[Camp Fire Girls Leaders and Girls With Display]

Photograph of several adult leaders and two girls holding Camp Fire Girls literature and standing around a Camp Fire Girls display. The girls are wearing Camp Fire Girl uniforms. "Teja Dist Group" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thomas W. Cole and Mrs. Cole Greet Another Couple]

Photograph of Thomas W. Cole and Mrs. Cole greeting another couple at a reception. There are greek letters on the wall behind them. "Wiley College President and Mrs. Cole" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1958..1971]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lake Como Park Apartments]

Photograph of the Lake Como Park Apartments in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Miss KNOK 1962 Holding Flowers]

Photograph of the 1962 Miss KNOK, wearing a swimsuit, sash, and holding a bouquet of flowers. She's standing in front of a large crowd of African American patrons at the State Fair of Texas. "Miss KNOK" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ida B. Hurd and Birthday Cake]

Photograph of Ida B. Hurd sitting at her dining room table with a decorated cake on the table in front of her. There are five people standing around the table behind her. "Ida B. Hurd, Rev. Green - Church" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rubin Knight Receiving a Certificate]

Photograph of Rubin Knight receiving a certificate for ten years of service with Lone Star Beer. Behind the two men is a large building, likely the Fort Worth Lone Star Beer distributorship. Knight is wearing a uniform with a name tag.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women Being Crowned]

Photograph of a group of unidentified women wearing dark-colored dresses and corsages, posing together around a standing flower arrangement. There are six women standing a a row at the back, two women standing on the left side of the image, and, on the right, a man is placing a crown on the head of a third woman. A handwritten note on the back says, "Mt. Ararat Bapt. Church."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men with Catholic Interracial Council Sign]

Photograph of two unidentified men kneeling on either side of a Virgin Mary statue, holding a sign that says "Catholic Interracial Council. Fort Worth, Texas. 'Justice for All'" outside Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church. A priest wearing a cassock is standing in front of them, on the left side of the image, with his hands folded and raised in front of him. Part of the church is visible in the background, including several stained-glass windows.
Date: unknown
Creator: John Turner Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mrs. L. V. Hicks Holding Sign]

Photograph of a woman wearing a patterned, button-down shirt and sunglasses holding up a sign with the text, "Grace Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church Welcomes Delegates TO 9th Annual Youth Congress of Southwest Region Conference of Seventh Day Adventists, March 27-29, 1964 Carroll Peak Elementary School." Handwritten text on the back of the photo says: "Mrs. L. V. Hicks, Office Secretary of the Youth Department Extends a Hearty Welcome."
Date: 1964-03~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Choir on Decorated Stage]

Photograph of a group of people gathered in a tight group on a slightly-raised stage, and a man facing them with his arms raised. The room is decorated with crepe paper streamers on the ceiling, metallic fringe on the walls, and greenery around the edge of the stage and on the upright piano in the center of the image. A woman is seated at the piano and looking at the group, to her left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elder Harrison and Church of the Living God]

Portrait of a man wearing a clerical collar, cut into an oval shape and pasted on the left side of a photograph of the entrance to a one-story building with a sign that says "Church of the Living God, Elder C. Harrison, Pastor" above the front entrance. Handwriting on the back says, "Elder Harrison."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Bethel Junior Ushers]

Photograph of a group of thirteen girls and two boys of various ages posing in two lines at New Bethel Baptist Church with a man standing on the right side of the group and a woman standing to the left. Behind them, there is a closed curtain below a cross, and a loft area to the left, also with a drawn curtain. Handwritten on the back is, "New Bethel Jr. ushers."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Portrait of Unidentified Men]

Photograph of a large group of unidentified African-American men posing in four rows outside a brick building, at the head of a series of stairs. The men are wearing suits and several have clerical collars. Handwriting on the back says "Texas State Conference."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Vada Phillips Felder]

Photograph of Veda Phillips Felder, visible from the chest up, looking toward her right. She is wearing a light-colored shirt with dark edging around the collar, pearl necklace, and round earrings.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ebenezer Chapel Baptist Church]

Photograph of the front (west side) of Ebenezer Chapel Baptist Church located at 1915 Amanda Ave. in Fort Worth, Texas. It is a single-story, L-shaped brick building with a pointed steeple in the center of the main area. The area around the church is dirt and it appears that the building was recently completed. Handwritten on the back: "Ebenezer Bapt. Ch."
Date: unknown
Creator: John Turner Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women Conference Attendees]

Photograph of thirteen African-American women posing in a group at the front of a church during a conference in Fort Worth. Eleven of the women are standing in two rows and there are two women facing one another in the front; the woman on the left is wearing a tiara and holding out a wrapped box for the woman facing her on the right. Handwriting on the back says, "Baptist Ministers Wives."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vada Phillips Felder: Educator hosted MLK's visit to Fort Worth in 1959 (open access)

Vada Phillips Felder: Educator hosted MLK's visit to Fort Worth in 1959

Text of an obituary for Vada Phillips Felder, including background biographical information, statements from those who knew her, and a summary of and interview about hosting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a trip he took to Fort Worth.
Date: July 31, 2008
Creator: Smith, Diane
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Segmon Open House]

Photograph of five men and one woman posing in a line in the driveway in front of a single-story mid-century modern style brick home. A handwritten note on the back says, "O. L. Segmon's Open House."
Date: unknown
Creator: John Turner Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Morningside Methodist Church]

Photograph of the Morningside Methodist Church located at 2860 Evans Avenue in Fort Worth, Texas, taken from the southeast corner.
Date: 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Youth Group with Bicycle]

Photograph of a group of children of various ages posing around a bicycle in front of a stage. A man standing next to a table with a record player is visible behind them on the stage. A handwritten note on the back says, "Wins Bicycle. Gerald Crawford."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Imperial Choir at Mt. Gilead]

Photograph of a large group of people wearing dark clothing, seated in four rows in the choir loft at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. In front of the loft, there is a pulpit, several empty chairs, and a small organ on the right side of the image, with a woman standing next to it. Handwriting on the back says, "Mt. Gilead Bapt. Church Imperial Choir."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Men Conversing]

Photograph of four men standing in a semi-circle in front of a lit candelabra and several closed, patterned curtains. The men are wearing dark-colored suits and the man on the far right is wearing a clerical collar. There is handwritten identifying information on the back that is partially readable: "Atlend[...] Community. Dr. J[...]rson, Jr., The Rev. Terrell T. Booker, The Rev. E. C. Estell, Dr. Edward L. R. Elson."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Camp Fire Girls Selling Candy on Church Steps]

Photograph of Camp Fire Girls selling candy on the steps of a church. There are four girls wearing Camp Fire uniforms, two boys, and three adults. The children are all holding posters, banners, or boxes of candy advertising the Camp Fire Girls Candy Sale. "Camp Fire Girls Candy Sale" is written on the back of the photo. The adult woman is Zephyr Stansberry, the adult male on the right is Ben Stansberry, also are three sets of twins. the bottom are Michael and Marvis Stansberry, 2 girls on left are Joy and Joyce Stansberry, and then Linda and Leonard Stansberry.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History