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Missouri Pacific (MP) 140

A photograph print showing the Missouri Pacific (MoPac) 140, 2-8-0, Topeka, KS.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: George, Preston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 4, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 4, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing enjoying his shooting practice, the mail service, having sympathy for Charlotte, who is sick again, and his joy at hearing that H.D. is coming home.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Edmond Enterprise (Edmond, Okla.), Vol. 43, No. 24, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 4, 1944 (open access)

The Edmond Enterprise (Edmond, Okla.), Vol. 43, No. 24, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 4, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Edmond, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Banzett, D. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Major L. M. Fellbaum to T. N. Carswell - July 4, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Major L. M. Fellbaum to T. N. Carswell - July 4, 1944]

A letter written to Mr. Thomas N. Carswell, Clerical Audit Supervisor, Austin 17, Texas from L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C. Chief, Field Division, State Headquarters for Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas dated July 4, 1944. Fellbaum offers his congratulations to Carswell on his promotion to CAF-7.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Fellbaum, L. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brady Standard and Heart O' Texas News (Brady, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 29, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 4, 1944 (open access)

The Brady Standard and Heart O' Texas News (Brady, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 29, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 4, 1944

Semiweekly newspaper from Brady, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Smith, L. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Letter from James M. Miller to D. W. Kempner, July 4, 1944]

Letter from Private James M. Miller to D. W. Kempner thanking him for his letter, talking about the weather, and letting him know that he had finished training.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Miller, James M.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Marvin Watson to Daniel W. Kempner, July 4, 1944 (open access)

[Letter from Marvin Watson to Daniel W. Kempner, July 4, 1944

Letter from Marvin Watson to Daniel W. Kempner discussing military training. Attached to the letter is its envelope.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Watson, Marvin
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 278, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 4, 1944 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 278, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 4, 1944

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Edwards, Robert J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 55, No. 37, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 4, 1944 (open access)

Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 55, No. 37, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 4, 1944

Daily newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Gaylord, E. K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, July 4, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents Fred and Frances discussing flying to Kansas City to ferry a P-51. The postcard features a color drawing of the Hotel Continental in Kansas City, MO.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fayette County Record (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 71, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 4, 1944 (open access)

The Fayette County Record (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 71, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 4, 1944

Semi-weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Sulak, L. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Henderson Drawing

Photograph of the Henderson Drawing of Oklahoma City, OK, with a poem.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Progress Report: Development and Construction of Alpha-Counting Equipment (open access)

Progress Report: Development and Construction of Alpha-Counting Equipment

Abstract: An ionization chamber for use in counting alpha particle activity from the air has been devised for counting samples collected with the electrostatic precipitator. The chamber is an adaptation of the breech-locking standard chamber, with a cylindrical high voltage electrode into which the collection foil is placed, and a coaxial rod as a collecting electrode. A geometrical efficiency of close to 50% is obtained.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Borkowski, C. J.; Dandl, R. A.; East, J. K. & Firminhac, R. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Girl in Yard]

Photograph of a young girl sitting in a yard near bushes and holding a book.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Terra-Cotta Tourist Court and Hotel, Arkadelphia, Arkansas]

Postcard of a row of white buildings next to a road, with text that says "Terra-Cota Tourist Court and Hotel, At Junction of U.S. 67 and State No. 7, 4 Miles North of Arkadelphia, Ark." A handwritten note addressed to Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Barkeley says "Dear Helen & all- Arrived safely at 2/38 3 July, had a nice trip. The weather we relatively cool and had on partial flap - a small nail. Drove 133 miles the first day- Woodrow."
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1243.0340]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Capt. William Short"
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 4, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 4, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 4, 1944, detailing the weather that day, and the lack of sleep he got the night before due to a visiting captain, who was the brother of one of the men in Willis' tent. He promises to get lots of sleep, and tells his mother to rest and get well.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0243.0257]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Forty attaches of the local navy recruiting office celebrated the Fourth by receiving their booster shots for immunity to typhoid and tetanus."
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Meek, Richard B.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 294, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 4, 1944 (open access)

Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 294, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 4, 1944

Daily newspaper (except Sunday) from Breckenridge, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 4, 1944
Creator: Hall, C. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History