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Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, March 9, 1998

Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, World War II veteran and owner/operator of a plant nursery in Center Point, Texas. Mr. Mosty tells stories from his service in WWII, including how his unit was one of the first to meet liberated prisoners of war, as well as how he was wounded and taken prisoner. He also discusses studying at A&M, his work for the National Park Service, and running a plant nursery in the 1920s.

Date: March 9, 1998

Creator: Witt, Gerald & Mosty, Robert Lee

Item Type: Text

Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Melvin Land, February 27-March 16, 1993

Interview with Melvin Land, dentist, concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. He discusses his childhood in Oklahoma; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 2823 at Camp Stockman (SCS-14-O) near Morris, Oklahoma; description of camp; life in camp; post-CCC life.

Date: 1993-02-27/1993-03-16

Creator: Rowe, Beverly J. & Land, Melvin

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Going Under Belly, Bob Calen - Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 1921

This photo shows a man hanging under the belly of a running horse in an arena.

Date: 1921

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Water-Gage.

Patent for a water-gage measuring the height or volume of water in a steam boiler, particularly those "held closed by the weight of the operating handle" (lines 11-12). The device is designed for simple manufacture and easy assembly & disassembly without tools, and features a valve seat that stays in place, illustrations included.

Date: December 30, 1919

Creator: Leidecker, Helmoth M.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oral History Interviews with Melvin Land, 1993

Oral history interviews with Melvin Land, a veteran of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) from Coalton, Oklahoma. The interview contains details of Land's childhood and the death of his mother, his experiences in the Great Depression, his experience being a recruit and an educational advisor in the CCC, his experiences as an active duty officer for the Naval Air Station, and his experiences working at the Rusk State Hospital.

Date: {1993-02-27,1993-03-16}