[Crowd by Russell's Department Store]

Photograph of a large crowd of people on the Denton square during the grand re-opening of Russell's Department Store, two-story building (on the right) with a sign that reads "H. M. Russell" and an awning that reads "A Denton Institution." Most of the people are facing toward the left where several other businesses can be seen, including one with several advertisements on the side of it.
Date: December 12, 1940
Creator: Carruth, C. E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd in Front of Russell's Department Store]

Photograph of a large crowd standing on the courthouse lawn in the street for the grand re-opening of Russell's Department Store, a two-story building with a sign that reads "H. M. Russell & Sons Co." People are facing a round drum on S. Elm Street where they were holding a drawing. There are several automobiles parked amidst the crowd and on a building on the opposite street corner with signs that read "Grant Vogue Shop. Hosier, Lingerie, Dresses" and "Modena Wilson [...]."
Date: December 12, 1940
Creator: Carruth, C. E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. C. Coate to H. W. Davidson, June 28, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from R. C. Coate to H. W. Davidson, June 28, 1940]

Letter from R. C. Coate to H. W. Davidson discussing errors in Coate's firemen record that relate to the date of his seniority.
Date: June 28, 1940
Creator: Coate, R. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Gertrude Johnson] (open access)

[Interview with Gertrude Johnson]

Photocopy of a transcript of an interview with Gertrude Johnson, a long time resident of Deep Eddy, Texas. She talks about her work with the church and school in the area and how at one point the garden that she grew produced a 17.5 pound sweet potato. She also mentions her time as a teacher in the Eanes area and the frequency of which entire classes would not show up to school. At the bottom of the page there is a typed recipe for "Mrs. Johnson's unbaked cookies" as well as handwritten text that seems to be listing out the names of other families who lives in the area.
Date: 1940~
Creator: Eanes History Center
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Students Having Lunch]

Photograph of of Eanes Rock School House students about to eat lunch outside. The children are lined up and looking towards the camera and there are trees in the background of the picture.
Date: April 1940
Creator: Eanes Rock School House
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Students Having Lunch Outside]

Photograph of Eanes Rock School House students about to eat lunch outside. The children are lined up and looking towards the camera and in the background of the shot there are trees. On the back of the photograph, "R58" is printed as well as "APR 1940".
Date: April 1940
Creator: Eanes Rock School House
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Students in a Wagon]

Photograph of Eanes Rock School House students on a field trip to San Antonio to see the Alamo. The students are piled into a wagon that is stopped at a gas station and on the back of the photograph "Eanes History Center" is handwritten in pen as well as "R70" is printed.
Date: April 1940
Creator: Eanes Rock School House
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Menu: Joske's of Houston Children's Menu] (open access)

[Menu: Joske's of Houston Children's Menu]

Menu for children at Joske's of Houston. This menu includes sections such as luncheons, animal rolls, sandwiches, desserts, and beverages. The menu also includes a poem about a gingham dog and a calico cat, with illustrations of both animals on the front and back cover.
Date: 1940~
Creator: Joske's of Houston
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to H. W. Davidson, February 7, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to H. W. Davidson, February 7, 1940]

Letter from F. P. Loughridge to H. W. Davidson as a list of published firemen by seniority.
Date: February 7, 1940
Creator: Loughridge, F. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Brakemen, January 1940 (open access)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Brakemen, January 1940

List of brakemen employed in the South Texas District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: January 1, 1940
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Clerks, January 1940 (open access)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Clerks, January 1940

List of clerks employed in the South Texas District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: January 1, 1940
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Conductors, January 1940 (open access)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Conductors, January 1940

List of conductors employed in the 7th District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: January 1, 1940
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Engineers, January 1940 (open access)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Engineers, January 1940

List of engineers employed in the 11th District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: January 1, 1940
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, January 1940 (open access)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, January 1940

List of firemen employed in the South Texas District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: January 1, 1940
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, July 1940 (open access)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, July 1940

List of firemen employed in the South Texas District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of July 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: July 1, 1940
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Switchmen, January 1940 (open access)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Switchmen, January 1940

List of switchmen employed in the Smithville Yard, South Texas District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: January 1, 1940
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Telegraphers, January 1940 (open access)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Telegraphers, January 1940

List of telegraphers employed in the South Texas District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: January 1, 1940
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Train Porters, January 1940 (open access)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Train Porters, January 1940

List of train porters employed in the 7th District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1940. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: January 1, 1940
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lasater Ranch Sign]

Photograph of a sign posted on ranch fence: "Lasater Ranch. Member Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Incorporated. Posted. 1892 L 1940."
Date: 1940
Creator: Wilson, Bernie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cowhand and Roped Calf]

Photograph of a cowhand on horseback roping a calf in a grassy range with another calf next to it and trees and a fence in the background.
Date: March 1, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cowhands and Horse Branding]

Photograph of three men branding a calf in front of a barn. There is a horse on the left holding the rope. There is a handwritten note on the front of the photograph: Washakie - three yr old colt at work in corrals."
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cowhands Roping Calf]

Photograph of cowhands roping a calf in wooden corral with a fence and trees in the background. One cowhand is on horseback holding the rope and there are two calves already tied on the ground and other cowhands around.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fulshear, TX]

Photograph of Fulshear, TX, the view is to the south from the observation post on top of the Mayes Store.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 18, 1940 (open access)

The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 18, 1940

Bi-weekly student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: September 18, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History