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Fay Stancliff with Race Car
Copy negative of Fay Stancliff in the race car he built, number 66 parked on a street in front of a house at 410 Watt Street in El Campo, Texas.
Date:
1920~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the Battlefield of San Jacinto
Map of the Texan and Mexican Armies at the commencement of the Battle of San Jacinto, showing the positions of the armies and features of the terrain between Buffalo Bayou and San Jacinto Bay. Distances to various cities are given. No scale indicated. On verso: Photograph of families picking hops to make beer in Kent County, England.
Date:
1938?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harris County
Blue line print of survey map of Harris County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:266,666] (4000 varas to 1/2 an inch).
Date:
1910
Creator:
Pressler, Herman & Ehlinger, Leo
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977]
Photocopied text of an excerpt from the Congressional Record containing Senator Barry Goldwater's introduction of bill S. 247 to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. Goldwater's remarks are followed by five articles on the WASPs, their service during WWII, and their efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date:
January 14, 1977
Creator:
United States. Congress. Senate.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Name Tag for Lyda M. Dunham 43-W-4]
Name tag for WASP trainee Lyda M. Dunham.
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Helen Duffy]
Photograph of Helen Duffy, one of the instructors in the Women Airforce Service Program (WASP), standing outside. She is wearing a flight suit and is visible from the waist up. The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother" and "Flying Training Command Photo."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Planes Flying Over Ellington Field]
Photograph of three planes flying over a monument at Ellington Field in Texas. The back of the photograph contains the stamp of the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP, April 5, 1986]
Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP about Helen Schaefer, people she met, Barbara Heinrich, the upcoming meeting in Sweetwater, and other WASP. On the front is a photograph of a group of WASP and a note about Dora Dougherty and Didi Moorman.
Date:
April 5, 1986
Creator:
Keefe, Lyda Dunham
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The WASPS]
Photocopied magazine clipping about the squadron that led to the use of women in military aviation and life as a WASP.
Date:
January 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stars and Stripes Salutes Women Airforce Service Pilots
Advertising supplement to the March 10, 2010 issue of The Stars and Stripes dedicated to the WASP. The supplement contains articles about the founding and history of the WASP, their uniforms, the aircraft they flew, profiles of several members, and advertisements.
Date:
March 10, 2010
Creator:
Stars and Stripes
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Memorial Reunion For WASP is Now Underway"]
Copy of Sweetwater Reporter's June 1972 issue. Four WASP related articles on front page and detailed in paper Titles are: "WASP's is Now Underway" , What Did WASP's Find Here Today", " Miss Cochran Known for Her Flying" and "Mrs. Young is leader of Order of Fifinella.
Date:
June 23, 1972
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPs' role in stinging Axis noted]
Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP involvement in WWII, with a photograph of several WASP pilots walking under the wing of a plane. There is a two-panel political cartoon on the back of the clipping.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Talk to TH"]
Magazine clipping with eight entries from WASP or military personnel that had experience in aviation.
Date:
January 2003
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Secret role of women fliers recalled]
Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP being hidden from public knowledge, including the U.S. Department of Defense withholding veteran status from the women who served in WWII. The article includes a photograph of a group of young women in jumpsuits walking away from a small propeller plane. On the back of the clipping is a large advertisement for a sale, and part of an article about Fort Concho.
Date:
November 24, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Dr. Fletcher Speaking at The Warwick]
Photograph of Dr. Jesse C. Fletcher, president of Hardin-Simmons University, speaking at the historic Warwick hotel in Houston, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry F. Snapp]
Letter from Harry F. Snapp, presumably to Helen W. Snapp, discussing possible oral interview questions that the correspondent should attempt to answer over time.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Snapp, Harry F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo on Rice Hotel Note Paper]
Memo written on Rice Hotel note paper that says: 1. They had our estimated gallonage consumption 130,000 in October from Washington representative. 2. Borrow from Sweetwater Bank. 3. Cal-Tex prices - Going to send us prices. 4. Brown, Campbell, Davis, Bell, Hart.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Train Engine Being Rebuilt]
Photograph of a train engine being rebuilt. Text below the image says "Houston, Texas Jun 10th 1977 - Hahn & Clay Co. Rebuilding Texas State Railroad #201 - Originally T&P #316" and "Allen Rider."
Date:
June 10, 1977
Creator:
Rider, Allen
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]
Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Train #610]
Photograph of T&P train #610 pulling the American Freedom Train in Houston, Texas. Written underneath the image are "Houston, Texas Feb 1976" and "Mrs. Joseph L. Oates."
Date:
February 1976
Creator:
Oates, Mrs. Joseph L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Train #610]
Photograph of T&P train #610 moving near Spring, Texas with a faint plume of smoke rising from the engine. There are a few people visible to the left of the train. Written underneath are "Spring, Texas" and "Tom Kelcec."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Kelcec, Tom
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Train Car #316 Being Rebuilt #3]
Photograph of T&P train car #316 being rebuilt inside a warehouse. Written below the image are "Houston, Texas Jun 10th 1977 - Hahn & Clay Co. rebuilding Texas State Railroad #201 - originally T&P #316" and "Allen Rider."
Date:
June 10, 1977
Creator:
Rider, Allen
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Train Car #316 Being Rebuilt]
Photograph of T&P train car #316 being rebuilt inside a warehouse. Painted on the side of the car is "No. 75." Written below the image are "Houston, Texas Jun 10th 1977 - Hahn & Clay Co. rebuilding Texas State Railroad #201 - originally T&P #316" and "Allen Rider."
Date:
June 10, 1977
Creator:
Rider, Allen
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Train Car #316 Being Rebuilt #2]
Photograph of T&P train car #316 being rebuilt inside a warehouse. Painted on the side of the car is "No. 75." Written below the image are "Houston, Texas Jun 10th 1977 - Hahn & Clay Co. rebuilding Texas State Railroad #201 - originally T&P #316" and "Allen Rider."
Date:
June 10, 1977
Creator:
Rider, Allen
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History