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Ingvard & Mary Andersen

Photograph of an elder couple standing outdoors near a bush. The woman, standing on the left, has been identified as Mary Hansen Andersen. She wears glasses and a button-up dress cinched at the waist. On the right, her husband, Ingvard Andersen, has his hand around her shoulders. He wears a suit jacket, shirt, dark pants, and glasses. A house can be seen in the distance across a narrow road.
Date: 1940/1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Manchester & Oneida (M&O) 6

A photograph print showing the Manchester & Oneida, (M&O) 6, 4-4-0, Manchester, IA.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rural planning : the village. (open access)

Rural planning : the village.

Describes various types of planned villages and provides examples of features in such communities.
Date: 1940
Creator: Nason, W. C. (Wayne Crocker), b. 1874
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 247

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 247, 0-6-0 (Alco), Cedar Rapids, IA.
Date: March 19, 1940
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Manchester & Oneida (M&O) 5

A photograph print showing the Manchester & Oneida, (M&O) 5, 4-4-0, Manchester, IA.
Date: January 1, 1941
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Newspaper Article: Scenes From Recent Scrap Drive] (open access)

[Newspaper Article: Scenes From Recent Scrap Drive]

Newspaper clipping with an article about a scrap drive in Lake City, Iowa. Included are pictures of the drive and text with information about the pictures.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

Manchester & Oneida (M&O) Coach 954

A photograph print showing the Manchester & Oneida, (M&O) 954, wood-sided passenger coach (Note: side door at far end), Manchester, IA.
Date: January 4, 1941
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Manchester & Oneida (M&O) Flatcar

A photograph print showing the Manchester & Oneida, (M&O) two truck, homemade shorty flatcar, Manchester, IA.
Date: January 4, 1941
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Lester D. Longman] (open access)

[Letter from Lester D. Longman]

A letter from Lester D. Longman to Carl B. Compton complimenting Compton's art organization.
Date: March 7, 1941
Creator: Longman, Lester D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report of Research and Technologic Work on Coal: Fiscal Year 1941 (open access)

Annual Report of Research and Technologic Work on Coal: Fiscal Year 1941

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the annual report over the research and technology of coal during 1941. As stated in the foreword, "these investigations increase our fund of exact knowledge on the properties and composition of American coals and lead to better methods in mining, preparing, storing, and utilizing coal" (p. 4). This report includes tables, illustrations, photographs, and a map.
Date: November 1941
Creator: Fieldner, Arno Carl & Schmidt, L. D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Form letter from T. N. Carswell to W. Earl Hall - November 24, 1941] (open access)

[Form letter from T. N. Carswell to W. Earl Hall - November 24, 1941]

A form letter addressed to Mr. W. Earl Hall, Editor, Globe-Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, from T. N. Carswell, for the Committee on Americanism, American Legion, dated November 24, 1941. Promotion of a "What is Americanism?" campaign. The campaign is defined as "seeking more light in the form of a contribution", the contribution being the answer to the question, "What is Americanism?". The answer will then be used "to help stimulate an Americanism Revival comparable in results to the periods of the Revolution, the Making of the Constitution, and the Civil War" stressing that the country's destiny depends on these answers. Postscript: "We suggest: A Patrick Henry Day observance in every community and school in the U.S.A." W. Earl Hall defines Americanism in a typewritten reply at top of page.
Date: November 24, 1941
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Benjamin Magee to T. N. Carswell - December 10, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from John Benjamin Magee to T. N. Carswell - December 10, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from John Benjamin Magee, President, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, dated December 10, 1941. John Benjamin Magee defines Americanism.
Date: December 10, 1941
Creator: Magee, John Benjamin
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Governor Geo. A. Wilson to T. N. Carswell - December 18, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Governor Geo. A. Wilson to T. N. Carswell - December 18, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Committee on Americanism, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Geo. A. Wilson, Governor, State of Iowa, Des Moines, dated December 18, 1941. Wilson defines Americanism.
Date: December 18, 1941
Creator: Wilson, George A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0364.0029]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Here is a record in the making by a Sooner. Bill Lyda as the University of Oklahoma anchor man crosses the tape frar in front of the sprint medley relay field during the Crake relays opening at Des Moines, Iowa Friday."
Date: April 25, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1320.0415]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "They held a dress rehearsal at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, and found that it took just 41 minutes for a typical Betty Waac to be fitted for her Women's Army Auxiliary corps uniform."
Date: July 19, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Lester D. Longman] (open access)

[Letter from Lester D. Longman]

A letter from Lester D. Longman to Carl B. Compton regarding his new job at Louisiana State University.
Date: October 13, 1943
Creator: Longman, Lester D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

P.F.C. Mary Brown: A Wac Musical Revue

Compilation of a script, parts (including conductor's score; 1 vocal part with melody and lyrics; and 13 instrumental parts), stage directions, dance routines, scenic and costume designs (including instructions on how to make them from waste and salvage materials), a sample program template, and general notes on how to produce a musical revue, intended for a women's army audience. The story depicts the goddess Athena growing bored with her life on Olympus and descending to Earth to find fulfillment as a WAC named Mary Brown.
Date: 1944
Creator: United States. Headquarters, Army Service Forces. Special Services Division, ASF.
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to W. Atlee Burpee Company, June 21, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to W. Atlee Burpee Company, June 21, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to W. Atlee Burpee Company ordering various types of sweet peas.
Date: June 21, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. Atlee Burpee Co. to Daniel W. Kempner, June 27, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from W. Atlee Burpee Co. to Daniel W. Kempner, June 27, 1944]

Letter from W. Atlee Burpee Co. to Daniel W. Kempner discussing a partial refund for Kempner's recent order.
Date: June 27, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to W. Atlee Burpee Company, November 6, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to W. Atlee Burpee Company, November 6, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to W. Atlee Burpee Company requesting four different kinds of sweet pea flowers.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 882

A photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 882, 2-8-0, EX: prr 401, Ft. Madison, IA.
Date: October 14, 1945
Creator: Krambeck, J. Wesley
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0338.0459]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Gov. Kerr is surrounded by a bevy of actresses from the "Oklahoma" cast at the play's opening in Des Moines."
Date: September 12, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0338.0138]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Warm greetings from Oklahoma were brought to Iowa when the Sooner State's leader, Governor Robert S. Kerr, whose humor and radiant personality quickly became the talk of Des Moines, flew to the Corn State Capitol to be guest of honor the first night of the week's engagement of "Oklahoma !", formally opening the new KRNT Radio Theater, nation's largest legitimate playhouse operated by the Cowles station in des Moines."
Date: September 19, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0338.0172]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Oklahoma came to Iowa in more ways than one this week and theatrical history became outdated."
Date: September 26, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History