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"Lumber production is falling behind our war needs. To save American soldiers' lives, we must provide the lumber our armed forces need--now!"

Description: Poster shows four different black and white photos depicting the process of building a PT (patrol torpedo) boat; from cutting down a tree, through construction, up to the finished product. The quote appears in the middle, with a red border around it.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. War Department. Bureau of Public Relations.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Give us lumber for more PT's.

Description: Color image of war ships at sea. In the foreground is a boat with "PT 34" painted on it, shining a light and speeding forward. In the background, a ship is sinking as explosive flames rise from it. Other ships and flames can be seen in the distance on the left.
Date: 1943
Creator: AEL.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: Enlistment]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the large number of enlistments into the Army and accusations against the lumber industry.
Date: October 9, 1972, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

"Keep that lumber coming!"

Description: Soldiers carry a beam of wood down to a river where a bridge is being built. The soldier on the right side of the picture is looking back and shouting toward the viewer. In the background is tropical scenery, an explosion, and artillery.
Date: 1943
Creator: Winslow, Earle, 1884-1969.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: Timber]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 4, 1983
Duration: 1 minute 25 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Lumber company locations]

Description: Photograph of two slides advertising lumber companies in Dallas. The slides are pinned to a black board that is hanging on the wall. The slide on top has a white background and text in the center of the slide that reads "Pleasant Grove Lumber Co. 1150 S. Buckner Blvd. Dallas, Texas" in slanted black letters. The slide under this also has a white background with slightly off-center text that reads "C & H Lumber Co. 6524 2nd. Ave Dallas, Texas" in slanted black letters. Both of the slides have wh… more
Date: September 30, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Lumber company locations]

Description: Photograph of two slides advertising lumber companies. The slides are pinned to a black board that is hanging on the wall and they are both turned on their side and facing the same direction. The slide on the left has a white background and there is text on it that reads "J.C. Wooldridge Lumber Co. Broadway & Dickinson Gainesville, Texas". The slide on the right also has a white background and has text on it that reads "Sims Lumber Co. 302 S. E. 3rd Mineral Wells, Texas". There are two transpar… more
Date: September 30, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Locations of lumber companies]

Description: Photograph of two slides that are advertising lumber companies. They are both pinned to a black board that is hanging on a wall and the slides are turned on their sides and facing opposite directions. The slide on the left has a white background and reads "Hensley Lumber Co. 1904 Washington Kaufman, Texas" in black letters. The slide on the right also has a white background and reads "Breckenridge Lumber Co. Breckenridge, Texas" in black letters.
Date: September 30, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Building supply store locations in Dallas]

Description: Photograph of slides advertising building supply stores in Dallas. The slides are pinned to a black board that is hanging on the wall and the slides are both turned on their sides and facing the same directions. The slide on the left has a white background and there is text on it that reads "Pierce Hardware 2907 Greenville Dallas, Texas" in black letters. The slide on the right also has a white background and there is text on it that reads "Lisbon Lumber Co. 3610 S. Lancaster Dallas, Texas" in … more
Date: September 30, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Locations of building supply stores]

Description: Photograph of two slides that are advertising building supply stores. Both of the slides are pinned to a black board that is hanging on the wall and they are facing opposite directions. The slide on the left has a white background and features text that reads "Wilshire Hardware Co. 6104 Mockingbird Lane Dallas, Texas" in black letters. The slide on the right also has a white background and features text that reads "Gary-Nees Lumber Co. Graham, Texas" in black letters. There are two transparent … more
Date: September 30, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Locations of lumber companies]

Description: Photograph of two slides advertising the locations of lumber companies. The slides are turned on their sides in opposite directions and they are pinned to a black board. The slide on the left has a white background with text that reads "Carey Lumber Co. Corsicana, Texas" in slanted black letters. There is a white oval shape surrounding the text and there are white splotches on the rest of the slide. The slide on the right also has a white background with text that reads "Barber Lumber Co. 150 W… more
Date: September 30, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Building supply store locations]

Description: Photograph of two slides that are advertising the locations of building supply stores. The slides are pinned to a black board and are positioned one over the other. The slide at the top has a white background with text that reads "Star Lumber Co. 8635 Scyene Rd. Dallas, Texas" in slanted black letters. The slide on the bottom also has a white background with text that reads "Garland Paint Store "1 W. Garland & 8th "2 1813 Skillern Plaza Garland Texas" in slanted black letters.
Date: September 30, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Partially constructed walls on a construction site]

Description: Photograph of partially constructed walls on a construction site. These walls are made out of lumber and have large spaces in between their legs and bracing. In front of this structure are piles of lumber and rocks. There are also other types of construction materials, such as saw horses and a wheel barrow, that are sitting in front of the structure. In the background of the image behind the structure, a treeline is visible.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Inside a partially constructed building]

Description: Photograph of a construction site that is surrounded by rebar frames. These frames are made in a grid-like pattern and are surrounding a concrete foundation. In the middle of this foundation are rebar frames that are laying on the ground. The image was taken from inside of the site at a low angle.There is lumber scattered around the ground and there is a large wood plank that is leaning against the left side of the structure and is connecting the top of the structure to the ground. On the other… more
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A construction site in a ditch]

Description: Photograph of a construction site in a ditch. There is a partially built structure in the ditch that is constructed from lumber and poles. On the edge of the ditch, there is a large wooden building that looks to be a barn. There is also a man sitting on the edge of the ditch and behind him telephone poles are visible.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Workers on a construction site in the desert]

Description: Photograph of workers standing on a construction site in the desert. The workers are standing around a tall wooden structure that is in the middle of a sandy part of the desert. There is a ladder coming down from the left side of the structure and there wheels and gears around the bottom of the structure. In the land around the structure, there are piles of lumber strewn across the ground. In the background of the image, the desert is covered in sparse brush and there are mountains in the dista… more
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Ships docked at port]

Description: Photograph of ships docked at a port. There is a small ship called the "Star" and a large cargo ship that are docked next to a platform. The platform has railroad tracks on it and there is also lumber stacked on the far right side of the platform. The water and buildings along the shore are visible on the left side of the image.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A building under construction]

Description: Photograph of a partially constructed building. The frame of the building is up, and there are some bricks on the exterior, but there are no shingles on the roof. Inside of the building are saw horses and other building materials. In front of the building are stacks of pallets, bricks, and lumber and there are other building materials scattered around the ground. There is also a drop off in front of the building that looks to have been excavated during construction and some pieces of lumber hav… more
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A culvert]

Description: Photograph of a culvert underneath a paved road. The area around the edge of the road has been excavated so that the side of the edge of the pavement and the space underneath is visible. The dirt that was excavated from this area is in piles on each side of the image on top of the road. Sticking out of these piles are planks of lumber, and on the left side of the image there is a lantern hanging off of the plank. On the other side of the road, rocky land with sparse brush is visible.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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