[Letter from Raymond Nichols to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 10, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Raymond Nichols to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 10, 1992]

Letter from Raymond Nichols of Fort Worth, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which he describes his employment as a pantry boy, night waiter, and then night manager at the Cleburne Harvey House, as well as his following success as an owner in the restaurant industry, starting the Lone Star Drive In Restaurant chain in Fort Worth and Dallas and eventually becoming a millionaire.
Date: June 10, 1992
Creator: Nichols, Raymond
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond Nichols to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 19, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Raymond Nichols to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 19, 1992]

Letter from Raymond Nichols of Fort Worth, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which he describes his employment as a pantry boy, night waiter, and then night manager at the Cleburne Harvey House.
Date: February 19, 1992
Creator: Nichols, Raymond
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Les Tye to Rosa Latimer - February 5, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Les Tye to Rosa Latimer - February 5, 1992]

Letter written to Rosa Latimer in Lubbock, Texas to Les Tye in Fort Worth, Texas in response to an article published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (enclosed with the letter) asking for stories related to Harvey Houses. In the letter, Les Tye writes about his experience with a Harvey House in Las Vegas, New Mexico on his honeymoon in 1947. Also included is the letter's envelope.
Date: February 5, 1992
Creator: Tye, Les
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of W. G. Fuller in Lobby]

Photograph of William G. Fuller, wearing a hat and crossing his arms, standing in the lobby of Amon Carter Field in Fort Worth, Texas, with elaborate bold reliefs on the wall.
Date: March 17, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Main Street in Fort Worth, Texas]

Copy negative of a postcard with an image of horse-drawn vehicles on a street with buildings on each side and people on the sidewalks. A typed note below the photo says "Ft. Worth, Texas. Main Street. Photographed for the literature of Draughon's Practical Business College (John F. Draughon, President), Fourteenth and Main, two blocks from Union Depot." The date, 1909, is printed on either side of the image.
Date: March 29, 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Carswell Air Force Base]

Photograph of an aerial view of the Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas. Lake Worth is visible to the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Planes Parked in a Field]

Aerial photograph of planes parked in a field by the north runway of Meacham Field at Fort Worth Municipal Airport. Gas tanks are visible in the distance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane in Front of Control Tower]

Photograph of the underside of a Douglas DC-3 airplane parked in front of the illuminated control tower at Meacham Field Airport in Fort Worth, Texas. There is a baggage cart in front of the chain link fence.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Control Tower at Fort Worth Municipal Airport]

Photograph of the Meacham Field control tower at the Fort Worth Municipal Airport. The clock on the building reads 8:20.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Airplanes in Front of Hangar]

Photograph of four airplanes in front of a hangar at Meacham Field.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hangars with Open Doors]

Photograph of three hangars with open doors at Meacham Field at the Fort Worth Municipal Airport. The hangars are being fitted with electric doors.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men in Control Center]

Photograph of men working in a control center at Meacham Field. A clock is mounted on the wall to the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Working in Control Center]

Photograph of people working in a control center north of Meacham Field in Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Bent Landing Light]

Photograph of a flexible landing light in a bent position in Meacham Field.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Flexible Landing Light]

Photograph of a flexible landing light in an upright position at Meacham Field.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Hangar]

Photograph of a hangar at the Fort Worth Airport. Several of the hangar doors are open, and there is a water tower to the far left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Plane in Flight]

Photograph of the port side view of a Stearman Model C-3 airplane in flight over Meacham Field at the Fort Worth Municipal Airport.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Airplanes in Front of Control Tower]

Photograph of airplanes parked on the runway in front of the control tower at Meacham Field.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Firemen and Truck by Station No. 5]

Photograph of a group of ten firemen standing in two rows in front of a fire truck parked in front of the Fort Worth Fire Department's Station No. 5. Two of the firemen are identified as Ray Jordan and Captain Oscar McCain.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Firemen by Truck]

Photograph of a group of ten firemen standing in two rows in front of a fire truck parked in front of the Fort Worth Fire Department's Station No. 5.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of M. Thelin Sitting at Desk]

Photograph of M. Thelin, director of public works at the Fort Worth Municipal Airport, sitting at his desk signing a letter. There is a bouquet of roses in a glass vase next to him.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mac Thro]

Photograph of Mac Thro, the secretary of Meacham Field in Fort Worth, Texas. She was the first licensed female pilot in Fort Worth.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Machine Lifting Stone]

Photograph of a machine lifting a heavy stone at the Fort Worth Municipal Airport. A worker, a hangar, and a car are visible to the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of School Students]

Photograph of students of varying ages standing outside of a two-story school building.
Date: unknown
Creator: Swartz
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History