Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1967 (open access)

Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1967

Proceedings of the 3rd regional archeological symposium including the text of papers presented during the conference.
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Guard Duty in Bunker]

Photograph of Cpl Polo Castillo (1st Motor Transport Battalion, 1st Marine Division) on guard duty in a bunker. The bunker is located on the Gia Le Combat Base, Vietnam.
Date: September 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Machine Gun in Bunker]

Photograph of Marine with the 1st Motor Transport Battalion, 1st Marine Division manning a 50 caliber machine gun in a bunker at Gia Le Combat Base, Vietnam.
Date: September 1968
Creator: Polo Castillo
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bunker Duty]

Photograph of Cpl Polo Castillo (1st Motor Transport Battalion, 1st Marine Division) on guard duty in a bunker at Gia Le Combat Base, Vietnam.
Date: September 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Polo Castillo in Jeep]

Photograph of Cpl Polo Castillo (1st Motor Transport Battalion, 1st Marine Division) in a Jeep en route in a convoy to Da Nang, Vietnam. Castillo was stationed at Gia Le Combat Base. The back of the photograph reads," My Darling Wife, Yolanda. This was taken a few hours before we left on the convoy to Da Nang. At that time, that jeep I drive didn't have a windshield or a top. The last few hours at Gia Le. What'cha think of my little groovey hat. Ha! Love Ya Forever, Your Loving Husband, Paul Castillo. Gia Le, RVN September 1968."
Date: September 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Polo Castillo, Jr. In Vietnam]

Photograph of LCpl Polo Castillo, 1st Motor Transport Battalion, 1st Marine Division at Gia Le Combat Base, Vietnam. Polo is posing in front of a tower of sandbags and military structures. The back of the photograph reads, "The jacket I have on is a flak jacket which protects us from shrapnel or what have you. Can you see me wearing this heavy protective jacket, rifle, helmet + so on with this heat. Gia Le Combat Base, April-68. Your Loving Fiancee, Polo Castillo."
Date: April 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Explosives]

Photograph of Andy Anderson (seated left), Santos Arellano (standing left), Polo Castillo (standing right) of the 1st Motor Transport Battalion, 1st Marine Division. The men are posing in front of the Explosives sign at Gia Le Combat Base, Vietnam.
Date: December 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Polo Castillo With Village Children]

Photograph of Cpl Polo Castillo - 1st Motor Transport Battalion, 1st Marine Division with children in Vietnam where his battalion was searching and assisting local villages. The back of the photograph reads" November 68."
Date: November 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Linda on the Phone]

Photograph of Linda Castillo on the phone at the Castillo family home on 1308 North 6th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas. Linda was always on the phone. The edges of the photograph read "snap shots, inc." and "duo snap shots."
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Polo Castillo, Jr.]

Photograph of LCpl Polo Castillo, Jr., 1st Motor Transport Battalion, 1st Marine Division in Phu Bai, Vietnam. He is holding a rifle while standing in front of a tent on a military base. The handwriting on the photo reads "Polo Castillo, Jr." and "Vietnam 1968."
Date: April 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Linda Heading Out]

Photograph of Linda Castillo leaving the Castillo family home on 1308 North 6th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas. The edges of the photograph read "snap shots, inc." and "duo snap shots."
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Daniel With Children]

Photograph of Daniel A. Castillo with Gloria (4) and Terry (5) in the family's home at 1308 North 6th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas.
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Linda Castillo With Children]

Photograph of Linda Castillo with Gloria (4) and Terry (5) at the Castillo family home at 1308 North 6th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas.
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Daniel and Juan]

Photograph of Daniel A. Castillo and his cousin Juan posing in the front yard of the Castillo's home on 1308 North 6th Street in Wichita Falls, Texas. A Chevy Malibu is visible in the driveway in the background.
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Daniel Castillo and Family]

Photograph of Billy Almanza (left), cousin Juan (center), and Daniel A. Castillo (right) posing in the Castillo house on 1308 North 6th Street in Wichita Fall, Texas. The back of the photograph has a handwritten note of "mid. R pg. 2."
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1968 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1968

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page 199.
Date: 1968
Creator: United Methodist Church (U.S.). Northwest Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1968, Volume 1] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1968, Volume 1]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1968, including the name and address of each property's owner, each property's description, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number. This volume contains information for property owners with names starting with "A" through "L".
Date: 1968
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1968, Volume 2] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1968, Volume 2]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1968, including the name and address of each property's owner, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number. This volume contains information for property owners with names starting with "Mc" through "Z".
Date: 1968
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1968 (open access)

The Burro, Yearbook of Mineral Wells High School, 1968

Yearbook for Mineral Wells High School in Mineral Wells, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1968
Creator: Mineral Wells High School (Mineral Wells, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Description of Treue Der Union Civil War Monument] (open access)

[Description of Treue Der Union Civil War Monument]

Typewritten description of the Treue der Union monument in Comfort, Texas, for the Kendall County Historical Marker sign. The description includes a brief history behind the monument, and the German Union soldiers who honored their fallen comrades by burying them at the site. The description also provides a translation of the monument's name to "Loyalty to the Union." Three photographs also accompany the typewritten description.
Date: 1968
Creator: Texas Historical Survey Committee
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Welcome to General Dynamics! (open access)

Welcome to General Dynamics!

Pamphlet for the employee family day and general public open house held at the Convair plant in Fort Worth, Texas in June 1968. It includes information about tours and events during the weekend, leadership and employees at the plant, and history about the location and aircraft built there.
Date: June 1968
Creator: General Dynamics Corporation. Convair Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mamie McFaddin Ward with Flowers]

Photograph of Mamie McFaddin Ward wearing a white dress and jacket and holding a metal vase filled with large red flowers. She is standing on a paved surface with trees and bushes in the background.
Date: May 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Hodges Gardens in Fall]

Postcard of rows of red, yellow, and white flowers lining a stone banked stream. On the back, the postcard adds, "Hodges Gardens Highway 171 - Many, Louisiana The exotic colors of fall attract many visitors to Louisiana's Garden in the Forest."
Date: April 15, 1968
Creator: Jim Hampson & Advertising Mart, Inc.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Paso Del Norte Hotel]

Postcard of a drawing of a nine story brown building with white accents, described on the back as "Pas Del Norte Hotel In The Heart of the "International City" El Paso, Texas - Juarez, Mexico Downtown 300 Rooms - 3 Restaurants Climatized - Tour Headquarters." The letter on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. Carroll E. Ward 1906 McFaddin Beaumont, Texas."
Date: February 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History