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Army Mobilization Buildings: Plumbing & Electrical Details

Plumbing and electrical details for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include key plans showing variations in building sizes, plumbing notes, general notes, electrical fixture schedule, connections to fixtures, plumbing legend, and capacity of equipment.
Date: April 4, 1942
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Authorization for Allotment of Pay] (open access)

[Authorization for Allotment of Pay]

Card belonging to Justin L. Bible authorizing allotment of pay for his National Service Life Insurance.
Date: November 4, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Authorization for Allotment of Pay] (open access)

[Authorization for Allotment of Pay]

Card belonging to Justin L. Bible authorizing allotment of pay to support a wife, child, or dependent relative.
Date: November 4, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Airport Data] (open access)

[Avenger Airport Data]

Data notes on the current state of of Avenger Field airport by an engineering company, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.
Date: March 4, 1990
Creator: Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blood Donors at Waco Army Air Field]

Photograph of a large group of men posing together outside of a Red Cross blood donation site at the Waco Army Airfield. Handwriting on the back of the photograph notes that only 30 of the men pictured could give blood. Mr. V. J. Jacox, Red Cross Field Director, poses in the center.
Date: April 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Brown On Board USS Lexington] (open access)

[Brown On Board USS Lexington]

Photograph of Eleanor Brown on board the USS Lexington with a red and white plane seen on the lower deck in the background. Text can be seen pasted below the photo on cloud print paper that describes the naval cruise and lists several attendees, including Brown.
Date: June 4, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cleaners Receipts] (open access)

[Cleaners Receipts]

Receipt from Roy Rasco: Cleaners-Hatters-Dryer the handling of a pair pants and two blouses owned by WASP, Catherine Parker.
Date: May 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Five Girls Here Seek Wasp Membership] (open access)

[Clipping: Five Girls Here Seek Wasp Membership]

Newspaper clipping of an article about five Kelly Field employees who applied to join the WASP. The article features brief profiles of each woman that include her age, address, occupation, and flight experience. On the back of the clippings are articles and photographs related to WWII and Kelly Field.
Date: March 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Potential WASPs] (open access)

[Clipping: Potential WASPs]

Newspaper clipping containing a photograph of six female employees of Kelly Field standing in front of an airplane. The photograph's caption notes that five of the women have applied to join the WASP. The masthead for "The Flying Times" and an article about blood plasma transfusions are included on the back of the clipping.
Date: March 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: To "One of Sweetwater's Own"] (open access)

[Clipping: To "One of Sweetwater's Own"]

Newspaper clipping of a photo and caption titled "One of Sweetwater's Own" depicting a class of women pilots standing on an air strip in formation during the graduation ceremony.
Date: June 4, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Consolidated Eagle, Volume 1, Number 44, Thursday, March 4, 1943 (open access)

The Consolidated Eagle, Volume 1, Number 44, Thursday, March 4, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: March 4, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Aircraft (Firm)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Felicitas Latlip's War Ration Book One] (open access)

[Felicitas Latlip's War Ration Book One]

War Ration Book One that belonged to Felicitas Latlip. Felicitas Latlip's address and physical description is recorded. The booklet contains 2 unused ration stamps for a variety of goods.
Date: May 4, 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Football Game]

Photograph of an Army vs. Navy football game played on the Fourth of July in Manila. The players are visible on the field, and the stands around the field are completely filled with spectators.
Date: July 4, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Homer Petross Speaking at Farmers Branch Church of Christ]

Photograph of Homer Petross speaking into a microphone in front of a congregation at the Farmers Branch Church of Christ. He is wearing a World War II era helmet and Army uniform.
Date: July 4, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jack Vaughan in Honolulu]

Photograph of Jack Vaughan in his military uniform, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Date: May 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Aynne and Frank Gardner to Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Gardner, January 4, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Aynne and Frank Gardner to Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Gardner, January 4, 1942]

Letter from Aynne and Frank Gardner to Mr. & Mrs. E. W. Gardner, on January 4, 1942, detailing their honeymoon in Mexico.
Date: January 4, 1942
Creator: Gardner, Frank W. & Gardner, Aynne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, July 4, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, July 4, 1945]

Letter from Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, discussing his dad's good health. Beal hopes to see his brother Dale soon but is uncertain that he will.
Date: July 4, 1945
Creator: Powell, Beal S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - July 4, 1943] (open access)

[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 Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 4, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 4, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including the weather, dinner with Evelyn at the Reegers' house, and Forrest Foeh being killed in action in France on July 7.
Date: August 4, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 4, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 4, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including her busy day at work, receiving his letters from the previous month, and a plan to visit Charlotte Gilmore.
Date: December 4, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 4, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 4, 1945]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe expressing her concern over not having received letters from him in a while. Catherine discusses taking a flying lesson so she can understand what Joes does.
Date: January 4, 1945
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 4, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 4, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a trip to Gonzales to see Mother, a dinner with Mammy, Jenny, and Emma, her guilt at not having written back to her friends, and Dan's promotion to flight instructor at Boca Raton.
Date: November 4, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - October 4, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - October 4, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including her receiving four of Joe's letters, plans for a bridge game with Charlotte, Margaret, and Evelyn, an upcoming trip to San Marcos, and a quiet night in.
Date: October 4, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 4, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 4, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing mechanical difficulties with an airplane, dinner with an Air Corps lieutenant, typing reports, flying to and from Newark, more mechanical problems, and waiting to travel to New York and Dallas.
Date: December 4, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History