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[Flooded Areas]

Photograph of a large body of water. Near the center of the photograph, there is a partially-submerged post-and-wire fence and trees running the length of the image. Trees are visible in the background and a patch of grass is visible in the foreground, at the edge of the water. Text on the back of the photograph says: "May 5 - 1935 2:15 PM. Taken from same point as No. 17 but looking North West."
Date: May 5, 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Trinity River Flood Waters From Turtle Creek]

Photograph of the Trinity River flood waters. The photograph is inside a black matte. Poles are jutting out of the water. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads: "Flood waters May 1908 M. K. + T. tracks and Alamo Street at Turtle Creek looking from Oak Lawn Ave towards the city."
Date: May 1908
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Trinity River Flood Waters From Train Track]

Photograph of five figures walking on a train track with Trinity River flood waters in the background. A handwritten note on back of the photograph reads: "May 1908 flood Union Station at site of present structure."
Date: May 1908
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Filling Sand Bags]

Photograph of several men filling sand bags. Trucks are parked on a dirt road. A handwritten note on back states: "Filling sand bags to use in protecting Fish Trap Road lake Dallas."
Date: May 1908
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flood Waters at Train Crossing at Turtle Creek]

Photograph of Trinity River flood waters. Handwritten note on back: "May 1908 flood waters M.K. + T. train crossing at Turtle Creek; Cotton belt trestle in back ground."
Date: May 1908
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Bridge and Flood Waters]

Photograph of the T&P bridge and surrounding flood waters. In the photograph, a boat is visible floating behind a tree. Handwritten note on reverse: "May 1908 flood waters T&P Bridge remains standing tracks washed out."
Date: May 1908
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Crossing Turtle Creek Through Flood Waters]

Photograph of the M. K. & T. train in Trinity River flood waters. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads: "M K & T crossing Turtle Creek through flood waters May 1908 Cotton Belt Train in back ground."
Date: May 1908
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1961 Ahavath Sholom Confirmation Class]

Photograph of the 1961 Ahavath Sholom confirmation class standing around the altar of the synagogue at 1600 W. Myrtle St., Fort Worth, Texas. The women are standing in the front and wearing light-colored robes; the men are standing in the back and wearing dark-colored robes. From left to right, the confirmands pictured are: Front row: Arlene Lois Sonkin, Leslie Faye Kreisberg, Karen Sue Imber, Andrea Bernstein (Deen), Marlene Annette Schwartz, Andrea Ruth Goldberg, Trudy Klimist, Diane Jane Mehl. Second row: Harold Zenick, Helen Susan Hillman, Gail S. Shandelson, Ellen Bari Brachman, Carol Klimist, Sally Ann Schumer, Karen Ann Lerner. Third row: Michael Raskin, Ronald Herzfeld, Lawrence J. Korenman, Edward H. Garsek, Gerald Zenick, Sanford Bogart, Charles Morton Coughey, Tommy Lee Stanley. Back row: Ronald D. Savitz, Herbert Weisblatt, Ben P. Herman, Cantor Phillip Kirshner, Rabbi Isadore Garsek, Ben D. Tobor, Sherwin Coplin, Richard J. Savitz.
Date: May 14, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1928 Ahavath Sholom Confirmation Class]

Photograph of the 1928 Ahavath Sholom confirmation class standing on the altar (called a bimah) of the synagogue located downtown in the 800 block of Taylor Street in Fort Worth, Texas. From left to right, the confirmands are: Rebecca Luskey, Cecile Bodzy, Martha Daiches, Mrs. Abraham Bengis (teacher), Rabbi Abraham Bengis, Esther Klimist, Sally Kruger, Sarah Garston. Behind the confirmands is a replica of the Ten Commandments which rests above the curtained ark, which houses the Torah scrolls. In front of the dais is a seven-branched menorah.
Date: May 27, 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Technical Drawing of Card Catalogs]

Technical drawing proposing additional card catalogs in the Cooke County Library. The plan shows the dimensions of the catalog cabinets and also has an inset sketch (in the upper-left corner) of the cabinets' relationship to the surrounding shelving as viewed from above. Scale 1:24.
Date: May 5, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maifest Car 1923]

Photograph of a car participating in the Maifest parade in 1923. There are two men and two children in the car. The sign on the car says "1909 Model Still Running It's an Overland." Written on the car is "14 Years Service," and below the car is written "Mai-Fest - 1923." The car is parked in front of railroad cars.
Date: May 1923
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brenham Lumber Company Float]

Photograph of a parade float for the Mai-Fest. The float is a small oil derrick on a trailer. There are five men on the float and one in the car pulling it. The banner at the bottom of the float says "Oil $1.50 Per. Barrel at Wells 50 Barrels Daily - Lamarque Co. Brenham Lumber Co. for Oil Derrick Lumber." Written below the float is "Mai-Fest 1925." The float is parked in front of an unknown building. The only part of the name on the building that is seen says "Reichardt &."
Date: May 1925
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brenham Lumber Company Float]

Photograph of the Brenham Lumber Company float in the 1922 Mai-Fest. The float is pulled by two horses, and it is decorated with flowers. There are four pillars and a basket in the middle with little girls standing in it in costume. There is a man on a horse behind the float, and they are in front of a house. The banner on the bottom says "Build a House, Rose Arbors Any Style & Size, Brenham Lumber Company." Written under the float is "Mai-Fest 1922."
Date: May 1922
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fink Brothers Float]

Photograph of the Fink Brothers float in the 1922 Mai-Fest parade. There are two men and a woman in the float. It is covered in signs for Tidal Wave Flour and "New Way" Flour. The large signs on the front and right side say "We sell these Famous all purpose Flours." There are sacks of flower in the float. Written under the float is "Mai-Fest 1922." The float is in front of some unknown buildings.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Purina Float]

Photograph of the H. F. Wehmeyer Purina Chows truck in the Mai-Fest parade in 1926. There is a young boy wearing a donkey costume with a sign for the business in front of the truck. The truck is covered in a checkered pattern, and there is a man inside behind the wheel. There are sacks of chicken feed on the back of the truck and a sign that says "H. F. Wehmeyer Purina Chows, Horses - Cows - Hogs - Poultry." There is a man putting a sack of chicken feed on the back. The truck is parked in front of a house. Written under the truck is "1926 Mai-Fest."
Date: May 1926
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Farmers & Merchants Lumber Company Float]

Photograph of the Farmers & Merchants Lumber Co. float in the Mai-Fest Parade. The float is made to look like a small house with a covered front porch, and brick on the bottom. The sign on top says "Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles." On the side of the house it says "Farmers & Merchants Lumber Co. 'The Home Builders'" and "Sherwin-Williams Paints and Varnishes." The float is parked in front of unidentified stores.
Date: May 1927
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["It's a Hup" Cars]

Photograph of two cars taking part in the Mai-Fest. The car on the left is a convertible with a sign reading "It's a HUP." The car on the right has a sign reading "It is a HUP." There are five men standing next to the cars. Three of them are wearing uniforms. The cars are parked in front of two unidentified houses. Written at the bottom center of the photograph is "May 17, 1928."
Date: May 17, 1928
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Car & Cargo Wagon]

Photograph of a car and cargo wagon, both loaded with bales of cotton. There are four men and four children on and around the car, and there is a young man sitting on top of the cotton on the wagon. There is a sign on the bales of cotton on the car that says "Overland, $495 of Oceans Power, F. O. B. Toledo." They are parked in front of the Overland car dealership.
Date: May 1928
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Overland Car & Wagon]

Photograph of the Overland car and wagon. There are bales of hay stacked on both the car and the wagon, and there is a sign on the wagon that says "Overland Power to Spare, Matchett Motor Sales." A man and two children are in the car, and four men are riding on the trailer.
Date: May 1928
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[M. E. Fisher Stores Float]

Photograph of the M. E. Fisher Stores float. The float is decorated with flowers and streamers and says "M. E. Fisher-Stores, Brenham, Temple" on the side. A man and a woman are standing to the left, and there are four children on the float. The three girls are wearing dresses, and the boy is wearing a tuxedo, top hat, and monocle. He has a cigar in his mouth and a cane in his left hand. The float is in front of an unidentified store. Written under the float is "May 18, 1928."
Date: May 18, 1928
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Henry A. Wood - Lumber Float]

Photograph of the Henry A. Wood Lumber float. The float is decorated with flowers, streamers, and Chinese lanterns. There is a bench on the back of the float with five children sitting on it, and a man is in the cab driving. The float is parked in front of an unidentified house. The photo is dated May 17, 1928.
Date: May 17, 1928
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brenham Lumber Company Float]

Photograph of the Brenham Lumber Company parade float. The float is a company truck with a trailer on the back. There is a band riding on the float, and a banner with the company name around the bottom. It is parked in front of an unidentified house. The photograph is dated May 17, 1928.
Date: May 17, 1928
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shriner's Day]

Photograph of the Shriners in uniform. They are in formation in a field, and they are carrying an American flag, a Texas flag, and a third unknown flag that is believed to be the Shrine flag. Written at the bottom center is "Shriners Day Brenham's 39th Annual Mai-Fest May 17-18 1823."
Date: May 17, 1923
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mai-Fest Float]

Photograph of a float in the Mai-Fest parade. The float is a convertible car with flowers and decorations on it, and there is a large basket on the back with flowers coming out of it. There are four people sitting in the car, two men and two women. The float is parked in front of a large house, and there is another float behind it. Written at the bottom center of the photograph is "Brenham's 39th Annual Mai-Fest May 17-18 1923."
Date: 1923-05-17/1923-05-18
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History