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Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: November 21, 1955 (open access)

Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: November 21, 1955

Program for an Abilene Philharmonic concert that ran on November 21st, 1955 during the 6th season. It includes information about the pieces performed, artists and musicians, and advertising from local companies. The musical director and conductor was Walter Charles.
Date: November 1955
Creator: Abilene Philharmonic
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: February 14, 1955 (open access)

Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: February 14, 1955

Program for an Abilene Philharmonic concert that ran on February 14th (fourth concert) during the 5th season. It includes information about the pieces performed, artists and musicians, and advertising from local companies. The conductor was Julius Hegyi.
Date: February 1955
Creator: Abilene Philharmonic
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: January 17, 1955 (open access)

Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: January 17, 1955

Program for an Abilene Philharmonic concert that ran on January 17th (third concert) during the 5th season. It includes information about the pieces performed, artists and musicians, and advertising from local companies. The conductor was Julius Hegyi.
Date: January 1955
Creator: Abilene Philharmonic
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: December 11, 1955 (open access)

Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: December 11, 1955

Program for an Abilene Philharmonic concert that ran on December 11th during the 6th season. It includes information about the pieces performed, artists and musicians, and advertising from local companies. The playbill is for The Messiah by G. F. Handel, with musical director and conductor Walter Charles, with soloists Sarah King Thomas as soprano, Ida Spradling Mahan as contralto, and B. Jack Glover as bass.
Date: December 1955
Creator: Abilene Philharmonic
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: May 2, 1955 (open access)

Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: May 2, 1955

Program for an Abilene Philharmonic concert that ran on May 2nd (sixth concert) during the 5th season. It includes information about the pieces performed, artists and musicians, and advertising from local companies. The conductor was Julius Hegyi.
Date: May 1955
Creator: Abilene Philharmonic
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[2815 State Street]

Photograph of the inside of a charred wooden house at 2815 State Street.
Date: September 3, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1400 Elm Building Collapse]

Photograph of men wearing mostly white shirts shifting through the rubble of a building that collapsed on the 1400 block of Elm Street.
Date: June 1, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Journal of Medicine, Volume 51, Number 7, July 1955 (open access)

Texas State Journal of Medicine, Volume 51, Number 7, July 1955

Journal of the State Medical Association of Texas which includes articles, editorials, and news related to state physicians. Pages of advertisements come before and after the body of journal articles.
Date: July 1955
Creator: Texas Medical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mrs. Rose Berch] (open access)

[Client Card: Mrs. Rose Berch]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mrs. Rose Berch, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. This order includes a bronze cast of a female figure.
Date: June 1955
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. Leo Cherne] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. Leo Cherne]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. Leo Cherne, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Pieces included, "Portrait Bust", "Portrait Head" (2 copies), "Female Bust" (repatine), "Head" (2 copies; plaster cast), "Standing Male Figure" (28"; black marble base 6" cube), "Head of Schweitzen" (2 copies; black marble base 6" cube), "Head of Lincoln" (3 copies; black marble base 6" cube), "Head of Mr. Cherne" (black marble base 6" cube), "Head of Lincoln" (Belgian black marble base 6" cube), "Head of Seibelius" (17"; Belgian black marble base 8.5" x 8" x 3"), "Head of Seibelius" (17"; Belgian black marble base 8.5" x 8" x 3"), "Seated Nude" (22.5" x 15"), "Head of Lincoln" (black marble base 6" cube), "Figure" (repatine), "Bust of Freud" (4 copies; 17.5"; Belgian black marble base 4" x 10" x 8"), "Bust of Freud" (5 copies; modify), "Bust" (2 copies; repatine), "Lincoln" (black marble base 6" cube), "Head" (4 copies; 14"; black marble base 6" cube), "Lincoln Head" (2 copies; Belgian black marble base 6" cube), "Lincoln Head" (2 copies; black marble base 6" cube), "Abstract" (2 copies; Belgian black marble base; polish), …
Date: 1955-02/1977-11
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: American Iron Works Inc.] (open access)

[Client Card: American Iron Works Inc.]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for the American Iron Works, Inc., including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece included: bronze cast plaque (2 copies; 14").
Date: May 1955
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. Constantin Antonovici] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. Constantin Antonovici]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. Constantin Antonovici, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece included: "Bishop" (26" x 20" at shoulder).
Date: September 1955
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: American Flagpole Equipment Co., Inc.] (open access)

[Client Card: American Flagpole Equipment Co., Inc.]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for American Flagpole Equipment Co., Inc., including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece included: bronze base (repatine).
Date: April 1955
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Church of the Acension] (open access)

[Client Card: Church of the Acension]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for the Church of the Acension, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece included: bronze plaque.
Date: April 1955
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mrs. Banks] (open access)

[Client Card: Mrs. Banks]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mrs. Banks, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. This order includes a bronze cast of a "Portrait Head," and a bronze cast of a pair of hands.
Date: December 1955
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: J. Assenheim & Son] (open access)

[Client Card: J. Assenheim & Son]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for J. Assenheim & Son, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece included: bronze plaque (3 copies).
Date: March 1955
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. Anthony R. Castagnaro] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. Anthony R. Castagnaro]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. Anthony R. Castagnaro, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Piece included: "Portrait Head" (black marble base 6" cube).
Date: December 1955
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fire Chief's Newsletter, Volume 19, Number 4, April 1955 (open access)

The Fire Chief's Newsletter, Volume 19, Number 4, April 1955

Monthly magazine issued by fire chiefs across the United States and Canada, including excerpts from the Los Angeles Times, letters from fire chiefs, progress reports, and advertisements.
Date: April 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charred Roof of Finger Furniture Store]

Photograph of the charred roof of the Finger Furniture store building in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Firefighters Spraying Water]

Photograph of firefighters spraying water at the Finger Furniture store fire in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Charred Finger Furniture Store]

Photograph of the charred Finger Furniture store building after it caught fire in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Medical Association Application: C. A. Whittier, MD] (open access)

[Medical Association Application: C. A. Whittier, MD]

Application submitted by Dr. C. A. Whittier for membership in the State Medical Association of Texas. It includes background related to education, specialties, and other professional information.
Date: 1955~
Creator: State Medical Association of Texas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Medical Association Application: G. R. Alvelais, MD] (open access)

[Medical Association Application: G. R. Alvelais, MD]

Application submitted by Dr. Guillermo Romulo Alvelais for membership in the Texas Medical Association. It includes background related to education, specialties, and other professional information.
Date: January 1955
Creator: Texas Medical Association
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Medical Association Application: Madison Lee Preacher, MD] (open access)

[Medical Association Application: Madison Lee Preacher, MD]

Application submitted by Dr. Madison Lee Preacher for membership in the Texas Medical Association. It includes background related to education, specialties, and other professional information.
Date: August 10, 1955
Creator: Texas Medical Association
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History