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[Photograph of Aircraft Flying Over the U.S.S. Texas]
Photograph of aircraft flying over the U.S.S. Texas. According to the identification card "more than 180 service airplanes passed in review Aug. 14," honoring Admiral Jehu V. Chase who was about to retire from the United States battle fleet. The aircraft are flying in perfect triangular formation over the ship while in the harbor at San Diego, California. Admiral Chase was standing on the deck while this flyover occurred. Includes an information card.
Date:
August 14, 1933
Creator:
Associated Press
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999
Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson resident of Kerrville, Texas. She mentions that her husband Temple Henderson's ancestors came to Kerr County from Tennessee. Mrs. Henderson relates how she ended up in Kerrville, focusing on her family history and immediate family's various activities, including 4-H and other agricultural activities. She mentions her childhood asthma, identifies local businesses and areas of interest, and details her involvement in the community. Prior to the interview transcript is a written memoir by Mrs. Henderson.
Date:
October 27, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Henderson, Wanda Fannin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Ethel Baker Starkey, March 28, 2013
Interview with Ethel Baker Starkey, whose husband's ancestors were Texas Hill Country settlers, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Starkey discusses her husband's family history. She also talks about coming to Kerrville for a job with her family.
Date:
March 28, 2013
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & Starkey, Ethel Baker
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Elsie Mona Guthrie Kullenberg, January 14, 2008
Interview with Elsie Mona Guthrie Kullenberg, a Texan Hill Country native from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Kullenberg's daughter, Lois Kullenberg Hulse. Mrs. Kullenberg discusses her upbringing, her marriage to Upton Kullenberg, coming to Kerrville, the various businesses she and her husband ran, and driving a Model T.
Date:
January 14, 2008
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer & Kullenberg, Elsie Mona Guthrie
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Francis H. "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, May 28, 2008
Interview with Frances Howland "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, a couple from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their individual childhoods, life during the depression, and life in the Kerr County area. Mr. Swayze discusses his service in the Air Force and Mrs. Swayze discusses her teaching career.
Date:
May 28, 2008
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Swayze, Francis H. & Swayze, Cora Nell Cunningham
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Ike and Alice Delery Walton, March 15, 2008
Interview with John Ike Walton, a musician who has been inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame, from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Walton talks about his music career, briefly talks about music and LSD, and music culture in general. Mr. Walton's wife, Alice Delery Walton is present for the interview and inserts comments from time to time.
Date:
March 15, 2008
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Walton, John Ike & Walton, Alice Delery
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from U.S. Army General W. C. Westmoreland to Colonel E. P. Fleming, September 7, 1967]
Letter from U.S. Army General W. C. Westmoreland to Colonel E. P. Fleming congratulating him on the 11th anniversary of the United States Army Primary Helicopter Center. The General commends the Colonel on the the Center's work and touches on the war in Vietnam. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date:
September 7, 1967
Creator:
Fleming, E. P.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a U.S.S. Texas Dance Party]
Photograph of a dance for the U.S.S. Texas. The photograph says that this is the "annual ball held in Long Beach, California." This dance took place at the Masonic Temple in Long Beach. Many of the men are wearing funny hats on their heads.
Date:
April 5, 1935
Creator:
Haden, Vernon M.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Lloyd Nelson in a Sailors Uniform]
Portrait of Lloyd Nelson in his sailor's uniform.
Date:
194X
Creator:
Margo
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a U.S.S. Texas Ship Party in 1945]
Photograph of a U.S.S. Texas ship party at the Lakewood Country Club in Long Beach, California in 1945. Two officers are seated next to a civilian woman front and center of the group.
Date:
October 22, 1945
Creator:
Morrell
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a U.S.S. Texas Ship Party in 1945]
Photograph of a U.S.S. Texas ship party taking place at Lakewood Country Club in Long Beach California on October 23, 1945. One of the higher ranking officers is seated front and center with his wife to the right; people in the front few rows are mostly seated.
Date:
October 23, 1945
Creator:
Morrell
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Laura M. Patton, February 1, 1998
Interview with Laura M. Patton, whose father built the popular Arcadia Theatre, from Kerrville, Texas. Laura relates the history of the Arcadia Theatre, a well-known attraction in Kerrville, and describes some of the other local businesses and cultural phenomena in the area.
Date:
February 1, 1998
Creator:
O'Hara, Peggy & Patton, Laura M.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of San Gabriel Mission]
Photograph of the San Gabriel Mission in San Gabriel, California, showing its front facade with several bells mounted in arched spaces in the wall.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Putnam & Valentine
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Wayne to the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center, August 11, 1966]
Letter from actor John Wayne to the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center, commending them on their work. He also briefly mentions the war in Vietnam. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date:
August 11, 1966
Creator:
Wayne, John
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from L. H. Woods in Los Angeles to George Pendexter]
Postcard from L. H. Woods to George Pendexter with a photograph of a large horse-drawn fire wagon with a water cannon mounted on a large tower; Woods says this is "water tower no.1" traveling down Aliso St. This wagon is being pulled by three horses and has at least three firemen riding on it as it rolls down the street.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
Woods, L. H.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from L. H. Woods to George Pendexter]
Postcard from L. H. Woods to George Pendexter with a photograph of two fire engines working on a fire in Los Angeles, California. Woods notes on the back that these are "Engines three and four working on hose tower," the photo shows the two engines shooting water up into the sky as they fight the fire. There are plenty of spectators and firemen alike standing on the ground watching.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
Woods, L. H.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from L. H. Woods to George Pendexter]
Postcard from L. H. Wood to George Pendexter with a note on the back that reads: "I send you this card to see if you have forgotten [sic] me of the L. A. F. D." The photograph on the reverse side shows a steamer engine parked in the middle of a large crowd of people.
Date:
[1909-02-19..1912-02-19]
Creator:
Woods, L. H.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from L. H. Woods to George Pendexter, October 13, 1910]
Postcard from L. H. Woods to George Pendexter wishing for more cards to be sent showing "auto fire apparatus." The photograph on the reverse side of the card shows a large cloud of smoke coming off of a large building that has been burned. The building on the left has had its roof destroyed and some portions of its wall collapsed; the building in the foreground has had its walls damaged and roof destroyed as well.
Date:
October 13, 1910
Creator:
Woods, L. H.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with Two Photos of House Fires from L. H. Woods]
Postcard from L. H. Woods to George Pendexter with two photographs on the reverse side of two house fires. Woods notes the fire on the left is at "8th and Hope St." with Engine 10 working on it, and the fire on the right is at "16th and Hill St." The photo on the left shows a horse-drawn fire wagon with a steamer engine on the back and a number of firemen working with it, the photo on the right is a view looking over a backyard fence to a house with smoke billowing out from the walls.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
Woods, L. H.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of San Francisco Covered by Fog]
Aerial photograph of the city of San Francisco, California partly covered by fog. There are a number of ships traveling through the water by the docks and ports along the coast.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of Yosemite National Park]
Aerial photograph of the scenery at Yosemite National Park in California. The scenery includes thick forests and tall mountains and cliffs creating multiple valleys.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Commander-in-Chief Presenting Awards]
Photograph of the Commander-in-Chief presenting award belts to the All-Navy Champions at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California. The officers are wearing their white naval uniforms, and the athletes behind them are either not wearing a shirt or are wearing dirty sweatshirts.
Date:
February 9, 1929
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hiking up Mount Tamalpais, California]
Photograph of two women hiking up Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Looking North from Mount Tamalpais]
Photograph of the view looking to the north from Mount Tamalpais. From this vantage point most of the landscape is filled with rolling mountains and hills.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History