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[Mani Bhavan]

Photograph of Mani Bhavan in Mumbai, a three-story building with windows, balconies on the second and third floors, several palm trees growing in front of it, and a wall with a plague on it. In the foreground an unidentified woman wearing a sari is standing under a large tree.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tour Bus in India]

Photograph of a white tour bus with yellow, red, and brown stripes and a sign that reads "J.K.B. Travels" parked under several trees.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Outdoor Market]

Photograph of an outdoor market (likely in India) with several unidentified South-Asian men and women selling and shopping for fruits and other wares in front of a row of market stalls; there is a large tree in the middle of the market and several more trees are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Descent of the Ganges]

Photograph of Descent of the Ganges, a large rock boulder with numerous images carved into it, with several unidentified people looking at the monument in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mani Bhavan Plaque]

Photograph of a plaque on an orange wall outside the Mani Bhavan with a text in Sanskrit and English that reads: "Mani Bhavan. Gandhi's residence in Bombay 1907-1934. He launched from here Satyagraha in 1919 and civil disobedience in 1932."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gandhi Relief]

Photograph of a metal relief on Gandhi on an orange wall (possibly at Mani Bhavan) with a bookshelf partially visible on the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[India-Bombay Plague Relief Fund Membership Certificate, No. 86292] (open access)

[India-Bombay Plague Relief Fund Membership Certificate, No. 86292]

Membership certificate for the India-Bombay Plague Relief Fund which entitles the member to be entered in the sweepstakes drawing.
Date: September 7, 1932
Creator: India-Bombay Plague Relief Fund
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hut on Stilts]

Photograph of a hut on stilts with people and a dog sitting near the entrance, with other huts, people, and palm trees in the background and clothes hanging on a clothesline in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Taj Mahal and Gardens]

Photograph of Taj Mahal with various groups of people walking through gardens in the foreground and trees and other buildings in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Taj Mahal Entry]

Photograph of the entry to the Taj Mahal close-up with various people walking in front of it.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man with Elephant]

Photograph of a man holding a stick standing next to an Asian elephant in a wooded area with another elephant, trees, and vegetation in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger at Indian Market]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger trying on shoes at an Indian market; there are two men sitting by the shoes in the foreground and various people and tables in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruins in India]

Photograph of ruins (likely in India) and various groups of people walking around them with palms and other trees in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Taj Mahal and Pool]

Photograph of Taj Mahal with reflecting pool and trees in the foreground. This photograph has a double-exposure of numbers and unreadable text along the bottom third of the image.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Taj Mahal Closeup]

Photograph of Taj Mahal close-up with various people walking along the path in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Performance with Elephant]

Photograph of a theatrical performance featuring people in brightly colored clothes walking in a circle and several riding on top of an Asian elephant in front of a stage. The silhouettes of audience members are visible in the foreground and there are palm trees and other set pieces in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Great Gate from Taj Mahal]

Photograph of the back of the Great Gate taken from outside the Taj Mahal with the reflecting pool and gardens in the foreground and trees and other buildings in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Taj Mahal Plague]

Photograph of plaque at Taj Mahal reading: "The Taj Mahal was built between 1631 and 1653 by emperor Shah Jahan (1627-1658) as the tomb for his wife Arjumand better known as Mumtaz Mahal. "Ornament of the Palace." Born in 1592, the daughter of Asaf Khan, she married Shah Jahan in 1612 and died in 1631 after the birth of her fourteenth child. After his death the emperor was buried by her side."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger at Taj Mahal]

Photograph of Charlyne Cregor posing in front of the Taj Mahal with the reflecting pool on the right and various people and in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman and Elephant]

Photograph of an unidentified woman standing next to an Asian elephant with various people and palm trees in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Celia Hunter, January 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Celia Hunter, January 1972]

Letter from Celia Hunter discussing the year 1971.
Date: January 1972
Creator: Hunter, Celia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Celia Hunter to Alberta Head, January 15, 1971] (open access)

[Letter from Celia Hunter to Alberta Head, January 15, 1971]

Letter from Celia Hunter to Alberta Head giving her holiday greetings, informing them of the weather in Fairbanks, and sharing about her experiences from her 1970 travels.
Date: January 15, 1971
Creator: Hunter, Celia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WWII Women Fliers Seek Equality"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WWII Women Fliers Seek Equality"]

Newspaper clipping with articles about the WASP, their battle with Congress to acquire veteran status, and a brief history of them.
Date: March 6, 1977
Creator: Sawyer, Kathy
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 10, Chapter 4. The Subcontinent of South Asia (open access)

Current Study 10, Chapter 4. The Subcontinent of South Asia

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges posed by the Cold War. This chapter discusses several countries in South Asia and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force. Continental Air Command.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History