["The Texas Special" entering Dallas]

First run of the "Texas Special" Engine No. 101 enroute from San Antonio to St. Louis on April 21, 1948 as it enters Dallas at 2:00 pm.
Date: April 21, 1948
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
System: The Portal to Texas History

["The Texas Special" arriving in Dallas]

Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad's "The Texas Special" train No. 1 - Engine No. 390 - type 4-6-2 locomotive arriving in Dallas just prior to dieselization in 1948.
Date: 1948
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Southern Pacific train in Dallas]

Southern Pacific's train No. 15 headed by Engine No. 651, a type 4-6-2 in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1948
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lamar School - Fourth Grade Class - 1948-49]

Photo of the 4th grade class, Lamar School - 1948-49 Bottom Row - Left to Right David Hunter Bruce Black Sidney Baertich? Mike Morris John Herbert Talley Jams Wagnon 2nd Row from bottom Mary Katherine Farris Carolyn Crawford Elizabeth Herrin Mrs. R.H. Horn Joann Hensley Betsy Kay Delores Springer 3rd Row from Bottom Ray Read Larry Gore Karen Wheeler Gordon Redding Floyd Vineyard Maggie Ann Evans George Coleman 4th Row from Bottom Rayburn Moore Johnnie Marie Dudley George Holmes Ann Lynn Crass Sheldon Morgan Tome' Nell Nowlin ? Jerry David Elrod (standing) 5th Row from bottom Bill Hicks Tommie Bailey Hobart Lightfoot Mary Jane Fagan Jeff Lewis Sylvia Smith Bennie Liles Very Top Row Thomas Gene Taylor S.J. Moreman Jr Gracia Rae Cantwell Daphine O'Neill
Date: [1948..1949]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lamar School - Fifth Grade - 1948-49]

Lamar School's fifth grade class - 1948-49 First Row, bottom, left to right Martha Pagitt Jayne Alldredge Jackie Hall Clara B. Walton Peggy Hodges Emma Hemby Judy Carnathan Second Row, left to right Tex Ann Alexander Julia Carter don Kelly Joanne Byrnes Elva Honea Third row, left to right: Ralston Gober Cheryl Walker Joe Jarrett Mary Reed Pat Faver Lewis Brimberry Fourth Row, left to right Jerry Walker Joe Henderson Nancy O'Neal Jack Rogers Geraldine Hudson Eddy Shannon Fifth Row, left to right: George Schmidt Dorothy Parker Phil Sandifer Mary K. Anderson George Rogers
Date: [1948..1949]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lamar School - Second and Third Grade Classes - 1948-49]

Photo of the 2nd and 3rd grade classes of Lamar School 1948-49 1st Row Peggy Ann O'Neil Jimmie Walker Ada Mae Walston Don Reed Yvonne Tubb Janice Bedre Bob Jones Joyce Bell 2nd Row Maxey Thompson Paul Dressell Sue Crutcher Jackie Dean Juanice Woolsey Larry Roquemore 3rd Row Walter Denby Bill Rogers Harry Moore Glennis McLendon Clara Bell Evans Shirley Campbell Brenda Hudson Top Row Wayne Robertson Don Mack Campbell Mrs. Ruth Bailey Gary Sims Kathleen Blaser Teacher, Mrs. Ruth C. Bailey
Date: [1948..1949]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lamar School - Third Grade Class - 1948-49]

Photo of the third grade class at Lamar School - 1948-49 Top Row: Billy Logan Ann Simmons Tommy Wardell Billy Williams Virginia Henderson 2nd Row Ann Wheeler Tommy Cook Martha Ann Fagan Richard Farris Joy Harris Larry Shepherd Sylvia Foster 3rd Row Cam Davis Martha Helen Lowe Ronald Lane Marion Boyd Will Jordan Martha Ann Whitaker Dickie Rogers (standing alone) 4th Row Jerry Pendland Dick Reed Laura Nell Sanders Brian Bell Betty Liles George Honea Sarah Cantwell Kenneth Hopkins (sitting) 5th Row Mary Helen Nowlin Frederick Gates June Gravves James Saxton Evaun Walston Carl Bradley Freddie Seely Billy Raper Jane Martin Teacher - Ida Stevens
Date: [1948..1949]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lamar School Second Grade - 1948-49]

Photo of the second grade class of Mrs. Marie Lassiter at Lamar School in 1948-1949. First Row (left to right): Bobby Kenderdine Ronald Raper Billy Jones Bruce Stewart Ben David Campbell Bobby Honea Kenneth Ives Steve Claybourn Second Row Carol Ann Logan Ann Fish Jee Crutcher Jerry Andrew Betty Stewart Travis Sellers Ellen Ann Wynn Gayle Garvey Martha Lipscomb Third Row Derry Lynn Jones Edwin Willis Nancy Cook Dick Cummingham Elizabeth Anderson Franklin Reed Fourth Row Nancy Ann Kelly Charles henry Janette Overton Mary Sue Hooper Jesse Harwell Jimmy Hopkins Fifth Row Jerrold Nall Kay Anderson Jackie Harris Mrs. Marie Lassiter Larry York Zona Mae Shaver Charlie Schmidt
Date: [1948..1949]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lamar School - First Grade Class - 1948-49]

Photo of the 1st grade class of Lamar School, 1948-49 Teacher: Annie Cutter 1st row at bottom: Oliver Davis (standing) Bill Kennedy David Roark Gene Rapier Lee Boyd Foy Vineyard Danny Redding Bill Adams (standing) 2nd row Hayden Haskins Shelia Rapier Gloria Hanks Betty Lou Hooper Karen Streetman Patricia Haney Relda Dickey Marian Vick Sally Barnes 3rd row Linda Sue Hollingsworth Bobby Farris Donita Helmuth Barry Armstrong Billie Gene Mollard Walter Shuller 4th row Tommy Pace Mary Evans David Foster Carol Stone Mary Lou Beaird Bill Knowles 5th row Quinclyn Adams David Dial Robert Rex Wood Danny Joe Hughes Judy Jordan Roger Sanders 6th row Tom Dennis Sabra Bell Edwin McGee Roxanne Canfield Horace David Smith
Date: [1948..1949]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Orange High School]

Photograph of Orange High School, seen from the corner of Fifteenth Street and Green Avenue in 1948. It is a three-story brick building. Large palm trees stand near the intersection and a traffic light hangs in the foreground.
Date: 1948
Creator: Lawless and Son
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Orange High School]

Photograph of Orange High School in 1948. Large palm trees stand in front of the school located on Green Avenue.
Date: 1948
Creator: Clough's
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tiger Stadium in 1948]

Photograph of the field at Tiger Stadium at Stark High School in 1948. It was located at Fifteenth Street and Green Avenue. Photo is taken from the bleachers on one side of the football field.
Date: 1948
Creator: Merchant's Photo Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Curtis School in 1948]

Photograph of the exterior of the Curtis School, a three-story brick building at Division and College Streets in Orange, Texas. Later it became part of the Heritage Center.
Date: 1948
Creator: Clough's
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lipscomb County Fair

Aerial photograph of the Lipscomb County Fair. There are three dirt roads. Parked along two of the roads are very many cars, trucks, and commercial trucks. There is a large domed building in the center of the fairgrounds. Along the bottom road are a few houses with trees. Wolf Creek is in the top right corner. In the top left corner is Paines Service Station. Written on the left border is, "Wolf Creek", on the top border is, "Lipscomb County Fair. 1948.", and along the right border is, "Paines Service Station."
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire Chief John Ballew with Firemen 1948]

Photograph of Fire Chief John Ballew and his fellow firemen. They are all kneeling in a row in front of three fire trucks. The Chief and his firemen are all wearing matching shirts and ties. The fire station and an unidentifiable building are in the background.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Youth Choir]

Photograph of the First Christian Church Youth Choir. Back row - left to right: Rosalie Pentecost, Pat Hilton, Robert Gartman, Billy Reeder, George Nelson, Murphy Vaught, Gary Branson, Isaac Bertrand, John Howard, Homer Claude Holmes, Hugh Reeder, Mark Youngblood, Wayne Phillips, Harvey Taylor. Middle row - left to right: Marian Dooley, Alyce Jane Speck, Ann Montgomery, Catherine Vaught, Betty West, Sarah Lacy, Cathryn Anglemeyer, Jerry Bertrand, Elizabeth Ann Donan, Betty Garrett, Nancy Prafka, Willie Mae West, Katherine Howard, not known, Joan Pinder. Front row - left to right: standing in front of choir in black dress is Peggy McIntosh, choir members sitting in front with white clothes, left to right: Joan Bertrand, Jane Jolley, not known, Ollie Bet Collins, Phyllis Foote, Norma Swearingen, Anita Ruth Brown, Phillip Foote, Bobby Shiflet. Standing in front of choir: A.E. Catanach, Choir Director, and pianist Austine Mills.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History