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Dallas City Directory, 1915 (open access)

Dallas City Directory, 1915

General directory for Dallas, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1915
Creator: John F. Worley Directory Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas City Directory, 1918 (open access)

Dallas City Directory, 1918

General directory for Dallas, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1918
Creator: Worley
System: The Portal to Texas History
A City Plan for Dallas (open access)

A City Plan for Dallas

Report of the Park Board in Dallas, Texas, including the text of the proposed city plan, called the "Kessler Plan." The plan describes suggested changes to the city including building levees; creating a belt railroad; building a union station; creating freight terminals; organizing a civic center; eliminating railroad grade crossings in downtown districts; extending roads in downtown areas; building parks, parkways, and boulevards; and adding playgrounds throughout the city. The text includes accompanying drawings and illustrations. The fiscal report of the Park Board is included at the end of the book.
Date: 1911
Creator: Kessler, George E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas, Texas (open access)

Dallas, Texas

A book featuring a collection of views of Dallas, including: the Old Red Courthouse; a birds eye view of Dallas; the Carnegie Library; Main Street Scene; Post Office; Confederate Monument; City Hall; National Exchange Bank; City National Bank; Titche-Goettinger Co.; Oriental Hotel; Sanger Bros. Building; Columbia School; William B. Travis School; Central High School; City Park; Catholic Cathedral of Sacred Heart; Jewish Temple Emanuel; St. Matthews Cathedral, Episcopal; Methodist Church; St Paul's Sanitarium; Ursuline Convent; St. Mary's College.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Police Department (open access)

Dallas Police Department

This book includes photographs of the Dallas mayor, commissioners, police chief, detectives, mounted police, and other units. Includes a history of the department and biographies of some individuals.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas City Park Board Annual Report: 1914-1915 (open access)

Dallas City Park Board Annual Report: 1914-1915

Annual report for 1914-1915 compiled by the Park Board regarding the park system in Dallas, Texas. The report includes overarching reviews of the system's status and future plans as well as commentaries on each individual park. Near the end of the report, there are financial statistics showing the amounts spent by the park funds on maintenance for each of the parks as well as sketched maps of selected parks. There are also facts about "Dallas, the City of the Hour."
Date: 1915
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Board.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[First United Methodist Church Members Registry: 1916-1943] (open access)

[First United Methodist Church Members Registry: 1916-1943]

Registry documenting membership at First United Methodist Church in Dallas from 1916 to 1943. Marriage and infant baptism records are also included.
Date: 1916/1943
Creator: First Methodist Church of Dallas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Evalyn Stone School and Family Scrapbook] (open access)

[Evalyn Stone School and Family Scrapbook]

Scrapbook belonging to Evalyn Stone filled with photos of family outings and time spent with college friends.
Date: 1913/1921
Creator: Stone, Evalyn
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Dalworth Park Tax Roll: 1919 to 1942, Delinquent Rolls] (open access)

[City of Dalworth Park Tax Roll: 1919 to 1942, Delinquent Rolls]

Tax rolls for Dalworth Park, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1919-1942. This volume contains information for property owners who owe delinquent taxes.
Date: 1919~/1942~
Creator: Dalworth Park (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1917 to 1920] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1917 to 1920]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1917-1920.
Date: 1917/1920
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Dalworth Park Tax Roll: 1914 to 1934] (open access)

[City of Dalworth Park Tax Roll: 1914 to 1934]

Tax rolls for Dalworth Park, Texas documenting properties during 1914-1934, including the name and address of each property's owner, each property's assessed value, and taxes organized by year.
Date: 1914/1934
Creator: Dalworth Park (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1913 to 1917] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1913 to 1917]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1913 to 1917, including the name of each property's owner, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1913/1917
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1914 to 1936, Delinquent Rolls] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1914 to 1936, Delinquent Rolls]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting properties during 1914-1936. This volume contains information for property owners who owe delinquent taxes.
Date: 1914/1936
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1914 to 1928, Delinquent Rolls] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1914 to 1928, Delinquent Rolls]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1914 to 1928, including the name of each property's owner, each property's description and assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number. This volume contains information for property owners who owe delinquent taxes.
Date: 1914/1928
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 8] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 8]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1914/1936
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parish Register: 1918-1953] (open access)

[Parish Register: 1918-1953]

Ledger documenting names, dates, and related information for baptisms, communicants, confirmands, and burials at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Alphabetical index to names starts on page 2.
Date: 1918/1953
Creator: St. Matthew's Cathedral (Dallas, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Marriage Register: 1918-1929] (open access)

[Marriage Register: 1918-1929]

Ledger documenting names, dates, and related information for marriages at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Records of marriages start on page 32.
Date: 1918/1929
Creator: St. Matthew's Cathedral (Dallas, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Eucaline Cotton Picking Book (open access)

Eucaline Cotton Picking Book

A notebook sponsored by the Eucaline Medicine Company, advertising their tonic for fever treatment and weight gain. Every other page includes a brief testimonial above a space for notetaking; the opposite pages each have tables for calculating weight gain. There are handwritten notes from C. C. Cox on work-related topics on the cover, back, and first few pages.
Date: 1919
Creator: Eucaline Medicine Company
System: The Portal to Texas History