[Yiddish Minutes] (open access)

[Yiddish Minutes]

Handwritten minutes for the Ahavath Sholom Congregation in Fort Worth, Texas. The minutes are written in Yiddish, the native tongue of the members. The document discusses the Sabbath morning services for the congregation.
Date: January 12, 1896
Creator: Levenson, Ben
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bootlegger's Arrest

Photograph of local law enforcement exhibiting the evidence after arresting a bootlegger.
Date: November 12, 1965
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maifest Parade Float]

Photograph of a Maifest parade float. A woman and man are sitting on the back of the float; the woman is wearing a crown and holding a scepter with stars on the top. A woman and man are also sitting at the front; the woman is wearing a crown with a star on it, and a star-shaped scepter. The float is decorated with stars. Text at the bottom-left of the photograph says "May 12, 1938" and "11."
Date: May 12, 1938
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bootlegger's Arrest]

Photograph of local law enforcement exhibiting several boxes of bottled Sweetheart wine on the trunk of a vehicle after arresting a bootlegger in Cleveland, Texas.
Date: November 12, 1965
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

SPC Women of Honor

Photograph of women from St. Philip's College being honored during the 1996 Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women, led by Mayor William Thorton. There is handwritten text on the back of the photograph; at the top: "Ltor: Terri Hoffman, Director of Public Safety, ACCD; Alicia Reyes, Research Specialist, Public Funding and Contract Administration, ACCD; Dr. Ruth Burgos-Sasscer, President of San Antonio College; Mayme Bailey Williams, Coordinator of Public Funding and Contract Administration, ACCD; unknown; Dr. Patricia 'Patti' Candia, Director of Student Activities; Catherine Colvin, Laboratory Technician, SPC; Rose Thomas, Vice-President of Academic Affairs, SPC" and at the bottom: "1996 Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women, Mayor William Thornton, was established 1970. Spectrum, Feb, 1998 & Campus News, Jan, 1996."
Date: January 12, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History