Resource Type

Degree Department

[Truck in a Lumberyard]

Photograph of a truck in a fenced yard, in front of a storage shed. Some houses and trees are visible in the background.
Date: [1961..1962]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Newspaper clipping from "The Houston Chronicle Magazine, Texas"]

Newspaper clipping from "THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE MAGAZINE, TEXAS, SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1961". Article entitled "From the Air: RICHMOND".
Date: May 28, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carol, Pamela and Pat - Grandchildren of Chas Howard Blackshear II]

(back of photo) Carol (age 13) , Pamela (age 9) and Pat (age 3) - Canada - The grandchildren of Chas. Howard Blackshear II of Louisville, Ky, by his daughter, Ann Woods.
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

High School Band 1961

Photograph of school band. Photograph of Van Horn's High School Band with uniforms and instruments, Van Horn, TX 1961. Photograph labelled, "Van Horn High School Band 1961, Band Director (top left) George A, Rhoades (second year as director), Drum Major (all white with braid from shoulder to shoulder: Kathy Smith (Poopie), Jerry Breed - Band President-top right"
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Houston Post article of W.L. Clayton's eulogy to Dag Hammarskjold]

Houston Post article about secretary general of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjold's memorial service in which William Lockhart Clayton delivered a eulogy. William Lockhart Clayton is pictured.
Date: September 30, 1961
Creator: The Houston Post
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three men and a woman dressed in formal attire at an airport]

Four people wearing formal wear at an airport. There are three men dressed in suits and one woman wearing a dress. A man and a woman in the group are conversing about an object that they are both holding. There is a plane in the background labeled "Braniff Internation Airways." A woman and a young boy are leaning against a railing in the background.
Date: May 14, 1961
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The exterior of the Kress store]

The exterior of the Kress store. A sign in the front window of the store says "open." There is a car parked under a light to the right of the photo. There are also flags hanging over the parking lot and on the exterior of the Kress building.
Date: April 23, 1961
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The interior of the Kress store]

The interior of the Kress store. There are cosmetic bags and other merchandise on display in the store. There is also a ladder to the left of the photo. There are several balloons along the ceiling.
Date: April 5, 1961
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The interior of the Kress store]

The interior of the Kress store. There are flowers, cards, and records amoung other items on display in the Kress store. There is also a glass door leading to the "Garden & Patio Shop."
Date: April 5, 1961
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A group of people boarding a bus for a Friday night cocktail party]

A group of people boarding a bus. A man and a woman are waving in the photo. Two of the people getting on the bus are holding flowers.
Date: November 10, 1961
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Palestine High School "Queen" Reunion]

Photo taken at the Reunion of the Palestine High School "Queens" - 20th Anniversary of the Senior Coronations - 1941-1961
Date: 1961~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[4-H Club Members]

Photograph of three members of the 4-H Club. The women are sitting and kneeling beside a lake in Fair Park for a picnic.
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-58 Justler Scramble Photo]

Scramble photo of a Convair B-58 Hustler airplane.
Date: January 30, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crew Flying First B-58 to Bunker Hill AFB]

Crewmen make notes before flying the first Convair B-58 airplane to Bunker Hill Air Force Base. Standing left to right: Colonel F.L. O'Brien, Major G.V. Cohlmia and Major W.W. Wilson
Date: April 24, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colonel O'Brien Recieves B-58 #64 from B.G. Reed

Colonel F.L. O'Brien shakes hands with B.G. Reed upon receiving the Convair airplane B-58 #64 "Hoosier Hustler." It is the first airplane taken to Bunker Hill Air Force Base.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crew of the B-58 "Hoosier Hustler"

The crew of the Convair B-58 #64 "Hoosier Hustler" stand next to the airplane.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crew of the B-58 "Hoosier Hustler"

The crew of the Convair B-58 #64 "Hoosier Hustler" airplane stand together in the plane's cockpit.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-58 Flight Line at Carswell]

An officer and a dog stand near the Convair B-58 airplane flight line at Carswell Air Force Base.
Date: February 9, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-58 #64 Taxi]

Convair airplane B-58 #64 sits outside a run station. It was the first airplane taken to Bunker Hill AFB.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-58 Primary Crew]

Major Payne sitting at a desk with documents, briefs the B-58 Primary Crew for a flight from New York to Paris.
Date: May 22, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bleriot Trophy Winners

Bleriot Trophy Winners next to their plane, the Firefly, a Convair B-58: Major Elmer E. “Gene” Murphy, Major Eugene F. Moses, Lieutenant David F. Dickerson with Colonel James K. Johnson.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 Flight Crew preparing for flight to Paris

The B-58 flight crew writes down information for a flight from New York to Paris. This flight would win the Harmon and Mackay trophies. L to R: Maj. Payne, Capt. Wagener and Capt. Polhelmus. Patch on Capt. Polhelmus' flight suit is 64th Bomb Squadron of the 43rd Bomb Wing.
Date: May 26, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Officers View The Thompson Trophy Display

Lieutenant Colonel H.E. Confer, Lieutenant Colonel R.H. Weir and Major H.S. Bialas view the Thompson Trophy Display.
Date: June 9, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 Hustler Touching Down in Paris

The Convair B-58 Hustler touches down at Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France. At the time it was the Trans-Atlantic Record-Breaker.
Date: May 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History