Texas Power & Light building in Killeen

Texas Power & Light building in Killeen
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Killeen Community Center, interior view

Interior view of the Killeen Community Center built in the 1960's. The building is located at the intersection of W. S. Young Blvd. and Veterans' Memorial Blvd. (Business Hwy. 190), near Nolan Creek.
Date: 1975~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dolph Briscoe political rally

Photograph of Texas governor Dolph Briscoe, Jr., giving a speech at a banquet held in the Killeen Community Center in 1974. A banner behind the podium reads "Opportunities Galore in '74."
Date: 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Central Texas College]

Aerial view of Central Texas College prior to the construction of the new, multi-lane Highway 190. The bell tower and duck pond are visible near the front center of the photo, where a U-shaped drive is clearly seen. In addition to the campus buildings and automobiles in the photograph, a large area of mostly flat, barren land is visible along with a few hills. The The college opened September 19, 1967.
Date: 1960~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Construction of the Killeen Community Center

Killeen Community Center, located on the NE corner of Business 190 and W. S. Young, under construction. The photograph shows the front (south side) of the building, with scaffolding against the south wall of the gymnasium as its walls are in progress. The building was opened March 1974.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Killeen Public Library

Photograph of Killeen Public Library at 711 N. Gray St., c. 1970. The white building was constructed on double-T buttresses, and extra buttresses were used to make the exterior walls.
Date: 1970~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Killeen Live Stock Show, Blue Ribbon Winner]

The Killeen Livestock Show in 1974, features a blue ribbon winner.
Date: 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Killeen, Texas, aerial view

Aerial view of the city of Killeen, Texas, taken in May 1973. Dirt work for a major new road is clearly visible on the right side of the photo.
Date: May 1973
Creator: DeBolt, Bob
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bass Grocery]

Photograph of the Bass Grocery store in downtown Killeen. Text next to photo reads, "A Quiet Day - in the early 1930s, traffic is light in this photo looking south on 6th Street (Gray) from the Avenue C intersection. A Killeen native remembering the depression days says,'The town was just about that dead, too!' "
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior of Bay's Store on Gray Street]

Photograph of the interior of Bay's Store on Gray Street. Text below the photo reads, "1930's Bay's Store Gray Street Left to right: Cecil Carter Sr.; Artie Carter; Arthur Bay; Laura Bay; Carl Marshall. Shelves are stocked with groceries and clerks stand behind the counter.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jean Bowen, Secretary

Photograph of Jean Bowen, Secretary.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Maple School

A class photo from the Maple School, students with three teachers.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bernice Bay

School photo of Bernice Bay with the word "princess" written on the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Marylene Adams

School photo of Marylene Adams with the word "pal" written to the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ophelia Vahrenkamp

School photo of Ophelia Vahrenkamp.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Couple posing nearing rocks]

An adult man and woman pose on a stretch of sand near a rocky outcrop, probably along the Lampasas River.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Killeen Public School, 1921]

Killeen Public School, 1923.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ding Dong Grocery on FM 440, Lampasas River]

The Ding Dong Grocery Store on FM 440 Lampasas River. Photo Work courtesy of Killeen High School Photojournalist Department: Ray Van Hoozer, Troy Stafford, Andrew Ybarra, Kenneth Berrios, Ron Popi, Paula Brock.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Killeen High School Burning in 1922]

The Killeen High School burning in 1923. A crowd of people are observing and smoke is rising from the building.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Killeen High School Baseball Squad, 1929]

The Killeen High School baseball team of 1929. Top row, left to right, Jack Haire, Troy Cox, Doyle Riley, M.B. Parmer, Bert Bass, Thurman Jean, Otha Lee "Slim" Brown, J.R. Burton. Front row, left to right: Dick Bass, Woodrow Young, Clyde "Hap" Jean, Coach Walter Moss, George Rodgers, John Jones, Rueben Besaley, Robert Wright.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Saturday Afternoon Street Scene in Killeen, early 1940's

A street scene from Killeen in the 1940s. Featured prominently is the Norman Brothers store.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Spivey and others in a car]

Five gentleman in a car; Dr. Spivey (driving); Back seat: Robert Callahan; Charlie Hairston; Horace Law. Featured in the background are Horace Law's Barber Shop, and Cox's Studio.
Date: 1905~/1910~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Many wagons on a market day in Killeen]

Killeen on a market day, c. 1890s. Dozens of men and their wagons face towards the photographer. The perspective is looking west along the railroad tracks, with the stockyards at the center. Featured businesses are Campbell & Sons Lumber, Hardware, Buggies, Wagons; Studebaker; Campbell - Root Lumber sheds, and Wendland's Produce.
Date: 1890~/1899~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Norman Brothers Store

Norman Brothers Store. Left to right, standing, Tom Adams; Henderson Norman; Johnnie Norman; Ed Norman; Blanche McCorde; Minnie Norman; Jim Norman; George Atkinson. The photograph caption indicates this is 1920, but the clothes worn in this photo suggest an earlier date.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History