the vehicle.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mud at Camp Hulen]

Photograph of looking at piles of mud behind Battery "D." Behind the piles of mud are all of the tents used for the troops stationed at the camp.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sam Myres standing next to three saddles]

Photograph of Sam Myres wearing a fringed jacket with a cowboy hat and black gloves and black pants. He is standing next to three of the saddles that he has made. They are resting on top of printed blankets that are positioned in front of a wooden wall.
Date: 1940
Creator: Myres, Sam
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers Soldiers Training with Dummy Rounds]

Photograph of soldiers training with 34 pounds dummy rounds for a three-inch anti-aircraft gun.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Tents at Camp Hulen]

Photograph showing the tops of the many tents used by troops at Camp Hulen, near Palacios, Texas.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Picture of a Donation for Shelton Chapel]

Photograph of a donation made towards the construction of Shelton Chapel. The donation is in the form of a check from Fred S. Robbins of Bay City, Texas for the amount of $15,000, dated November 3, 1940.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pirate Themed Event at the University Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of a large group of people gathered outside the University Presbyterian Church on San Antonio street in West Campus. They are attending a pirate themed event and some are in costume. There are two pirate flags stuck in the lawn.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Hague Foster Reading at a Desk in a dorm room]

Photograph of a man reading a book at a desk in a bedroom. To the left of him there is a set of bunk beds by a window. On the desk there are various items, and the two shelves above it are full of books.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History