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Oral History Interview with Lester C. Rasbury, June 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lester C. Rasbury, June 1978

Interview with Lester C. Rasbury, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Decatur, Texas. Rasbury discusses his experiences as a captured member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion"), including: joining the service and training; the Louisiana Maneuvers; deployment to East Asia in 1941; diversion from the Philippines to Brisbane after December 7th; assignment to Malang, Java; the Japanese attack and American surrender; internment and labor at Tanjong Priok and Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, Thanbyuzayat and several camps on the Burma "Death" Railway, and Tamarkan; liberation.
Date: {1978-06-10,1978-06-15}
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rasbury, Lester C.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Aerial View of Northeast Mall

Aerial photograph of North East Mall and surrounding homes in Hurst, Texas from a very high vantage point.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Azle 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 1:24,000
Date: 1978
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

British Concorde Jet

British Concorde jet landed at DFW airport, with boarding ramp attached and extended.
Date: 1978
Creator: Taylor, Roland
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Britton 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 1:24,000
Date: 1978
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cape coat

Woman's cape coat of bright royal blue brushed wool, twill weave fabric. Mid-length; flat collar with rounded corners. Center front opening; closure by four round buttons covered with black wool fabric and bound buttonholes. Modified princess seams from front shoulder yoke with modified cape style sleeves in large circular cut from side back panel and sewn at front side at upper portion and lower end of coat; inside sleeve, large amscye to lower end. Lower portion of coat flared. Vertical welt pockets placed at sides near curve overlap of sleeve. Unlined. Length: 35 3/5" (90.8 cm) Designer label: Adolfo / New York
Date: 1978
Creator: Adolfo
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Confirmation Invitation for Ahavath Sholom, 1978] (open access)

[Confirmation Invitation for Ahavath Sholom, 1978]

Invitation for the confirmation exercises for the 1978 class of Ahavath Sholom synagogue, including a list of confirmands.
Date: 1978
Creator: Congregation Ahavath Sholom
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cracking earth and dead tree trunks]

Photograph of the ground of a dried pond surrounded by trees. The photo features the texture of the deeply cracked ground and three jutting dead tree trunks.
Date: 1978/1979
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Dried pond surrounded by trees]

Photograph of a dried pond surrounded by trees and debris. The photo includes evidence of drought.
Date: 1978/1979
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Field with a tree and piles of cacti]

Photograph of a flat open field landscape with a lone tree amid scattered with piles of dead cacti. The photo includes heavy contrast between the tree and the sky.
Date: 1978/1979
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Folded Brochure: "Denton: Your Northern Gateway to Texas"] (open access)

[Folded Brochure: "Denton: Your Northern Gateway to Texas"]

Folded Brochure for tourism to the Denton Texas as the gateway to the DFW metroplex. "A Texas Welcome Awaits You in Denton Your Northern Gateway to Texas" highlights attractions, accommodations, entertainment, and annual events for the spring and summer of 1979. Brochure was produced by the Denton Convention/Visitors Bureau.
Date: 1978/1979
Creator: Denton Convention/Vistors Bureau
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

Grapevine, Texas.

Map shows late twentieth century topography and streets in Grapevine, Texas. No scale provided.
Date: 1978
Creator: United States Defense Mapping Agency
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Election 1978] captions transcript

[News Clip: Election 1978]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: 1978
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Fort Worth Weather] captions transcript

[News Clip: Fort Worth Weather]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: January 1, 1978, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Hill & Clements D. Tippit #2 / Zapata cassette #2] captions transcript

[News Clip: Hill & Clements D. Tippit #2 / Zapata cassette #2]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: 1978
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: School Board (McCook)] captions transcript

[News Clip: School Board (McCook)]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: 1978T12:00:00
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Story Log: January 1 to June 30, 1978] (open access)

[News Story Log: January 1 to June 30, 1978]

Logbook from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, documenting the names, locations, and run-times of video-taped news segments that aired each day from January through June in 1978.
Date: 1978-01/1978-06
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Paul W. Horn

Photograph of Paul W. Horn handing out awards for the Livestock Publications Council in 1978.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Piles of cacti amid dead trees]

Photograph of a flat open field landscape with scattered with piles of dead cacti and short barren trees. The photo includes heavy contrast between the cacti and the ground.
Date: 1978/1979
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Piles of cacti with a bent tree]

Photograph of a dark field littered with piles of dead cacti plants and a dark bent tree leaning over to the left. The photo includes heavy contrast between the dark tree and ground and the light sky and cacti.
Date: 1978/1979
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Primrose 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 1:24,000
Date: 1978
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Retort, Volume 30, Number 5, January 1978 (open access)

Southwest Retort, Volume 30, Number 5, January 1978

This publication of the Dallas-Fort Worth Section of the American Chemical Society includes information about research, prominent scientist, organizational business, and various other stories of interest to the community.
Date: January 1978
Creator: American Chemical Society. Dallas/Fort Worth Section.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Historian, Volume 38, Number 3, January 1978 (open access)

The Texas Historian, Volume 38, Number 3, January 1978

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: January 1978
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
TXWECO, Yearbook of Texas Wesleyan College, 1978 (open access)

TXWECO, Yearbook of Texas Wesleyan College, 1978

Yearbook for Texas Wesleyan College in Fort Worth, Texas, which includes photographs of and information about the school, administration, student body, faculty, and organizations.
Date: 1978
Creator: Texas Wesleyan College
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History