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[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, July 12, 1903] (open access)

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, July 12, 1903]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz, writing from aboard the USS Indiana (BB-1), recalls an uneventful trip from New York to Boston. He mentions waiting at the gangway for pretty girls to escort around the ship while it was open to visitors.
Date: July 12, 1903
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, July 12, 1903] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, July 12, 1903]

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz, writing from aboard the USS Indiana (BB-1), recalls an uneventful trip from New York to Boston. He mentions waiting at the gangway for pretty girls to escort around the ship while it was open to visitors.
Date: July 12, 1903
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Longfellow's House

Photograph of Longfellow's House in Cambridge, MA. Halftone Print, Copyrighted 1900.
Date: July 8, 1903
Creator: Detroit Photographic Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rape as a Forage Crop (open access)

Rape as a Forage Crop

Report discussing the cultivation of the rape plant as a forage crop, including its varieties, soil requirements and preparation, and harvesting. Also describes various uses of rape as a forage crop, weed destroyer, and cover crop.
Date: 1903
Creator: Hitchcock, A. S. (Albert Spear), 1865-1935
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

Soil map, Conn. - Mass., Springfield sheet.

Map shows soil composition, roads, railroads, town layouts, and some structures. Includes soil profile and legend. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:62,500].
Date: 1903
Creator: United States Bureau of Soils
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Massachusetts, Amherst sheet.

Map shows early twentieth century soil composition, towns, structures, swamps, roads, railroads, ponds, and the course of the Connecticut River through Franklin and Hampshire counties in Massachusetts. Includes soil profile and legend. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Contour interval is 20 feet. Scale [1:62,500].
Date: 1903
Creator: United States Bureau of Soils
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History