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[Emma Phillippi Miller standing on the beach in Galveston, TX]

Photographic image of Emma Phillippi Miller, Rosenberg resident, standing on beach at Galveston, TX in 1937. Miller is wearing a dark skirt suit with hat and purse. A covered pier leading to a building (with pagoda topped entry) is seen in the background.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Emma Phillippi standing in front of a building at the World's Fair in Dallas, TX]

Photographic image of Emma Phillippi, Rosenberg resident, standing in front of a building at the World's Fair in Dallas, TX. Phillippi is wearing a dark jacket and skirt, dark shoes, hat, and she is holding a dark colored purse in her right hand. She is standing on the first step leading to the entrance of the building. A sign near the door reads: OPEN 8-5.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lourdes Grotto on the grounds of the Catholic Church]

Photograph (copy) of the Lourdes Grotto on the grounds of the Catholic Church at Avenue H and 6th Streets in Rosenberg, Texas. Taken in 1937. The grotto is a rock formation with an opening that has an altar inside. A statue of the Blessed Mary can be seen in an alcove to the top right of the grotto. The grotto is covered with greenery and surrounded by it also. Small wooden building with lattice in front of it on far right of photo. Scanned image is of the copy. Dimensions are of the copy.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hurst School Class (1937)

group of students - identified on back
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hereford High School Football Team]

Photograph of the Hereford High School football team in 1937, the "Whitefaces".
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William S. Blackshear]

William S. Blackshear - Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William S. Blackshear]

Photo of William S. Blackshear taken Feb 1937 in Los Angeles. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: February 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William S. Blackshear]

Photo of William S. Blackshear taken in Los Angeles in Feb 1937. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: February 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ikard Monument - First Herefords in Texas

Autos parked along a road where the Ikard Monument is being installed.
Date: 1937-10~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Administration Building]

Photo of Administration building. Photo taken in 1937: Weatherford, Texas.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Virginia Winn in gown made of vegetable]

An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. This is Virginia Winn wearing a dress made of peas and carrots.
Date: December 1937
Creator: Edrington Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sewing Room

The back of the photograph exhibits a note that this picture was copied from the "Burro", which is the Mineral Wells High School yearbook. The "Sewing Room" was a classroom in the Lillian Peek Home Economics building on the grounds of the high school. The Lillian Peek cottage was built by the WPA in 1937, and was the first free- standing house built specifically for Home Economics education in the State of Texas. It was "Current state of the art" when it was completed. The building now [2008] houses the Creative Arts Center, and is used by the local Art Club as an art workshop and museum.
Date: 1937?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First National Bank lobby]

Ballard Powell, Gwen Beeman Pate (Mrs. Hugh), and A.M. Beeman (taller man) stand behind the counter of the First National Bank in Sanger, Texas.
Date: 1937~/1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

["The Ranger" near Dougherty, Oklahoma]

Santa Fe's No. 1, with two diesel units heading "The Ranger" train No. 6, northbound, with a consist of ten cars, in Big Canyon near Dougherty, Oklahoma, close to the Arbuckle mountain range. The image has been attributed to photographer Preston George.
Date: April 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dedication of Monument]

At the site of the Mission de Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion de los Hasinai. Dedication of monument. Miss Kate Hunter at left, Miss Adina De Zavala, right.
Date: March 30, 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The First Diesel Engine in Childress, Texas]

Photograph of boxcars being pulled by a diesel engine train. The train tracks are located in a barren area and there is a railroad sign on the far right hand of the photograph.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mr. Lutcher Stark]

Photograph of Mr. Lutcher Stark taken from the 1937 annual, the Orange Peel.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Guthrie Post Office

Photograph of the Guthrie Post Office in King County, Texas from 1937. The small building has one door and no visible windows.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lawrence P. Arnold]

Photograph of a man identified as Lawrence P. Arnold. Arnold is wearing a sailor suit and has a pipe in his mouth. He is dressed as Popeye, a newspaper comic strip character, to entertain schoolchildren.
Date: April 12, 1937
Creator: Conley Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Texas Woman's University Canoeing Team]

Photograph of Texas Woman's University's canoeing team on Old Lake Dallas.
Date: 1937
Creator: Carruth, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor's Mansion interior hallway with staircase]

Photograph of Interior hallway of the Governor's Mansion with a staircase leading to the second floor. Side tables and seating, governor portraits, flowers, a large gilt mirror and light fixture are visible. Open doorways are visible to two rooms on the right and one room on the left. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant during this time in 1937 was Democratic Governor James V. Allred. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1937
Creator: Boone Photo Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sam Houston Room in Governor's Mansion

Photograph of interior view of the Sam Houston Room in the Governor's Mansion showing a fireplace on the left and a window on the right. Two vanity dressers with mirrors line the walls and a dark wood table sits in the center of the room. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant during this time in 1937 was Democratic Governor James V. Allred. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1937
Creator: Boone Photo Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor's Mansion Conservatory]

Photograph of the conservatory, also called the family dining room at the Texas Governor's Mansion. It had green walls with white woodwork, marquisette curtains with ball fringe, a rose colored carpet, and early 1900s furniture painted and antiqued in green’, (Blodgett info sheet, TSLA). The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant during this time in 1937 was Democratic Governor James V. Allred. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1937
Creator: Boone Photo Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flower bed at entrance to Zilker Park]

Photograph of the flower bed at entrance to Zilker Park, used in the City's 1937 Annual Report.
Date: July 1937
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
System: The Portal to Texas History