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[Photograph 2012.201.B0311.0341]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: October 7, 1944
Creator: Stockwell, Bill
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0290B.0386]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Sgt, Wayne Hill Denver, Coli.- U. S. Army Air Corps."
Date: January 21, 1944
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Mrs. Dan to Mrs. Edward, December 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Dan to Mrs. Edward, December 18, 1944]

Letter to Mrs. Melville from Mrs. Kempner informing her that she received her letter and congratulated her on her work in Denver.
Date: December 18, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Melville to Mrs. Kempner, December 5, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Melville to Mrs. Kempner, December 5, 1944]

Letter to Mrs. Kempner from Mrs. Melville about issues regarding veterans in Denver, an office that the Denver unit rented, and other operations they have been taking care of.
Date: December 5, 1944
Creator: Melville, Mildred
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Order #6] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Order #6]

Orders for several Air Force Pilots and WASP to ferry aircraft from Wichita Kansas to air bases in various U.S. cities.
Date: January 28, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Mrs. McMahon, Mrs. Nixon, and Mrs. Hess, September 22, 1944] (open access)

[Memo from Mrs. McMahon, Mrs. Nixon, and Mrs. Hess, September 22, 1944]

Memo from Mrs. McMahon, Mrs. Nixon, and Mrs. Hess to the Board of Directors about post war programs that the AWVS will be planning for.
Date: September 22, 1944
Creator: McMahon, Audrey; Nixon, Stanhope & Hess, Alfred F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Loss of Life Among Wearers of Oxygen Breathing Apparatus (open access)

Loss of Life Among Wearers of Oxygen Breathing Apparatus

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing fatalities of mine workers while wearing self-contained oxygen breathing apparatuses. Descriptions of the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 26 workers are presented. This report includes a table.
Date: April 1944
Creator: Grove, G. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 22, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 22, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing meeting a private from Jacksonville, flying, and seeing Pike's Peak. Written on Texas Zephyr stationary.
Date: February 22, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Helen Shaw to Gayle Snell, August 4, 1944] (open access)

[Telegram from Helen Shaw to Gayle Snell, August 4, 1944]

Telegram sent to Gayle Snell by Helen Shaw, ordering Snell to return to duty at Avenger Field.
Date: August 4, 1944
Creator: Shaw, Helen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram to Gayle Snell from Helen Shaw, 1944?] (open access)

[Telegram to Gayle Snell from Helen Shaw, 1944?]

Telegram from Helen Shaw to Gayle Snell requesting Snell return to Sweetwater.
Date: 1944-08?
Creator: Shaw, Helen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

National Congress of American Indians

Photograph of the National Convention of the National Congress of American Indians in Denver, CO, Nov. 15-18, 1944.
Date: [1944-11-15..1944-11-18]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 21, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 21, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing orders to ferry a plane from Colorado Springs, getting a train there, and recent correspondence. Written on Braniff Airways stationary.
Date: February 21, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Union Pacific (UP) 3941

A photograph postcard showing Union Pacific (UP) 3941, 4-6-6-4, on train No. 355, Denver, CO, with another loco behind the tender. [see also 2008.008.6810, photo taken a few minutes before this one]
Date: December 14, 1944
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Union Pacific (UP) 3941 & 2497

A photograph postcard showing Union Pacific (UP) 3941, 4-6-6-4, and 2497, 2-8-2, on mixed freight train No. 355, at Sand Creek, CO, 73 cars, 20 mph.
Date: December 14, 1944
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 1739 & 3784on "The Chief"

A photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 1793, 2-8-8-2, and 3784, 4-8-4, double-heading on westbound passenger train No. 19, "The Chief", climbing up Raton Pass below Wootten, CO, 15 cars. [also see 2008.008.0532]
Date: April 9, 1944
Creator: George, Preston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 555

A photograph postcard (and 2 prints) showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 555, 2-6-2, on mixed freight.
Date: June 10, 1944
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Union Pacific (UP) 3941

A photograph postcard showing Union Pacific (UP) 3941, 4-6-6-4, on train No. 355, Denver, CO. [see also 2008.008.6810, photo taken a few minutes after this one]
Date: December 14, 1944
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CBQ) 101

A photograph print showing Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CBQ) 101, 2-8-2, A-B-B-A diesel locomotive set, on freight train, near Keenesburg, CO.
Date: July 1944
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Colorado & Southern (C&S) 75, 74 & 76

A photograph postcard showing Colorado & Southern (C&S) 75, 74 & 76, all, 2-8-0's, stored with cabs boarded up, Denver, CO. These engines were used on the line between Leadville and Climax (CO) until that line was changed to standard gauge in 1943.
Date: December 14, 1944
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hayden Coal Company #3

A photograph print showing Hayden Coal Company #3 (ex: Colorado & Southern 312) and Rocky Mountain Arsenal #1, stored at Denver, CO.
Date: December 14, 1944
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hayden Coal Company #3

A photograph print showing Hayden Coal Company #3 (ex: Colorado & Southern 312) and Rocky Mountain Arsenal #1, stored at Denver, CO.
Date: December 14, 1944
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Rio Grande Southern (RGS) 20

A photograph postcard showing the Rio Grande Southern (RGS) 20, 4-6-0, on a mixed freight train crossing a low trestle near Rico, CO, on the Dolores-Rico run. [Narrow gauge]
Date: June 23, 1944
Creator: Perry, Otto C.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Rio Grande Southern (RGS) 20

A photograph postcard showing the Rio Grande Southern (RGS) 20, 4-6-0, on a train of wooden gondolas above Stoner, CO, on the Dolores-Rico run. [Narrow gauge]
Date: June 23, 1944
Creator: Perry, Otto C.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 454

A photograph postcard showing the Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 454, 2-8-2 narrow gauge, leased to Rio Grande Southern, on a mixed freight, Matterhorn, CO.
Date: June 21, 1944
Creator: Perry, Otto C.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History