Resource Type
Serial/Series Title
Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
326
Black Military Service Collection
55
Women in War Collection
23
Carol Weaverling Collection
22
U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts Letters Collection
10
Nimitz Family Photograph Collection
8
Home Front Collection
5
Japanese Internment Camps Collection
4
Charles Stasny Collection
2
Marjorie L. Jackson Collection
1
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[Engineers Digging a Trench]
Photograph of engineers digging a trench, one stands above the trench on the left while the rest of the men stand in it.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
Maceiras, Richard P.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Engineers Laying Pipe in Field]
Photograph of engineers laying pipe in an unknown field. Four soldiers are clustered around a piece of pipe lying in a field of tall plants. Two soldiers are standing and two are bending over the pipe laid on the ground.
Date:
[1944,1945]
Creator:
Maceiras, Richard P.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Engineers Operating Equipment in Rocky Terrain]
Photograph of engineers operating equipment in an unknown quarry, the closet is crouched down with his back to the camera with another standing over his left shoulder and more in the distance.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
Maceiras, Richard P.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Engineers Paving Road or Runway]
Photograph of a group of servicemen paving road or runway on the left with nothing but gravel rocks and single barrel on the right-side of the image.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
Maceiras, Richard P.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Engineers Preparing Dynamite]
Photograph of two engineers preparing dynamite over some rocks in an unknown location. In the center of the photo, an engineer is crouching down and wrapping a coil around a dynamite sticks. Other sticks on lying on top of a large rock.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
Maceiras, Richard P.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Engineers Work on Large Equipment]
Photograph of five engineers working on large equipment in an unknown location. One stands on the left almost out of frame, three are crouched over in the center and one is one the left with only his head visible over the men in the center.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
United States. Army. Air Corps.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Engineers Working at Night]
Photograph of 3 engineers working through the night on the right beside a vehicle in an unknown location.
Date:
[1944,1945]
Creator:
Maceiras, Richard P.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Engineers Working Equipment to Clear Field]
Photograph of a field being cleared by engineers and their equipment.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
Maceiras, Richard P.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Engineers Working Over Tables in a Quonset Hut]
Photograph of engineers working in a Quonset hut over two rows of wooden tables.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
Maceiras, Richard P.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Excavator Digs in Quarry]
Photograph of an excavator digging in a quarry in an unknown location. The boom of the excavator with a pulley at the top is extended towards the wall of the quarry as the bucket at the end of the arm digs into the quarry wall. The number "76 - 407" printed on the side of the excavator.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
Maceiras, Richard P.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Faceless Engineer Operating Drill]
Photograph of an engineer operating a drill in an unknown location, he is standing in the upper right-hand corner and his face is not in frame.
Date:
[1944,1945]
Creator:
Maceiras, Richard P.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Farewell Social" Program]
Program for the "Farewell Social 'Till We Meet Again'" honoring Boyle Heights' inductees, sponsored by the "Boyle Heights Indians" and held at the Block 45 Mess Hall in Poston Relocation Camp. The 'Boyle Heights Indians' were a self-created and named social group from Poston's Block 45.
Date:
September 23, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Fighting Seabees Postcard]
Postcard advertising the movie "The Fighting Seabees," starring John Wayne, Dennis O'Keefe, and Susan Hayward. Acquired by Ivan D. East during his service with the 136th Seabees.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Republic Pictures Corporation
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz at Beach in Hawaii]
Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz in patterned swim trunks in front of a barb wired fence at a beach in Hawaii. Printed below the image is the following "ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET, CHETSER W. NIMITZ. very few high officers in any of the services enjoyed the great respect of the men that Admiral Nimitz does. To a man, we had confidence in his ability, and respect for his authority. When away from his official duties, he was one of us, as this informal picture demonstrates. It was taken by Chuck Brenkus at a picnic the Battalion held at a beach in Hawaii.".
Date:
1944/1945
Creator:
Brenkus, Chuck
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Stands in Front of a Map]
Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz standing in front of a map of the Pacific. He stands as if leaning on something in front of him and is wearing a short-sleeved, light-colored uniform with five stars pinned to both sides of his wide collar.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
United States. Navy
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group of Servicemen Posing for a Picture]
Photograph of group of thirteen servicemen posing in two rows in an unknown location. The group in the front row are leaning with their arms crossed against a wooden platform. A second row of servicemen stand above them on the platform in front of a wooden structure.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
Maceiras, Richard P.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Health and Physical Education Program at the Manzanar War Relocation Center
A report prepared by Elizabeth M. Moxley, Supervisor of Health and Physical Education of the Manzanar Education Section, that details the development of the health and physical education program at the Manzanar War Relocation Center. The report includes a map of the relocation center, elementary and secondary health curriculum descriptions, photographs, and example health and medical forms.
Date:
June 1944
Creator:
Moxley, Elizabeth M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Indian Summer" Social Program]
Program for the "'Indian Summer' Social" that honored the recent graduates and held at Mess Hall 45 at Poston, AZ Relocation Camp. Lists the songs played during the dance.
Date:
June 24, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to "A Farewell Social"]
An invitation to "A FAREWELL SOCIAL honoring the inductees of Boyle Heights" sponsored by the "Boyle Heights Indians" held at the Block 45 Mess Hall in Poston Relocation Camp.
Date:
September 1944
Creator:
Boyle Heights Indians
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ada Dawe to Joe Davis - September 24, 1944]
Letter from Ada to her son-in-law Joe discussing news about Catherine, or "Cathy," Ada's daughter and Joe's wife. Cathy spent the night with her mother, and Mr. Davis and Dan Jr. showed her around. Cathy is worried about Joe, and Ada is hoping that he will be able to return home soon.
Date:
September 24, 1944
Creator:
Dawe, Ada Lea
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - Afternoon of September 7, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing the money she received from him, as well as encouraging him not to send any more, as she has $307.10 in the special account already.
Date:
September 7, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 1, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including extra busyness at her job due to Lorraine's absence, going to Ruth Reeger's house with Evelyn, Jessamon's plans to start teaching at a school in San Antonio, Marjorie's promotion, and R.A. Brown becoming paralyzed due to a diving accident.
Date:
August 1, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 2, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, a letter from Bob, visiting Reeger's house with Evelyn, Jenny throwing a party to celebrate Floy moving, and Clifford Smith coming back to work at the post office in Luling.
Date:
August 2, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 3, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a party for Floy at Jenny's house, a phone call from Evelyn, and an improvement in his mother's health.
Date:
August 3, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History