Resource Type

[Airplane in Front of Hangar]

Photograph of a de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk airplane in front of a hangar at Meacham Field Airport in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: June 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Kay Buick and Russ Bannock]

Photograph of Kay Buick and Russ Bannock standing outside at a picnic at Meacham Field Airport in Fort Worth, Texas. More people are visible in the background.
Date: June 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Seaplane]

Photograph of the front starboard side of a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver seaplane with wheels mounted on floats, on a runways at Meacham Field Airport in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: June 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women with Sock Monkeys]

Photograph of women holding sock monkeys and standing in a large room with crafts displayed on the walls. Jarred goods are on shelves behind them, and a sign for 4-H is on the wall next to the shelves.
Date: March 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Women]

Photograph of young women standing in two rows facing each other, and one woman standing in the middle in front of a desk. They are at the Travis County Negro Extension Service building located at 1154 Lydia Street, Austin, Texas.
Date: October 21, 1955
Creator: Studtman Photo Service
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women Looking at Display with Dishes, Linens, and Dolls]

Photograph of three women looking at a display of dishes, handmade dolls, and linens. The exhibition was likely in Doris Miller Auditorium in Rosewood Park in Austin.
Date: March 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[N. C. and Tommy Berndt Working on Cotton Picker]

Photograph of two young boys climbing on top of and repairing a mechanical cotton picker.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wooden Fence and Creek]

Photograph of a damaged wooden fence bear a running creek bed and a tree.
Date: March 17, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wooden Fence and House at Moore Park]

Photograph of a brick building with three windows fenced off with a wooden fence.
Date: March 17, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wooden Fence and Brick Building at Moore Park]

Photograph of a wooden fence that supports several feet of dirt, in front of a one story brick building with three windows.
Date: March 17, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gravel Path at Moore Park]

Photograph of a wooden fence near a dry creek bed.
Date: March 17, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pool at Griggs Park]

Photograph of four children swimming in a pool. The admission to Griggs Park was free.
Date: August 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airway Theater Fire]

Photograph of a neon sign reading "Airway" with the words "Now showing Key Largo also The Fuor Poster" below. The theater sits at 8006 Denton Drive.
Date: January 19, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[2815 State Street]

Photograph of the inside of a charred wooden house at 2815 State Street.
Date: September 3, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Travis School Fire]

Photograph of a two story brick building with flames roaring from the rooftop as firemen scale a ladder.
Date: April 21, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wooden Fence and Wire Fence at Moore Park]

Photograph of a wooden fence on the right side and a simple wire fence on the left, with a brick building visible behind both.
Date: March 17, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Girls Playing on Tree at Parkdale Park]

Photograph of two girls, one standing and one sitting on a leaning tree, at Parkdale Park.
Date: October 14, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jungle Gym at Parkdale Park]

Photograph of a small, steel Jungle Gym at Parkdale Park near the fenced off swimming pool.
Date: October 14, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drugstore Fire]

Photograph of a fireman climbing a ladder to the roof of a drug store obscured by a thick film of smoke.
Date: January 15, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Adolphus Hotel Fire]

Photograph of a light colored car near the fire engines parked on the side of the street to respond to a fire at Adolphus Hotel on Main east of Akard.
Date: February 11, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J. C. Penny's Fire]

Photograph of the inside of a J. C. Penny's department store, with products covered by sheets as firemen scale a ladder towards the roof.
Date: March 21, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building Collapse]

Photograph of a three story brick building collapsed at the 1400 block of Elm street.
Date: June 1, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1400 Elm Building Collapse]

Photograph of men wearing mostly white shirts shifting through the rubble of a building that collapsed on the 1400 block of Elm Street.
Date: June 1, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of J. C. Penny's]

Photograph of a J. C. Penny's with three fire engines in the parking lot. The store sits on 5301 Inwood Plaza, the corner of Inwood and Lover's Lane, which became Eckerd Drug as of 2002.
Date: March 21, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History