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[Photograph of Mabel and Irwin Colgin]
Photograph of Mabel and Irwin Colgin (Dr. I. E. Colgin) with two dogs outdoors.
Date:
1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Fayette County Court House, August 29, 1944]
Postcard with a photograph of the Fayette County Court House in La Grange, Texas and a handwritten message on the back from "Pastor" to Mr. H. E. Hill saying that he will see him when he gets back.
Date:
August 29, 1944
Creator:
Fox Company
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Church in Winter, 1940]
Photograph of a church in La Porte, Texas taken in the winter and appears to empty and covered in snow. The text on the back reads: " La Porte Assembly of God ".
Date:
January 1940
Creator:
Fox Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Colgin Home From the Left, February 1949]
Photograph of the Colgin home from the left side at 2611 Austin Avenue, Waco. It is shown covered in snow.
Date:
February 1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 13, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife informing her that he is no longer in Fiji and is now on a different island that he cannot disclose.
Date:
January 13, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 19, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing their daughter's upcoming birthday and the upcoming holiday.
Date:
December 19, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 23, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife wishing happy holidays to her and their daughter Sharon.
Date:
December 23, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 26, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about a dinner he cooked over a campfire, swimming, and Sharon.
Date:
September 26, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 12, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing her using the name "Catherine Smith" instead of "Mrs. Merrill Smith" and life in his deployment.
Date:
February 12, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - October 28, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife updating her on life on deployment.
Date:
October 28, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter Mr. Smith to Mrs. Smith, May 28, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing the world premier of Stage Door Canteen.
Date:
May 28, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 2, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about the continuous rain and work left to do.
Date:
February 2, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - July 4, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing life in his company and reminding her that he loves her.
Date:
July 4, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - June 15, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife reminding her that she loves her and Sharon and telling her that he hopes that they are having a good time in Lockhart.
Date:
June 15, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 8, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing Colonel Kelly's son's victory in the North Africa campaign.
Date:
September 8, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 16, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about carving and the climate.
Date:
February 16, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 21, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing the completion of the showers in his area and that he is still working hard in the camp's construction.
Date:
January 21, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - June 25, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife informing her that Carroll did not get the job she was hoping for.
Date:
June 25, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - November 21, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife updating her on the weather, sharing what he did that day, and telling her about the show that he saw that day titled "The Sky's the Limit".
Date:
November 21, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 11, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about his mother "kicking out her downstairs roomers", Ed Prove, and Mrs. Smith's golf skills.
Date:
August 11, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 14, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing the money he sent to her on the first.
Date:
September 14, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - May 20, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing his mother's bonds in Lockhart.
Date:
May 20, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 22, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing a show titled "Coffin in the Sky" that he went to go see and a book titled "The earth in the Lord".
Date:
August 22, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - September 28, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing what it is like for some soldiers to be deployed for months on end.
Date:
September 28, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History