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Minimum standards for employment of women in industry.

Checkerboard chart of alternating white and shaded boxes. Each box contains text indicating various standards which should be met in workplaces for women, some with line drawings. In the middle of the poster is the seal of the U.S. Dept. of Labor, Women's Bureau. Centered on the lower half of the chart is an orange box containing text describing the mission of the Women's Bureau.
Date: 1940
Creator: United States. Women's Bureau.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

U.S. Army : guardian of the colors.

Color image of four soldiers in army uniforms and helmets. Two in center hold flags (one U.S. flag and one with eagle crest). Two outside soldiers hold rifles.
Date: 1940
Creator: Woodburn, Tom B.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

U.S. Army : guardian of the colors.

Color image of four soldiers in army uniforms and helmets. Two in center hold flags (one U.S. flag and one with eagle crest). Two outside soldiers hold rifles.
Date: 1940
Creator: Woodburn, Tom B.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

World news of the week, Monday, Dec. 30, 1940, volume 3, no. 17.

Illustrated color map with textual news highlights for the week of December 20 to December 26, 1940.
Date: December 30, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Der Feldzug in Norwegen, vom 9. April bis 10. Juni 1940. Bilddokumente von Heinrich Hoffmann. (open access)

Der Feldzug in Norwegen, vom 9. April bis 10. Juni 1940. Bilddokumente von Heinrich Hoffmann.

Pictures and description of the Nazi invasion of Norway, from the Nazi viewpoint.
Date: 1940
Creator: Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Theory of ballooning. (open access)

Theory of ballooning.

A general guide to piloting a free balloon.
Date: April 25, 1940
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lathes (open access)

Lathes

A guide to the operation and maintenance of lathes for general shop work.
Date: November 29, 1940
Creator: United States. Army. Air Corps.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grinding machines (open access)

Grinding machines

This report provides the definition of grinding and discusses different processes, types, and operations of grinding.
Date: November 26, 1940
Creator: United States. Army. Air Corps.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Elliott Alvin Brewton]

Photograph of Elliott Alvin Brewton in his army uniform. A small pin is attached to his shirt on the right pocket.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Red Cross Sticker]

Square sticker with a red cross inside a white circle, on a dark blue background. The words "Moisten gummed edges and apply to window" are at the bottom of the sticker.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Insignia Patch]

Cloth insignia patch belonging to Shirley C. Foster. The patch has a dark blue background with striped silver stitching in arcs and the top and coming to a point at the bottom. There is an open diamond at the center.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of PFC George Kirby Beard]

Photograph of PFC George Kirby Beard in his army uniform.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bernice Eugene Brewton]

Photograph of Bernice Eugene Brewton in his army uniform.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Small NTAC Pennant]

A small triangular North Texas Agricultural College pennant. The background is blue, with the letters "NTAC" printed on it in white.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: North Texas Agricultural College
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Earl Cecil Brewton]

Photograph of Earl Cecil Brewton in his army uniform.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter Regarding Replacement of Ration Books] (open access)

[Letter Regarding Replacement of Ration Books]

General letter regarding the replacement of ration books, requesting that the family who has lost a book search for it thoroughly before requesting a new one.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Tarrant County War Price and Rationing Board
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Insignia Patch]

Cloth insignia patch belonging to Shirley C. Foster. The patch has a tan background with striped gold stitching in arcs and the top and coming to a point at the bottom. There is an open diamond at the center.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Frances Bondurant Wearing Future Farmer Sweetheart Jacket]

Photograph of Frances Nadley Bondurant. She is wearing her "Future Farmer Sweetheart" jacket and white cowboy boots. Bondurant is standing outdoors in front of a brick building and shrub. Text on the back reads, "Frances Nadley Bondurant in 1940 -A. H. S.-wearing "Future Farmer Sweetheart" jacket."
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Six Soldiers]

Photograph of six men standing in front of a plane. The two men in the middle hold a paper between them, which all six soldiers are looking at. The men are identified as McFarley, Capt. Foster (age 32), Forbes, Lt. Woodward (barely age 21), Finneberg, and Foreman.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Valin Woodward and Other Officers]

Photograph of Valin Woodward standing outdoors with other officers 1st Platoon Lieutenant Stephen Bruck and Company 1st Sargent Derwin Lett.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Delmar Pachl]

Photograph of Delmar Pachl, an art teacher at North Texas Agricultural College until he enlisted in the U. S. Army. He is visible from the chest up and is wearing a suit and tie. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says "Delmar Max Pachl, NTAC art teacher, Pachl Hall named for him, killed in action at Leyte 1944."
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Ration Book One: James Steeley] (open access)

[War Ration Book One: James Steeley]

Book of ration stamps belonging to James Harvey Steeley. These books were distributed to Americans during World War II. There are many stamps in the book.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Benefits of Reenlistment] (open access)

[Benefits of Reenlistment]

Document listing the benefits of reenlisting in the Marine Corps, including a reenlistment period; mustering out pay; reenlistment allowance; choice of station; furlough travel allowance; furlough if you reenlist for two, three, or four years; retention of rank; transfer to fleet Marine Corps Reserve after 20 years of service; and retirement.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Soldiers Outside Camp]

Photograph of four soldiers in uniform standing in front of a row of tents. Three are standing, holding their rifles, and one is kneeling. The man on the right is identified as Shultze.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History