[Artwork on Display]

Photograph of an artwork mounted on a white wall during the exhibit "Sky Ladders & Power Poles." It appears to be made of three pieces of bamboo or wood with etched designs and grips on some of the ends.
Date: 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Artwork at Exhibit]

Photograph of an artwork leaning against a white wall at the exhibit "Sky Ladders & Power Poles." It appears to be constructed of two wooden poles that are connected by small posts, with a decorative woven fiber design in between. Handwritten on back "Visual Arts."
Date: 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group at Art Opening]

Photograph of two women standing on either side of a man, posing in front of partially-visible famed artworks on a white wall during an art exhibit at the South Dallas Cultural Center. Handwritten on back: "Art."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Roger Boykin Playing with Ensemble #1]

Photograph of Roger Boykin seated at a piano that has a folder of sheet music laying on top, facing the left side of the image. Several other musicians are partially visible behind him, playing a guitar at left, a drum set, and an upright string bass. Handwritten on back: "Black Music."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tommy Hopkins Playing Drums]

Photograph of Tommy Hopkins seated at a yellow drum set, looking toward the left side of the image. He is wearing a dark-colored shirt and light slacks with a necktie that has a pattern of red and white rectangles. The drum set is on a patterned rug and there are gray acoustic panels on the wall behind him.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interview Near Artwork]

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a dark-colored suit facing a woman wearing casual clothing and holding up a microphone, standing in front of an abstract artwork on the wall. A man holding a video camera is partially visible on the left side of the image, facing away from the camera. Handwritten on back: "Art."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Attendees at Cultural Center Event]

Photograph of people attending an event at the South Dallas Cultural Center, including Sam Baker and an unidentified woman visible in the center of the image, facing one another. Several walls are arranged to create corners and there are artworks or announcements posted on them. Handwritten on back: "Art."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arthello Beck and Unidentified Man at Exhibit]

Photograph of Arthello Beck (left) and an unidentified man seated at a small round table covered in a dark tablecloth during an art exhibit at the South Dallas Cultural Center. Beck is drinking from a cup and the other man is leaning on the table, which has plates and papers on top of it. Other tables and hung artworks are partially visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Summer Program Participants in Hallway]

Photograph of five children who appear to be dancing in a hallway at the South Dallas Cultural Center during summer program activities. A series of eight square, framed portraits are on the wall above them and a sixth child is partially visible at the far right side of the image. Handwritten on back: "SDCC Summer Program."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Roger Boykin Playing Soprano Saxophone]

Photograph of Roger Boykin playing a soprano saxophone, viewed from the opposite side of a grand piano. He is facing the left side of the image and two unidentified musicians are with him on the stage, partially visible at right, including a man who appears to be holding a horn and a woman holding a guitar. Handwritten on back: "Black Music."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Roger Boykin and John Handy at South Dallas Cultural Center]

Photograph of Roger Boykin (left) and saxophonist John Handy seated in a room at South Dallas Cultural Center. Handy is only partially visible at right, facing Boykin who is looking down at papers in his lap. Images are partially visible on the wall behind them. Handwritten on back: "Black Music Month."
Date: 2002
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Handy Conversing with Victoria Meek]

Photograph of saxophonist John Handy (right) standing with Victoria Meek in a room at the South Dallas Cultural Center. They are turned toward one another and double doors are visible behind them; a hallway is partially visible at left and there are several signs on the walls. Handwritten on back: "Black Music Month."
Date: 2002
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Quamon Fowler from Below]

Photograph of Quamon Fowler playing a saxophone that has decorative engravings on the bell, viewed from below and visible from the waist up. he is wearing a yellow suit jacket and has his eyes closed. Handwritten on back: "Black Music Month" and "Quamon Fowler."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Attendees at Art Event]

Photograph of a group of people standing in a loose line in the middle of an art exhibit at South Dallas Cultural Center. They are looking toward the left side of the image and appear to be listening to a presentation. Sculptures are visible in the lower-left corner of the photo and also behind the attendees, near several white walls arranged to create right angles that have framed artworks hung near eye level. Handwritten on back: "Art."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Men at South Dallas Cultural Center]

Photograph of three men including Roger Boykin (left) and saxophonist John Handy (right), seated in a room at South Dallas Cultural Center, facing one another. Handy has a pamphlet in his shirt pocket with the text "John Handy: With Class." Handwritten on back: "Black Music Month."
Date: 2002
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Chatting at South Dallas Cultural Center]

Photograph of three men seated in a room at the South Dallas Cultural Center, including saxophonist John Handy (center), facing a man who is standing at the left side of the image with his hands pointing to his temples. Images are visible on the walls behind them. Handwritten on back: "Black Music Month."
Date: 2002
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Discussion]

Photograph of several unidentified people seated in a circle in front of a white wall with a brightly-colored artwork partially visible on the left side of the image. Four people are visible near the wall, including a man wearing dark clothing with a blue necktie near the center, two young men seated on the right and a woman at left; the top of another person's head is visible at the bottom of the image. Handwritten on back: "Black Cinematheque"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arthello Beck and Unidentified Men at Exhibit]

Photograph of Arthello Beck (right) facing two unidentified men who are standing together during an art exhibit at the South Dallas Cultural Center. The men are visible from the waist up and the man in the center is facing the camera while the man on the far left is facing away. An artwork appears to be partially visible behind them. Handwritten on back: "Art."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seated Participants at Event]

Photograph of several unidentified persons seated in a circle during an unidentified event at South Dallas Cultural Center, including the partial back of one person at the far left, a woman seated at left, and three in the center and to the right. A sculpture is visible on a shelf behind them at left and there is an entrance area near the center of the background with steps on either side of a stone column leading to a corridor. Handwritten on back: "Art."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Men During Broadcast]

Photograph of two unidentified men seated behind a long table, wearing headphones and leaning toward microphones on the table. A large stack of audio equipment is to the right of the table and a light-colored wall is visible behind them, covered with various artworks with a sign that says "Weaving" in the upper-left corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People at Exhibit Reception]

Photograph of Tisha Crear, visible from the waist up, facing people seated at a table to the right. She is wearing a dark-colored short-sleeved shirt with a plaid shirt tied around her waist and a patterned scarf tied on her head. They appear to be in a reception area, with people seated around several round tables in front of an exhibit, where artworks are hung on the wall and a piano is visible in the background at right. Handwritten on back: "Tisha Crear artist SDCC Education Coordinator."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alonzo Davis Looking at Artwork]

Photograph of Alonzo Davis at his exhibit, "Sky Ladders & Power Poles," looking at a partially-visible artwork constructed of poles and other components propped against a white wall at left. Davis is visible from the waist up, wearing a dark-colored shirt with a plaid pattern and a black baseball hat. Handwritten on back: "Visual Arts."
Date: 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Roger Boykin Playing Piano]

Photograph of Roger Boykin playing a Steinway piano, partially obscured by a microphone on an adjustable stand on the stage in front of him. A partially-visible man is seated at the left side of the image holding a horn and an electric guitar is in an upright stand on the floor next to him. Light-colored velvet curtains are visible behind them, along the back of the stage. Handwritten on back: "Black Music."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sam Baker Talking with Woman at Art Event]

Photograph of Sam Baker (left) wearing a dark-colored suit and red tie, facing an unidentified woman (right) who is wearing a blue blazer and has glasses on the top of her head. Several art exhibits are arranged along the left side of the room and several other people are visible on the right side of the image, facing the exhibits. A man carrying a large videocamera is visible near the center of the image. Handwritten on back: "Art."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History