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[Letter from John J. Herrera to Joe Ortiz - 1953-01-08]
Copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President to Joe Ortiz of Fort Worth, Texas dated January 8, 1953. Herrera offers to travel to Fort Worth, Dallas and Wichita Falls to help organize LULAC councils for these areas.
Date:
January 8, 1953
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Ivey Gonzalez - 1953-01-08]
Onionskin carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Ivey Gonzalez, Superintendent of the Identification Bureau, Police Department, Wichita Falls, Texas dated January 8, 1953. Herrera inquires about setting up a meeting to discuss LULAC and possibly organizing a LULAC council in Wichita, Falls. Herrera mentions the eight new councils set up so far in his presidency of LULAC: El Paso; Port Arthur; Wharton; Seguin; Smeltertown, and Victoria, Texas; and Deming and Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Date:
January 8, 1953
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1953-01-08]
Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Jacob I. Rodriguez, Editor of the LULAC News, dated January 8, 1953. Requests a speedy printing of the next LULAC News newsletter. Herrera discusses upcoming LULAC events in Victoria, Texas, and travel plans for Carlsbad, New Mexico and San Angelo, Texas. Herrera also mentions writing to Ivey Gonzalez of Wichita Falls, Texas and Joe Ortiz of Fort Worth about organizing councils in these cities.
Date:
January 8, 1953
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Texas Brokers, List #3, August 3, 1953]
Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Texas Brokers, list #3 discussing the "Texas in Review" show and the featuring of Imperial Sugar Company on the show. The stations and times of Imperial Sugar Company's showings are listed.
Date:
August 3, 1953
Creator:
Armstrong, Robert Markle
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph 2012.201.b1402.0459]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Souther and southwestern Oklahoma sportsmen have been invited to a wildlife conservation meeting in Wichita Falls, Texas, Thursday night.. ."
Date:
April 7, 1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B1393.0289]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "One-Half Million was a magic number for the Walter B. Ward family of Wichita Falls, Texas, who beam happily at the Chandler entrance of the Turner Turnpike after recieving a certificate, a commission and a $100 defense bond."
Date:
August 14, 1953
Creator:
Albright, Bob
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Photograph 2012.201.B1062.0170]
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "For more than a quater century Mrs. L.L. Powers of wichita Falls, a former Oklahoman, has follwed the unusual hobby of collecting cigaret lighters."
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Wendell L. Morrow to Truett Latimer, April 6, 1953]
Letter from Wendell L. Morrow to Truett Latimer discussing support for Texas House Bill #216, which would raise the beginning base pay of teachers to $3000 minimum.
Date:
April 6, 1953
Creator:
Morrow, Wendell L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
47G OT Wichita Falls
Footage of a Bell 47G lifting a large coil of plastic tubing.
Date:
1953~
Creator:
Bell Helicopter Textron
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Premium Finance Company Office, Wichita Falls, Texas: Floor Plan
Floor plan for an office building commissioned by Premium Finance Company, Inc. in Wichita Falls, Texas. It features wall edge lines, measurements, directional lines, and room names. Other sections include a fixture schedule, electrical symbols, wiring device schedule, and outlet height schedule.
Date:
1953
Creator:
David S. Castle Co.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Premium Finance Company Office, Wichita Falls, Texas: Partial Floor Plan Showing Floor Pattern of Asphalt Tile
Partial floor plan for an office building commissioned by Premium Finance Company, Inc. in Wichita Falls, Texas. It includes a floor pattern of asphalt tile, with grid lines, labels, directional arrows, and edge lines.
Date:
September 22, 1953
Creator:
David S. Castle Co.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Premium Finance Company Office, Wichita Falls, Texas: Floor Plan
Floor plan for an office building commissioned by Premium Finance Company, Inc. in Wichita Falls, Texas. It includes wall edge lines, room names, labels, measurements, and door orientation lines.
Date:
1953
Creator:
David S. Castle Co.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Premium Finance Company Office, Wichita Falls, Texas: Foundation & Roof Framing Details
Foundation and roof framing details for an office building commissioned by Premium Finance Company, Inc. in Wichita Falls, Texas. Sections include many small steel beam sections.
Date:
1953
Creator:
David S. Castle Co.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Premium Finance Company Office, Wichita Falls, Texas: Wall, Shelving, & Stall Details
Wall, shelving, and stall details for an office building commissioned by Premium Finance Company, Inc. in Wichita Falls, Texas. Sections include metal toilet stall detail, shelving details, section meeting of masonry & plaster walls, section thru head of south entrance, section thru dividing walls, and wall details.
Date:
1953
Creator:
David S. Castle Co.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Premium Finance Company Office, Wichita Falls, Texas: Plot Plan
Plot plan for an office building commissioned by Premium Finance Company, Inc. in Wichita Falls, Texas. It includes wall edge lines, labels, measurements, and directional arrows. Other sections include key to materials, index to drawings, sidewalk detail, typical curb detail, and roof vent curb detail.
Date:
1953
Creator:
David S. Castle Co.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Premium Finance Company Office, Wichita Falls, Texas: Roof Framing Plan
Roof framing plan for an office building commissioned by Premium Finance Company, Inc. in Wichita Falls, Texas. It includes framing lines, wall edge lines, measurements, labels, and notes.
Date:
1953
Creator:
David S. Castle Co.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Premium Finance Company Office, Wichita Falls, Texas: Floor & Plot Plans
Plot and floor plan for an office building commissioned by Premium Finance Company, Inc. in Wichita Falls, Texas. They feature wall edge lines, measurements, notes, and room names. Other sections include plumbing symbols and boiler piping diagram.
Date:
1953
Creator:
David S. Castle Co.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Premium Finance Company Office, Wichita Falls, Texas: Foundation Plan
Foundation plan for an office building commissioned by Premium Finance Company, Inc. in Wichita Falls, Texas. It includes wall edge lines, measurements, labels, circled numbers, and notes.
Date:
1953
Creator:
David S. Castle Co.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Town Tattler (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 21, Ed. 1 Monday, March 23, 1953
Newspaper from Electra, Texas that includes local news and previews of upcoming movie showings along with advertising.
Date:
March 23, 1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Town Tattler (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 2, Ed. 1 Monday, November 9, 1953
Newspaper from Electra, Texas that includes local news and previews of upcoming movie showings along with advertising.
Date:
November 9, 1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baby Eudora with Isabell Beauchamp]
Photograph of baby Eudora Beauchamp Burris with Isabell Bernet Beauchamp kneeling next to her in the bassinet. They appear to be in the front yard of a home on Jasper Street.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Eudora Beauchamp Burris]
Studio photograph of Eudora Beauchamp Burris at 6 months old.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sarah Holding Infant Eudora]
Photograph of Sarah Ellen Beauchamp (age 53) holding infant Eudora Beauchamp Burris in a front yard on Jasper Street. A small bassinet is visible at the bottom left corner.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. A. Baber and Wilma R. Baber to Truett Latimer, February 6, 1953]
Letter from W. A. Baber and Wilma R. Baber to Truett Latimer discussing support for Texas House Bill #5 for the welfare of the optometry field and citizens.
Date:
February 6, 1953
Creator:
Baber, W. A. & Baber, Wilma R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History