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[Cornelia Yerkes commercial airman medical certificate, 1951] (open access)

[Cornelia Yerkes commercial airman medical certificate, 1951]

A medical certificate issued to Cornelia Yerkes as a commercial airman.
Date: February 21, 1951
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce. Civil Aviation Administration
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Complex with Pool]

Photograph of a building complex with a pool.
Date: [1950..1960]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Schell Air-Photo Service Notice of Dissolution] (open access)

[Schell Air-Photo Service Notice of Dissolution]

A notice of dissolution from the Metropolitan News for the "fictitious" Schell Air-Photo Service, an aerial photography service provided by Gayle Snell and Robert Schaeffer, with contact info for their lawyer Alfred Armstrong.
Date: July 21, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, March 30, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, March 30, 1950]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing recent travels by boat. Envelope is included.
Date: March 30, 1950
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka, November 10, 1950~] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka, November 10, 1950~]

Letter from Phil and Cornelia Yerkes Kafka discussing trying to sell a boat.
Date: 1950-11-10?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes & Kafka, Phillip Eric
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka to Frances Yerkes, April 11, 1950?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka to Frances Yerkes, April 11, 1950?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka to Cornelia's mother discussing various outings they had had with different friends in New York. Envelope is included.
Date: 1950-04-11?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes & Kafka, Phillip Eric
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka, 1950~] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes and Phil Kafka, 1950~]

Letter from Phil and Cornelia Yerkes Kafka discussing a sailing trip around Florida.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes & Kafka, Phillip Eric
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agreement for Dissolution of Partnership (open access)

Agreement for Dissolution of Partnership

An agreement of dissolution between Gayle Snell and Robert Schaefer for their company Schell Air-Photo Service, describing specific financial arrangements and rights between them and signed by a Los Angeles County notary.
Date: July 21, 1950
Creator: Snell, Gayle M. & Schaefer, Robert C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with Aerial View of a Church and Complex]

Blank Kodak postcard featuring an aerial photograph of a church (bottom-center) and neighboring complex of duplicate buildings (left).
Date: [1950..1959]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, March 19, 1950]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing a sailing and fishing trip in Florida waters.
Date: March 19, 1950
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of apartments and building with tower]

Aerial photograph of an apartment complex (left) and a large one-story building (right) with a circular carport on one end and a derrick-like tower on top. The complexes lie at a T-intersection, with some fields (top-left), a cul-de-sac neighborhood (top-right), and train tracks (bottom-right) nearby. Various mid-1940s to mid-1950s style cars are visible.
Date: 1950~/1959~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Herman F. Fuchs flight record] (open access)

[Herman F. Fuchs flight record]

Herman Fuchs' flight record from 1954 to 1970, including aircraft types flown, serial numbers, hours, points of origin and destination, and miles.
Date: 1954-04/1970-02
Creator: Fuchs, Herman F.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of recreational complex]

Aerial photograph of a large recreational complex with a semi-circular, one-story main building, with a pool in the middle. On the lower left is a twin tennis court, and to its right a manmade pond with a dock and small island. Various 1950s-style cars are parked in the upper-right, and a building with an H-shaped floorplan is visible in the top left. The surrounding grounds appear to be sand and brush.
Date: 1950~/1959~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plastic American flag]

A small American flag.
Date: [1952..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of apartments and building with tower]

Aerial photograph of an apartment complex (left) and a large one-story building (right) with a circular carport on one end and a derrick-like tower on top. The complexes lie at a T-intersection, with some fields (top-left), a residential neighborhood (top-right), and train tracks (bottom) nearby. Various mid-1940s to mid-1950s style cars are visible.
Date: 1950~/1959~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of recreational complex]

Aerial photograph of a large recreational complex with a semi-circular, one-story main building, with a pool in the middle. On the lower center is a twin tennis court, and to its right a manmade pond with a dock and small island. Various 1950s-style cars are parked nearby. The surrounding grounds appear to be sand and brush.
Date: 1950~/1959~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, April 12, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, April 12, 1950]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing recent travels. Envelope is included.
Date: April 12, 1950
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check receipt for Robert Schaefer and Gayle Snell] (open access)

[Check receipt for Robert Schaefer and Gayle Snell]

Receipt for a check of $25 paid to Robert Schaefer and Gayle Snell, who owned a aerial photography business, by the California State Board of Equalization.
Date: July 25, 1950
Creator: State Board of Equalization
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, April 6, 1950]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing a cruise and the start of spring. The postcard features an image of the Anchor Room at the Annapolis Hotel in Washington, DC.
Date: April 6, 1950
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of intersection and roundabout]

Aerial photograph of an urban intersection. In the bottom half are two motels or apartment complexes on opposite sides of a roundabout.
Date: 1950~/1959~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of a church and complex]

Aerial photograph of a church (bottom-center) and neighboring complex of duplicate buildings (left).
Date: 1950~/1959~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of horse track]

Aerial photograph of a horse track with a large grandstand and parking lot, in which are a significant number of cars. Large stables are visible in the top right. Some houses are visible among trees at the bottom. A road lined by trees wraps around from the left side to the stables.
Date: 1950~/1959~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of large wooded estate]

Aerial photograph of a large estate in a wooded area. A mansion stands in the left center, with a large cloistered building to the right. A road winds from the bottom right to the mansion. A grove is visible in the upper center, with some neighboring houses above it.
Date: 1950~/1959~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catherine Parker Air Reserve Application (open access)

Catherine Parker Air Reserve Application

Application filled out by Catherine Parker for entry into the United States Air Force Reserve.
Date: November 16, 1950
Creator: Parker, Catherine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History