Rescuing Texas History, 2014 - 26 Matching Results

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Draft Dodger

Text of a poem that derides men who avoid going to war.

Date: 1943

Creator: The State Register

Item Type: Poem

Partner: Pottsboro Public Library

Photograph of James Waterson Cook wearing a military uniform while leaning against a prop fence in a portrait studio. A painted backdrop depicts trees in front of a white building. The the reverse side of the photo contains handwritten notes that include "Budo Cook," "WWII," "Pottsboro TX," and "Pacific Theater."

Date: 1943~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Pottsboro Public Library

[Letter from Katie Dickey to Charles Dickey, June 15, 1943]

Letter from Katie Dickey to her son, Charles Dickey. She writes several Biblical verses for encouragement. A note on the reverse side that Charles was drafted into the United States Army during World War [II] and that he was leaving for Japan.

Date: June 15, 1943

Creator: Dickey, Katie

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Pottsboro Public Library

[P. J. A. Petersen With Brother and Sister-In-Law]

Photograph of two old men and a woman standing between them in a black dress with lace collar.

Date: 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Photograph of Battleship Texas Deck]

Photograph of the deck of U.S.S. Texas, with another ship visible beyond it.

Date: 1943~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Band]

Photograph of the Civil Air Patrol band performing on a concrete platform.

Date: 1943~

Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Jacket Patch]

Photograph of a Civil Air Patrol jacket patch depicting the bombing of a German submarine.

Date: 1943~

Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Man]

Photograph of a man preparing a Civil Air Patrol plane for flight.

Date: 1943~

Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Memo]

Photograph of a memo with a message about late checks, at Civil Air Patrol Base 10 in Beaumont, Texas.

Date: July 1943

Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Mess Hall Workers]

Photograph of a group of workers standing together in the mess hall of Civil Air Patrol Base 10 in Beaumont, Texas.

Date: 1943~

Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Office]

Photograph of three women and a man in Civil Air Patrol uniforms sitting at desks in an office at Civil Air Patrol Base 10 in Beaumont, Texas.

Date: 1943~

Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Officers]

Photograph of five Civil Air Patrol officers standing in a line with the ocean behind them.

Date: 1943~

Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Official's Arrival]

Photograph of a Civil Air Patrol official arriving at Base 10 in a car, with the photograph taken from a building's window above the ground floor.

Date: 1943~

Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Women]

Photograph of three women wearing Civil Air Patrol uniforms and standing together inside of a building.

Date: April 1943

Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of Drafted Denton County Men]

Photograph of a group of Denton County men called up to be drafted in World War II, standing and sitting outside of a building. One of the men, the third from the left, is identified as Richard L. Wiggs.

Date: September 25, 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Denton Public Library

[Photograph of Firemen in Uniforms]

Photograph of firemen from the Orange Fire Department posing together in uniform. The men in the front row are Charlie Taylor, Clyde Stanfield, Buss Hubbard, Hal McFarlane, Allie Barron, Buster Pete, Lawrence Shreaux, J. D. Stanfield, Joe Stewart, Vertis Sands, Albert Ewing, Buck Thompson, J. S. Rougeau, Roy Robinson, Pat Scarborough, and Henry Stanfield. Those in the second row are Lawrence Smaihall, Doug Robinson, Clifford Mathews, Bob York, Marshall Herrin holding a dog named Puggy, Clevelan… more

Date: 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Photograph of Lieutenant William O. Geisert]

Photograph of Lieutenant William O. Geisert on the deck of U.S.S. Texas, taken by the ship's photographer.

Date: [1943..1944]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of Rodeo Parade]

Photograph of a parade on a city street in Dublin, Texas, with buildings on either side of the street and a procession of people riding horses underneath a sign suspended over the street which says, "Dublin, Home of the World's Championship Rodeo, April 23, 24, 25, Fri-Sat-Sun."

Date: 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dublin Historical Museum

[Photograph of Rodeo Parade]

Photograph of the rodeo parade in Dublin, with a marching band walking on a city street between buildings under a sign suspended over the street that says "Dublin, Home of the World's Championship Rodeo, April 23, 24, 25, Fri-Sat-Sun."

Date: 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dublin Historical Museum

[Photograph of the Grave of Mary Alice Guthrie]

Photograph of the grave of Mary Alice Guthrie (1864-1943), covered in flowers, located at Holy Cross Cemetery in Waco, Texas.

Date: 1943

Creator: Lloyd

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of the Grave of Stonewall Jackson Guthrie]

Photograph of the grave of Stonewall Jackson Guthrie (1863-1943), covered in flowers. The grave is located at Holy Cross Cemetery in Waco, Texas.

Date: 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas in Norfolk Navy Yard]

Photograph of U.S.S. Texas, with a note on the photo that says "BB 35, stbd. broadside view, Norfolk Navy yard, Portsmouth, VA."

Date: March 15, 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas in Norfolk Navy Yard]

Photograph of U.S.S. Texas in the ocean with men standing on the deck. A note on the photo says, "BB 35, stbd. bow view, Norfolk Navy yard Portsmouth, VA."

Date: March 15, 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Portrait of Edith Jensen in Military Uniform]

Photograph of a woman with short, curled hair wearing a military uniform. Her name is Edith Jensen.

Date: 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

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Draft Dodger

[James Cook in Uniform]

[Letter from Katie Dickey to Charles Dickey, June 15, 1943]

[P. J. A. Petersen With Brother and Sister-In-Law]

[Photograph of Battleship Texas Deck]

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Band]

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Jacket Patch]

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Man]

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Memo]

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Mess Hall Workers]

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Office]

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Officers]

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Official's Arrival]

[Photograph of Civil Air Patrol Women]

[Photograph of Drafted Denton County Men]

[Photograph of Firemen in Uniforms]

[Photograph of Lieutenant William O. Geisert]

[Photograph of Rodeo Parade]

[Photograph of Rodeo Parade]

[Photograph of the Grave of Mary Alice Guthrie]

[Photograph of the Grave of Stonewall Jackson Guthrie]

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas in Norfolk Navy Yard]

[Photograph of U.S.S. Texas in Norfolk Navy Yard]

[Portrait of Edith Jensen in Military Uniform]