148 Matching Results

Results open in a new window/tab.

Santa Fe (ATSF) Cajon Pass Wreck -1 (1949)

A photograph print showing Santa Fe freight train wreck one mile west of the summit of Cajon Pass, CA. Train ran away. Derailed 54 cars out of 81 car train. Both engine and caboose stayed on rails. Train was travelling 63 mph. [Photo #1 of 5]
Date: April 19, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) Cajon Pass Wreck -2 (1949)

A photograph print showing Santa Fe freight train wreck one mile west of the summit of Cajon Pass, CA. [Photo #2 of 5]
Date: April 19, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) Cajon Pass Wreck -3 (1949)

A photograph print showing Santa Fe freight train wreck one mile west of the summit of Cajon Pass, CA. "This looking east near center of wreckage. Barstow Wrecker." [Photo #3 of 5]
Date: April 19, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) Cajon Pass Wreck -4 (1949)

A photograph print showing Santa Fe freight train wreck one mile west of the summit of Cajon Pass, CA. This "looking west from center of wreckage. S.B. Wrecker." [Photo #4 of 5]
Date: April 19, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) Cajon Pass Wreck -5 (1949)

A photograph print showing Santa Fe freight train wreck one mile west of the summit of Cajon Pass, CA. "This is looking west down hill'''I counted over 30 cars in this one spot." [Photo #5 of 5]
Date: April 19, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 3841 & Diesel 162 on "Grand Canyon Limited"

A photograph print showing the Santa Fe (ATSF) 3841, 2-10-2, working as a helper on the San Francisco Section of Train No. 23, "Grand Canyon Limited", on Southern Pacific track near Mojave, CA, Diesel loco 162, 35 mph. Photo taken from the cab of S.P. Ex 6124W on eastbound track.
Date: January 20, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF)3713 (neg)

A photograph negative showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 3713, 4-8-2, Riverback, CA
Date: April 4, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF)1413 (neg)

A photograph negative showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 1413, 4-4-2, Calwa, CA
Date: April 18, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF)3450 (neg)

A photograph negative showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 3450, 4-6-4, Pittsburg, CA
Date: October 11, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF)806 (neg)

A photograph negative showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 806, 2-8-0, Calwa, CA
Date: April 18, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF)1212 (neg)

A photograph negative showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 1212, 4-6-2, Calwa, CA
Date: April 18, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF)1330 (neg)

A photograph negative showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 1330, 4-6-4, Port Chicago, CA
Date: November 4, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Attends a Reception]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz attending a reception in honor of J. B. Pinheiro, Acting Consul General of Brazil. Officers Club, Presidio of San Francisco, California. Nimitz stands on the left by the door in a black suit and tie. He is standing in line with a group of men in uniforms and women in formal dresses and heels.
Date: March 11, 1949
Creator: United States. Army
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Texas News Recap 1949 and See Saw Zoo] captions transcript

[News Clip: Texas News Recap 1949 and See Saw Zoo]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a series of news stories from the year 1949, and a clip from the puppetry show, "See Saw Zoo".
Date: 1949
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Postal Card from Charles E. St. Goar to Isaac Herbert Kempner, October 4, 1949]

Card with letter from Charles E. St. Goar to Isaac Herbert Kempner regarding the hurricanes in Galveston that he read in the paper. So, he's writing to check if they're okay since news has exaggerated about it.
Date: October 4, 1949
Creator: St. Goar, Charles E.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Charles E. St. Goar, October 15, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Charles E. St. Goar, October 15, 1949]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Charles E. St. Goar discussing his safe condition after reports of a hurricane amounted to only heavy wind and rain with little to no damage to property or loss of life.
Date: October 15, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. Zelma Raskins, June 20, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. Zelma Raskins, June 20, 1949]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. Zelma Raskins expressing thanks for a Father's Day card he received.
Date: June 20, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edmond A. Rieder to I. H. Kempner, May 25, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Edmond A. Rieder to I. H. Kempner, May 25, 1949]

Letter from Edmond A. Rieder to I. H. Kempner advertising the Palace Hotel's improvements and offering Kempner an invitation to open a credit account at The Palace.
Date: May 25, 1949
Creator: Rieder, Edmond A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sidney J. Jackson to I. H. Kempner, October 11, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Sidney J. Jackson to I. H. Kempner, October 11, 1949]

Letter from Sidney J. Jackson to I. H. Kempner recounting a legal case from some decades ago that involved reparations for the Choctaw Indians. Jackson asks for any information that Kempner remembers about the case, and offers the information he remembers in turn.
Date: October 11, 1949
Creator: Jackson, Sidney J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sidney J. Jackson to I. H. Kempner, October 22, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Sidney J. Jackson to I. H. Kempner, October 22, 1949]

Letter from Sidney J. Jackson to I. H. Kempner recounting the information that came back to them after reading a previous letter sent by Kempner. Jackson also discloses that he will be leaving for a trip soon, and extends his well wishes towards Kempner and his family.
Date: October 22, 1949
Creator: Jackson, Sidney J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maynard B. Strahle to Isaac H. Kempner, May 19, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Maynard B. Strahle to Isaac H. Kempner, May 19, 1949]

Letter from Maynard B. Strahle to Isaac H. Kempner discussing sending the latter a credit card for the Hotel Bel-Air.
Date: May 19, 1949
Creator: Strahle, Maynard B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Maynard B. Strahle, May 23, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Maynard B. Strahle, May 23, 1949]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Maynard B. Strahle declining the latter's offer to send him a credit card.
Date: May 23, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to R. Lee Kempner, July 12, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to R. Lee Kempner, July 12, 1949]

Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to R. Lee Kempner discussing about their preferences for the advance notes they own to the United States National Company for the M. and P. stocks.
Date: July 12, 1949
Creator: Oppenheimer, Dan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer or Harris K. Oppenheimer, July 18, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer or Harris K. Oppenheimer, July 18, 1949]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer or Harris K. Oppenheimer discussing about the balance sheets and earnings for the Merchants & Planters Compress & Warehouse Company.
Date: July 18, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History