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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 968

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 968, 4-6-2 (class P-60), Des Moines, IA. [Possibly 1939, see 2008.008.5440]
Date: August 25, 1938
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 1485

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 1485, 4-6-2 (class T-28), Des Moines, IA. [Possibly 1938, see 2008.008.5411]
Date: August 25, 1939
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 887

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 887, 4-6-2 (class P-31), Des Moines, IA.
Date: October 11, 1938
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 426

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 426, 2-8-0, (Class S-39), Des Moines, IA.
Date: 1938
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 749

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 749, 4-4-0 (BLW class G-24), being scrapped, Valley Junction, IA.
Date: October 7, 1933
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 72

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 72, 0-6-0, Valley Junction, IA.
Date: April 1, 1932
Creator: Osbern, Leo D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 225

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 225, 0-6-0 (Class S-29), Des Moines, IA.
Date: October 21, 1938
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Des Moines Union (DMU) 11 Switcher

A photograph print showing Des Moines Union (DMU) #11, 0-6-0 switcher.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wood, Sylvan R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Anne Sloan, September 11, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Anne Sloan, September 11, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Anne Sloan. Sloan grew up in Oregon and joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1944. She spent time at Fort Des Moines, Iowa; Plattsburgh, New York; Camp Davis, North Carolina; Lexington, Virginia; and San Antonio, Texas before she left the service in 1946. She was at Times Square, New York City on V-E Day. After the service, she used the GI Bill to attend the University of Texas at Austin, where she met her husband. She later became a teacher.
Date: September 11, 2000
Creator: Sloan, Anne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wanted Poster: Geo A. Williams, Fort Madison, Iowa, September 15, 1915]

Wanted Poster for Geo A. Williams, issued from Fort Madison, Iowa, September 15, 1915.
Date: September 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
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
[News Script: Iowa storm] (open access)

[News Script: Iowa storm]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a series of tornadoes which swept through central Iowa.
Date: June 19, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Hog Caller] (open access)

[News Script: Hog Caller]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of male chauvinism which took another wallop at Des Niobe's Iowa when a woman won the hog calling contest at the Iowa State Fair.
Date: August 24, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Zoo] (open access)

[News Script: Zoo]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about many zoos around the nation reporting mounting problems with vandals who tease, injure and even kill the animals at night.
Date: 1973-07-26T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Steve, March 24, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Steve, March 24, 1954]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Julian Brody discussing Herb's death and their upcoming travel plans.
Date: March 24, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from LOOK Magazine] (open access)

[Letter from LOOK Magazine]

Letter from LOOK Magazine advertising a subscription discount. A notice about the reduced subscription cost, a discount certificate, and a page of saving stamps are attached.
Date: 1955
Creator: Look Magazine
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
[Petition for transfer for parolee from Pauline Kirk to R. W. Bobzin - January 5, 1951] (open access)

[Petition for transfer for parolee from Pauline Kirk to R. W. Bobzin - January 5, 1951]

A form issued by the Voluntary County Parole Board System, an office of the Texas Secretary of State (Austin, Texas), dated January 5, 1951 and addressed to Mr. R. W. Bobzin, Secretary and Supervisor of Paroles, Des Moines, Iowa, from Pauline Kirk, Chief, Parole Division, Austin, Texas. A petition is granted for the transfer of Parolee No. 108,345 from Iowa to Texas with instructions for the transfer of files to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas.
Date: January 5, 1951
Creator: Kirk, Pauline
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doane Agricultural Service, Incorporated to Daniel W. Kempner, February 14, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Doane Agricultural Service, Incorporated to Daniel W. Kempner, February 14, 1951]

Letter from the Doane Agricultural Service, Inc. to D. W. Kempner discussing sending out copies of their agricultural letter, Farming for Profit.
Date: February 14, 1951
Creator: Doane Agricultural Service, Incorporated
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Quick Pocket News Weekly, August 13, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Quick Pocket News Weekly, August 13, 1951]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Quick Pocket News Weekly asking they update the address of his daughter in their mailing list.
Date: August 13, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doane Agricultural Service, Inc. to Daniel W. Kempner, March 4, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Doane Agricultural Service, Inc. to Daniel W. Kempner, March 4, 1952]

Letter from Doane Agricultural Service, Inc. to Daniel W. Kempner confirming his yearly subscription to the Doane Agricultural Digest.
Date: March 4, 1952
Creator: Doane Agricultural Service, Incorporated
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Look Magazine, December 18, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Look Magazine, December 18, 1951]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Look Magazine asking that they update his address in their files.
Date: December 18, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Tombstones] (open access)

[News Script: Tombstones]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Des Moines park board allowing a mother to put two homemade tombstones on her daughters’ graves.
Date: October 10, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 180] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 180]

Document outlining the trial of recruit Sander Maki on charges of refusing his enlistment, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential commutation.
Date: August 24, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History