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San Diego entrance and approaches: California

Description: Map shows buildings, roads, observatories, lighthouses, and settlements along the San Diego, California coastline during the mid-nineteenth century. Includes sailing directions and notes. Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings and isolines. Scale [ 1:25,000 ] and [ 1:150,000 ].
Date: 1851
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Letter from Julia A. Barr to the Moore family, December 3, 1888]

Description: This item is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Julia A. Barr, Henry and Charles Moore's cousin. In the letter, Julia updates the Moore family on the happenings in Jerseyville, Illinois and the news includes: a dialogue about meeting cousin George Wilson in Eureka Springs, Arkansas while on a trip there, a discussion about the people that accompanied here on the trip and how long she stayed, details concerning the people she meet in Eureka Springs, a conversation about Seell… more
Date: December 3, 1888
Creator: Barr, Julia A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Playing-Cards.

Description: Patent for a card game that aims to teach players the workings of the electoral college. There are 208 cards, divided into four types: "eagle," "star," "banner," "flag," and gathering one of each type gives the player an electoral vote. The cards feature presidential candidates of the mid-1800s.
Date: March 27, 1906
Creator: Noonan, James Harrison
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Postcard of McFaddin, Kyle, & Weiss Rice Mill]

Description: Postcard from G. O. Schull to Henry H. Himebaugh in San Diego, California. The image on the front of the postcard shows a mill next to railroad tracks, and printed text on the photo identifies the subject as the McFaddin, Kyle & Weiss Rice Mill in Beaumont, Texas. The handwritten message on the back of the postcard is addressed to "Uncle Henry" and says, "I was glad to hear from you. I ought to have answered sooner. It is true we are drifting that way but we are so scattered I don't know wh… more
Date: February 27, 1912
Creator: Schull, G. O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

Weber's map of San Diego County.

Description: Map shows township grid, railroads, canals, cities and towns, wagon roads, and trails for San Diego County and portions of adjacent Riverside County; streets names, neighborhoods, expedition grounds and buildings, electric railroads, military facilities, wharves, jetties, and the Bay of San Diego for the City of San Diego. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:327,000].
Date: 1914
Creator: Punnett Brothers
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Non-Skid Device

Description: Patent for a device that affixes to automobile wheels to provide tire traction and prevent skidding.
Date: May 24, 1921
Creator: Williams, Harry S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Nimitz Family Car]

Description: Photograph of the Nimitz family car, the Flying Cloud by Reo Motor Car Company on a dusty road. Some shrubbery can be seen on the side of the road as well as some mountains in the distance.
Date: 1929
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[The Commander-in-Chief Presenting Awards]

Description: Photograph of the Commander-in-Chief presenting award belts to the All-Navy Champions at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California. The officers are wearing their white naval uniforms, and the athletes behind them are either not wearing a shirt or are wearing dirty sweatshirts.
Date: February 9, 1929
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Jeb Stewart and Chester W. Nimitz]

Description: Photograph of Jeb Stewart and Chester W. Nimitz standing outside a car in San Diego, California. Jeb Stewart stand on the left posing with the open car door in a light-colored suit jacket and trousers with a dark square buckled belt, a buttoned-up shirt and wide brimmed hat. On the left standing in the brush is Chester Nimitz wearing a sweater, a white collared shirt, a bowtie, cropped trousers and long socks.
Date: 1930
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Photograph of Aircraft Flying Over the U.S.S. Texas]

Description: Photograph of aircraft flying over the U.S.S. Texas. According to the identification card "more than 180 service airplanes passed in review Aug. 14," honoring Admiral Jehu V. Chase who was about to retire from the United States battle fleet. The aircraft are flying in perfect triangular formation over the ship while in the harbor at San Diego, California. Admiral Chase was standing on the deck while this flyover occurred. Includes an information card.
Date: August 14, 1933
Creator: Associated Press
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Anderson Scrapbook 3]

Description: Scrapbook of collected items including photographs, clippings, letters, and other documents from Lieutenant Richard A. Anderson's time in the Navy aboard the USS Skirmish.
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: Anderson, Richard Alan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[318th Platoon, U. S. M. C.]

Description: Photograph of the 318th Platoon. Jack Vaughan is sixth from the right on the top row. A sign in front of the soldiers says "318th Platoon, U.S.M.C., San Diego, 1942. U. S. Marines - First to Fight."
Date: [1942-03-23..1946-04-06]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Arlington Public Library
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