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[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

[4-H Children at Farmer's Market]

Photograph of five children wearing 4-H t-shirts at the Dallas Farmer's Market. Two adults stand behind them.
Date: June 21, 1976
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1919 Girls' Basketball Team

Photograph of a group of eight young women identified as the 1919 girls' basketball team. They are posing in a car on the corner of Main Street and McKinney Street in Richardson, Texas. Five of the women are sitting in the car, and three are standing on the sides of the car.
Date: 1919~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1919 Richardson High School Football Team

Photograph of twelve students and one coach identified as the Richardson High School football team. Coach W. H. Galloway is standing in between four boys on the back row, and eight boys are sitting in the front row. One boy in the center is holding a football with "R. H. S." written on it. Text below the image says "1919 Richardson High School Football Team." The boys are identified on the back of the image.
Date: 1919
Creator: Smith, Morris J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1938 Richardson High School Football Team

Photograph of the 1938 Richardson High School football team. They are seated in bleachers, and posing in three rows. All but two boys are wearing football uniforms; one boy in the center-front row is holding a football. Text below the image says "1938 Football Team," and has each of their names listed.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1939 Richardson High School Football Team

Photograph of the 1939 Richardson High School Football Team. The boys are posed in five rows with two men on the ends of the fourth row. All but three of the boys are wearing uniforms. They are identified by name on the back of the image.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abandoned Bridge]

Photograph of an abandoned bridge. Handwritten note on reverse reads, "Abandoned bridge across Elm Fork of the Trinity River between Fish Trap Road and the T&P RR Co. in Denton Co."
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerator at White Rock Lake]

Photograph of an aerator at White Rock Lake, as identified by a typed note on reverse. White Rock Lake is a reservoir located in Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph of Dam]

Photograph of a dam taken from an aerial perspective. On reverse is a City of Dallas Official Staff Photo stamp.
Date: June 4, 1979
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph of Grapevine Lake]

Aerial photograph of Grapevine Lake. Reverse is stamped with a Squire Haskins logo. A handwritten note on the reverse reads: "Grapevine Lake return to Henry V. Graesen 304 City Hall Dallas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Downtown Richardson

Photograph of an aerial view of downtown Richardson, Texas. Streets intersecting in the foreground are Main Street and Greenville Avenue. The City Hall complex can be seen in the bottom-right corner of the image. Other buildings and cars are visible.
Date: 1950~/1960~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alvin Ragsdale Home

Photograph of an exterior view of the Alvin Ragsdale home, built in the 1920s; its location is now Beltline and 75 Central Expressway. The brick house is one-story tall, and has an enclosed porch with brick arches on the left. On the right, there is a chimney with decorative brick patterns on it. Plants and shrubs are growing in front of the house.
Date: 192X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arapaho Road at U. S. 75

Photograph of an intersection of Arapaho Road and U. S. 75. Two cars and two trucks are driving down one road. On the left of the road, there are houses; on the right, there is a construction site.
Date: 1958~
Creator: Martin, Jerry
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

Belt Line / Main Street at U. S. 75

Photograph of the intersection of Belt Line/Main Street and U. S. 75. Several cars are heading north on U. S. 75. In the background, there are signs in a lot, a parking lot with cars, and houses.
Date: 1958~
Creator: Martin, Jerry
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boat and Lake House]

Photograph of a boat on the shore of a lake with a small house on stilts in the background. Dallas Park Department stamp on reverse names Jack Beers as photographer.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boats at Lake]

Photograph of several boats at the shore of a lake. City of Dallas stamp is on reverse.
Date: July 27, 1962
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

C. B. Chick Home

Photograph of an exterior view of C. B. Chick home. The wooden house is two-stories tall with a covered porch that extends the width of it. In the foreground, there is a wooden fence.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

C. H. Blewett Home

Copy photograph of one man, woman, boy, and two girls standing outside of the C. H. Blewett House. They are identified as Chapman H. Blewett (1856-), Mattie Skiles Blewett (1855-), John Blewett (1881-), Laura Blewett (1887-), and Jessie Blewett (1896-). Text above the image says "C. H. Blewett home at Richardson, Texas about 1898." Text below the image labels each person.
Date: 1898~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

C. J. Washmon and Son Grocery Store

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Washmon in front of their store on Tripp and Collins Roads. A dog is seen in the foreground and several sacks and crates are seen behind them. A sign above the grocery store reads, "Good Luck C. J. Washmon and Son Groceries."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[California Crossing Above Dam]

Photograph of a river surrounded on either side by trees. Near the middle of the image, there appears to be a dam across the river, made of sticks and natural materials. Handwritten text on the back of the photograph says: "California Crossing 11-77,Looking Downstream From Above Dam."
Date: November 1977
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Campbell Farm Site

Copy photograph of the original Campbell farm site, located around Campbell Road and Prairie Creek Drive. Two horses are standing beside a wire fence. To the right of the image, there is a building and gate. In the background, there is a pond and trees in a field. Robert Fleming Campbell came to Richardson with the Routh family in 1851. He paid $2.00 an acre for the land where he built his first cabin.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Canyon Creek Neighborhood

Photograph of a paved alley in Canyon Creek neighborhood. There are houses and wooden fences to the left, and a field on the right. A street sign on the left says "The Ed Craig's" and "514."
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Car In Supply Line]

Photograph of a car inside a large concrete pipe. A typed note on the reverse reads, "A 90" supply line from the East Side Filter Plant will supply Southeast Dallas and Oak Cliff."
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History