Resource Type

[The "Phillip Morris Midget" standing on a desk next to Governor Jester]

The "Phillip Morris Midget" standing on a desk next to Governor Jester in the Capitol building. The "Phillip Morris Midget" is holding boots in one hand and a certificate in the other. Governor Jester is holding a carton of Phillip Morris cigarettes.
Date: March 19, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor Jester and the "Phillip Morris Midget" in the Capitol building]

The "Phillip Morris Midget" shaking hands with another person in the Capitol building. Governor Jester is standing behind them.
Date: March 19, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two men repairing the floor of the Capitol building]

Two men repairing the floor at the Capitol building. The men are crouched over the tiles of the floor.
Date: March 19, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A man cleaning up the interior of the Capital building]

A man cleaning up debris from damage to the interior of the Capitol building. The man is sweeping up with a broom and picking up a large piece of debris.
Date: March 19, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The front of the Capitol building in Austin]

A view of the front of the Capitol building in Austin. There are many trees and cars out in front of the building.
Date: March 19, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Land Commissioner Bascom Giles, Texas Land Commissioner, 1939-1955, standing next to a desk in the Land Office]

A man standing next to a desk in the Land Office. This desk belonged to the writer William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) when he worked at the Texas General Land Office. There are pictures against the wall.
Date: March 19, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor Jester kissing the "Peach Queen"]

Governor Jester giving the "Peach Queen" a kiss. There are two other men standing in the photo. Two baskets of peaches are sitting in the chairs beside them.
Date: March 19, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor Jester eating a peach next to the "Peach Queen"]

Governor Jester standing next to the "Peach Queen." The Governor is eating a peach from the two baskets of peaches beside him.
Date: March 19, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor Jester holding a peach and standing with a group of people]

Governor Jester and the "Peach Queen" with a group of people standing around them. The Governor is holding a peach in his hand from the two baskets of peaches beside him.
Date: March 19, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Team picture of the 7-Up Bottlers baseball team]

A group photo of the 7-Up Bottlers baseball team. The coach of the team is standing to the right of the boys. The boys have "Bottlers" written across the front of their jerseys.
Date: May 19, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Larry Morrell and weather board]

Photograph of Larry Morrell conducting a weather review. He is looking at the camera. He is wearing a suit, a tie, a white shirt, a pocket handkerchief, and shoes. Behind Morrell, there is a weatherboard.
Date: March 19, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of television console with Bruce Howard]

Photograph of Bruce Howard in a room filled with equipment used for television. There are various switches and dials for centering. Howard is looking to the left of the camera. His mouth is slightly open. He is wearing a suit and tie. He is standing behind equipment and can be seen turning dials in one hand. Behind him, there is a large glass window into another room. Above him, there is a clock hanging on the wall.
Date: January 19, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The Weather Man window display]

Photograph of a window displaying a sign that reads "The Weather Man sponsored by Cook Book Enriched Bread with Warren Clark. Monday thru Friday 6:25 p.m." The sign includes an image of Clark conducting a weather review. There are advertisements with illustrations on both sides of the display.
Date: January 19, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Super Suds window display]

Photograph of a window displaying Super Suds products. In the center of the display is a sign that reads "Super Suds as advertised on WBAP-TV Channel 5. The Star-Telegram Station" and there are advertisements with illustrations on both sides of the display.
Date: February 19, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[TV console with Bruce Howard]

Photograph of Bruce Howard in a room filled with various types of equipment. He is smiling and looking at the camera. He is wearing a suit and tie. In the background, there is a glass window into another room. There is a clock hanging on the wall. A coat rack with coats and hats on it is visible in the corner of the room.
Date: January 19, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[St. Luke's Episcopal Church]

Photograph of St. Luke's Episcopal Church sitting atop a hill. The church is brick, two stories, with a large bell tower that can be seen at the east end of the building. The photo is taken downhill from the building and two light colored cars can be seen parked in front of the bell tower. Two trees can be seen in the foreground to the right and two more can be partially seen in the foreground to the left.
Date: November 19, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Georgetown Elementary School]

Photograph taken from under a wooden roof awning over a sidewalk at Georgetown Elementary School. The sidewalk stretches back to the right towards part of the school that is a brick building with walls of tall windows. In the background, pastoral land can be seen stretching into the distance and a few small buildings can be seen to the left.
Date: September 19, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1389.0439]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Dr. Jim Walker, one of the state's leading pediatricians, is one of the leading candidates for governor of the Texas-Oklahoma District of Kiwanis International for 1955."
Date: November 19, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[A man with a trowel laying a cornerstone at St. David's Hospital]

A man using a trowel to lay the cornerstone at St. David's Community Hospital. There are other men in suits standing around the stone. The stone states: "St. David's Community Hospital, Erected 1954, Board of Trustees, 1951-1954, Hulon W. Black, Pres., Joseph Cocke, Vice Pres., Ronald W. Byram, Sec., Ben H. Parrish, Treas., R.C. (Bob) Armstrong, John A. Barclay, Fred W. Catterall Jr., Edward Clark, Ed P. Cravens, John E. Harrison, E. W. Jackson, Gatewood Newberry, A. Bryan Spires, Max Starcke, Charles A. Sumners, Claude W. Voyles, Robert B. Lloyd, Administrator, 'And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick' Luke 9:2"
Date: December 19, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Georgetown Elementary]

Photograph of the exterior of Georgetown Elementary School an empty parking lot seen in the foreground. The school features many large windows, and a covered sidewalk can be seen wrapping around the sides of the exterior. A pasture with trees and shrubs can be seen in the background to the left.
Date: September 19, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Larry Morrell and weather board]

Photograph of Larry Morrell conducting a weather review. He is looking at the camera. He is wearing a suit, a tie, a white shirt, a pocket handkerchief, and shoes. Behind Morrell, there is a weatherboard.
Date: March 19, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photo of TV console]

Photograph of a room filled with equipment used for television. There are various switches and dials for centering. In the back, there is a large glass window into another room.
Date: January 19, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Roadshow on NBC Radio window display]

Photograph of a window displaying Roadshow on NBC Radio. In the center of the display is a sign that reads "Weather news road conditions music and song 'Mr. Safety' awards and prizes emceed by Bill Cullen" and there are advertisements with illustrations hanging above and on both sides of the display.
Date: February 19, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library