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[Program: Abilene Study Club, 1930]
Program for the Abilene Study Club variety program, including musical performances and a production of the "The Undercurrent" by McMurry College students, held the afternoon of April 9, 1930, at the Hilton Hotel Crystal Ball Room.
Date:
1930-04~
Creator:
Abilene Study Club
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Travel Log Prepared by John Philip Herlin Bahl]
Travel log prepared by John Philip Herlin Bahl (Harry) from his "Auto trip from K. C. to Waco for Xmas." The log details his car malfunctions, costs to fix them, the number of miles per gallon he got on his trip, and the wreck that he had just outside of Waco on December 28th.
Date:
1936-12-28~
Creator:
Bahl, John Philip Herlin
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[An Art Print of Admiral Frank Hermon Schofield]
Painting of Admiral Frank Hermon Schofield. The painting was done by Arthur Beaumont in 1933. There is a battleship painted in the background behind Schofield.
Date:
1933
Creator:
Beaumont, Arthur
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Congregation before Dinner]
Photograph of the East Sweden Presbyterian Church at an outdoor dinner table. The men and women are mostly separated into groups.
Date:
1934
Creator:
Bobby, Hurd
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Nine Community School, McCulloch County, Texas]
Postcard of the Nine Community School, with several groups of men and children standing outside the two-storied building that features wooden construction, a chimney, and a bell tower.
Date:
1930~
Creator:
Connie, Easterwood
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a School Bus and Driver]
Photograph of a uniformed school bus driver, Bill Erlanson, with Dahlberg Consolidated District #21 school bus on 1942-01? after the Dahlberg family school (a common custom in early swedish communities) had consolidated with other area family schools. However, it was discontinued, and Dahlberg students went to school in Brady.
Date:
[1939..1956]
Creator:
Dahlberg, David W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of O. G. Dahlberg, McCulloch County, Texas]
Photograph of O. G. Dahlberg in 1949 with his grain truck and self-propelled combine, one of the first in McCulloch County.
Date:
[1939..1956]
Creator:
Dahlberg, David W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Dahlberg Family, West Sweden, 1939]
Photograph of O. G. Dahlberg in 1939 with his four sons - David, Earl, Virgil, and Leonard - and grandson Lester in front of O. G.'s West Sweden Home (a stucco house with exterior arches).
Date:
1939
Creator:
Dahlberg, David W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Community School]
Photograph of a community schoolhouse. The teachers and students are grouped up in front of the school's entrance.
Date:
1930
Creator:
Easterwood, Connie
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ben King Green to Opal Roberts, June 18, 1931]
Letter from Ben King Green to Opal Roberts in Abilene, Texas discussing matters taking place in Cleburne while he is away for business reasons. At the end of the letter Green wishes her a good time on her upcoming honeymoon and is sorry he will not make it to the wedding.
Date:
June 18, 1931
Creator:
Green, Ben King
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 Lieutenant Commander Robert R. M. Emmet]
Portrait of Lieutenant Commander Robert R. M. Emmet. Emmet is wearing his dress uniform for this picture.
Date:
[1938-06-01..1940-08-31]
Creator:
Harris & Ewing
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Service News, Volume 8, Number 35, November 1931
Weekly publication of the U.S. Army discussing various topics of interest to the servicemen. This issue focuses on the newly-completed and operational Randolph Field location and the home of the Air Corps Training Center.
Date:
November 1931
Creator:
Hughes, P. B.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Congregation after Dinner]
Photograph of a church congregation enjoying dinner outdoors. Most of the people in the image are turned away from the camera, except for a child and two women.
Date:
1934
Creator:
Hurd, Bobby
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Johanson Family, East Sweden, Texas, 1937]
Photograph of four generations of the Johansons at East Sweden in 1937: Mina Gustafson Johanson (the grandmother); Henry Charles Johanson (the grandfather), holding Van Diane Johanson (a four-years-old granddaughter); and George Henry Johanson (the son and father), holding April Jerodine Johanson (a three-years-old granddaughter and Diane's sister.)
Date:
1937
Creator:
Jones, Diane
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Trans-State Oil Company to R. B. McMillen, January 23, 1935]
Letter from Claude Kavanaugh, of the Trans-State Oil Company, to R. B. McMillen concerning the value of Big Indian properties being highly valuable and "are going to be mad more valuable." This letter is in response to the huge amount of mail received by the unite holders from his original general letter. Also included is a flash announcement which, at the end, asks the unit holders to "sign and send in the enclosed proxy so that we may represent you...to defeat the present sale of the property."
Date:
January 23, 1935
Creator:
Kavanaugh, Claude
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Grapevine Sun, Volume 37, Number 39, Thursday, November 17, 1932
Grapevine Sun newspaper dated November 17, 1932, and contains information about local activities and news. Throughout much of the newspaper there is a number of advertisements for local businesses.
Date:
November 17, 1932
Creator:
Keeling, W. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Grapevine Sun, Volume 39, Number 48, Thursday, February 7, 1935
Grapevine Sun newspaper dated February 7, 1935 and containing information about recent town developments and activities as well as a number of various advertisements for local businesses.
Date:
February 7, 1935
Creator:
Keeling, W. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Release of Vendor's Lien from Allie H. Bonnell to E. B. Davis]
Release of vendor's lien from Allie H. Bonnell to E. B. Davis from which the original lien conveyed to him real estate in Kerr County in the "L. A. Wyatt addition to the town of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, and known as lots Nos. 9 and 11." The original vendor's lien was to secure the payment of $3,500 and E. B. Davis executed three promissory notes to be paid on January 1st of 1932, 1933, 1934; the end of the document states that he has fulfilled and paid the notes and Bonnell acknowledges that the her hold on the land and lien has extinguished.
Date:
June 11, 1935
Creator:
Leavell, John R.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed of the Center Point Cemetery Association to W. H. Bonnell]
Deed from the Center Point Cemetery Association to W. H. Bonnell who is buying a plot for $1 and "valuable considerations." The document acknowledges that Bonnell will have and hold these possessions forever and adhere to "all the Rules and Regulations of the said Cemetery Association."
Date:
June 24, 1931
Creator:
Leavell, W. H.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tribune (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 94, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 24, 1936
Semi-weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 24, 1936
Creator:
Malec, Walter
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[C. J. Nelin's Death Certificate]
Death Certificate of Carl John Nelin, stating that he died on 1936-12-30 of "Acute Detation of heart" in McCulloch County, Texas.
Date:
January 2, 1937
Creator:
Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Catholic Mass on the U.S.S. Texas]
Photograph of a Catholic Mass taking place while aboard the U.S.S. Texas. The two large guns of the ship tower over the congregation. This photo was taken by Jerry Mashek, Musician 2nd Class.
Date:
[1931..1934]
Creator:
Mashek, Jerry
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History