[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 12] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 12]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1953/1958
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 13] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 13]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1958/1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Congregation Ahavath Sholom Confirmation Class, 1956]

Photograph of the 1956 confirmation class at Congregation Ahavath Sholom. There are six girls in white robes and five boys in dark robes and bow ties. Rabbi Isadore Garsek and Cantor A. Friedman stand in the back row. The students are Sandra Leona Berkowitz, Elaine Schwartz, Linda Ellen Grenadier, Frances Jay Friedman, Maxine Stein, Janet Marilyn Siegel, Harry David Pila, Harry Sherwin Bailin, Morton Alan Levenson, Alvin Daiches, and Cordell Green.
Date: May 13, 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Congregation Ahavath Sholom Confirmation Class, 1957]

Copy photograph of the 1957 confirmation class at Congregation Ahavath Sholom. There are seven girls in white robes and fourteen boys in dark robes and bow ties. Rabbi Isadore Garsek stands in the back center with them. The students are Cheryl Leff, Sylvia Lynn Cooles, Jeanie Labovitz, Debbie Brachman, Charlsa Sarvis, Jerilyn Cohen, Davida Rae Applebaum, Paul Weisblatt, David Garsek, Allen Hendelman, Marvin Tills, Bobby Rashti, Marshall Kragen, Jack Rubin, Allen Grenadier, Jack Marks, Michail Ben Cohen, Michael Carter, Louis Siegel, Allen Schuster, and Donald Stanley. They are pictured on the bimah (alter) of the synagogue.
Date: June 2, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Story: A Chronicle of the City of Houston and the Texas Frontier From the Battle of San Jacinto to the War Between the States, 1836--1865 (open access)

The Houston Story: A Chronicle of the City of Houston and the Texas Frontier From the Battle of San Jacinto to the War Between the States, 1836--1865

This book gives an overview of the history of Houston, Texas told in narrative form. The history discusses the creation of the city of Houston as well as major events in Texas history between 1836 and 1865.
Date: 1951
Creator: Bartholomew, Ed Ellsworth
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of Collin County, Texas (open access)

A History of Collin County, Texas

This book gives an overview of Collin County, Texas. The text discusses the geography and prehistoric aspects of the county as well as the history of the people in the region (including Native American tribes and settlers). The book has a bibliography (starting on p. 279) and an index (starting on p. 283).
Date: 1958
Creator: Stambaugh, J. Lee, b. 1889; Stambaugh, Lillian J., b. 1888 & Carroll, H. Bailey
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Austin Avenue Methodist Church Scrapbook] (open access)

[Austin Avenue Methodist Church Scrapbook]

Scrapbook documenting the history of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church including newspaper clippings, photos, letters, event programs, and other items.
Date: 1950~/2022~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Isle, Volume 4, Numbers 7-8, January-February 1951 (open access)

Galveston Isle, Volume 4, Numbers 7-8, January-February 1951

Monthly magazine about Galveston, Texas providing information about people, events, and other news with features regarding entertainment and history in the area.
Date: January 1951
Creator: Maceo, Sam & Llewellyn, Edwin E.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Isle, Volume 4, Numbers 10-11, April-May 1951 (open access)

Galveston Isle, Volume 4, Numbers 10-11, April-May 1951

Monthly magazine about Galveston, Texas providing information about people, events, and other news with features regarding entertainment and history in the area.
Date: April 1951
Creator: Maceo, Sam & Llewellyn, Edwin E.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ghost Towns of Texas (open access)

Ghost Towns of Texas

This book gives an overview of ghost towns in the state of Texas. Many of the towns are described with extended histories while others are simply noted with a statement of their locations. The book is split into four parts, according to the table of contents: Part I -- Utopia (La Reunion, Kristenstad, Bettina, Sisterdale, Panna Maria); Part II -- Religious Havens (Zodiac, Burning Bush, Kelsey, Marietta, Fairchilds); Part III -- Industrial Meccas (Thurber, Minera, Trinity City, Salado, Gibtown, Geraldine, Kellyville, New Birmingham, Albuquerque, Shafter, Tenoxtitlan, Clarksville, Aiken, Charcoal City, San Luis Pass, Bevilport, Senterfitt, Old Larissa, Nashville, Childers' Mill, Shanklin Mill, McGough Springs, Texana, Boonville, Springfield, Cincinnati, Pulaski, Tarrant, Buckner, Dresden Settlement, Chambers' Creek, Viesca); and Part IV -- Also-Rans (Other Ghosts). Bibliography starts on page 127; index starts on page 133.
Date: 1953
Creator: King, Dick
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Beach Study for the City of Corpus Christi (open access)

North Beach Study for the City of Corpus Christi

Report discussing floods and sediments near Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, based on data gathered between 1927 and summer 1956. It includes specific measurements and analyses, broken into sections under three phase headings: (1) Floods of North Beach: Record, Causes, Types and Probability, (2) Sedimentation and Maintenance, and (3) Area Flood Protection by Strengthening Barrier Islands.
Date: August 10, 1956
Creator: Price, W. Armstrong
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History