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[Arthello Beck and Unidentified Man at Exhibit]

Photograph of Arthello Beck (left) and an unidentified man seated at a small round table covered in a dark tablecloth during an art exhibit at the South Dallas Cultural Center. Beck is drinking from a cup and the other man is leaning on the table, which has plates and papers on top of it. Other tables and hung artworks are partially visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Roger Boykin and Herman Samples at Garland Exhibit]

Photograph of Roger Boykin (left) posing next to Herman Samples (right) in front of an exhibit wall labeled "Jazz LegendsFestival: A Tribute to Red Garland." They are visible from the chest up, facing the camera, and various framed collages are partially visible behind them, including photos, newspaper clippings, and album covers.
Date: June 12, 1999
Creator: Marshall, Marion
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People at Exhibit Reception]

Photograph of Tisha Crear, visible from the waist up, facing people seated at a table to the right. She is wearing a dark-colored short-sleeved shirt with a plaid shirt tied around her waist and a patterned scarf tied on her head. They appear to be in a reception area, with people seated around several round tables in front of an exhibit, where artworks are hung on the wall and a piano is visible in the background at right. Handwritten on back: "Tisha Crear artist SDCC Education Coordinator."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
"The Promise of God's Favor" (open access)

"The Promise of God's Favor"

Handwritten narrative text and analysis of a Bible story based on Joel 2:21-26, which is included at the top of the page (King James translation), with underlining in red. The text discusses the prophet Joel and the plague of locusts.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
John's Vision of the Church (open access)

John's Vision of the Church

Description and analysis of a Bible text based on Revelations 1:12-16, which is included at the top of the page (King James translation). The text outlines the various analogies and symbols used in the verse in four parts: I. The Figure to which the Church is likened, II. The Quality of the Church, III. The Numerical Description of the Church, and IV. The Visibility of the Church is stated.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"What WIll You Do With Jesus" (open access)

"What WIll You Do With Jesus"

Handwritten narrative text and analysis of a Bible story based on Matthew 27:22, which is included at the top of the page (King James translation), with underlining in red. The text discusses giving up things or habits for Lent and how it may extend to other tiems.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"The Ministry of Reconciliation" (open access)

"The Ministry of Reconciliation"

Handwritten narrative text and analysis of a Bible story based on II Corinthians 5:18, which is included at the top of the page (King James translation). The text discusses different kinds of estrangement and reconciliation.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Appreciation Service Honoring Bill Rhodes, 1997] (open access)

[Program: Appreciation Service Honoring Bill Rhodes, 1997]

Program listing the order of events for a service honoring the life and work of Reverend William Rhodes, Sr., which was held at Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church. It also includes a brief biographical statement about Rhodes and two translations of the Bible verse from Psalms 37:25 on the cover.
Date: 1997
Creator: Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J&J Group Performing Near Tables]

Photograph of a musical theater performance by the J&J Group at the South Dallas Cultural Center on a stage area that includes three small round tables, each with two chairs and various items on the tables. Several male cast members are standing in a line near the center of the stage and two female cast members are seated at tables near the center and right, with additional cast members standing at the back. Musicians are partially visible on a raised platform behind the performers, including a man playing piano at left, in front of a drum set, and several seated musicians holding a trombone and other horns or woodwinds. Handwritten on back: "J&j Group in performance."
Date: [1998-06-19..1998-06-20]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Roger Boykin Playing with Ensemble #1]

Photograph of Roger Boykin seated at a piano that has a folder of sheet music laying on top, facing the left side of the image. Several other musicians are partially visible behind him, playing a guitar at left, a drum set, and an upright string bass. Handwritten on back: "Black Music."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Summer Program Participants in Hallway]

Photograph of five children who appear to be dancing in a hallway at the South Dallas Cultural Center during summer program activities. A series of eight square, framed portraits are on the wall above them and a sixth child is partially visible at the far right side of the image. Handwritten on back: "SDCC Summer Program."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alonzo Davis Gesturing Toward Displayed Artworks]

Photograph of Alonzo Davis standing near the corner of two white walls at his exhibit, "Sky Ladders & Power Poles," gesturing toward the right side of the image. He is wearing brown slacks with a dark-colored shirt that has a plaid pattern and a black baseball cap, as well as a brace on his right wrist. Two square artworks are on the wall behind him and he is gesturing toward two decorated wooden poles that are leaning against the wall at right, on either side of a third square artwork. Handwritten on back: "Visual Arts."
Date: 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alonzo Davis Holding Decorated Wooden Pole]

Photograph of Alonzo Davis standing in front of a part of his art exhibit, "Sky Ladders & Power Poles," holding a long wooden pole with decorative designs diagonally across his body. Behind him, there are two square artworks mounted on a white wall and two additional wooden poles leaning against the wall on either side of him, as well as a third pole partially visible at the far left. An orange wall with brick columns is visible in the background, above the exhibit wall. Handwritten on back: "Visual Arts."
Date: 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sky Ladders & Power Poles Exhibit]

Photograph of several artworks arranged near the corner of two white walls during the exhibit, "Sky Ladders & Power Poles." At left, three square artworks are affixed to the wall around eye level, next to a decorated wooden pole that is upright and appears to be braced against the ceiling. A second wooden pole is leaning against the other wall near the right side of the image and an artwork made of two poles with woven fibers between them is propped against the wall on the left side of the image. The floor in the gallery is decorative stone with crossing patterns of colored bricks. Handwritten on back: "Visual Arts."
Date: 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alonzo Davis Looking at Artwork]

Photograph of Alonzo Davis at his exhibit, "Sky Ladders & Power Poles," looking at a partially-visible artwork constructed of poles and other components propped against a white wall at left. Davis is visible from the waist up, wearing a dark-colored shirt with a plaid pattern and a black baseball hat. Handwritten on back: "Visual Arts."
Date: 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[David Newman and Clarence Clay]

Photograph of David "Fathead" Newman (center) with a man standing at the right side of the image who is wearing a name tag identifying him as Clarence Clay. Newman is wearing a teal shirt and colorful skullcap with a saxophone on a cord around his neck and is looking toward a woman who is outside the frame, wearing a red jacket and putting her left hand on his shoulder. Clay is wearing a white shirt with thin horizontal stripes in various shades and a baseball cap for the [...] Washington Bulldogs and he is looking toward the camera. They are visible from the chest up, standing in front of a drum set with a large window in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Artwork at Exhibit]

Photograph of an artwork leaning against a white wall at the exhibit "Sky Ladders & Power Poles." It appears to be constructed of two wooden poles that are connected by small posts, with a decorative woven fiber design in between. Handwritten on back "Visual Arts."
Date: 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Artwork on Display]

Photograph of an artwork mounted on a white wall during the exhibit "Sky Ladders & Power Poles." It appears to be made of three pieces of bamboo or wood with etched designs and grips on some of the ends.
Date: 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tommy Hopkins Playing Drums]

Photograph of Tommy Hopkins seated at a yellow drum set, looking toward the left side of the image. He is wearing a dark-colored shirt and light slacks with a necktie that has a pattern of red and white rectangles. The drum set is on a patterned rug and there are gray acoustic panels on the wall behind him.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Roger Boykin Playing Piano]

Photograph of Roger Boykin playing a Steinway piano, partially obscured by a microphone on an adjustable stand on the stage in front of him. A partially-visible man is seated at the left side of the image holding a horn and an electric guitar is in an upright stand on the floor next to him. Light-colored velvet curtains are visible behind them, along the back of the stage. Handwritten on back: "Black Music."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kids Playing Instruments at Summer Program]

Photograph of three unidentified children playing instruments during the South Dallas Cultural Center Summer Program. Two of the children are playing hand drums that appear to be djembes and another child is partially visible in front of them, at the bottom of the image, who appears to be holding something up. They are seated in wooden chairs with fabric backs and other stacked chairs and stairs are visible behind them.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Roger Boykin Playing Soprano Saxophone]

Photograph of Roger Boykin playing a soprano saxophone, viewed from the opposite side of a grand piano. He is facing the left side of the image and two unidentified musicians are with him on the stage, partially visible at right, including a man who appears to be holding a horn and a woman holding a guitar. Handwritten on back: "Black Music."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Roger Boykin and John Handy at South Dallas Cultural Center]

Photograph of Roger Boykin (left) and saxophonist John Handy seated in a room at South Dallas Cultural Center. Handy is only partially visible at right, facing Boykin who is looking down at papers in his lap. Images are partially visible on the wall behind them. Handwritten on back: "Black Music Month."
Date: 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Handy Conversing with Victoria Meek]

Photograph of saxophonist John Handy (right) standing with Victoria Meek in a room at the South Dallas Cultural Center. They are turned toward one another and double doors are visible behind them; a hallway is partially visible at left and there are several signs on the walls. Handwritten on back: "Black Music Month."
Date: 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History