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[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
Santa Fe (ATSF) 849
A photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 849, 2-8-0, Colorado Springs, CO.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Beischer, George
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Santa Fe (ATSF) 926 & 1651 Pulling the "Super Chief"
A photograph postcard of Santa Fe (ATSF) locomotives 926 and 1651, 2-10-2's, helping two-unit diesel No. 15 (A-B) up Raton Pass with passenger Train No. 17 "Super Chief", westbound between Wootten and Morley, CO.
Date:
April 9, 1944
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Santa Fe (ATSF) 936
A photograph postcard of Santa Fe (ATSF) 936, 2-10-2, pushing at rear of freight train double-headed by locomotives 1797 and 3811, westbound up Raton Pass, just below Morley, CO. [See 2008.008.6476]
Date:
April 9, 1944
Creator:
George, Preston
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
Santa Fe (ATSF) 1797
A photograph postcard of Santa Fe (ATSF) 1797, 2-8-8-2, coming down Raton Pass light after double-heading on the "The Chief", just below Morley, CO.
Date:
April 9, 1944
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Santa Fe (ATSF) 1797, 3811 & 936
A photograph postcard of Santa Fe (ATSF) 1797, 2-8-8-2, and 3811 , 2-10-2, with locomotive 936, 2-10-2, pushing at rear, taking a freight train up Raton Pass below Morley, CO. [See 2008.008.6477]
Date:
April 9, 1944
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Santa Fe (ATSF) 1797, 3811 & 3819
A photograph postcard of Santa Fe (ATSF) freight train meeting on the double track just below Morley, CO. Locomotives 1797 (2-8-8-2) and 3811 (2-10-2) coming toward the camera. Locomotive 3819 (2-10-2) nearest the camera and going away.
Date:
April 9, 1944
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Santa Fe (ATSF) 1797 Pulling "El Capitan"
A photograph postcard of Santa Fe (ATSF) locomotives 1797, 2-8-8-2, helping two-unit diesel No. 13 up Raton Pass with westbound passenger Train No. 21 "El Capitan", just below Wootten, CO.
Date:
April 9, 1944
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Santa Fe (ATSF) 3777 on "The Chief"
A photograph postcard showing the Santa Fe (ATSF) 3777, 4-8-4, on eastbound passenger train No. 20, "The Chief", coming down Raton Pass with 14 coaches, just below Morley, NM, 14 coaches.
Date:
April 9, 1944
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Santa Fe (ATSF) 3819
A photograph postcard of Santa Fe (ATSF) 3819, 2-10-2, on a freight train coming down Raton Pass, just below Morley, CO.
Date:
April 9, 1944
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Santa Fe (ATSF) 3871
A photograph postcard of Santa Fe (ATSF) 3871, 2-10-2, coming down Raton Pass, just below Wootten, CO.
Date:
April 9, 1944
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Santa Fe (ATSF) 3871
A photograph postcard of Santa Fe (ATSF) 3871, 2-10-2, on a freight train traversing curves between Wootten and Morley, CO, on Raton Pass. [Rear view of train and caboose No. 1687]
Date:
April 9, 1944
Creator:
George, Preston
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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 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
[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
[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]
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
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
Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3553
A photograph postcard showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3553, 2-8-8-2, (Ex. N&W) on freight train, Fox Junction, Denver, CO.
Date:
December 13, 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
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, 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