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Point Isabel Coast Guard Building on South Padre Island

Description: Southward facing photograph of the 1923 Point Isabel Coast Guard Building located on South Padre Island. A small historical marker on the opposite side reads: "The Federal Government has operated a coastal installation at Point Isabel since 1852. This structure is the third permanent building erected here, one of a line of nine stations established along the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to the Texas-Mexico border. Originally consisting of a main floor, attic, and lookout tower, all elevated off… more
Date: June 24, 2018
Creator: Hicks, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 26.074827 -97.163989
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[News Clip: Ship Fire]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about an explosion in a ship, causing massive fires.
Date: April 21, 2010
Duration: 1 minute 25 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Rudolph W. "Sam" Winter, January 19, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Rudolph W. "Sam Winter. He discusses his childhood, family, growing up during the Great Depression and how he got drafted into service. He describes his experiences as a member of the US Coast Guard stationed in Central America during World War Two.
Date: January 19, 2010
Creator: Winter, Rudolph W. & Misenhimer, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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