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Box 14

 Container

Contains 42 Results:

Fireboat, May 1979

 File — Box: 14, Folder: 41
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2020-015, Red Adair Collection / Red Adair Company Records / Photographs / Slides
Dates: May 1979
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Photographic prints, negatives, and slides primarily chronicling the various fires and well blowouts that Adair and his company responded to worldwide. Of note are photographs from the 1991 Kuwait job, jobs completed along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast, and numerous jobs completed elsewhere in the United States, as well as Algeria, Venezuela, Iran, Indonesia, and Mexico.

Continental Oil, Jennings, Louisiana, 1947

 File — Box: 14, Folder: 42
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2020-015, Red Adair Collection / Red Adair Company Records / Photographs / Slides
Dates: 1947
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Photographic prints, negatives, and slides primarily chronicling the various fires and well blowouts that Adair and his company responded to worldwide. Of note are photographs from the 1991 Kuwait job, jobs completed along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast, and numerous jobs completed elsewhere in the United States, as well as Algeria, Venezuela, Iran, Indonesia, and Mexico.

Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada, 1978

 File — Box: 14, Folder: 43
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2020-015, Red Adair Collection / Red Adair Company Records / Photographs / Slides
Dates: 1978
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Photographic prints, negatives, and slides primarily chronicling the various fires and well blowouts that Adair and his company responded to worldwide. Of note are photographs from the 1991 Kuwait job, jobs completed along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast, and numerous jobs completed elsewhere in the United States, as well as Algeria, Venezuela, Iran, Indonesia, and Mexico.

Red Adair, circa 1963-1983

 File — Box: 14, Folders: 47-48
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2020-015, Red Adair Collection / Red Adair Papers / Photographs / Albums and Binders
Dates: circa 1963-1983
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Photographic prints, negatives, and slides chronicling Adair's personal life and leisure activities. Of note are photographs from a book signing for his biography "An American Hero: The Red Adair Story"; a fundraiser for his 78th birthday featuring actor Chuck Norris; a toast and roast by the Harris County Easter Seal Society featuring KTRK-TV news reporter Marvin Zindler; and photographic slides showing Adair and actor John Wayne during the filming of the 1968 movie "Hellfighters."

Family and Friends, circa 1955-1966

 File — Box: 14, Folders: 49-50
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2020-015, Red Adair Collection / Red Adair Papers / Photographs / Albums and Binders
Dates: circa 1955-1966
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Photographic prints, negatives, and slides chronicling Adair's personal life and leisure activities. Of note are photographs from a book signing for his biography "An American Hero: The Red Adair Story"; a fundraiser for his 78th birthday featuring actor Chuck Norris; a toast and roast by the Harris County Easter Seal Society featuring KTRK-TV news reporter Marvin Zindler; and photographic slides showing Adair and actor John Wayne during the filming of the 1968 movie "Hellfighters."

Easter Seal Society Toast and Roast, March 11, 1980

 File — Box: 14, Folders: 51-52
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2020-015, Red Adair Collection / Red Adair Papers / Photographs / Albums and Binders / Special Occasions
Dates: March 11, 1980
Scope and Contents

"The Toast and Roast of Paul 'Red' [Adair]," hosted by the Harris County Easter Seal Society at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel in Houston, Texas. Included are several photos featuring KTRK-TV news reporter Marvin Zindler.

"An American Hero: the Red Adair Story" Book Signing, 1990

 File — Box: 14, Folder: 53
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2020-015, Red Adair Collection / Red Adair Papers / Photographs / Albums and Binders / Special Occasions
Dates: 1990
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Photographic prints, negatives, and slides chronicling Adair's personal life and leisure activities. Of note are photographs from a book signing for his biography "An American Hero: The Red Adair Story"; a fundraiser for his 78th birthday featuring actor Chuck Norris; a toast and roast by the Harris County Easter Seal Society featuring KTRK-TV news reporter Marvin Zindler; and photographic slides showing Adair and actor John Wayne during the filming of the 1968 movie "Hellfighters."

"The Big 78" Birthday Fundraiser, 1993

 File — Box: 14, Folders: 54-56
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2020-015, Red Adair Collection / Red Adair Papers / Photographs / Albums and Binders / Special Occasions
Dates: 1993
Scope and Contents

"The Big 78," a fundraiser celebrating Red Adair's 78th birthday. Included are photos featuring actor Chuck Norris.

Christmas Parties, circa 1989-1990

 File — Box: 14, Folder: 57
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2020-015, Red Adair Collection / Red Adair Papers / Photographs / Albums and Binders / Special Occasions
Dates: circa 1989-1990
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Photographic prints, negatives, and slides chronicling Adair's personal life and leisure activities. Of note are photographs from a book signing for his biography "An American Hero: The Red Adair Story"; a fundraiser for his 78th birthday featuring actor Chuck Norris; a toast and roast by the Harris County Easter Seal Society featuring KTRK-TV news reporter Marvin Zindler; and photographic slides showing Adair and actor John Wayne during the filming of the 1968 movie "Hellfighters."

Other Social Gatherings, circa 1980-1989

 File — Box: 14, Folders: 58-61
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2020-015, Red Adair Collection / Red Adair Papers / Photographs / Albums and Binders / Special Occasions
Dates: circa 1980-1989
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Photographic prints, negatives, and slides chronicling Adair's personal life and leisure activities. Of note are photographs from a book signing for his biography "An American Hero: The Red Adair Story"; a fundraiser for his 78th birthday featuring actor Chuck Norris; a toast and roast by the Harris County Easter Seal Society featuring KTRK-TV news reporter Marvin Zindler; and photographic slides showing Adair and actor John Wayne during the filming of the 1968 movie "Hellfighters."

Phillips Petroleum Company, Gassi Touil, Algeria ("Devil's Cigarette Lighter"), 1961-1962

 File — Box: 14, Folder: 44
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2020-015, Red Adair Collection / Red Adair Company Records / Photographs / Slides
Dates: 1961-1962
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Photographic prints, negatives, and slides primarily chronicling the various fires and well blowouts that Adair and his company responded to worldwide. Of note are photographs from the 1991 Kuwait job, jobs completed along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast, and numerous jobs completed elsewhere in the United States, as well as Algeria, Venezuela, Iran, Indonesia, and Mexico.

Other Jobs, circa 1965-1990

 File — Box: 14, Folders: 45-46
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2020-015, Red Adair Collection / Red Adair Company Records / Photographs / Slides
Dates: circa 1965-1990
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Photographic prints, negatives, and slides primarily chronicling the various fires and well blowouts that Adair and his company responded to worldwide. Of note are photographs from the 1991 Kuwait job, jobs completed along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast, and numerous jobs completed elsewhere in the United States, as well as Algeria, Venezuela, Iran, Indonesia, and Mexico.