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[Women in a Field of Crops]

Photograph of four women standing in a field looking at vegetable plants. Two women are pointing to plants. A car is parked alongside the field. Telephone poles are in the background.
Date: May 25, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Post Office in 1940 Snowfall]

Photograph of the post office and Luke's service station on a street where the road is muddy and a thin layer of snow lies on the ground.
Date: January 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. William Erb Prater]

Portrait of William Erb Prater wearing a suit and tie, and his wife Mary "Mollie" Francis Stone wearing a dark dress with a white lace collar. William was the son of Richard Wesley Prater and Margaret Almeda Harpole; the library has other photos of their family. He and Mollie had seven children and lived in the Garden Valley Community in Smith County for most of their married life. Neither of them had ever been to school, but both could read and write. William started out his career as a dry goods merchant, but later became a rural mail carrier. He was also a minister at the local Church of Christ for a time. This photograph was taken for their golden wedding anniversary in November 1940.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gas Station During 1940 Snow]

Photograph of a gas station that offers free crank case service, Goodyear tires, and gasoline. The ground is white with a thin layer of snow.
Date: January 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danish Ladies Aid]

Photograph of a large group of women with the eldest sitting in the first row. Some of their names are Astrid Westerholm, Agnes Jensen, Agnes Hansen, Elizabeth Juhl, Abelone Wind, Marie Thaysen, Dora Wind, Gerda Frost, Sine Nygaard, Bine Andersen, and Ida N. Thyssen.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kermit Westerholm in Front of Air Force Plane]

Photograph of a man in uniform standing in front of a large Air Force plane.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[El Paso Union Depot Train Station]

Photograph of San Francisco Street, El Paso, Texas, looking west towards Union Depot Station. A series of businesses line the street to the left. The El Paso Union Depot and its bell tower can be seen at the end of the street.
Date: [1940..1949]
Creator: EscontrĂ­as
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Railroad Depot in Pottsboro, Texas]

Photograph of the side entrance of the railroad depot in Pottsboro, Texas. A sign that reads "Pottsboro, Texas" is visible over the doorway. Metal drums sit on the porch.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Agnes Berndt]

Photograph of a young woman with curled bobbed hair wearing a ruffle shirt and dark jacket.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Andrew Jensen Family]

Photograph of a man in a suit and hat, two young women, two girls holding dolls, and a young boy in overalls at the front.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mr. and Mrs. Verner Petersen]

Photograph of two women and two men standing on a porch of the entryway of a white house. A concrete walkway leads to the porch with two bushes on either side of the porch. One of the women and one of the men are parents of Bridget Jensen.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danish Ladies Aid 40th Anniversary]

Photograph of three rows of women, the first row seated, of members of the Danish Ladies Aid celebrating their 40th anniversary.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Farmers Co-Operative Society, Inc.]

Photograph of a two story white building with a covered porch, and a commercial truck and car parked in front.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maren Jensen's 81st Birthday]

Photograph of a group of people beside a two story house. The children of the group sit in the front row.
Date: June 15, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mrs. August Belmont] (open access)

[Client Card: Mrs. August Belmont]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mrs. August Belmont, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry.
Date: May 1940
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. K. B. Belknap] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. K. B. Belknap]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. K. B. Belknap, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece included: "Horse" (11").
Date: October 1940
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. Edward Armstrong] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. Edward Armstrong]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. Edward Armstrong, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece Included: "Horse" (Repair).
Date: November 1940
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mrs. Sheila Burlingame] (open access)

[Client Card: Mrs. Sheila Burlingame]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mrs. Sheila Burlingame, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. This work order includes a number of bronze and aluminum casts of individuals and animals.
Date: 1940-10/1962-04
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. Raymond Berger] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. Raymond Berger]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. Raymond Berger, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Work on this order consists of a bronze cast of a speedboat.
Date: September 1940
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Miss Felicity Buranneli] (open access)

[Client Card: Miss Felicity Buranneli]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Miss Felicity Buranneli, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Pieces included: bronze plaque, medal, Captain Musik plaque, Amelia Earhart plaque, and plaster cast plaque (10 copies).
Date: 1940-12/1956-05
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Ball Brothers Company] (open access)

[Client Card: Ball Brothers Company]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for the Ball Brothers Company, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece included: Remington bronze repair.
Date: July 1940
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. W. R. Betts] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. W. R. Betts]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. W. R. Betts, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. This work order includes repairs and a recoloring of the "Rattlesnake" by Remington.
Date: March 1940
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. Joseph H. Bass (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. Joseph H. Bass

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. Joseph H. Bass, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Pieces included: "Tablet" (18" x 28"), "Tablet" (18.25" x 28.75"), "Circular Plate" (22" diameter), "Circular Plate" (2 copies; 22" diameter), "Plaque" (2 copies; 28.25" x 18.25"), "Thomas Tablet" (16" x 22"), "Few Tablet" (22" x 22"), "Tablet" (2 copies; 22" x 24"), "Few Tablet" (brass cast; 22" x 22"), "Round Plaque" (brass cast), and "Tablet" (Burk Memorial Floor Tablet; brass cast; 21.5" x 51.75").
Date: 1940-01-26/1942-03-31
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. R. S. Barbaby] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. R. S. Barbaby]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. Comm R. S. Barnaby, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. This particular order contains a bronze cast of "Forrestal," a bronze cast of a "Portrait Bust," bronze cast of a "Bust of David W. Taylor," and a bronze cast of "Wright Bros. Relief."
Date: May 1940
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History