Rescuing Texas History, 2010 - 4 Matching Results

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A Frontier Doctor

This autobiographical account of Dr. Henry Franklin Hoyt chronicles his family's history, his upbringing on a small farm in Minnesota, his work as a surgeon in New Mexico, Chicago, California, Texas and the Philippines, along with many other miscellaneous adventures.

Date: 1929

Creator: Hoyt, Henry Franklin

Item Type: Book

Partner: University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries

Queer, Quaint Old San Antonio: Its Climate in Throat and Lung Diseases

This book is about the climate of San Antonio, Texas, and its potential benefits to individuals suffering from lung illness and disease.

Date: 1895

Creator: Fisher, C. E.

Item Type: Book

Partner: University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries

[LeTourneau Machinery]

Photograph of LeTourneau Industries machinery designed and built by Robert G. LeTourneau of Longview, Texas. In the photograph, a massive earth-clearing machine is being used to clear the land in the early stages of building the Hansen Dam in San Fernando, California.

Date: 1948

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Longview Public Library

[Silas Williams in the Kitchen]

Photograph of a man identified as Silas Williams looking over his shoulder in a kitchen in a house in Santa Paula, California. Food wrapped in aluminum is visible on the counter in front of him.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 34.359037 -119.070042

Partner: Wilson County Historical Society