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["The Powhatan Arrow" in the mountains of Virginia]

"The Powhatan Arrow" famous modern steam-powered streamliner of the Norfolk and Western Railway, traverses a region of scenic beauty through the mountains of Virginia.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wedding Announcement from Mr. and Mrs. Otto Marx, Junior] (open access)

[Wedding Announcement from Mr. and Mrs. Otto Marx, Junior]

Card from Mr. and Mrs. Otto Marx Jr. announcing the marriage of their daughter, Harriott Paige Summerlin, to Wolcott Julius Humphrey, Jr. on June 17th.
Date: 1950
Creator: Marx, Otto Jr. & Marx. Mrs. Otto Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wedding Reception Card] (open access)

[Wedding Reception Card]

Card providing information about a wedding reception in Gloucester, Virginia that will take place right after the ceremony. It requests a reply and provides the address to send it to.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Virginia Smelting Company, March 6, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Virginia Smelting Company, March 6, 1950]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Virginia Smelting Company requesting information on the types of greenhouse aerosols they carry, their cost, and nearby jobbers.
Date: March 6, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Virginia Smelting Company to D. W. Kempner, March 10, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from the Virginia Smelting Company to D. W. Kempner, March 10, 1950]

Letter from the Virginia Smelting Company to D. W. Kempner discussing their "various greenhouse aerosols available for control of greenhouse insects".
Date: March 10, 1950
Creator: Virginia Smelting Company
Object Type: Letter
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
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to R. F. Loving, July 5, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to R. F. Loving, July 5, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to R. F. Loving informing that Mr. Clayton is an old friend and mentions that he will send checks.
Date: July 5, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Leroy F. Hyde, July 12, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Leroy F. Hyde, July 12, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Leroy F. Hyde of Geo. Wythe Hotel making a reservation for Mrs. Kempner's upcoming trip to New York and requesting a confirmation of the reservation before she is to depart.
Date: July 12, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to R. F., July 12, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to R. F., July 12, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to R. F. Loving informing that Jeane B. Kempner is driving to New York and would like for her to have a room reserved.
Date: July 12, 1950
Creator: Loving, R. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1219.0249]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Maj. Gen. James C. Styron, center, commanding general of the 45th Infantry Division, National Guard, Wednesday left Fort Monroe, Va., after conferences with Gen. Mark W. Clark, chief of army field forces. Shown with Styron are Maj. Gen. A. D. Bruce, left, of the Fourth Army from Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and Maj. Gen. M. B. Halsey, of the plans and training section."
Date: August 17, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0293]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Captain Ernest G. Coleman, Shawnee, Oklahoma, Police Department, a graduate of the 44th Session of the FBI National Academy fires the .38 caliber revolver, in an off-hand position on the FBI Ranges located at Quanitco, Virginia."
Date: August 25, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0294]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Captain Ernest G. Coleman, Shawnee, Oklahoma, Police Department, a graduate of the 44th Session of the FBI National Academy fires the .38 caliber revolver , in an off hand position on the FBI ranges located in Quantico, Virginia."
Date: August 25, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0320B.0059]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Sheriff Howard Johnson, Carter County SO, Ardmore, Oklahoma, a graduate of the 44th Session of the FBI National Academy fires the .38 caliber revolver, in an off-hand position on the ranges at Quantico, Virginia."
Date: August 25, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0320B.0061]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "In the Serological Section of the FBI Laboratory, Sheriff Howard Johnson, Carter County SO, Ardmore, Oklahoma, a graduate of the 44th session of the FBI National Academy, listens as a technician explains the proper method of transmitting blood for examination."
Date: August 25, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Farmington Country Club, September 20, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Farmington Country Club, September 20, 1950]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Farmington Country Club sending a $30.00 check for September 1st under Daniel W. Kempner's account.
Date: September 20, 1950
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Painting for Christiansburg, Virginia] (open access)

[Blanche Perry Painting for Christiansburg, Virginia]

Black and white photograph of baptistry painting Perry did for the church in Christiansburg, Virginia. Painting was photographed against a brick wall. Scene depicts water with large rocks, various types of trees, mountains, clouds, sun, shaft of light. Inscription on back of photograph reads in part, "Painted after trip to Quebec ... We came thro Va. [through Virginia] en route home from Quebec in 1950 (Sept)."
Date: November 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to J. Malcolm Luck, December 26, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to J. Malcolm Luck, December 26, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to J. Malcolm Luck informing him about the Glee club.
Date: December 26, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from J. Malcom Luck to Daniel W. Kempner, December 29, 1950] (open access)

[Handwritten Letter from J. Malcom Luck to Daniel W. Kempner, December 29, 1950]

Handwritten letter from J. Malcom Luck to Daniel W. Kempner thanking him for the Christmas card and photograph he sent.
Date: December 29, 1950
Creator: Luck, J. Malcom
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Washington and Lee University Generals Fund, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Washington and Lee University Generals Fund, 1951]

Letter from Washington and Lee University Generals Fund regarding the recent change in organization of the Athletic Department and asking for donations to help cover the cost of its operating budget.
Date: 1951
Creator: Washington and Lee University Generals Fund
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Helen H. Lewis, January 10, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Helen H. Lewis, January 10, 1951]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Helen H. Lewis referring her to a colleague of his who works at the University of Virginia whom she can contact regarding her collection of old newspapers.
Date: January 10, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Virginia (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Virginia

Report documenting the suitability of Virginia for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials, water sources, and local interest.
Date: April 2, 1951
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Major General Richard J. Marshall, April 20, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Major General Richard J. Marshall, April 20, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Major General Richard J. Marshall discussing his inability to attend ceremonies honoring General George C. Marshall.
Date: April 20, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Washington and Lee University, April 25, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Washington and Lee University, April 25, 1951]

Letter from Washington and Lee University requesting donations to help support the university.
Date: April 25, 1951
Creator: Washington and Lee University
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reconnaissance Search in Parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Virginia, and Ohio for Areas Where Uraniferous Black Shale May Be Mined by Stripping (open access)

Reconnaissance Search in Parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Virginia, and Ohio for Areas Where Uraniferous Black Shale May Be Mined by Stripping

Report discussing the U.S. Geological Survey's investigation aimed at finding a location with an abundance of black shale, and determining the amount of uranium in the shale.
Date: May 1951
Creator: Robeck, Raymond C. & Conant, Louis C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library