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[The John Milligan Special - Slingshot]

Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photograph of a "John Milligan Special" slingshot. It lies on a table with four steel ball bearings, used for precise target shooting, beside it. John Milligan, a machinist in Detroit, Michigan who was also the “country’s greatest slingshot expert. “He won local fame by shooting the marks out of playing cards, hitting objects in mid air and bagging game in the field.” Joe took John national with his photos documenting his talent and accuracy. To assure accuracy, he h… more

Date: October 21, 1950

Creator: Clark, Joe

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Young Men in Gowns]

Photograph of a group of young men wearing gowns and standing in three rows. A man wearing a suit and tie stands at the center of the bottom row.

Date: October 21, 1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Concordia University Texas

Superior Oil Company Office, Midland, Texas: Detail of Cornice on Porch Between Columns 18, 19, 22, & 23

Cornice detail for an office building commissioned by Superior Oil Company in Midland, Texas. It features detail for columns 18, 19, 22, & 23.

Date: October 21, 1950

Creator: David S. Castle Co.

Item Type: Technical Drawing

Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to National Transfer and Storage Company, October 21, 1950]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to National Transfer and Storage Co. discussing an enclosed check from Daniel W. Kempner in response to an invoice.

Date: October 21, 1950

Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

Aerial Photograph of Train Wreck at San Marcos

Aerial photograph of train wreck. Cars are off track and smoking.

Date: October 21, 1950

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.882659 -97.896655

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Young Men's Christian Association, October 4, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Young Men's Christian Association's Harlem Branch discussing a reservation for Mr. Kempner's chauffeur's arrival in New York and enclosing a check to cover the cost.

Date: October 4, 1950

Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Gibbs Dyke]

Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The green ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Gibbs Dyke. In the photo, Gibbs wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from six to twenty-one. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.

Date: 1950

Creator: State Fair of Texas

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Funeral Program for Eugene Edward Harrell, January 18, 2000]

Funeral program for Eugene Edward Harrell, born October 21, 1950 and died January 7, 2000. The funeral was held January 18, 2000 at Calvary Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Robert Miller. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and he was buried in Meadowlawn Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas.

Date: January 18, 2000

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: San Antonio Public Library