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[Abilene Firefighter Lawrence J. "Larry" Kraus]

Photograph of Abilene Firefighter Lawrence J. "Larry" Kraus smiling at the camera; he has dark, medium-length hair parted to the side and is wearing a button-down shirt with a tie and a patch on the right shoulder.
Date: September 28, 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ribbon Cutting Ceremony]

Photograph of two women cutting a large purple ribbon with two men standing to their left and two other men standing to their right; the man on the left is holding a plaque and wearing a name tag. There are paintings hanging on the wall in the background.
Date: September 23, 1988
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman Standing at Podium]

Photograph of an unidentified woman speaking into a microphone at a podium with two abstract paintings hanging on the wall behind her and a large ribbon in the front of her.
Date: September 23, 1988
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1st and 2nd Grades, Turney School]

Copy negative of the 1st, 2nd, and possibly 3rd grades of Turney School in 1936. In the back, teacher Christine Hensley stands. In the front row, left to right: Jackie Ray Henderson, Burton Fling, unidentified boy, Roger Lee Northern, Kenneth Neal Meador, Joe Francis, and James Lewis Meador. In the middle row: Maxine Brody, Opal Hopwood, Norma Sue Smith, Nettie Merle Smith, Shirley Meador, Toy Curry, Patsy Ruth Thompson, Connie Moses, two unidentified girls, and Jean Bolton. In the back row: J. W. Delaney, Curtis Francis, Homer Wright, C. L. Wheeler, Dillard Hurley, an unidentified boy (last name McNaughton), two more unidentified boys, and Fannie Lou Meador.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The 100 Block of West Hubbard]

This picture is an illustration of the south side of the 100 block of West Hubbard Street, looking southeast. The north side (and back view) of Cole's Florist and Hill's Style Shop can be seen at the center of the picture. Lynch Plaza, the darker brick building, is in the left middle background. Oak Avenue (U.S. Highway 281) extends north-south between Cole's House of Flowers and Lynch Plaza. Cole's occupies the site of the former Davidson Hardware, which burned along with the Damron Hotel in 1975. Lynch Plaza, the site of the mineral-water discovery well, was built on the site where the former Oxford Hotel burned in 1983. The parking lot seen in the right foreground of the picture was the site of the Damron Hotel.
Date: September 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[AIDS Update Float at Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade]

Photograph of the AIDS Update float in the 1988 Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade. The AIDS Resource Center banner can be seen in the back right of the photo. Riders in the car include Dave Lewis (right), editor, Rodd Gray (as Patti le Plae Safe), columnist, and Dave's partner, whose name is unknown.
Date: September 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cole's House of Flowers]

Cole's House of Flowers was built on this location in 1980, after a fire had destroyed the Davidson Hardware and the Damron Hotel buildings in 1975.
Date: September 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Downtown Mineral Wells: 1 of 3]

This photograph of downtown Mineral Wells was taken looking north on Oak Avenue (US Highway 281) from SE 1st Street (US Highway 180 E). The visible buildings are: (on the left), Hill's Ladies' Apparel, Cole's House of Flowers, (at the intersecting street, [Hubbard Street--US Hwy. 180 W]), and George's Men's Store. Lynch Plaza and a parking lot are on the right, with the Texas Historical Commission marker on the wall in the lower right-hand corner commemorating the first mineral-water well in the City. In the background, the First State Bank can also be seen (also on the intersecting Hubbard Street, US Highway 180 W.)
Date: September 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Downtown Mineral Wells, 2 of 3: A Different View]

This photograph of downtown Mineral Wells shows (left to right): Hill's Ladies' Apparel; Cole's House of flowers; (Intersecting street): George's Man's Shop; the Professional Building (formerly the Texas Theater); Poston's Dry Goods;Palace Saloon; Marsden's Shoe Store (former Gem theater). The Crazy Hotel is visible in the background.
Date: September 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Downtown Mineral Wells, 3 of 3: The 100 Block]

This photograph shows downtown Mineral Wells. The dominant building is Mineral Wells Office Supply (formerly Lattner Funeral Home), followed by R.P.'s Western Outlet; next door: Jann's Boutique; next, Jann's Fashions. Next is Hill's Style Shoppe.
Date: September 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lynch Plaza , 1 of 3]

This photograph of Lynch Plaza and The First State Bank (now Home Health in 2008) was taken from the 100 block of South Oak Street. The Gentleman's Closet is next to the bank (The store is vacant as of 2008). The Baker Hotel can be seen above Lynch Plaza, at the corner of E. Hubbard and S. Oak Streets.
Date: September 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lynch Plaza and Martin Building, Parking Lot ]

A parking lot for Lynch Plaza and the Martin Building is located at the corner of West Hubbard Street and SE 1st Avenue. The Berry and Associates Building is visible in the background.
Date: September 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Mineral Wells Savings and Loan]

The Mineral Wells Savings and Loan was once located at 101 SE 1st Avenue. The First State Bank stands at this location as of 2008.
Date: September 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Zilker Monument Sign]

Photograph of the Zilker Monument Sign (located at Barton Springs Road) in Austin, Texas.
Date: September 1, 1988
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History