1st Annual Dallas National Print Exhibition (open access)

1st Annual Dallas National Print Exhibition

Catalog from the juried show "1st Annual Dallas National Print Exhibition," June 7–August 2, 1953, sponsored by the Dallas Print Society at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts in Dallas, Texas. Includes: juror statements, list of artists and artworks, some images
Date: 1953
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[2401 South Harwood Fire]

Photograph of a two story brick commercial building on fire.
Date: November 8, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
AIGA Announces Winners in Fifty Books of the Year, the 1953 Exhibition [Press Release] (open access)

AIGA Announces Winners in Fifty Books of the Year, the 1953 Exhibition [Press Release]

Press release from the exhibition, "50 Books of the Year," May 17–31, 1953, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.
Date: 1953
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Albert D. Lasker Collection [Exhibition Photographs]

Photographs of the exhibition "Albert D. Lasker Collection," March 6-29, 1953, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. Photographs documenting this exhibition include eleven gallery installation views.
Date: 1953
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Object Type: Collection
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Analytical Study of the Instructional Procedures Utilized by the Coaching Staff at the Grand Prairie High School, Grand Prairie, Texas, in the Teaching of the T-Wing Football Formation (open access)

An Analytical Study of the Instructional Procedures Utilized by the Coaching Staff at the Grand Prairie High School, Grand Prairie, Texas, in the Teaching of the T-Wing Football Formation

The purposes of this study may be stated as follows: 1. To analyze the instructional procedures utilized by the coaching staff in the development of the T-wing football formation at the Grand Prairie High School, Grand Prairie, Texas. 2. To gain a better understanding of the functions of the T-wing football formation as it is taught at the Grand Prairie High School. 3. To make recommendations and to propose further developments for the instructional procedures used in coaching the T-wing football formation at the Grand Prairie High School.
Date: 1953
Creator: Pruett, Tom
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analytical Study of the Recreation Program of the Dallas County Juvenile Home Dallas, Texas (open access)

An Analytical Study of the Recreation Program of the Dallas County Juvenile Home Dallas, Texas

"It has been the purpose of this study to make an analysis of the recreational program at the Dallas County Juvenile Home...certain conclusions concerning the recreational program have been reached. 1. The principles upon which the recreational program is based are in line with the recommendations of the National Recreation Association. 2. In practice, recreation in the Dallas County Juvenile Home has not reached maximum efficiency. 3. The program is built largely to fill the needs of the majority of the boys who are detained at the home. 4. The program has been modified in some cases to meet the needs of the individual groups. 5. The recreation program serves as a means for the boys to express themselves; therefore, the supervisors and the case workers are able to establish better rapport with each boy. 5. The better rapport with each boy enables the case worker to determine the proper placement of the boy. 7. Through the efforts of recreation many personality adjustments have been made. 8. The study shows that the majority or 51 percent of the boys chose yard play as a first choice of activities offered at the home. 9. Because of the maintained interest of the …
Date: August 1953
Creator: Taylor, Ralph R.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Arresting Officers' Report of Prior Arrest of Jack Ruby] (open access)

[Arresting Officers' Report of Prior Arrest of Jack Ruby]

Report regarding a prior arrest of Jack Ruby, which took place in 1953. The report states that Ruby was carrying a snub nose revolver and a tear gas pen.
Date: July 26, 1953
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Art test slides]

Photograph of a slide that reads "Art Test WBAP-TV Ft. Worth. Notice you must be 14 or over" and "Ft. Worth Dallas Art Talent Hunt! Art Instructions, Inc." The slide is taped against a wall.
Date: 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Awards, Texas Photography-1953 (open access)

Awards, Texas Photography-1953

Award list from the juried exhibition, "Texas Photography Salon," April 12–26, 1953, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.
Date: 1953
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baby Ronald Walker]

Photograph of baby Ronald "Ronnie" Walker.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["The Black Gold" arriving in Dallas]

Frisco's "The Black Gold Champion" train No. 517, southbound, headed by Diesel locomotive No. 2022, arriving at Dallas Junction, which is the wye near Irving, Texas, on June 18, 1953.
Date: June 18, 1953
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bobby Peters at barber shop]

Photograph of Bobby Peters in the barber chair, center of the photo, with the barber standing behind him. Peters is getting a haircut and he is wearing a cape. The barber is wearing glasses, a light-colored shirt, and pants. Behind them, there is a large mirror, framed photos mounted on a wall, and products on the table.
Date: August 6, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bobby Peters in Dallas clothing store]

Photograph of Bobby Peters shaking hands with an unidentified person in front of a clothing store. They are both wearing suits and ties. There is a sign to the left that reads "100,000- stock reduction. Sale! Guaranteed savings up to 25% to 50%. Save Dollars today!" There are more signs hanging above them. To the left, there is a glass window into the store displaying clothes.
Date: August 6, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Burial Register: 1953] (open access)

[Burial Register: 1953]

Ledger documenting names, dates, and related information for burials at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Alphabetical index to names starts on page 4.
Date: 1953
Creator: St. Matthew's Cathedral (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, January 2, 1953 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, January 2, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 2, 1953
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, January 9, 1953 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, January 9, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 9, 1953
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1953 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 1953
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 1953 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 23, 1953
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, January 30, 1953 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, January 30, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 30, 1953
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, February 6, 1953 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, February 6, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 6, 1953
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, February 13, 1953 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, February 13, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 13, 1953
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1953 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 20, 1953
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, February 27, 1953 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, February 27, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 1953
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1953 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 49th Year, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1953

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 6, 1953
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History