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[Victor Oppenheim with two people on a dock]

Description: Photograph of Victor Oppenheim (right) with two individuals on a boat dock in Brownsville, Texas, possibly at the Port of Brownsville. The three look towards the camera as their picture is being taken. Several boats are docked along the pier's right side, and ramps leading towards the distant buildings on solid ground extend from the left side. This photograph was kept by Victor Oppenheim during his travels as a geologist and explorer in North, Central, and South America.
Date: 1958-12/1959-01
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dorothy Oppenheim with two individuals on a dock]

Description: Photograph of Victor Oppenheim's wife Dorothy Oppenheim (right) with two individuals on a boat dock in Brownsville, Texas, possibly at the Port of Brownsville. Three boats are docked along the pier, and the masts of several additional boats can be seen in the distance. Men stand next to and inside of the boat directly behind Dorothy and the couple. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his travels as a geologist and explorer in North, Central, and South America.
Date: 1958-12/1959-01
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two individuals on a dock in Brownsville]

Description: Photograph of two individuals on a dock in Brownsville, Texas, possibly at the Port of Brownsville. A boat is docked along the pier directly behind the couple, and an additional boat sits near the shore in the distance. The man holds a camera in his hands while the woman holds a purse on her arm. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his travels as a geologist and explorer in North, Central, and South America.
Date: 1958-12/1959-01
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two people being photographed on a Brownsville dock]

Description: Photograph of two individuals looking towards the camera while on a dock in Brownsville, Texas, possibly at the Port of Brownsville. A boat is docked along the pier directly behind the couple, and an additional boat sits near the shore in the distance. The man holds a camera in his hands while the woman holds a purse on her arm. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his travels as a geologist and explorer in North, Central, and South America.
Date: 1958-12/1959-01
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Boat capsizing near a Texas Gulf Coast beach]

Description: Photograph of a boat capsizing near the shore of a beach on the Texas Gulf Coast, likely somewhere in or between Port Isabel and/or South Padre Island. The boat leans to the right, with its starboard side almost completely underwater. A few individuals swim near the vessel or stand in the water nearby, and other beach-goers stand or walk along the shoreline to the right. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his life as a geologist and explorer in the North, Central, and South Am… more
Date: 195X/196X
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Three boats at a dock on the Texas Gulf Coast]

Description: Photograph of three boats at a dock on the southern Texas Gulf Coast, possibly somewhere in or between Port Isabel and/or South Padre Island. An additional boat sails upon the water between sandy landscapes in the distance. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his life as a geologist and explorer in the North, Central, and South American regions.
Date: 195X/196X
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Sand dunes on a Texas Gulf Coast beach]

Description: Photograph of small dunes on a beach somewhere in or between Port Isabel and/or South Padre Island in Texas. Patches of short grasses cover the sandy dunes, and the Gulf of Mexico spans across the horizon in the background. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his life as a geologist and explorer in the North, Central, and South American regions.
Date: 195X/196X
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dorothy Oppenheim on a Texas Gulf Coast beach]

Description: Photograph of Victor Oppenheim's wife Dorothy Oppenheim on a beach somewhere in or between Port Isabel and/or South Padre Island in Texas. Patches of plants and short grasses cover the beach's sandy dunes, and the Gulf of Mexico spans across the horizon in the background. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his life as a geologist and explorer in the North, Central, and South American regions.
Date: 195X/196X
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dorothy Oppenheim on the Texas Gulf Coast shore]

Description: Photograph of Victor Oppenheim's wife Dorothy Oppenheim on a beach somewhere in or between Port Isabel and/or South Padre Island in Texas. Piles of seaweed lay washed up on the shore, and Dorothy walks along the wet sands by the Gulf of Mexico's water in the distance. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his life as a geologist and explorer in the North, Central, and South American regions.
Date: 195X/196X
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with Sam Coats, January 5, 2015

Description: Interview with Dallas civic leader Sam Coats. Coats talks about his childhood and education, how he became a lawyer, and his involvement with the Civil Aeronautics Board. He provides a brief history of the aviation industry in Dallas/Fort Worth as context for viewers. Coats then goes on to describe his affiliation with six different airlines over the years (including his futile efforts to save Braniff International Airways in the early 1980s and his time working for an Australian airline which … more
Date: January 5, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Davis, Levi H. & Coats, Sam
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Private Collection of Levi H. Davis
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Oral History Interview with Adlene Harrison, August 25, 2014

Description: Interview with Adlene Harrison, former mayor of Dallas, TX. Harrison discusses her childhood and education, how she got into politics, her time on the Planning Commission, her experience with the integration of Dallas schools, and how she joined the EPA. She shares several stories of things that happened to herself and her colleagues while trying to get corporations to comply with EPA guidelines. She also discusses the founding of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) system and briefly goes ove… more
Date: August 25, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Davis, Levi H. & Harrison, Adlene
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Private Collection of Levi H. Davis
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[Video footage of Mexico and South Texas]

Description: Video footage from the Victor Oppenheim Papers collection containing scenes of several Mexican cities, as well as Brownsville in southern Texas. Footage at the beginning depicts the Palace of Cortés in Cuernavaca, Morelos. The Palace is shown again at 10:48, and inside are murals created by Mexican painter Diego Rivera. Additional sites captured in this video include the cities of Taxco de Alarcón, Acapulco, and Tamazunchale. This footage was kept by Oppenheim during his life as a geologist and… more
Date: 1958
Duration: 14 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[S-U-G 235 Train]

Description: Photograph of San Antonio, Uvalde, & Gulf Railway's 235 train. The black train sits on a railroad surrounded by grass. The locomotive is cylindrical and covered in smokestacks and a bell. A square cab sits behind the locomotive, an open window along it. The locomotive pulls two rectangular train cars on the left, a utility pole peeking above it. The photograph itself is scratched.
Date: 1948
Creator: Haney, Everett C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Copy of Letter from Rosa Spaeth to Johnnie Spaeth, December 15, 1941]

Description: Letter to Johnnie Spaeth from his mother, Rosa Spaeth. In the letter, the family member discusses the Christmas presents they received and how people are doing. The letter also talks about Pearl Harbor and the shock of the news. They also mention they can't wait to get another letter from him soon.
Date: December 15, 1941
Creator: Spaeth, Rose
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter From Rose Spaeth to Johnnie Spaeth - December 15, 1941]

Description: Letter sent by Rose Spaeth to her son, Johnnie Spaeth, discussing family matters and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Rose asks after Johnnie's well-being and talks about letters involving her other sons Louis (Lucky), Frank (Joe), Alphonse (Al), and Alvis (Red). Rose also asks Johnnie to look into insurance for himself and thanks him for the Christmas present and card he sent her.
Date: December 15, 1941
Creator: Spaeth, Rose
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter From Rose Spaeth to Johnnie Spaeth - January 8, 1942]

Description: Letter sent by Rose Spaeth to her son, Johnnie Spaeth, discussing family matters and his well-being following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Rose asks Johnnie to write back and tells him about his brothers, saying that Buddy received a Christmas present from Johnnie and a letter from Alvis (Red). She also mentions Uncle Louie Zimmerer dying on December 2nd, 1941.
Date: January 8, 1942
Creator: Spaeth, Rose
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter From Johnnie Spaeth to His Parents - November 24, 1941]

Description: Letter sent by Johnnie Spaeth to his parents, Rochus and Rose Spaeth, discussing Hawaii and his family. Johnnie describes Hawaii as hot, states that he misses driving, and talks about exchanging photographs with his mother. He also discusses his finances and a letter from "Red," his brother Alvis Spaeth.
Date: November 24, 1941
Creator: Spaeth, Johnnie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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