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[Receipt for a Cash Payment of $693.00]
Receipt for a cash payment of six hundred and ninety three dollars and zero cents ($693.00) to the Kinsel Motor Company by Alex "Tex" Bradford. At the bottom of the receipt is a signature by the assistant cashier.
Date:
May 24, 1973
Creator:
Kinsel Motor Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Air Mail Envelope Addressed to Tex Bradford]
Torn envelope addressed to Alex "Tex" Bradford that has gone through American Airlines' air mail services. Various additional stamps have been placed on the front of the envelope that read, "SPECIAL DELIVERY" and "VIA AIR MAIL". On the flap of the envelope is a possible return address, "Room 644 144 Sansone Street San Francisco".
Date:
193X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Application for Commission or Warrant: U. S. Naval Reserve, for Alex Bradford]
Application form for the commission or warrant U.S. Naval Reserve featuring Alex Bradford's personal information and experiences as a member of foreign services. Supplemental information includes Mr. Bradford's educational history, known languages, and previous work experiences.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
United States. Naval Reserve.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Biographical Information about Alex Bradford]
Biographical information about Alex Bradford featuring information including Mr. Bradford's physical attributes, civilian occupations, and education history. In addition to these annotations Mr. Bradford's information file includes information about his brothers serving in the Australian military, his previous military experience, and a list of eight (8) references for qualifications, and five (5) character references.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: CIO Political Action Committee Regional Directors]
Newspaper clipping featuring a list of fourteen (14) regional directors of the CIO Political Action Committee throughout the United States. The nineth (9th) number of the regional directors is the Texas Regional Director, Carl A. McPeak, physical address in Dallas, Texas. The back of the regional director list are short articles covering some of the core concepts behind the CIO.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
CIO Political Action Committee
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Hitler's Agents]
Newspaper clipping from the letters to the editor section of the Caller-Times describing the anti-Semite experience between a Captain Jerry Shulz and a woman with Nazi ideology. The back of this clipping features miscellaneous illustrations and portions of additional articles.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Starner, Ray G.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Texas Is Stranger Than Fiction]
Clipping compiling three submitted stories about strange things in Texas. The name Bob McCracken is underlined in red. The back of the clipping features a partial story about the aircraft industry.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Thumbs down on the Lookout]
Newspaper clipping taken from the Letters to the Lookout section of the Caller-Times newspaper. The letter to the editor describes Walter Winchell's prediction of possible propaganda against England being spread throughout America.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Starner, Ray G.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: University Battle]
Newspaper clipping detailing the legal battle between Texas Governor Coke Stevenson and the University of Texas over the state's power in regulating educational freedoms. On the backside, sergeant Melton discusses his first time on an airplane bomber.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Pearson, Drew
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Address From Philip W. Martin to Alex "Tex" Bradford]
Envelope Address from Philip W. Martin to Alex "Tex" Bradford. In the bottom left corner of the envelope is handwritten note of box 303. In the top right corner of the envelope is a partially torn off stamp from an unknown region of Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Martin, Philip W.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Family Portrait]
Photograph of a family of six African Americans. Seated in the front on the left is the mother, and on the right is the father. Seated between them is the youngest girl, and standing in the back are two older girls and an older boy. The women are wearing dresses and the men are wearing dark suits with ties. A door is on the right side of the photograph.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Family Portrait]
Photograph of a family of six African Americans. Seated in the front on the left is the mother, and on the right is the father. Seated between them is the youngest girl, and standing in the back are two older girls and an older boy. The women are wearing dresses and the men are wearing dark suits with ties. A table with small portraits is to the right of the family.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Family Portrait]
Photograph of the Probasco family posing together inside a home, in two rows.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Marquis Childs - May 23]
Letter from Alex Bradford to Colonel Marquis Childs discussing the various people that Mr. Bradford has encountered during his time abroad from the United States. It is Mr. Bradford's recommendation that Colonel Childs reach out to these men as they have experience throughout the Middle East and Africa. Finally, Mr. Bradford recommends that Colonel Childs reach out to George Kunkel or Bob McCracken in the hopes of publishing his articles in the Corpus Christi Caller and Times.
Date:
194X-05-23
Creator:
Bradford, Alex
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bill Moses to Alex Bradford - August 27]
Letter from Bill Moses to Alex Bradford discussing his application to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.
Date:
19XX-08-27
Creator:
Moses, William Joseph
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Byron Gooch to Alex Bradford Regarding Personal Topics]
Letter from Byron Gooch to Alex Bradford answering a previous letter. Bryon believes Albert Noe, manager of New Southern Hotel in Jackson is the person Alex is looking for.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Gooch, Byron
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert H. Wylie to Homer Groninger Regarding Fire Prevention Course]
Letter from Robert H. Wylie to Homer Groninger showing praise for Bradford being the one candidate to receive high marks on the first course for fire prevention.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Wylie, Robert H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Moses to Alex Bradford - Thursday 19XX]
Letter from William Moses to Alex Bradford discussing personal updates, including his travel plans, his employment, extending an invitation for Alex to visit him in Canada, and clarifying his address.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
Moses, William Joseph
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Alex Bradford Regarding Personal Topics - October 13]
Letter to Alex Bradford discussing personal updates, including Bill's death, the author's employment, and offering an invitation to the author's wedding.
Date:
19XX-10-13
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of Handwritten Chemicals with Notes]
List of handwritten chemicals featuring two chemical compounds: soda carbonate and soda hydroxide. Each of these chemical compounds are offered at different prices and different measurements at the Southern Alkali Corp price per pound (lbs.).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes about Ammonium Nitrate]
Yellow flashcard with brief information pertaining to ammonium nitrate and ammonium nitrite. Each chemical compound formula is provided for both chemical compounds. An additional comment is mentioned about ammonium nitrate that it can be used in fertilizer and ammonium saltpeter.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes About Emergency Lighting on Dewar Manufacturing Letterhead]
Handwritten note featuring three separate eight (8) volt emergency lights: the type 900 combination spotlight and flashlight, the type 901 fog piercing, and type 902 spotlight. The type 900 has been listed for $60.00 with the possibility of a 40 per cent discount. At the bottom of the page the type 1070 four (4) volt small flashlight has been list for approximately $10 to $12. The second page features two names, Mr. Cochrane and Mr. Sturgess.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Personalized Christmas Card Illustration]
Illustration in white text on a blue background, depicting an oil well gushing from a wooden derrick above a cross-section of the ground that has multiple design textures. A legend in the center of the image labels the different "soil" layers as Christmas Joy, Health, and New Years Happiness (oil). Text at the bottom of the page says "Our Wishes for the Bradford #1930, Monte Warner." Handwritten on back: "Appreciate being remembered by your Xmas card. Good luck to you. Monte."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Warner, Monte
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Building]
Photograph of a building with double doors and a stone portico. Two windows are on either side of the entrance, and a small steeple is above the portico and roof. The corner lot is also covered with grass.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History