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[Artist's Depiction of Completed Denison Dam]

Artistic rendering of completed Denison Dam. This rendering is from an aerial view with the intake structure and powerhouse visible towards the center. Lake Texoma, with small boats, is visible in a large portion of the rendering.
Date: 1942~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Between Texas and Oklahoma]

Postcard of the Denison Dam spanning the Red River between Texas & Oklahoma. The intake structure as well the power house are shown within the design. Text on the back reads "At a cost of more than 50,000,000, the huge hydro-electric dam 4 miles north of Denison, Texas across Red River, will look like this from he south when completed. Length of main dam, 21,100 fee, maximum height 165 feet. Reservoir will inundate 146,000 acres in Texas and Oklahoma. Shoreline, approximately 1250 miles.".
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Power House]

Postcard image of the power house of the Denison Dam.
Date: 1942~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Proposal]

Postcard image of proposal of Denison Dam as what it would look like when completed. Text on front reads "Red River Dam as it will appear when completed". The text on the back reads "Now under construction at a cost of more than $50,000,000, the huge earthen dam between Denison, Texas, and Durant, Oklahoma, will look like this from south when completed. Length of main dam 14,000 feet; dike extension 7,800 feet; maximum height 165 feet. Reservoir will inundate 127,600 acres in Texas and Oklahoma.".
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Stone Marker]

Postcard of Denison Dame stone marker in the shape of the state of Texas built up on bricks. Embedded across the marker is the word Texas. Typography across the top portion of the post card reads "Best town in Texas by a damsite". In the bottom white border of the postcard the location Denison, Texas is visible.
Date: 1942~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake]

Photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, seated at his desk in his labcoat with a pencil and paper in hand.
Date: October 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and Five Others]

Photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake with five unidentified men, one of whom is a US Navy officer.
Date: December 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, Dr. A. G. Carlson, and Two Others]

Photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake (center-right) with Dr. A. G. Carlson (center-left) and two other men.
Date: December 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Sam Houston Hospital]

Postcard of Fort Sam Houston Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. The image is an illustration of a pink, multi-story building viewed from the side. "Fort Sam Houston Hospital, San Antonio, Texas" is printed in the upper left corner of the image. There is correspondence addressed to "Miss Theresa Fontaine" and information about the hospital on the back of the postcard.
Date: August 17, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Last Bucket of Concrete for Intake Structure]

Reprint photograph taken of workers pouring what is noted as the last bucket of concrete used to cover the structural steel of the intake structure. Handwritten text on back reads "Workers put the final lot of concrete used to cover the 2300 tons of structural steel in the intake structure".
Date: 1942~/1943~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, August 6, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, August 6, 1942]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing recent work, personal life, and other colleagues.
Date: August 6, 1942
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, August 31, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, August 31, 1942]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing recent travels in the San Francisco area with his wife and the goings-on of his colleagues.
Date: August 31, 1942
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, December 10, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, December 10, 1942]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to various friends discussing life in Galveston, his colleague's activities, and his recent work.
Date: December 10, 1942
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, December 30, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, December 30, 1942]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several of his friends wishing a happy New Year and discussing the holidays in Galveston, recent correspondence, and his colleagues' activities.
Date: December 30, 1942
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, November 4, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, November 4, 1942]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing a recent trip to Louisville and the medical conference there.
Date: November 4, 1942
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, November 10, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, November 10, 1942]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing various correspondence. Included is a clipping from a unidentified newspaper discussing the introduction of pharmaceutical science courses to U.C. Berkeley.
Date: November 10, 1942
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, November 24, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, November 24, 1942]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing developments in cancer research, other correspondence, and coming events.
Date: November 24, 1942
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, October 14, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, October 14, 1942]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing Galveston and his colleague's activities.
Date: October 14, 1942
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, September 23, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, September 23, 1942]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends, discussing the events of a road trip and visits to people and places in the southwestern US.
Date: September 23, 1942
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mailing Addresses for "Dear All" Letters (open access)

Mailing Addresses for "Dear All" Letters

List of addresses compiled by Dr. Chauncey D. Leake for a series of letters.
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Morning Press (U. S. S. Texas), Ed. 1 Saturday, November 14, 1942 (open access)

Morning Press (U. S. S. Texas), Ed. 1 Saturday, November 14, 1942

Newsletter of the U.S.S. Texas that includes news and information of interest to crew members.
Date: November 14, 1942
Creator: Texas (Battleship)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Morning Press (U. S. S. Texas), Ed. 1 Sunday, November 15, 1942 (open access)

Morning Press (U. S. S. Texas), Ed. 1 Sunday, November 15, 1942

Newsletter of the U.S.S. Texas that includes news and information of interest to crew members.
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: Texas (Battleship)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Page Boy Maternity Catalog, Fall-Winter 1952 (open access)

Page Boy Maternity Catalog, Fall-Winter 1952

Seasonal catalog of maternity clothing for sale by the Page Boy Maternity Company, listing various items that are available with prices, details, and photographs.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Page Boy Maternity Company (Dallas, Tex)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pennship Log (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 1, 1942 (open access)

Pennship Log (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 1, 1942

Semi-monthly newspaper published at the Pennsylvania Shipyards in Beaumont, Texas that includes news and information of interest to employees along with advertising.
Date: December 1, 1942
Creator: Scurlock, Ruth G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History