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Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, March 9, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, March 9, 1998

Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, World War II veteran and owner/operator of a plant nursery in Center Point, Texas. Mr. Mosty tells stories from his service in WWII, including how his unit was one of the first to meet liberated prisoners of war, as well as how he was wounded and taken prisoner. He also discusses studying at A&M, his work for the National Park Service, and running a plant nursery in the 1920s.
Date: March 9, 1998
Creator: Witt, Gerald & Mosty, Robert Lee
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Cotton Palace Park Bridge]

Postcard of a wooden bridge at Cotton Palace Park in Waco, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. L.D. Ormsly in Keyport, New Jersey and says "Dear Mama, Traveling over the worst roads I ever saw. In fact they are no roads half the time, have only 1-- miles of good roads to go now to D. Love Donn."
Date: June 24, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Hook and Ladder]

Postcard of a fire fighter at the seat of a horse-drawn hook and ladder wagon at a fire station. The fire station has two garage doors labeled (from left to right), "No. 1 Chemical" and "No. 1 H&L Truck." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says, "I have had a ride on this to a fire."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Horse-Drawn Fire Engine]

Postcard of a fire fighter driving a fire engine, drawn by three horses. The back of the postcard has a hand written message that says, "I have been in this house also your card[s] are O.K. Please call again. No fire cards, views only."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of the Sweeney Family in Atlantic City]

Portrait of the Sweeney Family taken in Atlantic City, New Jersey; all of the adults are wearing hats and the small baby in the front is wearing a long white gown.
Date: unknown
Creator: Myers-Cope Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown on a Beach]

Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown standing next to a beach with the ocean in the background.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History