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[Photograph of People at a Bar]

Description: Portrait of two African American women standing in front of a bar. The woman on the left is wearing a dark colored dress, and the woman on the right is wearing a light colored skirt with a dark top. There are three beer bottles on the bar, and a man is standing between the two women behind the bar.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Photograph of a Group of Nurses]

Description: Photograph of a group of African American women dressed in traditional white nurse dresses, hose, shoes and hats. Behind the group is a door on one wall and a window with a shade on the left wall. The nurses are each holding a candle in their right hand for a traditional graduation, called 'pinning', in which they read the 'Nightingale Pledge'.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Photograph of a Car]

Description: Photograph of a dark-colored Ford Customline car. The car is shown in profile facing the driver's side, and the driver's door is open showing the leather interior. It is parked on the road, and a house and dense trees are in the background.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Photograph of a Building]

Description: Photograph of a light colored house made with wooden boards and a light roof. The window on the left of the house has a sign saying "Simmons Barber Shop 1307 Tabor St." On the left of the window is a door. The right side of the house has another entrance on a covered porch with chairs and more windows. Power lines are connected above the porch and are running across the photo. A lawn with a walkway and a road are in the foreground, and an old car is on the right of the image.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Photograph of a Wedding Announcement]

Description: Photograph of a newspaper clipping announcing the nuptials of the Franklin-Keys. The photograph included with the article shows a young African American couple cutting a cake. The man on the left is wearing a tuxedo with a bow-tie, and the woman on the right is wearing a light colored dress, veil and gloves. The first three lines of the announcement are visible underneath the photograph.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Receipt for Purchase of Chevrolet Vehicle]

Description: Receipt for a 1935 Chevy truck sold to Tex Bradford by Kinsel Motor Co., listing the total price with a breakdown costs, arranged in 12 payments. There is an outline of the legal text on the back, listing terms and conditions.
Date: June 30, 1936
Creator: Kinsel Motor Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Pages from Catalog Listing Educational Aids]

Description: Partial listing of slides and film that can be rented or purchased as visual aids to teach about topics related to first aid and fire protection. Each entry describes the type of visual materials and availability, with a brief description of the content. There are handwritten circles in red pencil around the titles for "Fire" and "Fire Protection, Modern Magic in."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

Wild Well Control

Description: Patent for a device to help get oil or gas wells back under control from a distance if they have developed excessive gas pressure which may cause fluid to blow out of the well or fires.
Date: July 11, 1933
Creator: Whitwam, Wallace W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Correspondence Between Tex Bradford and Elbert Jackson - August 1943-April 1944]

Description: Letter from Tex Bradford to Elbert Jackson (publisher of "The Spotlight" Authentic Oil Report) explaining that he has been abroad for military service in the American Army and the British Army in different countries, and also people that he met who work with oil. It includes a reply from Elbert describing various events that have prevented him from replying and answering questions about various mutual acquaintances.
Date: 1943-08-29/1944-04-15
Creator: Bradford, Alex & Jackson, C. Elbert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from Cummins Engine Company Assistant Sales Manager to Alex Bradford - October 25, 1938]

Description: Letter from the Cummins Engine Company Assistant Sales Manager to Alex Bradford discussing the interest in the Model A engine's production. Additionally a clipping has been attached to the left side of the page that has a brief biographical background on the newest national sales manager of Cummins Engine Company, Dave Buttles.
Date: October 25, 1938
Creator: Cummins Engine Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: The Massawa Miracle]

Description: Magazine clipping recounting the story of how an American tugboat, the "Intent," traveled from Port Arthur to Massawa during WWII to open a bottleneck for the 8th Army and save North Africa for the Allies. Some parts of the article have handwritten notes and underlining. The back of the second page has text from portions of other articles and advertisements.
Date: November 13, 1943
Creator: Dorcy, Biddle & Kiesling, Barrett C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Receipt for a Cash Payment for Twenty Dollars]

Description: Receipt for the cash payment of twenty dollars and zero cents from Alex “Tex” Bradford to the Kinsel Motor Company. On the back of the receipt shows the total amount of money remaining before the item becomes paid off totaling to $166
Date: July 3, 1937
Creator: Kinsel Motor Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: Political Cartoon and Fishing Article]

Description: Political cartoon created by Looey Graff depicting a plump and wealthy war plant striker with an arm wrapped around the shoulder of an injured World War II veteran yelling, “Well! We Won the War! Didn’t We Kid?”. The back of the political cartoon features an article touching upon fishing and the three different types of fishing activities: hobby, sportsman, and deep-sea. Two additional cartoons are at the bottom of the article.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Watkins, Nina E. & Graff, Looey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: . . . from the Employees]

Description: Newspaper clipping focused on the team behind creating an unknown newspaper. Two (2) names have been marked with red colored pencil, "Lilyan Blake" and "Frederick B. Gipson". On the back of the clipping is a holiday greeting from the directors and personnel of the newspaper.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: The Invisible Colonel]

Description: Magazine clipping describing the influence of Colonel McCormick and the extent of his control through the use of the Chicago Tribune. The pages include parts of other articles, advertisements, and cartoons. The last page has the lower right portion cut out.
Date: March 25, 1944
Creator: Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran
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