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[Photograph of Two Men and US Mail Cart]
Photograph of two men with a United States Mail bike cart parked in a dirt lot with scrub-brush, mall trees, and a fence - one man (at left) sitting on the bike, and the other standing to the right of the cart, with his right forearm resting on the side of the cart. The mail vehicle is comprised of the back part and engine of a motorcycle, connected at the front to a large, wooden, two-wheel cart. The man sitting on the bike is wearing a bowler hat, a white dress shirt and tie (with a tie clip), dark dress slacks, and medium-colored oxford shoes. The other man is wearing a boater hat, glasses, a white long-sleeve shirt, black slacks held up by a belt, and dark dress shoes. On the back of the photo are notes about the men, the location, and date the picture was taken.
Date:
1916
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Gatesville, Texas Chamber of Commerce Banquet, March 6, 1947]
Program for the Gatesville Chamber of Commerce's tenth annual banquet, held on March 6, 1947, at 7:00 p.m., in the Gatesville High School gymnasium. Includes a menu for the banquet, a list of the evening's events, a list of the officers and directors for 1947, and the chamber of commerce's annual report (covering March 1, 1946 to March 1, 1947).
Date:
1947-03~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Texas Queen Show Boat at Texas State Fair]
Photograph of a light-colored, three-story building with a river showboat-style facade, an open entrance on the first story, and the words "Show Boat Texas Queen" in letters above the second story. The facade includes smoke stacks, fake balconies with painted wooden railing, fake wooden posts. On the first story, two signs advertise a "Murder In The Old Red Barn," while other signs advertise food. The building is part of a strip of buildings including one made of brick (on the right, partially obscured by a person just inside the frame) and one obscured by a large pole. On the back of the photo, there are handwritten notes about the location and date.
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Woman Playing a Violin]
Photograph of a woman (Aara Desmond) playing a violin in front of a china cabinet and drawers, in a room with dark, floral wallpaper and wood features. The woman is wearing an old-fashioned, floor-length dress, and there is a music stand in front of her. A wooden chair is partially visible behind her. There is information about the photo on the back.
Date:
1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Coryell County Centennial, May 1954]
Souvenir program for the Coryell County Centennial celebration, held by the Gatesville Chamber of Commerce, from May 6-9, 1954, in Gatesville, Texas. Includes the history of Coryell County with photographs and illustrations, details of events held during the centennial, and advertisements from local businesses.
Date:
1954-05~
Creator:
The Gatesville Messenger
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Texas State Fair's Hall of State]
Photograph of the front of The Hall of State at the Texas State Fair grounds, taken from across the Esplanade fountain. The Hall of State is a long building with columns all along the front, and a tall, concave curved portion in the center. The fountain has a long pool that is perpendicular to the Hall of State, and is lined with flagpoles bearing flags from different countries. On either side of the fountain, two other buildings are just barely visible, and in front of the fountain, there is a small grassy area with dying flowers and bushes. On the back of the photo, there are notes about the location and date at which the photo was taken.
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. B. Hudson to Thomas F. Forrest, November 6, 1956]
Letter from W. B. Hudson to Thomas F. Forrest discussing the replacement of a temporary certificate of honorary recognition with a permanent one. He explains that he had sent Mr. Forrest the temporary one because the certificate from the postmaster general in Washington had not arrived yet. He writes that he has enclosed it with his letter, along with a commendatory letter from the postmaster general.
Date:
November 6, 1956
Creator:
Hudson, W. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Globe Theatre Exhibit at Texas State Fair]
Photograph of an octagonal building that is three or four stories high, with a small tower coming out of the center of the closest side. On the side of the building are the words "Globe Theatre" in script. The building is connected on all sides to smaller structures in a similar architectural style. A man in a suit and hat stands facing to the right, on the street curb in front of the building, while two women in hats and ankle-length dresses walk ahead of him. There is a decorative border around the edges of the photo, and a handwritten note about the date and location on the back.
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Cumberland Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Room]
Photograph of the inside of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church sanctuary, taken from between two rows of curved, wooden pews near the front of the sanctuary. From left to right, there is a piano (with a stack of books on the top) and stool, a chair in front of a small platform, and a pulpit on the platform at the front of the room. There are two tall, narrow windows in the walls on either side of the narrow room, patterned carpet on the floor, and a door in the center of the back wall. There are handwritten notes about the location and date on the back of the photo.
Date:
1931
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Midlothian High School Choral Club, 1945]
Photograph of the Midlothian High School Choral Club, a group of male and female teenagers and their older female teacher, arranged in four rows on a set of bleachers on the grassy lawn beside a building. The group is mostly comprised of girls in dresses, blouses and skirts, or uniforms, and 8 boys in wide-collared shirts. The building to their right is dark and has a few windows. The branches of a tree are visible at the top left of the photo (behind the students), partially covering a lighter background beyond the building. On the back of the photo are handwritten notes with information about the photo, including the names of some of the students.
Date:
1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation: Inauguration of Governor John Connally and Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith, January 15, 1963]
Invitation to the inauguration of Texas Governor John Connally and Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith, held by the Austin Inaugural Committee, on January 15, 1963, at 8 a.m., in Austin, Texas. Includes a program of events, a list of the Austin Inaugural Committee members, and signed pictures of the inaugurates.
Date:
1963~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Horticulture Building at State Fair of Texas]
Wide shot photograph of the Horticulture Building (now the Dallas Museum of Natural History) at the State Fair of Texas grounds. The building - a wide, narrow, light-colored, two-story building - is partially obscured by the trees dotting the lawn in front of the building. The building's entrance has tall, narrow windows on either side and above the doors (the only windows on the building). To the left of the building, two people walk along the path that splits and runs through the lawn, and a Coca Cola sign is just visible behind the building. There are notes about the name of the building and date the photo was taken, handwritten on the back.
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State Fair of Texas Admission Ticket]
A ticket to the State Fair of Texas, for one high school teacher, valid on Friday, October 22, 1954. The ticket is signed by the president and executive vice president of the fair. The ticket has a tear down the middle, and the ticket is held together by tape.
Date:
1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Hall of State Portico Corridor]
Photograph of the Texas Hall of State portico corridor, taken from inside the corridor on the far left side of the building. The building itself is made of stone, with cubic rectangular columns (on the right) supporting the high ceiling above and casting shadows on the stone floor below. There are tall windows all along the wall on the left, with a stone bench below each one. Further down the corridor, where the portico opens up, there are two hanging light fixtures. There are notes about the date and exact location of the photo written on the back.
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Desmond's Grocery Storefront]
Photograph of the exterior of a small, brick strip of storefronts with a rigid shop awning and a sign hung perpendicular to the building face, taken from across an empty street (which runs parallel to the shops). Desmond's Grocery, the larger store on the left, has two glass doors and three large glass windows, one of which has the shop name on it. The other store is W. G. Ray Dry Goods and Notions, which has one glass window with the name on it, and a glass door. There is another, shorter building, just barely visible to the left. There are handwritten notes on the front and back of the photo with information about the date, location, and photographer.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Hawk, Herbert J.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Pump House Near Union Station in Dallas]
Aerial photograph of a pump house in Dallas, with the Union Station railroad in the background. The photo was taken at night, and there are three buildings visible: the pump house building, a long two-story building, and a large building that is mostly hidden by darkness. There is a road between the large building and the other two buildings, and the lights of the city of Dallas can be seen in the distant background. There are handwritten notes about the photograph on the back.
Date:
1937
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Group of Men at Dallas Post Office]
Photograph of a group of forty men in suits, arranged in two rows, standing on the steps of the Dallas Post Office entrance stairs. All of them are wearing ties and white dress-shirts with variously colored suits. The post office is a light-colored stone building with two detailed columns on either side of the double door entrance, which has glass windows. There are two lampposts on either side of the stairs. On the back of the photo are the date and location, the photographer's stamp, and a note identifying the 1st man at the far left, on the third row.
Date:
1946
Creator:
Hight, Geo. M.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photographs of Gulf Oil Radio Studio at Texas Fair]
Photograph of a light-colored, multi-story and multi-level building with a decorative overhang all along the slightly concave-curved front of the building. The "Gulf Oil Products" logo is on the face of a tall facade at the front of the building, and below that, there are 3-D letters that say, "Radio Studios." There is a bus stop sign and another building just to the left of the Radio Studios, and two tall flagpoles in front of the building (An American flag right in front of the center, and a Texas flag to the right of the front). Small groups of people are walking directly in front of the entrance to the building, as well as in the street in front. A dark discoloration obscures a small portion of the left edge of the photograph. There is a decorative border around the edge of the photo, and on the back there is a note about the location and date.
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Group of Women and Three Men]
Photograph of a group of thirty-one women and four men, arranged in three rows in a room with wood flooring and light-colored walls. The first row of people are sitting on wooden chairs, while the back two rows are standing. Three of the men are standing and sitting on the far left and one man is standing on the far right. The women are all wearing dresses or skirts and blouses, and most have short hair. There is a large tear down the left side,and on the back of the photograph there are notes about the names of those pictured.
Date:
March 16, 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Three Men at State Fair of Texas]
Photograph of three young men standing and smiling in front of a novelty backdrop, which depicts a window surrounded by two columns and curtains, and has the words "Fair Park Dallas Rink" on it. The man in the middle is wearing a dark, pin-striped suit with a matching waistcoat, and has his arms around the shoulders of the other two men. The man on the left is wearing a dark, wide-brimmed hat, a light-colored leather jacket, a wide-collar, color-blocked shirt, and dark slacks held up by a thin belt. The man on the right is wearing a dark, wide-brimmed hat, and a dark, double-breasted pin-striped suit with a tie. On the back of the photo, there is a note that indicates the photo was taken at the State Fair of Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arthur A. Everts Co. to Miss Lorraine Conner, May 23, 1921]
Letter from the Arthur A. Everts Co. jewelers to Miss Lorraine Conner, congratulating her on her coming graduation and stating they are enclosing a Scarab beetle bracelet from Egypt. Along with a small card about the bracelet's origin and meaning, the letter is enclosed in an envelope addressed to Miss Conner.
Date:
May 23, 1921
Creator:
Arthur A. Everts Co.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Open Forum Annual Announcement, 1927-1928
A pamphlet of Dallas Open Forum's annual announcement of their 1927-1928 season of speakers. The forum meets on Sundays at 3 p.m., in the Dallas City Hall auditorium. The pamphlet includes a summary of the Forum's mission, a list of the slated guest speakers for the next season (with their photographs), and information about the Forum's administration.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Dallas Open Forum
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. W. B. Gilbert to Mr. F. W. Straw, September 4, 1947]
Letter from W. B. Gilbert, vice-president of the Dallas National Bank, to Mr. F. W. Straw at the National Bank of Gatesville, Texas, discussing reservations for Mr. and Mrs. Straw at the West Commerce Tourist Courts in Dallas in October.
Date:
September 4, 1947
Creator:
Gilbert, W. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Tower Building at Texas Fair At Night]
Photograph (taken at night) of a light-colored, concave-curve building with a tall, V-shaped tower in the center that has been illuminated very brightly. Two tall flagpoles, without flags, stand on either side in front of the building, and there are several plant-beds and skinny trees surrounding the structure. The building has two circular images on the face of the building on either side of the tower. A car is parked on the ohther side of a plant-bed in between the camera and the building. There is a decorative border around the edge of the photo, and on the back, there are notes about the photo.
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History