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[South San Gabriel River Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]
Photograph of completed South San Gabriel River Bridge, Federal Aid Project 140-B (9) Job 15. U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation).
Date:
July 9, 1940
Creator:
Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Proposed Warehouse Site U.S. Highway 81 in Georgetown]
Photograph of proposed warehouse site on U.S. Highway 81 at Georgetown. Shows barbed wire fence, man and parked car in right-of-way along highway on the left. Low post with stenciled number 640.
Date:
February 16, 1940
Creator:
Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Proposed Warehouse Site U.S. Highway 81 in Georgetown]
Photograph of proposed warehouse site on U.S. Highway 81 at Georgetown. Shows barbed wire fence and two men gazing at the field beyond.
Date:
February 16, 1940
Creator:
Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Proposed Warehouse Site U.S. Highway 81 in Georgetown]
Photograph of proposed warehouse site on U.S. Highway 81 at Georgetown. Shows barbed wire fence, men, parked car, and culvert in right-of-way along highway on the right. Billboards in the distance on the other side of the highway.
Date:
February 16, 1940
Creator:
Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Proposed Warehouse Site U.S. Highway 81 in Georgetown]
Photograph of proposed warehouse site on U.S. Highway 81 at Georgetown. Shows barbed wire fence and field beyond along right-of-way.
Date:
February 16, 1940
Creator:
Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Proposed Warehouse Site U.S. Highway 81 in Georgetown]
Photograph of proposed warehouse site on U.S. Highway 81 at Georgetown. Shows barbed wire fence and sheep in the field beyond along right-of-way.
Date:
February 16, 1940
Creator:
Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[U.S,. Highway 81 in Georgetown]
Photograph of U.S. Highway 81 showing defects on military roads, congested traffic in Georgetown. Possibly taken on courthouse square, view of parked cars and various businesses including Hirsh's Drugs, Piggly Wiggly and Neumans Dry Goods.
Date:
October 20, 1940
Creator:
Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Barricades at West End of Project]
Photograph of barricades at the west end of a road construction project. On either side of the road telephone poles, and trees spaced out. Two wooded barricades are on opposite sides of the road with a sign to the right that reads "Slow" and "A WPA Project".
Date:
November 29, 1940
Creator:
Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Kids in front of tractor]
Photograph of kids in front of a tractor.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Car in front of movie theater]
Photograph of Grand Movie Theater in Granger.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Plowing with John Deere Tractor]
Photograph of Sigurd E. Johnson plowing with a John Deere tractor, northeast of Jonah.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Band in parade]
Photograph of band in parade in Georgetown. South Avenue "LINDELL PETERSON & CO." on left. MILES BRO'S CLEANERS TAILORS HATTERS on right. Band in center of street with car behind. Crowds on both sides of South Avenue.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Callcott]
A letter from Frank Callcott to Carl B. Compton about packing prints for the Southwestern University Arts Club.
Date:
February 21, 1940
Creator:
Callcott, Frank
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Nelson Reese]
A letter from Nelson Reese to Carl B. Compton.
Date:
March 11, 1940
Creator:
Reese, Nelson
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Lillian Kuduer]
A letter from Lillian Kuduer, Editorial Secretary at McGraw-Hill Book Company, to Carl B. Compton about the rejection of his manuscript.
Date:
January 15, 1940
Creator:
Kuduer, Lillian
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Frederic Taubes]
A letter addressed to Carl B. Compton from Frederic Taubes about a suggestion he had made to him about using Natural Copal Resin for mixing oil paints.
Date:
January 19, 1940
Creator:
Taubes, Frederic
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Ralph Douglass]
A letter from Ralph Douglass to Carl B. Compton about the Taos summer school.
Date:
February 9, 1940
Creator:
Douglass, Ralph
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Jane M. Martin]
A thank you letter from Jane M. Martin to Cart B. Compton.
Date:
December 19, 1940
Creator:
Martin, Jane M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Frank Callcott]
A letter from Frank Callcott to Carl B. Compton in reply to Carl's invitation to him to become a member of the Southwestern University Arts Club.
Date:
January 24, 1940
Creator:
Callcott, Frank
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charlotte C. Burt]
A letter from Charlotte C. Burt to Carl B. Compton regarding information concerning university transfer credits.
Date:
June 10, 1940
Creator:
Burt, Charlotte C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charles H. Burmeister]
A thank you letter from Charles H. Burmeister to Carl B. Compton regarding his order.
Date:
December 19, 1940
Creator:
Burmeister, Charles H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Emzie Fisher and His Wife]
Photograph of of the soldier Emzie and Elzora Fisher in front of his car.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Mule-Drawn Trash Wagon]
Photograph of Francisco "Frank" Castro driving his mule-drawn trash wagon in downtown Taylor. One of Taylor's most popular businessmen, when Castro had to convert to tractor power, he did so reluctantly. Castro and his wife, Helen Fuentes Castro, raised five children in Taylor. Mr. Castro was the only trash collector for businesses in Taylor from 1935 to 1952. He supported his family and neighborhood during the depression.
Date:
1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Couple in a Wagon in Andice]
Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Milt Love in wagon with horses, Gus and Ben Jacob. R&W Store which was in business from 1932-1974 can be seen in the background.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History