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Executive Map of the Permian Basin.
Cadastral map of the counties of the Permian Basin region of Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, bodies of water, and oilfields.
Date:
1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas: Saspamco Quadrangle Grid Zone "D"
Topographic quadrangle map of Saspamco, Texas, showing towns, roads, water bodies, bordered between counties, ranches and farms, railroads, water tanks and water wells, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date:
1942
Creator:
Lukesh, G. R.; Rehberg, A., Jr. & Kenda, P.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas: (Wilson County) Floresville Quadrangle Grid Zone "D"
Topographic quadrangle map of Floresville, Texas, and the surrounding areas, showing towns, roads and highways, water bodies, ranches, boundaries, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 and 50 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date:
1942
Creator:
Burgess, H.; McKibben, T. H.; Smith, O. P.; Hale, C.; Vance, W. N.; Giffin, C. E. et al.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Form One, Volume 3, Number 7, December 1942
Magazine for pilot class 43-B at Randolph Army Air Field, San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
December 1942
Creator:
Aviation Cadet Club Fund
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Neighbors]
Newspaper clipping of a one-panel comic depicting a young woman angrily putting on a coat, talking to an older woman sitting in a living room. The caption reads, "Some day all the women will be telling their grand-children how they ferried bombers and stuff! I'll be pointed out as the one who sat evenings with the neighbors' children." Advertisements with illustrations for clothing are visible on the back of the clipping.
Date:
November 13, 1942
Creator:
Clark, George
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Otto Koecher, August 4, 1942]
Recommendation letter from Otto Koecher discussing Eleanor McLernon's loyalty to the United States and war effort.
Date:
August 4, 1942
Creator:
Koecher, Otto E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Sweetwater, Texas and Sweetwater Club News]
Photocopy of newspaper clippings with articles about local news in Sweetwater, Texas, including a teacher winning a contest (with the winning poem she wrote included), speakers attending Sweetwater Club meetings, and the operation of the USO in West, Texas.
Date:
1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Sweetwater, Texas Municipal Airport]
Photograph of an aerial view of a large swath of land. It contains a textbox at the bottom of the photograph with four lines of text; from top to bottom, it reads: "U.S. Engineer Office--War Department--Galveston, Texas," "Sweetwater, Texas Municipal Airport--C.A.A.," "Grading & Paving Operations - Looking S.E.--Feb. 13, 1942," and "Bell & Braden--Contract No. W-359-eng-3545 (CCA-4090)--April 9, 1941--Photo No. 5."
Date:
February 13, 1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George A. Hoffman, August 10, 1942]
Letter from George Hoffman vouching for Eleanor McLernon's "character and responsibility".
Date:
August 10, 1942
Creator:
Hoffman, George A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Falk, July 8, 1942]
Recommendation letter from Frank W. Falk discussing Eleanor McLernon's responsibility and character.
Date:
July 8, 1942
Creator:
Falk, Frank W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP comic]
Newspaper clipping of a comic depicting female plane mechanics discussing their male counterparts over lunch, next to an airplane. The caption reads, "They never try to get fresh with me. They're always too busy trying to keep up with me on the JOB."
Date:
October 26, 1942
Creator:
d'Alessio, Gregory
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Sweetwater Student Activities and Avenger Field Naming]
Photocopy of newspaper clippings about student and teacher activities in Sweetwater, Texas, including the naming of the Avenger Field Air School by means of a contest.
Date:
{1942-05-13,1942-05-14}
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Galleon, Volume 17, Number 2, March 1942
The Galleon literary magazine of McMurry College includes editorials, book reviews, and original short stories, plays, poetry, and artwork.
Date:
March 1942
Creator:
McMurry College
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Galleon, Volume 18, Number 1, December 1942
The Galleon literary magazine of McMurry College includes editorials, book reviews, and original short stories, plays, poetry, and artwork.
Date:
December 1942
Creator:
McMurry College
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Galleon, Volume 18, Number 2, March 1942
The Galleon literary magazine of McMurry College includes editorials, book reviews, and original short stories, plays, poetry, and artwork.
Date:
March 1942
Creator:
McMurry College
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1942
Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations. Includes a student directory at the end of the book.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 1942
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 23, 1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Cowden Paxton]
Photograph of the Cowden-Paxton Hall at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, showing a portion of the of the front of the brick building and the porch. Large shrubs planted against the walls of the building hide some of the building from view. Handwritten note on the back of the photograph in pencil reads, “Cowden-Paxton Dormitory - Men's Athletics. Built 1942.”
Date:
[1942..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Gip Oldham and Homer Montgomery]
Photograph of Gip D. Oldham, Jr., and Gordon “Homer” Montgomery standing in a grassy area with trees in the background. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, “Gip & Homer Montgomery -- 1942 -- Gip D. Oldham, Jr. -- Class of 1942 -- Gordon (Homer) Montgomery.”
Date:
1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Charles and Jack Hairfield with Their Wives]
Photograph of two women sitting on a wicker bench with two men standing behind them. Jack Hairfield and his wife, who has not been named, are on the left side. Charles and Maggie Hairfield, Jack’s parents, are on the right side. A dog stands at the feet of the women.
Date:
1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of HSU Symphony Orchestra]
Photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University symphony orchestra on stage with their instruments. An audience can be seen in the foreground. Note in the bottom margin reads, "H-SU Symphony Orchestra -- 1942-3 -- Herbert Preston, Conductor."
Date:
[1942..1943]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Student in Chemistry Lab]
Photograph of a man working with beakers and other science equipment in the Hardin-Simmons University chemistry laboratory.
Date:
1942?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldier Standing by a Jeep]
Photograph of a uniformed U.S. soldier standing to the right of a jeep. Three white buildings are visible behind him.
Date:
[1942..1945]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Troops Outside Barracks]
Photograph of troops standing at attention outside the barracks at Camp Barkeley. Four officers walk past them.
Date:
February 1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History