[Congregation Ahavath Sholom Confirmation Class, 1949]

Photograph of the 1949 confirmation class of at Congregation Ahavath Sholom. There are four girls in white dresses, holding bouquets and standing in a line. One boy stands at the center in the front row in a dark suit and tie. The teachers, Helen Levenson and Charlotte Siegel, and Rabbi Charles Blumenthal and Rabbi Isadore Garsek are standing behind them. The group is posed on the bimah (altar) at the synagogue. The students are Sandra Zaetler, Pearl Katz, David Rubin, Barbara Walensky, and Lillian Sankary.
Date: May 29, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Michael Felix]

Photograph of Michael Felix.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Logan, Sr. and sons, 1948]

Outdoor portrait of John Logan, Sr. and his sons. John, Sr. is seated on a bench with son Lloyd, Sr. on his left and and son Arthur on his right. Standing behind him is his son John, Jr.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Theodore Kilgore at His Store]

Photograph of Theodore Kilgore, aka T.A. Kilgore, standing in the appliance section of his store, T.A. Kilgore and Sons. The store was known as a grocery store, although it eventually expanded its services to hardware and appliances. Behind him are a few Servel refrigerators.
Date: [1948..1955]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grand Opening of T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store]

Photograph of the grand opening of the T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store in League City. A huge crowd of people swarms inside the store.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grand Opening of T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store]

Photograph of the grand opening of the T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store in League City. A huge crowd of people swarms inside the store underneath signs hung from air conditioning ducts. The signs are advertisements for in-store savings and sales and feature photographs of food.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grand Opening of T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store]

Photograph of the grand opening of the T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store in League City. Inside the store, a huge crowd of people swarms underneath signs advertising in-store sales and featuring related illustrations and photographs.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grand Opening of T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store]

Photograph of the grand opening of the T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store in League City. Inside the store, a huge crowd of people swarms underneath signs advertising in-store sales and featuring related illustrations and photographs. Visible amongst the crowd are products in stacks on the sale floor.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mother and Sons]

Trifold photograph envelope of Cloys Patterson, Lillian Patterson, and Waldo Patterson. Cloys is wearing a suit. Lilian is wearing eyeglasses and a white blouse with a bow. Waldo is wearing a World War II military uniform.
Date: 1947~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parking Lot at T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store]

Photograph of the parking lot at T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store on the day of its grand opening in League City, Texas. The parking lot is nearly full, with a couple cars parked on the grass.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Dr. James J. Delaney

Dr. James Joseph Delaney (1879-1959) served as the president of Schreiner Institute from 1923 to 1950. He was a leader in Texas education, an executive committee member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1939-1947), president of the Association of Texas Colleges (1939), and the president of the Southern Association of Junior Colleges (1945-1946). Dr. Delaney is credited for developing Schreiner Institute into a fully accredited junior college during his tenure as the first president. This image appears in the 1947 Recall Yearbook.
Date: 1947
Creator: Schreiner Institute
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Dr. James J. Delaney, President Emeritus

Dr. James Joseph Delaney (1879-1959) served as the president of Schreiner Institute from 1923 to 1950. He was a leader in Texas education, an executive committee member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1939-1947), president of the Association of Texas Colleges (1939), and the president of the Southern Association of Junior Colleges (1945-1946). Dr. Delaney is credited for developing Schreiner Institute into a fully accredited junior college during his tenure as the first president. This photograph appears in the 1947 Recall Yearbook.
Date: 1947
Creator: Schreiner Institute
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Senior Photos]

Framed photographs of Robert Myatt Stephenson, age 18, with Lulu Edwards outside Three Rivers High School. The photos were taken for the school annual. Both Robert and Lulu are holding textbooks and each other's hands.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dormmates South Hall]

Photograph of six women who were residents of South Hall Dorm at Arizona State College, posing in a line on the grass, facing toward the left. They are identified L-R: Lorna Fish, Barbara Barret, Anna Mabin, Glenna Pratt, Lucille Hansen, Vera Whetten.
Date: Autumn 1946
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pre-Bull fight Parade]

Photograph of Madelyn Hatch (left), Valentin Valenzuela, and Vera Pratt (right) on horseback. They are setting up before handing the flags to women leading the parade as flagbearers. Fences are visible behind them.
Date: [1946-09-15..1946-09-16]
Creator: Fotos Soto
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sorority Initiation]

Photograph of new members positing together during part of their initiation into the sorority, wearing sheets for a week and green lipstick and green nail polish. Vera Pratt is sitting on top of the gate post. Five women are standing in front of the gate post are identified (L-R): Anna Maybin, Barbara Barret, Glenna Pratt, Lucile Turley, Ann Shumway.
Date: September 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sorority Initiation Solo]

Photograph of Vera Whetten Pratt wearing a white sheet and sitting on top of a gate post during initiation into a sorority at Arizona State College. Trees are visible behind her.
Date: September 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara's First Horseback Ride]

Photograph of Barbara Barret seated on a light-colored horse. They appear to be in a yard, with a tree just to the right near a clothesline or small structure; other trees are visible in the background.
Date: Summer 1945
Creator: Pratt, Vera Whetten
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara's First Trip to the colonies]

Photograph of Barbara Barret standing outside near a large hedge in a residential area of Colonia Juarez. The photograph is taken at at 45-degree angle and a house is visible across the street in the background.
Date: Summer 1945
Creator: Pratt, Vera Whetten
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara's First Visit to Mexico]

Photograph of Barbara Barret getting into the passenger side of a pickup truck to go to Colonia Juarez. BShe is standing with her left leg on the running board and her right arm holding the door by the open window.
Date: Summer 1945
Creator: Pratt, Vera Whetten
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara's Ride on the Horse Drawn Banana Cart]

Photograph of Barbara Barret and Vera Whetten standing to the left side of a horse hitched to a banana cart. Barbara has her left leg bent at the knee and her right hand is holding onto the horse harness. Several buildings are visible in the background.
Date: Summer 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Deplaning]

Photograph of Aunt Belle Foutz and Barbara Barret standing on the last step of a small staircase, while deplaning in Casas Grandes, arriving from Nogales, Arizona. Part of the plane is visible at right, where the door is open, and a wing is visible just behind them, as well as a second plane in the background.
Date: Summer 1945
Creator: Pratt, Vera Whetten
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sister Romney and Boys Waiting for a Train]

Photograph of (L-R) Sister Romney, Maxell Romney, Maxell's nephew, and Lindon Bluth leaning up against a railing under a tree while waiting for a train.
Date: Summer 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Train Finally Came]

Photograph of (L-R) Flora Jean Taylor, Maxell Romney, Rollabon Bluth, and Vera Whetten standing in front of an open door in the the caboose of a train. Rollabon has his foot resting on a step and Vera is resting her right side on his left leg. A man is visible behind them, looking out the opposite door.
Date: Summer 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History