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[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 9, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing picking up aircraft in Long Beach. The postcard features an image of a silver Douglas DC-3 with red trim in flight.
Date:
December 9, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 14, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying out of Jacksonville. The postcard features an image of the O'Henry Hotel in Greensboro, NC.
Date:
December 14, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 26, 1944]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing her last flight as a WASP and flying by airline to New York. The postcard features an image of a TWA stewardess.
Date:
December 26, 1944, 8:30 a.m.
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 26, 1944]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing Christmas and going to a Navy club. The postcard features a photo of a B-25 in flight.
Date:
December 26, 1944, 12:00 p.m.
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 22, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying from Dallas to Scott Field in Illinois. The postcard includes a picture of civilians and servicemen on the tarmac with an American Airlines aircraft.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 23, 1944]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing trying to get a flight from Memphis to New York. The postcard is from the Memphis Municipal Airport's Red Cross Canteen and features two images of servicemen recreating.
Date:
December 23, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 27, 1944]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing celebrating Christmas with her friend Bobby Willis' family. The postcard features an image of a TWA DC-3 in flight.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 24, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying a B-25. The postcard features an image of silver Douglas DC-3 with red trim in flight.
Date:
December 24, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Vernon A. McGee to Truett Latimer, December 14, 1959]
Postcard from Vernon A. McGee to Truett Latimer inviting him to a presentation at the Health Department by the Mental Health Division.
Date:
December 14, 1959
Creator:
McGee, Vernon A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cardie Webb to Truett Latimer, December 12, 1956]
Postcard from Cardie Webb to Truett Latimer discussing the high cost of living and asking Latimer to support an increase in salary for state employees.
Date:
December 12, 1956
Creator:
Webb, Cardie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Verdie M. Van Cleave to Truett Latimer, December 13, 1956]
Postcard from Vernie M. Van Cleave to Truett Latimer asking him to support raises and shorter hours for state employees.
Date:
December 13, 1956
Creator:
Van Cleave, Verdie M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Sarah G. Patterson to Truett Latimer, December 12, 1956]
Postcard from Sarah G. Patterson to Truett Latimer asking him to support raises for state employees due to the high cost of living.
Date:
December 12, 1956
Creator:
Patterson, Sarah G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Molly Stanley to Truett Latimer, December 14, 1956]
Postcard from Molly Stanley to Truett Latimer asking him to approve the Abilene State Hospital budget and encourage approval of a pay raise for state employees.
Date:
December 14, 1956
Creator:
Stanley, Molly
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of "The Roundup"]
Postcard of a painting entitled "The Roundup," of cowboys sitting together in a camp, with more cowboys rounding up cattle in the background, framed with mountains. A handwritten note addresed to Miss Helen H. Aten says "Hello All- Arrived yesterday at 3:00pm. Travelled 1850 miles. Chevy is still good. Was a bit tired driving but will come out of it in a day or two. Rained today and is plenty muddy at camp. Abilene is a nice town. Will write more in a day or two. Looks as tho we will be busy."
Date:
December 5, 1943
Creator:
Aten, Woodrow W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Sebastian County Courthouse and City Hall]
Postcard of the Sebastian County Courthouse and City Hall in Fort Smith, Arkansas. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Barkeley says "Hello All- Trip is going swell- 520 miles first day. Stayed all nite on west side of Springfield, Ohio. Should make about same distance today. Weather is swell & quite warm- no heater. Snacks are good. Above is new address."
Date:
December 2, 1943
Creator:
Aten, Woodrow W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Camp Barkeley Parade Grounds]
Postcard of soldiers marching on the parade grounds at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas. A handwritten note addressed to Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten says "Hello all- Received your letter yesterday & am glad to hear you are still all ok. It was approx 1850 miles down here. Arrived in good time Saturday. Rained most of this week and [?] of cold. Bought 8FL of antifreeze tonite (alcohol base) it is quite scarce here. Woodrow."
Date:
December 10, 1943
Creator:
Aten, Woodrow W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Hotel Lutzelburg]
Postcard of Hotel Lutzelburg in Lutzelburg, France. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says "This was our office in Dec. 1944 and early Jan. 1945."
Date:
[1944-12..1945-01]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History