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Denton Texas & Lake Dallas, Denton County : holograph, [1940?]
Scale: approximately 3/4 miles to the inch. Shows roads and located camps in vicinity of Lake Dallas.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
Wright, Sena Mounts
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denton Texas & Lake Dallas, Denton County.
Hand-colored. Scale: approximately 3/4 miles to the inch. Shows roads and located camps in vicinity of Lake Dallas.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Wright, Sena Mounts
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
John Jerome Rogers deed to Forest Park Cemetery
John Jerome Rogers deed to Forest Park Cemetery
Date:
April 27, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Jon J Rogers from Forest Park Cemetery]
letter to Jon J Rogers from Forest Park Cemetery about his request to bury his wife, non catholic, in a catholic cemetery
Date:
April 19, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Country Gentleman" January 1940]
Country Gentleman January 1940
Date:
January 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Capper's Farmer" magazine March 1940]
Capper's Farmer, March 1940
Date:
March 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Capper's Farmer" magazine February 1940]
Capper's Farmer February 1940
Date:
February 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroad Depot]
Photograph (copy) of the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroad Depot on Third Street in Rosenberg, Texas Circa: 1940. The depot is a one story white stucco building with "ROSENBERG'' sign on west side of building. Twin water towers on right behind a train engine. Automobiles on left. Train tracks in foreground. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rosenberg City Hall]
Photograph (copy) of the Rosenberg City Hall that was located at Avenue H and Fourth Street. The original photo was circa 1940's. The City Hall building was used as such until 1982. The one story brick building has arched windows. Shrubs line the building. An automobile is parked to left of photo. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gas company burning waste oil from Pit]
Photograph of the gas company burning waste oil from Pit in 1940 in Rosenberg. Stock pen and barn in foreground. Trees in background. Thick, black smoke billowing into the sky in the distance. Photo is bordered by a black design. Back of photo is stamped in black: Guaranteed For Life This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Made By Fox Company, San Antonio, Texas Trade Mark Protected Jan. 1940.
Date:
1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1940 First Grade class from Jane Long Elementary School]
Photograph of the 1940 First Grade class from Jane Long Elementary School in Richmond, Texas. The class is in and around the John Leach wagon. "He operated the mail delivery service from Depot to Post Office for over 20 years. John Leach wagon was a traditional target for Halloween activity." This information is typed on the back of the photo in black ink. Wagon is filled with young children. Two girls are sitting on John Leach's lap. Four girls are sitting on the white horse that is pulling the wagon. Ten boys and girls are standing in front of the wagon.
Date:
1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
First Christian Church, Richardson, Texas
Wooden frame church, white clapboard siding. The middle section of the front (gable end) entends forward to form an entrance and upward to form a [bell?] tower. The double entrance door is covered with a decorative braced awning with a closed dormer. A sign over the door reads "First Christian Church." The roof is shingled, maybe wooden. A signpost is at the right edge of the picture, with the name of the church and the pastor's name. To the left of the main building is a lower building/annex with multiple doors and a side porch supported by posts. Trees are to the right and left of the mail building. Both buildings are surrounded by shrubs or low plants. The area is front of the building is paved.
Date:
[1940..1958]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pecan shellers of San Antonio: the problem of underpaid and unemployed Mexican labor
A book about the livelihood of migrant Mexican pecan shellers. The book contains information concerning: the pecan-shelling industry in San Antonio, the earnings of the pecan shellers in 1938, the social lives of the pecan shellers, and the potential prospects of the pecan shellers.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Menefee, Selden C.; Cossmore, Orin C. & Webb, John N.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hurst School (Facing South)
Back of Hurst School
Date:
1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hurst School, 1940 (close-up of front of school)
Front of Hurst School
Date:
1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hurst School (1940)
Large group of students with their teacher outside of Hurst School
Date:
1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hurst School Class (1940)
Hurst School children, c. 1940. in front of school
Date:
1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope with print reading: "Houston Fat Stock Show"]
Envelope that contained 38 photographs. Manila envelope with red print reading: "Houston Fat Stock Show - and Live Stock Exposition - Houston, Texas" below this print is a red image of a cow's head in a star with ribbons, sheep, hog, and cow drawing at interval between star points. The star is enclosed in a circle. Written below circled star image is written "Premium List" Stamped in red near top center "[drawing of a globe] The Best Job In The World Enlist U. S. Army" The stamp is postmarked "Houston, Texas Oct 21 '46 PB Meter 93104 U. S. Postage Paid .04 1/2" and addressed to "For [in red print] A. P. George Richmond, Texas [in blue ink]
Date:
1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hereford High School Football Team]
Photograph of the 1940 Hereford High School football team. They sit on the field, with bleachers in the background.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hereford High School Football Coaches]
Photograph of two Hereford High School football coaches.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[FFA at Hereford High School]
Photograph of the Hereford High School Future Farmers of America, in a yearbook.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of H. V. Stanton]
Photograph of H. V. Stanton, coach and principal in Hereford, Texas, in a yearbook.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Page from Trotter-Huddleston Marriage Book]
Marriage record for Elanor Trotter and Carroll Huddleston. This photo was included in the Pells-Trotter collection of photos and memorabilia which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Near the Post Office and the Showboat Theater in Texas City]
Looking north up 6th Street North in the downtown area of Texas City. Cars are parked on both sides of the road. Other cars travel in both directions on the street. A number of people can be seen standing on the corner or walking near the large multi-storied Post Office with the tall flag pole which stands on the corner of the street. Small businesses line both sides of the street. On the left side, beyond the Post Office on the corner, are signs identifying the first building as "Hetherington's Jewelry", and the second building as "Insurance" and "Shoes". On the right side of the street, about two blocks down is a tall multi-storied sign reading "Showboat", [i.e. the Showboat Theater]. A taxi is in the street near the Post Office building on the left corner.
Date:
[1940..1949]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History