World War, 1939-1945
Found in 674 Collections and/or Records:
Blaine Sergent, coal loader, on his way home after work. PV&K Coal Company, Clover Gap Mine, Lejunior, Harlan County, Kentucky, 1946
Blaine Sergent, with pulled-up leg, talks with his miner friends on the front porch of the company store on a Saturday pay-day morning. PV&K Coal Company, Clover Gap Mine, Lejunior, Harlan County, Kentucky, 1946
Boating article by Fowler, 1963
Booklet entitled “The Coal Miner and His Family: A Supplement to A Medical Survey of the Bituminous-Coal Industry” published by Department of the Interior, Washington, Contains many photographs by Russell Lee when employed by the Coal Mines Administration, 1947
This series includes catalogs, a booklet, and a poster related to exhibits of Russell Lee’s works (one exhibit by the Coal Mine Administration in 1947, one by the University of Texas at Austin in 1965, and one by Texas A&M in 1986). Articles related Lee’s work in general complete this series
Booth in hamburger stand, Alpine, Texas, 1939
Bootmaker lining up a pair of boots. Cowboy boot shop, Alpine, Texas, 1939
Brazil, Adjacento Field, Making up Flight Plan, 1944, 1981
Breaking virgin soil by means of tractor-drawn plow. El Indio, Texas, 1939
Bumper stickers (2), 1975, undated
The largest series, Chili, documents the chili cook-off in Terlingua, the Chili Appreciation Society International, and Wick Fowler’s 2-Alarm Chili product, and contains articles and clippings, a scrapbook, promotional materials, photographic materials, and artifacts. Note that the while the scrapbook largely contains Chili-related clippings, awards, posters, advertisements, and a draft by Fowler, it also contains articles by Fowler on World War II, the Vietnam War, crime, and boating.
Burma Road, on flight between Assam Valley and Kunming, 1944
Burma Road, on flight between Assam Valley and Kunming, 1944
Cabin of Negroes living near Jefferson, Texas. This family owned about thirty acres buy were not farming it, doing day labor for a living, 1939
Cable tool driller in Seminole Oil Field, Oklahoma, 1939
Cable tool equipment with operator. Oil well near Saint Louis, Oklahoma. This is equipment used in drilling, 1939
Cable tool equipment with operator. Oil well near Saint Louis, Oklahoma. This is equipment used in drilling, 1939
Cable tool equipment with operator. Oil well near Saint Louis, Oklahoma. This is equipment used in drilling, 1939
Calcutta, [India], 1944
Calf leaving corral in calf-roping contest, rodeo, Quemado, New Mexico, 1940
Camera case used while in Air Transport Command, includes five notecards, three lightbulbs in boxes, and one empty lens box
The bulk of this series is comprised of three of Russell Lee’s cameras and their accessories, such as his hand-held flash and various viewfinders. Also included is Lee’s Leitz 35mm enlarger, and his cap from his tenure with the Air Transport Command.