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[Hotel Dieu Hospital]

Description: Postcard of Hotel Dieu hospital, located on the banks of the Neches River near Sabine Pass Avenue and Emmett Avenue. Hotel Dieu was first opened in the late 1890s. In the mid-1910s a red brick structure replaced the older wooden structure. It was built and operated by the Catholic Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. Printed at the top of the postcard is "Hotel Dieu, Beaumont, Texas." Printed on the back of the postcard is the following information regarding the postcard's creation: "9732.… more
Date: [1910..1949]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Tyrrell Historical Library

[Schools of Beaumont, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the South Park School, Ogden School, and Pennsylvania School, three schools in Beaumont. Printed on the front of the card is "Schools of Beaumont Texas" and the names of each school.
Date: [1910..1949]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Tyrrell Historical Library

Lace purse

Description: Purse of off-white needle lace in square shape with rounded corners. Lace gathers in pleats at top of bag and stitched under lace yoke. Silver-tone metal hinge frame with rings for attaching chain strap (detached; 11 1/8" long). Flip clip closure of off-white plastic ball with embedded clear rhinestones. Off-white satin interior with one pocket on each side. Includes pentagon shaped beveled mirror; backed in satin matching interior of purse. No labels. Measurements: Width: 5 1/2" Height: 4 5/8… more
Date: 1930/1949
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Set of scarves

Description: Set of three handkerchief/scarves: a) Scarf of light pink chiffon in octagonal shape with ecru lace border to make a square shape. Measures 22" x 21.5" b) Scarf of salon pink chiffon with ecru lace border in foliage motif. c) Scarf of light blue/green chiffon with art deco-inspired abstract embroidery in dark blue, green, and blue in corner.
Date: 1930/1949
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Set of scarves

Description: Set of three handkerchief/scarves: a) Scarf of light pink chiffon in octagonal shape with ecru lace border to make a square shape. Measures 22" x 21.5" b) Scarf of salon pink chiffon with ecru lace border in foliage motif. c) Scarf of light blue/green chiffon with art deco-inspired abstract embroidery in dark blue, green, and blue in corner.
Date: 1930/1949
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Spectator pumps

Description: Brown and off-white leather spectator pump with round toe, brogue perforations, tortoise-shell block heels Measurements: L: 24 cm W: 7.5 cm H: 11 cm Heel: 5 cm (2 in.) Markings L&R: "I. Miller Ingenue"
Date: 1930/1949
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Boy's playsuit

Description: Boy's one-piece playsuit of yellow cotton with brown trim and elephant appliqué at center front. Bibbed front; patch pocket at back left. Shoulder straps cross in back and button to elastic back waist. Brown half belt closes at front with hook & eye.
Date: 1935/1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Coat

Description: Coat of red wool with metallic gold motifs forming an almost-plaid design. Between knee- and street-length. Center front opening with no closures. Bracelet-length sleeves with pleated sections at front of each shoulder. Fully lined in red silk. Combined designer/retailer label at inside back collar: "Hattie Carnegie / Inc / Original / Made for / Neusteter's / Denver"
Date: 1935/1949
Creator: Carnegie, Hattie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Silk nightgown

Description: White bias cut silk nightgown. Semi-fitted. sleeveless. empire bodice with open rounded neckline. The neckline and armholes are scalloped and finished with pale gray satin-stitching. The bodice front has three scalloped cut-outs backed with nylon net. The areas surrounding the cut-outs are embroidered with small gray flower and dot clusters. The bodice gathers under the bust line into the curved empire seam. Waist ties at the side seams that tie center back. Ankle-length. bias cut skirt with ro… more
Date: 1935/1949
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Photograph of four young men standing on the front porch of a house]

Description: Photograph of four young men standing on the front porch of a house. Written on back of photo in blue ink: "Location ? (Tenant farm house on the George Ranch) L to R Eddie Golnick, Herbert Eben, Nelson Linke, Eddie Eben". Three of the men are standing arm in arm to the left of the porch and the third man is standing to the right with his left hand leaning on a column of the porch. There are two dark colored bottles to the left of the screened front door of the white wooden house. Cement steps t… more
Date: [1936..1949]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

Aligator handbag

Description: Purse of alligator skin in structured “picnic basket” style. Double handles. Flip top lid; mirror on lid. Lined in brown leather with gold piped slip pockets. Maker's stamp: Koret Content stamp: Made of Genuine Alligator B) Coin purse of brown leather. Inverted rectangular frame with brass twist closure. Attached to interior with fine brass chain.
Date: 1940/1949
Creator: Koret, Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Application for Special Shoe Stamp]

Description: Application for a special shoe stamp, to be used to buy new shoes. Instructions at the top request: "do not fill in this application unless you will suffer serious hardship if you are unable to obtain an extra shoe ration before a new War Ration Stamp becomes valid. Hardship need not be shown to replace defective shoes."
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Ballet Dancers on Stage]

Description: Photograph of three girls doing ballet on stage. They are wearing long tutus and standing en pointe. The orchestral pit is visible below the stage.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Ballet Dancers Posing on Stage]

Description: Photograph of ballet dancers posing on stage. There is one dancer in the middle standing en pointe with her arms in fifth position, and the rest of the dancers are kneeling on either side of her, resting their arms on each other and getting closer to the ground the further away they get from the center dancer. They are all wearing long tutus.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Banda

Description: Man's Banda (Sash). Handwoven cotton on a backstrap loom, plain weave, red with jaspe (ikat) striping, loose knotting at the ends.
Date: 1940/1949
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Benefits of Reenlistment]

Description: Document listing the benefits of reenlisting in the Marine Corps, including a reenlistment period; mustering out pay; reenlistment allowance; choice of station; furlough travel allowance; furlough if you reenlist for two, three, or four years; retention of rank; transfer to fleet Marine Corps Reserve after 20 years of service; and retirement.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Arlington Public Library
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