Resource Type
Partner
Collection
Serial/Series Title
Country
States
Decade
Month
Language
558 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab. Unexpected Results? Search the Catalog Instead.
[Trinity River Flood]
Photograph of the Trinity River flood taken at noon. In the photograph, telephone poles and trees rise out of the water. Text on the back of the photograph reads: "May 5, 1935. Noon. Taken from middle of trestle No. 2026 looking east down north side RR embankment."
Date:
May 5, 1935
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Trinity River Flood]
Photograph of Trinity River flood at noon. In the photograph, individuals stand on a dry piece of land surrounded by water. Text on the back of the photograph reads: "May 5, 1935. 2:15 PM. Taken from west end of Bridge on Isle du Bois looking west Sanger-Pilot Point Highway."
Date:
May 5, 1935
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Red River Flood in Gainesville, Texas]
Photograph of the Red River flood in Gainesville, Texas. Text on the back of the photograph reads: "Gainesville, Texas. May 18, 1935. Overflow waters of Elm Creek, in the southwest section of Gainesville, just west of Lindsay Street. Objects in foreground are several mules, entangled in barbed wire fence, their heads barely above the water."
Date:
May 5, 1935
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Winfrey Point Building Front Porch]
Photograph of the front porch of the Winfrey Point Building at White Rock Lake Park. The building is composed of stone and wood. Text underneath the photograph reads: "White Rock Lake Park, Winfrey Point Building, Close-up view of front porch."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Winfrey Point Building Auditorium]
Photograph taken from the stage of the auditorium in the Winfrey Point Building at White Rock Lake Park. Text underneath the photograph reads: "White Rock Lake Park, Winfrey Point Building, Viewed from stage."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Bathing and Beach House]
Photograph of the parking area for the Bathing and Beach House at White Rock Lake Park. Trees surround the parking area. In the foreground, a road is visible.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Bathing and Beach House]
Photograph of the parking area for the Bathing and Beach House at White Rock Lake Park. The parking area is surrounded by trees. A small portion of the lake is visible in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[LeTourneau Dome Construction]
Photograph of the dome construction at LeTourneau Munitions, Inc., a company that produced massive amounts of ammunition during WWII in Longview, Texas. The heavy machinery used to construct the dome were designed and built by Robert G. LeTourneau.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flooded Areas]
Photograph of a large body of water. Near the center of the photograph, there is a partially-submerged post-and-wire fence and trees running the length of the image. Trees are visible in the background and a patch of grass is visible in the foreground, at the edge of the water. Text on the back of the photograph says: "May 5 - 1935 2:15 PM. Taken from same point as No. 17 but looking North West."
Date:
May 5, 1935
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flooding Near Isle du Bois Bridge]
Photograph taken from the east end of the Isle du Bois bridge, looking northeast. The area appears to be flooded. The tops of a fence posts are sticking out above the water. A patch of grass is visible in the right hand corner of the image. Land is visible in the background. The photograph was taken at 2:25 pm.
Date:
May 5, 1935
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Small Bridge on West Side of Lake Dallas]
Photograph of a small bridge on the upstream side, west of Lake Dallas. In the photograph, a man stands underneath a small wooden bridge. Rocks and wild foliage are visible where water would otherwise be. Trees are visible behind the man, who wears a hat and suit. Handwritten text underneath the photograph reads: "Small bridge up stream side, West side of Lake Dallas, 1936."
Date:
1936
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Water Main at White Rock Purification Plant]
Photograph of water main at White Rock Purification Plant. In the photograph, a crane is parked near the water main. Dirt has been dug up around the water main. A note on the back of the photograph reads: "Dragline covering sect. of newly laid 30" main near aerators - at old White Rock purif. plant 11/17/52."
Date:
November 17, 1952
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Floating Star, Interior of Beth-El Congregation Sanctuary]
Photograph of the floating star which was suspended from the ceiling as part of the interior design of the sanctuary when Beth-El was rebuilt in 1948 after the 1946 fire. The interior designer was the Hungarian-American architect Erno Fabry.
Date:
1948
Creator:
Joe Weisberg
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Beth-El Congregation Building Committee]
Photograph of Beth-El's Building Committee. Four of the committee members are seated around a wooden table, the other four members are standing behind them. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph say "Briarhaven Planning Committee" "from Len S. Construction book" and list the persons in the photo from left to right. Front row: Lynny Sankary, [Committee Chairman] Irwin Krauss, Judith Cohen, Billy Rosenthal Back row: Ken Baum, Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger, Dr. Ira Hollander, Shelden Anisman.
Date:
1999
Creator:
Schweitzer, Leonard
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Beth-El Congregation Building Committee Discussing Plans]
Photograph of Beth-El's Building Committee. The committee members are standing around a wooden table looking at the building plans. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph say "Briarhaven Planning Committee" "from Len S. Construction book" and list the persons in the photo from left to right. Clockwise from left: David Stanford (architect), [Committee Chairman] Irwin Krauss, Ken Baum, Lynny Sankary, Sheldon Anisman, Jane Manning & Bob Wagnon (designers), Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger, Judith Cohen.
Date:
1999
Creator:
Schweitzer, Leonard
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Torah March]
Photograph of Rozanne and Billy Rosenthal holding two of the Torahs (covered by white terry-cloth covers decorated with a blue Jewish star) at the Torah march, August 13, 2000. The Torah march was organized to carry the six handwritten Torah scrolls 7.5 miles from the old synagogue at 207 W. Broadway Avenue to the new Temple Beth-El located at 4900 Briarhaven Road. In this image, the Rosenthals are posing with the Torahs outside of a building; they are both wearing baseball caps with the words "Torah Toter" written across the front. Some of the other 300 congregants who participated are visible in the background.
Date:
August 13, 2000
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rubin-Gilbert AZA Members]
Photograph of teenage boys in the Rubin-Gilbert Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) chapter in Fort Worth, Texas. From left to right, the members pictured are: Standing: David Edenbaum, Harry Lederman, Gary Luskey. Sitting: Kenneth Baum, Haskel Daiches, David Rubin, Jerry Weinstein, Lester Baum, Larry Steinberg, Lonnie Lurie.
Date:
1951~
Creator:
Wayne
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[B'nai B'rith Youth District Convention]
Photograph of the teenagers at a 1956 B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO) district convention n Montgomery, Alabama. The conclave was at Huntingdon College. The male wing of the organization is called Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA), and the female wing is called B'nai B'rith Girls (BBG). Text at the bottom of the photograph says, "BBYO District 7 Convention, Huntington College June 5-10, 1956 Montgomery, Ala."
Date:
June 1956
Creator:
Robertson, Paul
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jewish Federation of Fort Worth Division Leaders]
Photograph of the Women's Division Leaders of the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth, Texas. The women are gathered in the parlor of the Beth-El Congregation, 207 W. Broadway Ave. From left to right, the women pictured are: Sophia Miller, Ida Lipshitz, Eli Fahn (the executive director), Ella Brachman, Hannah Sandler, Marion Lederman, Sarah Brachman (seated).
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Stroyeck, William K.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Harold Gilbert]
Photograph of Private 1st Class Harold Gilbert, a soldier from Fort Worth, Texas. In this portrait, he is pictured from the chest up, wearing his uniform and beret. Gilbert was killed en route from England to France in 1944, when his troopship was torpedoed by the Germans in the English Channel. Fort Worth's Rubin-Gilbert AZA chapter (the B'nai B'rith youth group for boys) is named after him and Lt. Alvin Rubin, who also died in the war.
Date:
1944
Creator:
W. C. Stripling Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Customers at Produce Section]
Photograph of a stall at the Farmers' Market in Dallas, Texas taken around the 1980s. There is a table at the front of the stall covered in boxes of various stacked vegetables with signs. Several customers are standing in front of the stall and one man is leaning across the table to buy something from the woman working at the stall. At the back of the stall, there are empty crates that have advertisements written on them. In the background of the photograph, other stalls and customers are visible.
Date:
[1980..1989]
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A.W. Cullum & Co. Loading Dock]
Photograph of the A.W. Cullum & Co. loading dock in Dallas, Texas. In the photograph, a number of vehicles are parked near the dock. The loading dock is shaded by an awning, under which white cases are situated. "A. W. Cullom & Co." is painted onto the side of the building. A railroad crossing sign and railroad tracks are visible in the foreground.
Date:
July 28, 1959
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pre-Package Co. Storefront]
Photograph of a storefront for a pre-packaging company. In the photograph, an awning shades the sidewalk. Inside the storefront, packages and wooden crates are prepared for distribution. A man is in the process of walking down the sidewalk. He wears a white dress shirt and dark pants. ". . .n Pre-Package Co." is painted above the windows of the building, which are placed above the awning.
Date:
July 28, 1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Live Chickens at Rainbow Poultry & Eggs Storefront]
Photograph of caged chickens being unloaded at the storefront for Rainbow Poultry & Eggs. In the photograph, cages stacked on the ground contain live chickens. Cages are stacked high on a truck bed, many of which do not contain chickens. A man is in the process of placing more cages on the truck bed.
Date:
July 23, 1958
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History