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[Two Women Dressed for Church]

Description: Photograph of two ladies standing together and smiling at the camera. The women are wearing long dresses, decorative hats, and high heels. They are facing toward the right-hand side of the image. There us a two-story building lined with windows visible in the background. The image is surrounded by a decorative border, and there is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Two loyal friends of the Mexican work. Mrs. W.W. Downing, Mrs. Stella Campbell of Corpus Christi".
Date: December 1936
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Letter from Alex Bradford to H. H. Howell - March 30, 1939]

Description: Letter from Alex Bradford to H. H. Howell discussing the salvage of an oil drilling rig near Clarkwood, Nueces County, Texas. Within this letter, Mr. Bradford agrees to assume all liability, claims, demands, and causes that might occur during the salvage operation. Additionally Mr. Bradford claims that all potential proceeds of the salvaged goods shall be split in a 90/10 manner and that the salvage operation shall be completed within ninety (90) days.
Date: March 30, 1939
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Bill of Sale for a 1935 Chevrolet Panel Truck]

Description: Bill of Sale and Application for transfer between Kinsel Motor Company and Alex Bradford for a 1935 Chevrolet Panel Truck. Included in this bill of sale is a new license number, the engine’s identification number, and Alex Bradford’s Corpus Christi address.
Date: July 1, 1936
Creator: Kinsel Motor Company
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from D. M. Leopold to Alex Bradford - January 10, 1939]

Description: Letter from D. M. Leopold to Alex Bradford discussing the approval of recovering the oil rig drilling equipment from the Lawrence Lease blowout. Along with the approval of recovering the drilling equipment, Mr. Leopold has approved of a payment plan of $2,000.00 for each recovered piece of equipment or 50% of its evaluation.
Date: January 10, 1939
Creator: Leopold, D. M.
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Receipt for Deposit, January 1938]

Description: Receipt for a deposit of $5 made to the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, with a red stamp at left marking it "Paid" with an image of a bell in a circle.
Date: January 6, 1938
Creator: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
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
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Receipt for a Cash Payment by Alex Bradford]

Description: Receipt for a partial cash payment Alex Bradford to the Kinsel Motor Company, for a total of twenty dollars and zero cents ($20.00). A handwritten note in blue colored pencil that reads, "aug 6 cc, Lockhart".
Date: August 6, 1937
Creator: Kinsel Motor Company
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from J. E. Webb to Alex Bradford - January 11, 1939]

Description: Letter from J. E. Webb to Alex Bradford discussing a recent conversation about salvaging a drilling rig equipment that was lost in the Saxet field of Nueces County, Texas. In addition to approving of the salvage operation, Baltic Drilling Company approves of the the distribution of the recovered value.
Date: January 11, 1939
Creator: Webb, J. E.
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from Chicago Concrete Breaking Co. to Alex Bradford - November 8, 1939]

Description: Letter from the Chicago Concrete Breaking Company to Alex Bradford discussing the efficacy of hydraulic cartridges within the field demolition. The results of the Chicago Concrete Breaking Co. was that hydraulic cartridges were simply too slow and ineffective when compared to pneumatic pavement breakers in locations where explosives were not plausible.
Date: November 8, 1939
Creator: Chicago Concrete Breaking Co.
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from D. Lamont to Alex Bradford - August 4, 1938]

Description: Letter from D. Lamont from General Motors Sale Corporation Diesel Engine Division to Alex Bradford discussing the potential purchase of several diesel engines. Three (3) diesel engines are mentioned with tentative prices and applications. Mr. Lamont mentions that when a distributor for the South Texas area has been established, the sale of these three (3) engines will be made available.
Date: August 4, 1938
Creator: Lamont, D.
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and G. E. Meares and R. A. Ascher - May 1938-November 1939]

Description: Letter from Richard A. Ascher to Tex Bradford regarding a business transaction that is not fully described, but has cost Bradford money, and may also be related to Ascher's incarceration. Later correspondence verifies that Ascher was released from prison on Sept. 6, 1938. A handwritten note on the letter from the Parole Commission says, "Re = Stein Nozzles."
Date: 1938-05-09/1939-11-02
Creator: Ascher, Richard A. & Meares, George E.
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran
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