Resource Type

220-yard dash at the 1944 Fat Stock Show

Photograph of the runners making their start in the 220-yard dash at the 1944 Fat Stock Show track and field meet. The man on the far right is Curly Whitaker, who entered for Convair.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-32 military plane

Photograph of a B-32 on the tarmac near a large building under construction, possibly a hangar. The B-32 is a large plane with 4 propellers.
Date: June 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-32 military plane

Photograph of a B-32 on the tarmac near a large building under construction, possibly a hangar. The B-32 is a large plane with 4 propellers.
Date: June 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-32 plane, side view, on the ground.

Photograph of a B-32 from the side. A building under construction is behind the plane.
Date: June 14, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Belle Brummel Ret., Champion Polled Hereford Heifer

Photograph of Belle Brummel Ret., a resident champion Polled Hereford female wearing a harness.
Date: 1944
Creator: Smith, Guy E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Champion Hereford Bull

Photograph of a champion Hereford bull wearing a harness.
Date: 1944
Creator: Smith, Guy E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, from the north side

Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, as seen from the north side. The photograph includes two water towers, warehouses, and a parking lot.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Photo of the Lege Ranch showing registered Herefords on volunteer stand of Huban clover and Johnson grass pasture. [Too much of the rest of the rest of the text too faded for legibility}. TX-41, 636.
Date: May 30, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Hubam clover and Johnson grass for supplemental pasture. TX-41, 542.
Date: May 20, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Group of people at a dedication]

Photograph of a dedication at Glen Lake Camp.
Date: September 1, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jack and "Doc" Vaughan in Uniform]

Photograph of Jack Vaughan and his brother Leech King "Doc" Vaughan, both in uniform, sitting together in front of a house. Photograph taken in Arlington, Texas.
Date: April 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jack and "Doc" Vaughan with Sally Emma Bell Vaughan]

Photograph of Jack Vaughan and Leech King "Doc" Vaughan, both in uniform, standing on either side of Sally Emma Bell Vaughan. Jack and Doc are two of Sally's five sons who served during World War II. This photo was taken in Arlington, Texas.
Date: April 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Looking down on a B-32

Photograph of a B-32 from above. It is a large military plane with 4 propellers. There is a fleet of smaller planes behind the B-32.
Date: June 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Merlyn Gail Kothmann and Grand Champion Steer

Photograph of Merlyn Gail Kothmann wearing a short-sleeved pantsuit and holding the lead rope of a Grand Champion steer. She is holding the winning banner on the steer's back. In the background are two old cars and an old truck.
Date: 1944
Creator: Smith, Guy E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a man standing by a UH-1A Iroquois helicopter]

Photograph of a man standing outside the UH-1A Iroquois helicopter during its development. He rests on hand on the exterior of the aircraft and the other on his hip. He wears a patterned sweater and dark slacks. The helicopter rests on the concrete floor in a large interior space.
Date: [1944,2011]
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of a model during the development of the UH-1A Iroquois helicopter]

Two photographs of a model during the development of the UH-1A Iroquois helicopter.
Date: [1944,2011]
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of fuel tank lifted into the UH-1A Iroquois helicopter]

Photograph of a large, cylindrical fuel tank being moved into the interior of the UH-1A Iroquois helicopter during its development. The fuel tank is suspended by a cable from a lifting davit. An individual is partially visible standing behind the lifting mechanism. The US Army logo is printed on the tail boom of the helicopter. The helicopter rests on a concrete floor in a large interior space.
Date: [1944,2011]
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of the landing skids of a UH-1A Iroquois helicopter]

Photograph of the landing skids of a helicopter resting on a concrete surface during the development of the UH-1A Iroquois helicopter.
Date: [1944,2011]
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of two men moving a part into the UH-1A Iroquois helicopter]

Photograph of the UH-1A Iroquois helicopter during its development. Two men ease a large, cylindrical fuel tank into the helicopter that is being suspended by a lifting davit. The man on the left wears a tweed suit jacket with dark pants. The other man wears a patterned sweater and dark slacks. Other machinery is visible in the background.
Date: [1944,2011]
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of two men moving a part into the UH-1A Iroquois helicopter, 2]

Photograph of the UH-1A Iroquois helicopter in a large aircraft hangar during its development. Two men ease a large, cylindrical fuel tank into the helicopter that is being suspended by a lifting davit. The man on the left wears a tweed suit jacket with dark pants. He holds on to the end of the tank. The other man wears a patterned sweater and dark slacks. He reaches up for the crank on the lifting mechanism. Other machinery is visible in the background.
Date: [1944,2011]
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Women's Baseball Team]

Photograph of the 1944 women's baseball team outside on a field together. Most are posing in their uniforms and in the background, there are trees and bleachers.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Alvin Rubin]

Photograph of Lieutenant Alvin Rubin, an Air Force pilot from Fort Worth, Texas. He is pictured from the chest up, wearing his uniform. Rubin was killed in an plane crash over Dakar, French Africa on March 15, 1944. A graduate of Paschal High, he was a past chapter president of AZA, the B'nai B'rith youth group for boys. Fort Worth's Rubin-Gilbert AZA chapter is named after him and Pvt. Harold Gilbert, who also died in the war.
Date: March 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Harold Gilbert]

Photograph of Private 1st Class Harold Gilbert, a soldier from Fort Worth, Texas. In this portrait, he is pictured from the chest up, wearing his uniform and beret. Gilbert was killed en route from England to France in 1944, when his troopship was torpedoed by the Germans in the English Channel. Fort Worth's Rubin-Gilbert AZA chapter (the B'nai B'rith youth group for boys) is named after him and Lt. Alvin Rubin, who also died in the war.
Date: 1944
Creator: W. C. Stripling Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rock Springs Garden Center East Side, 1944 #1]

Photograph of the Rock Springs Garden Center building from the east side at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Taken in 1944, the building has a curved arch entrance, two narrow windows on both sides of the entrance, and a glasshouse part of the building at left. Shrubs adorn the front of the house, and the entire structure is nested around trees.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History