534 Matching Results

Search Results

Results: 1 - 24 next
transcript

Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Voris C. Riley of Kingland, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the military while living in Abilene, Texas and getting sent to civil service for the Army before being offered to join the Navy. In the Navy he went through basic training in San Diego, California, then to St. Louis Electrical School and finally through firefighting training in Rhode Island. After he completed his training Mr. Riley was assigned to the U.S.S. Lake… more
Date: November 1, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 12 seconds
Creator: Riley, Voris C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Voris C. Riley of Kingland, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the military while living in Abilene, Texas and getting sent to civil service for the Army before being offered to join the Navy. In the Navy he went through basic training in San Diego, California, then to St. Louis Electrical School and finally through firefighting training in Rhode Island. After he completed his training Mr. Riley was assigned to the U.S.S. Lake… more
Date: November 1, 2005
Creator: Riley, Voris C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Fort Davis State Bank and Post Office]

Description: Photograph of the Fort Davis State Bank and Post Office building. The stone building is two stories. The left side of the building belongs to the State Bank and the right side belongs to the Post Office. Several cars are parked in the adjacent parking lot. The symbol for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows is etched onto a decorative stone piece at the roofline. Rolling hills are visible in distance behind the building.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lamar University

Stewart House

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs and business name, with text reading: "James Stewart, Prop'r."; "Situated in the Davis Mountains in One of the Healthiest Localities in the World. 5200 Feet Above Sea Level."
Date: 1897
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Texas General Land Office

The Mulhern Ranch

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes illustrations with stylized text and the name Chas. Mulhern, Manager.
Date: 1895
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Texas General Land Office

The State of Texas, Jeff Davis County

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs name of county. Letterhead contains the names J. P. Weatherby, County Judge; Jas. Stewart, County and District Clerk; O. L. Price, County Attorney; J. R. Chadborn, Sheriff and Tax Collector; C. E. Mulhern, Tax Assessor; J. W. Merrill, County Surveyor; Jas. Edgar, County Treasurer; W. T. Jones, Inspector; County Commissioners S. A. Thompson, Precinct No. 1; E. P. Webster, Precinct No.… more
Date: 1897
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Texas General Land Office

[Fort Davis Stamp Company]

Description: Photograph of the Fort Davis Stamp Company building in Fort Davis, Texas. The small brick building has one entrance and a sign that reads "Ft. Davis Stamp Co."
Date: 1991
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Picture postcard from T. N. Carswell addressed to Miss Peggy Anne Carswell - September 30, 1934]

Description: A picture postcard showing a photo labeled "The Mountain Drive, built by the C.C.C. Ft. Davis". The postcard includes correspondence to Miss Peggy Anne Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from D"addy" [T. N. Carswell], dated September 30, 1934, and postmarked Fort Davis, Tex., Oct. 1, 1934. A short handwritten note advises that he will get home before she receives this card.
Date: September 30, 1934
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - April 10, 1944]

Description: A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS, Ft. Davis, Texas dated April 10, 1944. Carswell advises of the concern expressed by Mr. J. W. McElroy regarding the Railroad Co. drawing men from the ranch industry to the railroad when they are classified for immediate military service.
Date: April 10, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - April 10, 1944]

Description: A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS, Ft. Davis, Texas dated April 10, 1944. Carswell advises that his inspection turned into instruction due to the situation he found in Ft. Davis.
Date: April 10, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - April 10, 1944]

Description: A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS, Ft. Davis, Texas dated April 10, 1944. Carswell relays information regarding the one hotel in Ft. Davis, Hotel Limpia, advising that advance reservations are generally unnecessary.
Date: April 10, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - April 10, 1944]

Description: A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS, Ft. Davis, Texas dated April 10, 1944. Carswell advises that he has verified rumors as actual fact at Ft. Davis regarding men classified IV-F taking advantage of their classification by declining to work while obtaining odd jobs at irregular intervals because of a higher wage per day.
Date: April 10, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Attachment for Gun-Slings

Description: Patent for an attachment for gun slings that can be used on army rifles or other guns and provides the means for the sling to be held tight against the arm for steady aim.
Date: November 8, 1921
Creator: {Grierson, Benjamin Henry}
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fort Davis Wagon

Description: Wagon located next to the Commissary Storehouse in Fort Davis National Historic Site, Texas. The North Ridge of the Davis Mountains, remains of the bakery, and one of the two-story Officer's Quarters can be seen in the background.
Date: September 24, 2019
Creator: Hicks, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.599828 -103.890217
Partner: UNT Libraries
Back to Top of Screen