[Photograph of a Trench]

Photograph of a trench in the ground. Dirt from the trench is piled on the left side of the hole. The caption on the image reads, "23972 9-7-39."
Date: September 7, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Ditching Machine]

Photograph of a ditching machine towards the left side of the image. Two men stand behind the machine, on the other side of the ditch. A dirt road is on the right side and the caption on the image reads "23993 9-7-30."
Date: September 7, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Trucks Hauling Pipes]

Photograph of several military vehicles that are transporting large pipes. One man is on top of one of the vehicles and two other men are standing next to one of the vehicles.
Date: September 7, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Howe Messenger (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 7, 1939 (open access)

The Howe Messenger (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 7, 1939

Weekly newspaper from Howe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 7, 1939
Creator: Bryant, Russell W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Howe Messenger (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, July 7, 1939 (open access)

The Howe Messenger (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, July 7, 1939

Weekly newspaper from Howe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 7, 1939
Creator: Bryant, Russell W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History