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[Cactus Ordnance Works main gate]

Description: Photograph of the main gate at the Cactus Ordnance Works in Cactus, Texas. Four men in police-like uniforms stand at the booth of the main gate and look at the camera. A large dog sits next to them. An automobile is stopped at the gate. The Cactus Ordnance Works was a 700-acre manufacturing site for ammonia nitrate.
Date: [1947..1949]
Creator: Standifer, James William

A cartograph of Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay : Golden Gate International Exposition

Description: Pictorial map showing the layout of the Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939 - 1940 in San Francisco, California. The map is a bird's-eye view of the exposition area with north oriented in the upper-left. An index to the buildings is included in the lower-left corner. On the reverse, there is an additional index on the left and maps showing enlarged areas of the island as well as routes around the exposition area. The detail maps include the "Pacific Area," "International Court," "La … more
Date: 1940
Creator: Taylor, Ruth

[Children having a birthday party]

Description: Photograph of the C. W. Duffy children's birthday party. Five children are seated at a table and celebrating. One of the children can be seen blowing out the candles of the birthday cake. C. W. Duffy was the Director of Industrial Relations with the Emergency Export Corporation.
Date: 1948~
Creator: Standifer, James William

[Children riding a Ferris wheel]

Description: Photograph of two girls and a boy sharing a seat on a Ferris wheel amusement ride. The operator stands nearby with one leg propped up on the ride and one elbow resting on his knee. A building for a Doge Plymouth automobile dealership can be seen in the background. A large number of automobiles are parked nearby.
Date: June 1948
Creator: Standifer, James William

[Five junior cheerleaders]

Description: Photograph of five junior cheerleaders posing for a photograph at a basketball game. All five are in the same pose with one hand on their hip, turned to the side. Other individuals can be seen sitting in the stands behind them.
Date: [1948..1949]
Creator: Standifer, James William

[Fuel ration coupon]

Description: Fuel ration coupon issued by the Office of Price Administration during WWII, to Mrs. Abbie F. Stevens of Waltham, Massachusetts. The dates on the card range from November 18, 1942 to March 20, 1943.
Date: October 1, 1942
Creator: United States Office of Price Administration

[Fuel ration coupon]

Description: Fuel ration coupon issued by the Office of Price Administration during WWII, to Mrs. Abbie F. Stevens of Waltham, Massachusetts. The dates on the card range from October 28, 1942 to April 10, 1943.
Date: October 1, 1942

My Philip Nolan Scrapbook

Description: Scrapbook created by Gustine Courson Weaver containing materials related to the life and history of Philip Nolan, for whom Nolan County, Texas was named. Nolan was an Irish immigrant to the Texas-Louisiana area and a prolific horse trader and freebooter during the period of Spanish rule in Texas before Texas became a republic. The scrapbook contains articles about Nolan, photographs and photo copies, correspondence created for obtaining research materials, as well as snippets about Weaver's ow… more
Date: [..1942]
Creator: Weaver, Gustine Courson
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