[Fire engine in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen Friday afternoon after the assassination - between 12:30 and 1 p.m. This image shows a Dallas Fire Department fire engine in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets. Police officers and cars and men wearing fire department coats and hats fill the intersection. Crowds can be seen on the sidewalks and people also lean out of office windows in the Dal-Tex Building.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Allen, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Police officers in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image shows Dallas Police officers in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets following the assassination on November 22, 1963.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Allen, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Police officer in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image shows an armed Dallas Police officer in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets following the assassination on November 22, 1963.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Allen, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Police officers in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen Friday afternoon after the assassination. This image shows Dallas Police officers in the intersection of Houston and Elm streets. The Dal-Tex Building at 501 Elm Street is in the background.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Allen, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Police officers in the intersection of Elm and Houston streets]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen Friday afternoon after the assassination. This image shows several Dallas Police officers holding shotguns, standing in the intersection of Houston and Elm streets near the Texas School Book Depository. The Dal-Tex Building at 501 Elm Street is visible in the background.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Allen, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd gathered at Elm and Houston streets on November 22, 1963]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen Friday afternoon after the assassination. This image shows a crowd gathered at the southeast corner of Elm and Houston streets at approximately 1 p.m. Police have used thick rope to keep the crowd on the sidewalk and out of the intersection. The front row of the crowd appears to consist mainly of school-age young people.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Allen, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd on Houston Street in front of the Texas School Book Depository]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. The image shows some people on Houston Street in front of the Texas School Book Depository. A crowd had gathered outside the Dallas County Sheriff's Department offices on Houston Street on Sunday morning, November 24, 1963, to await the arrival of suspected assassin Lee Harvey Oswald from the city jail. Oswald was shot before the transfer could be completed. This image was taken after news of Oswald's shooting had spread.
Date: November 24, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lynette Giesecke, Spring 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lynette Giesecke, Spring 1984

Interview with Lynette Giesecke of Austin, Texas, who grew up with St. David's Episcopal Church. In the interview, Lynette recalls memories of her younger years and as a student at Columbia University, the University of Houston, and the Diocese of Texas. She also recounts some details of the history of St. David's Episcopal Church and explains why she chose to attend the church.
Date: 1984
Creator: Williams, Murray & Giesecke, Lynette
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pressley Brothers Transfer Trucks]

Copy-print photograph of cotton loaded onto Pressley Brothers Transfer Trucks to be hauled to Kehoe Company in Houston, Texas. Cotton was bought by E. M. Hoffer and Garvey.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Loomis Photo
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Historic Wright Hotel]

Postcard of the Wright Hotel, a two-story hotel originally located at the corner of Houston Street and North Travis Street in Cleveland, Texas. It was destroyed by a fire in 1915.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Southern Pacific Depot]

Cropped copy-print photograph of the interior of Southern Pacific Depot, located at Houston and Travis Street in Cleveland, Texas. A man on the left side of the room is talking on the phone and four other men are standing around him. The man at the front desk is typing on a manual. A calendar on the wall shows the month April.
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Santa Parade in Downtown Cleveland, Texas]

Photograph of a car during the Santa Parade in downtown Cleveland, Texas. The car shows the logo "Cleveland Kiwanis" and is on the corner of East Houston and Travis Street. The Farmer's State Bank and Texan Theater, playing Call Me Madam, can be seen in the background. There is a crowd of people congregated by the side of the road near the Super Value Grocery.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cleveland Dairy Days]

Photograph of contestants and cattle shown in the American Legion Rodeo Arena on the corner of Houston St. (Hwy321/105) & Legion Ave (now Charles Barker Ave). There are spectators seated in covered and uncovered stands around the arena. Two children are seated on top of the wooden fence in the bottom-right. The 2023 site contains a Wells Fargo Bank.
Date: 1948
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A crowd outside of the Texas School Book Depository]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen Friday afternoon after the assassination - between 12:30 and 1 p.m. This image shows the crowd gathered at the entrance to the Texas School Book Depository. The Dal-Tex building, located at 501 Elm Street, can be seen in the background, on the other side of Houston Street.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Allen, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Dallas Police officer outside the Texas School Book Depository]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen Friday afternoon after the assassination - between 12:30 and 1 p.m. This image shows a Dallas Police officer standing in the street at the intersection of Houston and Elm streets outside the Texas School Book Depository. The Dal-Tex building is visible behind him; the Book Depository building is not visible.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Allen, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A crowd outside of the Texas School Book Depository]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen Friday afternoon after the assassination - between 12:30 and 1 p.m. This image shows a crowd gathered in front of the Texas School Book Depository. Police officers and police motorcycles appear in the midst of bystanders around the southeast corner of the building; the crowd has spilled off the sidewalk into the intersection of Houston and Elm streets. Signs listing the publishers who leased space in the building can be seen on the south and east sides of the building's corner.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Allen, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Dallas Police officer outside the Texas School Book Depository]

Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen Friday afternoon after the assassination - between 12:30 and 1 p.m. This image shows a Dallas Police officer, holding a shotgun, standing in the street at the intersection of Houston and Elm streets outside the Texas School Book Depository. The Dal-Tex building and the County Records Building are visible behind him; the Book Depository building is not in the picture.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Allen, William
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[crowd reacting to the news that Lee Harvey Oswald was shot]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. The image shows a crowd gathered on Sunday morning, November 24, 1963, on the west side of Houston Street, reacting to the news that suspect Lee Harvey Oswald had been shot. Oswald was to be transferred from the city jail on the east side of downtown Dallas, to the county jail, which is located on the west side, bordering Dealey Plaza. As he was being escorted to the transport vehicle, Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby.
Date: November 24, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd reacting to the news that Lee Harvey Oswald was shot]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. The image shows a crowd gathered on Sunday morning, November 24, 1963, on the west side of Houston Street, reacting to the news that suspected assassin Lee Harvey Oswald had been shot. Oswald was to be transferred from the city jail on the east side of downtown Dallas, to the county jail, which is located on the west side, bordering Dealey Plaza. As he was being escorted to the transport vehicle, Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby.
Date: November 24, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd reacting to the news that Lee Harvey Oswald was shot]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. The image shows a crowd gathered on Sunday morning, November 24, 1963, on the west side of Houston Street, reacting to the news that suspected assassin Lee Harvey Oswald had been shot. Oswald was to be transferred from the city jail on the east side of downtown Dallas, to the county jail, which is located on the west side, bordering Dealey Plaza. As he was being escorted to the transport vehicle, Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby.
Date: November 24, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd reacting to the news that Lee Harvey Oswald was shot]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. The image shows a crowd gathered on Sunday morning, November 24, 1963, on the west side of Houston Street, reacting to the news that suspected assassin Lee Harvey Oswald had been shot. Oswald was to be transferred from the city jail on the east side of downtown Dallas, to the county jail, which is located on the west side, bordering Dealey Plaza. As he was being escorted to the transport vehicle, Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby. A corner of the Texas School Book Depository is visible on the right edge of the image.
Date: November 24, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd reacting to the news that Lee Harvey Oswald was shot]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. The image shows a crowd gathered on Sunday morning, November 24, 1963, on the west side of Houston Street, reacting to the news that suspected assassin Lee Harvey Oswald had been shot. Oswald was to be transferred from the city jail on the east side of downtown Dallas, to the county jail, which is located on the west side, bordering Dealey Plaza. As he was being escorted to the transport vehicle, Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby.
Date: November 24, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jessie Wand, April 29, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jessie Wand, April 29, 1984

Interview with Jessie Wand of Austin, Texas, a long time member of St. David's Episcopal Church. In the interview, Jessie talks about her family and their travels when she was young, her time at Rice University and Texas Woman's University, and life during the Great Depression and war. She recalls some history about the church and talks about her involvement through the years.
Date: April 29, 1984
Creator: Hillis, Jean & Wand, Jessie Ziggler
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleveland, Texas: What a Hometown Should Be (open access)

Cleveland, Texas: What a Hometown Should Be

Pamphlet endorsing Cleveland, Texas as the "gateway to the outdoor pleasures of the East Texas forest country." Highlighted points in the pamphlet include a list of Cleveland events, the Civic Center, outdoor amenities and attractions, and a map of the area. A brief introduction to Cleveland's early history and a list of future attractions are also included.
Date: 2008~
Creator: Cleveland (Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History