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Aircraft Observer Training, Ellington Air Force Base Yearbook, Class 3605 (open access)

Aircraft Observer Training, Ellington Air Force Base Yearbook, Class 3605

Book documenting the 3605th aircraft observer training wing class of Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date: 1956
Creator: Ellington Air Force Base (Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aldine Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1956
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Business Card for Forrest Thaggard of Blume System Tree Experts] (open access)

[Business Card for Forrest Thaggard of Blume System Tree Experts]

Business card for Forrest Thaggard of Blume System Tree Experts. It features green letters on a wood grain background. The National Arborist Association logo is on the top left corner of the card.
Date: 1956
Creator: Thaggard, Forrest
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Prohibition, Senate Votes Hike State Poll Tax Total] (open access)

[Clipping: Prohibition, Senate Votes Hike State Poll Tax Total]

Newspaper clipping about the poll tax payments in some Texas counties such as Dallas, Galveston, Orange, Harris, and Tom Green.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Associated Press
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crosby Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1956
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Harmaston Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1956
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Highlands Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1956
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Humble Bee (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 01, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1956 (open access)

The Humble Bee (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 01, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1956

Magazine published by the Humble Oil and Refining Company in Houston, Texas that includes news and information of interest to employees of the refining department along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1956
Creator: Mabry, G. A.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Humble Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1956
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lee Traveler, Yearbook of Robert E. Lee High School, 1956 (open access)

Lee Traveler, Yearbook of Robert E. Lee High School, 1956

Yearbook for Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown, Texas includes photographs of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1956
Creator: Robert E. Lee High School (Baytown, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Magdaleno Lopez to J. B. Casas - 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Magdaleno Lopez to J. B. Casas - 1956]

Letter from Magdaleno Lopez of Council Number 290 to J. B. Casas requesting Herrera's presence at the Installation Banquet of Council Number 290 as well as the East Chicago Ladies Council Number 294. The Installation Banquet is to take place at the Gary, Indiana Gary Hotel on December 9, 1956 at 7:00 PM.
Date: 1956
Creator: Lopez, Magdaleno
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Texas Southern University, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Texas Southern University, 1956]

Letter from Texas Southern University inviting the recipient to Samuel Milton Nabrit's inauguration as president of the university.
Date: 1956
Creator: Texas Southern University
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Roy McCormick, far left, lectures Tech-voc class at the Oldsmobile factory]

Photograph of classroom lecture at the Oldsmobile factory. There are students (seated) and two men standing, one , Roy McCormick, lecturing. On an easel is the phrase "theory of operation".
Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Conference Highlights captions transcript

Southwest Conference Highlights

Presented by the Humble Oil & Refining Company, this production reviews college football highlights from the Southwest Conference during the 1956 season. Narrator Kern Tips recaps regular season conference games between the Baylor University Bears, Texas Tech University Red Raiders, University of Arkansas Razorbacks, Southern Methodist University Mustangs, Rice University Owls, University of Texas at Austin Longhorns, Texas A&M University Aggies, and Texas Christian University. It also takes a break from game highlights to feature several members of the 1956 All-Southwest honor team. At the conclusion, the film follows Southwest Conference champion TCU to the Cotton Bowl Classic game against Syracuse University.
Date: 1956/1957
Creator: Humble Oil & Refining Company
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statement from Wright Morrow - 1956 (open access)

Statement from Wright Morrow - 1956

A statement of Wright Morrow, including a description of the action by the State Democratic Executive Committee at its meeting in Austin as a complete capitulation to the demands of the National Party and highly placed politicians. Morrow advises of an attachment of newspaper editorials which he believes will be interesting to the reader: "Vacant Post"; "Sacrificial Calf"; "The Ousting Of Wright Morrow"; "Morrow-Shivers Break Causes Cleavage in Conservative Ranks"; "Wright Morrow Levels His Gun".
Date: 1956
Creator: Morrow, Wright
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tijerina denies LULAC 'passed word' on Nixon (open access)

Tijerina denies LULAC 'passed word' on Nixon

Article about League of United Latin American Citizens National President Felix Tijerina denies reports that LULAC has been urging members to vote against Richard Nixon in the upcoming presidential race: "The 51-year-old restaurant operator, wearing an 'Ike' pin in his lapel, said in a later statement to newsmen that he personally endorsed the Eisenhower-Nixon administration and will vote for their reelection Nov. 6."
Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 174, Ed. 1 Monday, January 2, 1956 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 174, Ed. 1 Monday, January 2, 1956

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 2, 1956
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 175, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 3, 1956 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 175, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 3, 1956

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 3, 1956
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 176, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 4, 1956 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 176, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 4, 1956

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 4, 1956
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 47, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 4, 1956 (open access)

The Bellaire Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 47, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 4, 1956

Weekly newspaper from Bellaire, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 4, 1956
Creator: Mercer, Carolyn
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 177, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1956 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 177, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1956

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 5, 1956
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1956 (open access)

The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1956

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 5, 1956
Creator: White, D. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George W. Waldron to I. H. Kempner, January 5, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from George W. Waldron to I. H. Kempner, January 5, 1956]

Letter from George W. Waldron to I. H. Kempner discussing a sum proposed by Kempner for a previously unsettled amount due.
Date: January 5, 1956
Creator: Waldron, George W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Consul of Mexico, January 5, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Consul of Mexico, January 5, 1956]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Consul of Mexico enclosing his and Mrs. Kempner's passport and two checks and discussing the purpose of their trip to Mexico.
Date: January 5, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History