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[Austin Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. The note on the back identifies the building and dates the photograph to May 1941. The church is a two-story building with stone around the bottom. There are power lines in front.
Date: May 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boy Getting Thrown into Water]

Photograph of a boy getting thrown into water by other boys. There is a large gathering of people in the background watching. There is a sign in the upper portion of the image that says "'B' Hall Duckin'."
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bus Parallel Parked in Front of a Church]

Photograph of a bus parallel parked on a dirt road in front of a small wood-slatted church. The bus, which has curtains on the inside of the windows, has large lettering on the side that reads, "Missouri Pacific Trailways", "A Service Institution", and "National Trailways Bus System". The church, which is in the background behind the bus, spans the entire image. It has a tall belfry that is cut off at the top of the image. A covered parking area is visible on the far left-hand side of the image. There are several power lines and poles also visible in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the image that reads, "Taft, [Taken at convention, 3-23-1947?]".
Date: March 29, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Worker Examining Plans While Leaning on Scaffolding]

Photograph of a construction worker examining plans while leaning on wooden scaffolding. Lubbock Hall is visible in the background.
Date: 1942
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd and a Parked Bus in Front of an Open Church Entrance]

Photograph of a crowd of Hispanic church-goers standing in front of a church entrance. The crowd is made up of men, women, and children gathered into small, clustered groups. The church is a wood-slatted building with a row of windows on the right-hand side. It has a tall belfry that is attached to the open double-door entrance and cut off at the top edge of the image. A covered parking area is visible in the background on the far left-hand side of the image. There is a dirt road in the foreground with the back of a bus visible on the far left-hand side. There is a camera on a tripod also on the left in the foreground that is facing the church. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Taft - new blglg. [Taken at convention, 3-23-1947?]"
Date: March 29, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd in Front of an Open Church Entrance]

Photograph of a group of Hispanic church-goers standing in a crowd in front of the entrance to their church. Most of the people in the group are facing the church, and there are a couple more smaller groups scattered throughout the image. The church building has a tall belfry that is connected to the double-door entrance and cut off at the top of the image. The building continues along the back right-hand side of the image, where there is another back entrance. There is a car parked in front of the church also on the far right-hand side. There is a camera attached to a tripod in the foreground across the dirt road from the church. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Taft, Texas 2nd Presby Church. [Taken at convention, 3-23-1947?]".
Date: March 29, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Donation Check Being Held up to an Artist's Rendering of Shelton Chapel]

Photograph of a check with a donation towards the construction of Shelton Chapel. It is a check from a Mr. Fred S. Robbins of Bay City, Texas for the amount of $15,000, dated November 3rd, 1940. In the background an artist's rendering of the completed chapel, including the un-built library wing, can be seen.
Date: 1942
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Donation for the Construction of Shelton Chapel]

Photograph of a check containing a donation of $15,000 for the construction of Shelton Chapel. The donation was from Fred S. Robbins of Bay City, Texas and is dated November 3, 1940.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of a Light Wood Building and Trees]

Photograph of the front of an old light wood building surrounded with plant overgrowth. The building is facing toward the lefthand side, and has a crude fence made of thick branches encircling the right side. The entrance consists of closed double doors, an awning above, and stairs leading up to a small landing in front of the doors. The roof of another building is visible next to this building on the other side of a fence. The front yard of the building is sparse grass and a thin dirt pathway. There is a dirt road in front of the building. On the righthand side next to the fence, there are two large trees and shrubs. Handwriting on the back of the photograph reads, "Lockhart". There is an upside-down stamp also on the back that indicates the publisher and publication date and city.
Date: April 23, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of People Eating at a Banquet]

Photograph of people eating at a banquet. The men are all wearing suits and the women are wearing dresses. Two men can be seen on the right side of the picture waiting on the guests. There are signs on some of the tables with names and other information on them.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Young Hispanic Kindergarteners]

Photograph of a group of young Hispanic children wearing light-colored shorts, shirts, and dresses. The children are standing in two rows in front of a wide archway leading inside a building. There is a decorative border around the image and a handwritten note on the back that reads, "Pres-Mex Kindergarten".
Date: June 1946
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photo in Front of Shelton Chapel]

Photograph of a group of Austin Seminary students and faculty posing for a picture in front of Shelton Chapel. The group is made up of entirely men, and they are all dressed in suits. A sign can be seen to the left of the group for the General Contractor on the chapel construction project, Frank R. Rundell.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Hispanic Couple Wearing Traditional Costumes]

Photograph of a Hispanic couple dressed in traditional costumes. The first costume consists of a light, flowing dress with ruffles. The girl wearing this costume is also holding a folding fan, smiling, and standing on the right. The second costume consists of a dark, decorated jacket and matching knee-length pants. The two people are standing next to a building with windows on the right-hand side of the image and a grassy field with palm trees on the left-hand side. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Pres-Mex Pan-Am. Day".
Date: April 19, 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana in Corpus Christi]

Photograph of a congregation in front of the Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana in Corpus Christi, Texas. The church is a large building with stained glass windows. The congregation is standing on the sidewalk, and many of the children are sitting down in front. The name of the church is on the building twice, underneath the windows at the corner. The following is written on the photograph: "Iglesia de Corpus Christi 1947." The following is written on the back: "see: file folder J. G. Cavazos correspondence of 5/6/1947 G. W. Crofoot to Rev. J. G. Cavazos." There is no indication of whether or not these two men are actually in the photograph.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Children in Front of a Church Steeple]

Photograph of two children playing in front of a church building. The two little boys are standing across the street from the church; one is riding a tricycle and the other is standing and facing him. The church has a tall, narrow steeple with a cross on top of the thin, pointed roof. The steeple is attached to the double-door entrance of the church, and there are two windows on either side. A sidewalk winds from the entrance to the back of the building. There is a telephone pole and electric wires that stretch across the image in front of the church building. There is a decorative border around the image, and a handwritten note on the back that reads, "Taft".
Date: June 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Picture of a Donation for Shelton Chapel]

Photograph of a donation made towards the construction of Shelton Chapel. The donation is in the form of a check from Fred S. Robbins of Bay City, Texas for the amount of $15,000, dated November 3, 1940.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pirate Themed Event at the University Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of a large group of people gathered outside the University Presbyterian Church on San Antonio street in West Campus. They are attending a pirate themed event and some are in costume. There are two pirate flags stuck in the lawn.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Church Members]

Portrait of a group of church members. There are two women, a man, and five girls of different ages standing outside a building, dressed for church. There are doors in the background. The following is handwritten on the back: "At Pres Mex. or Alice? J. M. Vela." There is a stamp from The Fox Co. of San Antonio on the back dated June 1946.
Date: June 1946
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Enrique Vasquez]

School portrait of Enrique Vasquez in Austin, Texas. Enrique is wearing a dark button down shirt. Printed below the picture is "School Days 1947-'48 Fulmore Jr. High."
Date: 1947/1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Reverend and Mrs. F. P. Rugerio and son]

Portrait of Reverend and Mrs. F. P. Rugerio and their son standing in front of the Bay City Manse. The manse is a wooden house with a covered porch and trees in front. The reverend is wearing a suit, and his wife is wearing a flower-print dress. According to the information on the back of the photograph, it was taken sometime between 1943 and 1946.
Date: 1943/1946
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Presbyterian Mexican Mission]

Photograph of the Presbyterian Mexican Mission in Dallas, Texas. The mission is a white building with two windows in front on either side of the entrance and a white wooden fence in front. There is a sign identifying the building above the entrance. A car is parked in front and is partly visible in the bottom left of the photograph. There are other buildings on either side. The following is written on the back: "Dallas 'Springall Mission.'"
Date: May 13, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seven Toddlers Sitting on a Porch]

Photograph of a group of seven toddlers sitting on the steps of a porch. The three boys and four girls are all wearing matching light-colored outfits, socks, and running shoes. The concrete porch they are sitting on is attached to a wood-slatted building with a front door on the left-hand side of the image and two windows directly behind the children. The grassy yard around the house is visible in the foreground and in the background on the right-hand side of the image. There is also a swing set beside the house as well as some other structures which are visible in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Faft. - manse that burned".
Date: December 21, 1946
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sunday School Class]

Portrait of a Sunday School class. There are two women, one man, and five girls of different ages posing in front of double doors. They are dressed for church. The following is handwritten on the back: "June 9, 1946. Before Sunday School was organized. 1st meeting. Manuel J. Vela is Superintendent of Sunday School. Ola Perez to his left is secretary. Mrs. Maria Garza at right is treasurer." There is a stamp on the back from The Fox Co. of San Antonio.
Date: June 1946
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Hague Foster Reading at a Desk in a dorm room]

Photograph of a man reading a book at a desk in a bedroom. To the left of him there is a set of bunk beds by a window. On the desk there are various items, and the two shelves above it are full of books.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History