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Neal Douglass Photography Collection
19
Rescuing Texas History, 2007
16
Harris and Eliza Kempner
8
Dewey G. Mears Photograph Archive
6
Abilene Library Consortium
4
Latimer Papers
4
Rescuing Texas History, 2006
3
Rescuing Texas History, 2014
3
Travis County Negro Extension Service Program Photograph Collection
3
KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection
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[Style Show]
Photograph of two girls standing on a stage at a style show wearing fancy white dresses. A sign on the curtain behind them reads, "There's magic in the right know how." A woman sits at a table with a microphone at the back of the stage.
Date:
June 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Style Show]
Photograph of a girl walking on stage during a style show wearing a floral print dress. A sign on the curtain behind her reads "There's magic in the right know how."
Date:
June 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Style Show]
Photograph of two girls modeling dresses on a stage with a small floral arrangement. A sign on the curtain behind them reads, "There's magic in the right know how."
Date:
June 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Handicapped Worker of the Year]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Marine Veteran Cecil E. Downey being named Handicapped Worker of the Year.
Date:
June 13, 1954
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Richard Yarborough sitting on a couch reading a book]
Richard Yarborough - Austin High School Class of 1949. He is reading a book in a study where there are several books surrounding him.
Date:
June 17, 1954
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mrs. Yarborough sitting in a chair working on a needlepoint design]
Mrs. Yarborough sitting in a chair next to a fireplace. She is working on a needlepoint design. A dog is laying on the ground beside her.
Date:
June 17, 1954
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Richard and Mrs. Yarborough with a dog, Noir]
The senator's son, Richard, his mother Opal Yarborough, and their dog Noir in a yard. This photo was taken while Ralph was stationed in the Pacific. The woman is reaching down to pet the dog, while the man is crouched behind the dog.
Date:
June 17, 1954
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interstate Highway 35
View of highway under construction. Austin skyline in background.
Date:
June 17, 1954
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Street View of an Air Conditioned Village]
Photograph of a street view of buildings in the completed Air Conditioned Village. Each of the buildings are one-story brick houses, and there is a car parked outside of one of the buildings.
Date:
June 2, 1954
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People Around Table at Barbecue]
Photograph of a large group of people gathered around a table at a barbecue. Men and women stand waiting in line to serve themselves at the table. There are cars and a covered wagon parked on the residential street.
Date:
June 2, 1954
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three Men Standing Outside a Chuck Wagon]
Photograph of three men standing outside a chuck wagon eating a plate from a barbecue. The wagon has two sign on it reading, "YOUR HOST FOR THE TEXAS BARBECUE... STRUCTURAL CLAY PRODUCTS INSTITUTE 'National Authority on Brick and Tile Construction' Washington D.C." and "WORLD'S ONLY AIR CONDITIONED CHUCK WAGON TEXAS, OF COURSE!"
Date:
June 2, 1954
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. D. Weaver to W. L. Tarver, June 1954]
Letter from T. D. Weaver, the Executive Secretary of the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners written to Wendell Tarver to confirm that he passed the veterinary licensing exam (with a final score of 77) and will be receiving an official license to practice. It includes an envelope addressed to Dr. Tarver in Burnet and postmarked June 11, 1954.
Date:
June 11, 1954
Creator:
Weaver, T. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Andre to Jay A. Phillips, June 1, 1954]
Letter from George Andre to Jay A. Phillips discussing an audit report detail the tax refunds that need to be processed.
Date:
June 1, 1954
Creator:
Andre, George L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. T. Moser to George Andre, June 4, 1954]
Letter from M. T. Moser to George Andre discussing the tax income case and the interest that will be paid back to the Imperial Sugar Company.
Date:
June 4, 1954
Creator:
Moser, M. T.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Air Conditioned Village Information Center]
Photograph of four men in front of the information center for the completed Air Conditioned Village housing development. To their right is a large sign with information about the village, its sponsors, and developers. Another person in dark clothing can be partially seen just behind the right of the sign.
Date:
June 2, 1954
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Air Conditioned Village Ceremony]
Photograph of a ceremony being held for the completion of the Air Conditioned Village construction project. A man in a sheriff's uniform is pointing a gun at a log of melting ice resting on stacks of bricks while two men in suits stand on each side of him. Several other men in casual business attire look on in the background, many under the shade of a building's roof to the left. More men around a vehicle can be seen in the background to the right.
Date:
June 2, 1954
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Ben Shepperd to Truett Latimer, June 14, 1954]
Letter from John Ben Shepperd to Truett Latimer discussing how he missed seeing Latimer in Abilene and thanking him for the political encouragement he previously wrote.
Date:
June 14, 1954
Creator:
Shepperd, John Ben
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Coke R. Stephenson, Jr. to Truett Latimer, June 28 1954]
Letter from Coke R. Stephenson, Jr. to Truett Latimer thanking him for his letter of recommendation of employment of William C. Brewer for the position of inspector for the Texas Liquor Control Board.
Date:
June 28, 1954
Creator:
Stevenson, Coke R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Preston D. Petty to Truett Latimer, June 10, 1954]
Letter from Dr. Preston D. Petty to Truett Latimer discussing his opposition to the Veteran's Administration giving medical care to people with non-service related troubles.
Date:
June 10, 1954
Creator:
Petty, Preston D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. E. Bridges to Truett Latimer, June 30, 1954]
Letter from J. E. Bridges to Truett Latimer discussing a committee pulled together to improve Texas state hospitals and special schools.
Date:
June 30, 1954
Creator:
Bridges, J. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brentwood Pool
Photograph taken from outside the chain-link fence around Brentwood community pool in Austin. A number of people are swimming the the pool or seated in chairs on the deck around the outside of the pool; a young man on a bicycle is balancing against the fence on the left side of the image. A long brick building is visible in the background and a small tree is planted in front of the pool.
Date:
June 8, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Bernard Klein, June 15, 1954]
Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Bernard Klein handing a Cashier's check for $100.00 for donation to the Hillel Fund at Austin.
Date:
June 15, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Air Conditioned Village Celebration Ceremony]
Photograph of part of the dedication ceremony for the Air Conditioned Village. In the foreground, dozens of onlookers watch as a photographer snaps a photo of several men in cowboy hats riding on horseback past a covered wagon. In the background, dozens of vehicles can be seen parked on the side of a road and in the field beyond. Many buildings can be seen beyond the cars in the distance.
Date:
June 2, 1954
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Handicapped Worker of the Year]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Marine Veteran Cecil E. Downey being named Handicapped Worker of the Year.
Date:
June 13, 1954
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library