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[LeTourneau Industries]

Description: Photograph of the LeTourneau Industries oil rig building facility near Vicksburg, Mississippi, which began operation in 1944. The photograph shows an aerial view of the facility. The platforms were assembled on the river band and were walked into the river for final fitting. From Vicksburg, the river tow boats transported the rigs to New Orleans, Louisiana, where they were transferred to the Gulf by ocean going tugs. The first off-shore drilling rig ever created was designed and built by Robert… more
Date: 1945~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Longview Public Library

Loading a train with a forklift truck

Description: Photograph of a LeTourneau forklift truck loading a 18-wheeler trailer onto a railroad flatbed. Trailer in the foreground says "Magnolia Trailer Mfg. Co." Trailer being loaded says "Magnolia Mobile Homes, Vicksburg, Miss."
Date: 1945
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: LeTourneau University Margaret Estes Library

[Julia Cossalter Baking Pies]

Description: Photograph of Private Julia Cossalter baking pies in the Women's Auxiliary Corps Mess Hall, Columbus Army Airfield. She is dressed in a white uniform with matching hat and is scooping filling from a giant metal bowl onto four pie tins in front of her. Several serving spoons hand above her head.
Date: 1943~
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from A. S. Merrill, December 1945]

Description: Letter from A. S. Merrill announcing his assuming of command of the district and discussing general points of interest, such as the development of a ready reserve, establishment of a newsletter, opposition toward a military merger and requesting any questions be directed to him.
Date: 1945-12~
Creator: Headquarters Eighth Naval District
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Partner: Rosenberg Library

Oral History Interview with L. B. Smith, February 20, 1989

Description: Interview with L. B. Smith, a Army WWII veteran from Magnolia, Mississippi, who was present at the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Smith discusses entering the Army and training, events prior to the attack, the morning of December 7th and the bombing of Schofield Barracks, the aftermath and defensive preparations, and his later service in the Pacific Theater.
Date: February 20, 1989
Creator: Cruse, Stephen & Smith, L. B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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