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Skiles Residence

Photograph of an exterior view of the Skiles residence on 813 Beltline Road in Richardson, Texas. The wooden house has a covered porch that extends to three sides of the house. Various objects are sitting on the porch. Plants and trees grow around the house. It was built by Thomas and Priscilla Skiles in the 1860s.
Date: March 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Skiles Residence

Photograph of an exterior view of the Skiles residence on 813 Beltline Road in Richardson, Texas. The wooden house has a covered porch that extends to the right. Various objects are sitting on the porch. Plants and trees grow around the house. It was built by Thomas and Priscilla Skiles in the 1860s.
Date: March 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Skiles Residence

Photograph of property on the old homestead of the Skiles family, located at 813 Beltline Road in Richardson, Texas. A Dalmatian dog is standing beside two trees in a yard. Behind the dog, there is a windmill blade and a wooden structure. Trees surround the yard. The house was built by Thomas and Priscilla Skiles in the 1860s.
Date: March 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Skiles Residence

Photograph of the bark yard on the old homestead of the Skiles family, located at 813 Beltline Road in Richardson, Texas. A lawn chair and bench are facing to the back. There is a pond with a short wire fence bordering it, and a bird bath beside it. Trees surround the property. The house was built by Thomas and Priscilla Skiles in the 1860s.
Date: March 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

William (Bill) Keffler

Photograph of a portrait of William (Bill) Keffler, the city manager of Richardson, Texas. He is wearing a striped tie and suit jacket; he has a mustache. He has been serving as city manager since 1995.
Date: 1996~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Richardson City Council

Photograph of a portrait of the Richardson City Council members (1993-1995). Two women and four men are standing behind one man sitting at a desk. They are identified as John Murphy, Gerry Leftwich, Ken Bell, MaryAnn Fraley (Mayor Pro Team), John Sweeden, and Tom Rohm; the man sitting is identified as Mayor Gary Slagel.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Main Street

Photograph of an aerial view of Main Street, looking west from Greenville Avenue. There are two cars at an intersection. Several other cars are parked beside buildings. The photograph was taken from a fire truck ladder.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Main Street

Photograph of an aerial view of Main Street, looking west from Greenville Avenue. There are cars at an intersection. Several cars are parked amongst buildings. The photograph was taken from a fire truck ladder.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Main Street

Photograph of an aerial view of Main Street, looking west from Greenville Avenue. Cars are driving along the road, and parked amongst buildings. In the background, there is a view of two water towers; the multi-story building on the right is identified as First City Bank. The photograph was taken from a fire truck ladder.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Main Street

Photograph of an aerial view of Main Street, looking east from Greenville Avenue. Cars are driving along the road. Buildings and trees are on both sides of the street; one building on the right is identified as Braum's.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Main Street

Photograph of an aerial view of Main Street, looking west from the Greenville Avenue. There are cars driving on the road; parked cars and buildings are on each side of the road. In the background, there is a view of two water towers and a multi-story building identified as First City Bank. This photograph was taken from a fire truck ladder.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Main Street

Photograph of an aerial view of Main Street, looking from Greenville Avenue. There are cars on the road at an intersection. Cars are parked amongst buildings on both sides of the perpendicular road. In the background, there are two water towers. This photograph was taken from a fire truck ladder.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Main Street

Photograph of an aerial view of Main Street, looking west from Greenville Avenue. Cars are driving on two perpendicular roads. Cars are parked amongst buildings on both sides of the streets. In the background, there is a view of two water towers. This photograph was taken from a fire truck ladder.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Main Street

Photograph of an aerial view of Main Street, looking west from Greenville Avenue. Cars are driving down the road; parked cars and buildings are on both sides of the road. In the background, there are two water towers, and a multi-story building on the right, identified as First City Bank.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Main Street

Photograph of an aerial view of Main Street, looking east from Greenville Avenue. Two cars are driving on the road. On the right side of the road, two businesses are identified as Black & Decker and Baskin Robbins. In the background, there are trees and buildings.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Clifford Huffhines

Photograph of a bust-length portrait of Clifford Lester Huffhines. He is wearing a suit, a tie, a watch on his right hand, and rings. He is seated in a wheelchair. He was born May 13, 1913, and died February 6, 1996.
Date: 1987
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girls' Basketball Team Reunion

Photograph of two laughing elderly women, identified as Irene Cain and Carrie Lee Ashby Fender. The women were both members of the Richardson Girls' Basketball Team, around 1919. Bill Wechter took this photograph for an article written by Shirley Reynolds of the Richardson Daily News.
Date: 1986
Creator: Wechter, Bill
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

J. J. Pearce High School Academic Decathlon Team, 1985

Photograph of a group of students identified as J. J. Pearce High School Decathlon Team. Two students are holding a banner with a Texas-shaped symbol on it that says "J. J. P. #1," and says "Go for [the gold]" around the shape. One student is holding a flag that says "J. J. Pearce" on it. Most of the students are wearing plaid shirts, jeans, boots, and cowboy hats. In the background, there is a school building.
Date: 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[4 Alarm Fire at Good and Bryan Street]

Photograph of a four-alarm fire at Good and Bryan Streets. Firefighters stand on the ground with hoses to put out the flames, and a large cloud of smoke is coming off the building. A firetruck is visible in the left foreground.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arcadia Theatre Fire at 2005 Greenville Avenue]

Photograph of the Arcadia Theatre Fire at 2005 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas. Many ladders are placed against the building, and there are fire hoses on the ground in front of the box office. The marquee reads "Robert Mitchum. Robert Wagner. The Hunters. Open Daily 1:45."
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Fire Marshals' Association, Dallas, Texas, June 4th & 5th, 1917]

Photograph of Dallas' City Fire Marshals' Association. The men in the front row sits down, while those in the back rows stand. All of them wear hats and suits.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Composite Portrait of the Dallas Fire Department, 1891]

A composite portrait of the firefighters of the Dallas Fire Department in 1891.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Customers at Produce Section]

Photograph of a stall at the Farmers' Market in Dallas, Texas taken around the 1980s. There is a table at the front of the stall covered in boxes of various stacked vegetables with signs. Several customers are standing in front of the stall and one man is leaning across the table to buy something from the woman working at the stall. At the back of the stall, there are empty crates that have advertisements written on them. In the background of the photograph, other stalls and customers are visible.
Date: [1980..1989]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters at Central Station]

Group portrait of firefighters at Central Station in Dallas, Texas. The men are all dressed in dark-colored uniforms that include hats and jackets with a double-row of buttons down the front. They are posed in two rows with five men sitting in chairs in the front row and eight men standing behind.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History