[Aerial East Side View of Thanks-Giving Square Model]

Photograph of an aerial east side view of a Thanks-Giving Square model. The model shows the monuments of the Thanks-Giving Square, with the Chapel of Thanksgiving and a waterfall in the foreground. It also depicts some of the landscaping elements of the Square, such as walkways, greenery, and waterfalls. There are various model cars, trees, and tall buildings placed around the model.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of a Dallas Community]

Photograph of an unidentified community in the Dallas area showing several buildings, two intersecting freeways, three community pools and a mini lake. Several of the buildings shown in the center of the photograph appear to have been involved in a fire hazard. The rooftop of the affected buildings have been completely destroyed and turned into ashes.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Dallas Fire Station Number 1]

Photograph of Dallas Fire Station #1 showing an aerial view of the building with three solar panels on the rooftop. Two fire engines are partially visible on the photograph, one of them is parked inside the garage and the other one parked in the driveway. The building is labelled "City of Dallas Fire Station 1" on the upper-right corner of the garage.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of John Hutton and Visitors in his Studio]

Photograph of an aerial view of John Hutton and a group of people visiting his studio. Hutton is standing on the far right of the photograph and a group of about 13 people are standing to his left observing different parts of the studio. In the bottom right of the photograph, there is a table with miscellaneous objects and art supplies scattered across it. In the background, there is a bookshelf with various artwork by Hutton displayed on top and a shelf with engraved glass artwork displayed on top.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Thanks-Giving Square Model, Number 1]

Photograph of an aerial view of a model of the Thanks-Giving Square. The model shows the triangular block the Square is located on and has various model cars, trees, and buildings placed around it. The monuments of the Thanks-Giving Square are also shown on the model, with the Court of All Nations toward the bottom and the Chapel of Thanksgiving toward the top. The model also shows some of the landscaping elements of the Square, such as walkways, greenery, and waterfalls.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Thanks-Giving Square Model, Number 2]

Photograph of an aerial view of a model of the Thanks-Giving Square. The model shows the triangular block the Square is located on and has various model cars, trees, and buildings placed around it. The monuments of the Thanks-Giving Square can be seen in the model, with the Court of All Nations toward the bottom and the Chapel of Thanksgiving toward the top. The model also depicts some of the landscaping elements of the Square, such as walkways, greenery, and waterfalls.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial West Side View of Thanks-Giving Square Model]

Photograph of an aerial west side view of a model of the Thanks-Giving Square. The photograph shows the monuments of the Thanks-Giving Square, with the Court of All Nations in the foreground and the Chapel of Thanksgiving in the background. It also displays some of the landscaping elements of the Square, such as walkways, greenery, and waterfalls. There are various model trees and cars placed on the streets and sidewalks around the Square and tall buildings in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Attendees of the Thanks-Giving Square Tree Planting Ceremony, Number 1]

Photograph of a group of attendees of the Thanks-Giving Square Tree Planting Ceremony standing on a sidewalk. In the background there are various buildings, cars on the street, and a tree on the sidewalk that will be planted during the ceremony.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Attendees of the Thanks-Giving Square Tree Planting Ceremony, Number 2]

Photograph of a group of attendees of the Thanks-Giving Square Tree Planting Ceremony standing on a sidewalk. In the background, there is a sign that says "Park" and a parking garage above it.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baby in White]

Portrait of an unidentified baby wearing a white gown posing in front of a light background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Church
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barn-Style House on Fire]

Photograph of a barn-style house with the number "2765" in flames as a firefighter on an aerial ladder sprays into the house with a fire hose. There is a fire engine parked outside the house and a dark pickup truck is next to it.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Battling a destructive fire]

Photograph of a building flaming heavily from the roof while firefighters attempt to hose it down from aerial lifts. Three firemen are shown spraying fire hoses toward the flames from the top of aerial ladders. Several other firemen are standing in front of the building observing while one of them hoses directly into one of the windows. A step ladder is also propped against the roof of an adjacent building with a fire hose hanging down from the top.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blueline Drawing: Chapel Plan]

Architectural drawing of the plans for the chapel at Thanks-Giving Square, noting the spiral pattern and locations of seating and a pool. Scale 1:48.
Date: July 19, 1971
Creator: Johnson, Philip
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blueline Drawing: Elevation Plan, Thanks-Giving Square]

Architectural elevation drawing of plans for Thanks-Giving Square. Scale 1:48.
Date: July 19, 1971
Creator: Johnson, Philip
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blueline Drawing: Reflected Ceiling Plan]

Architectural drawing of the plans for a reflected ceiling as part of the chapel at Thanks-Giving Square, showing the rough outline of the circular (spiral) chapel and circular skylight within a square boundary. Scale 1:48.
Date: July 19, 1971
Creator: Johnson, Philip
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blueline Drawing: Section A-A, Thanks-Giving Square]

Architectural drawing of details for section A-A of the proposed chapel at Thanks-Giving Square. Scale 1:48.
Date: July 19, 1971
Creator: Johnson, Philip
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building Severely Damaged by Fire Hazard #1]

Photograph of a building that has been severely damaged by a fire hazard and Dallas Fire Department are spotted at the scene. Two firemen are shown outside the building, one of them is spraying the building with a fire hose from a lifted aerial ladder and the other one is at the bottom of the ladder supporting the fire hose. Four other firefighters are shown inside the building and one of them has a fire hose in hand. The roof of the building appears to have collapsed and several damaged bricks can be seen on the ground.
Date: unknown
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building Severely Damaged by Fire Hazard #2]

Photograph of a building that has been severely damaged by a fire hazard and Dallas Fire Department are spotted at the scene. Two firemen are shown outside the building, one of them is spraying the building with a fire hose from a lifted aerial ladder and the other one is at the bottom of the ladder supporting the fire hose. Four other firefighters are shown inside the building and one of them has a fire hose in hand. The roof of the building appears to have collapsed and several damaged bricks can be seen on the ground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Central Presbyterian Church]

Postcard of a color image of the Dallas Central Presbyterian Church, a large stone building with several towers, stained glass windows, and a red roof, on a street corner with trees on the left and houses in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Central Presbyterian Church, Dallas, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chapel of Thanksgiving Exterior]

Photograph of the exterior of the Chapel of Thanksgiving. The Chapel is a white, cylinder-shaped building with a spiral at the top. A small set of stairs connected to a bridge lead to the entrance of the Chapel. Multiple buildings are visible the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Confederate Monument in Dallas]

Photograph of a woman wearing a hat standing in front of a confederate monument in Dallas with a child watching from the left side; there are other monuments and trees in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract for Stained Glass Panels] (open access)

[Contract for Stained Glass Panels]

Final, signed contract between the Societe d'Exportation d'Arte Religieux (SEAR) in France and the Thanks-Giving Square Foundation in Dallas for SEAR to provide stained glass panels and components to be used in the Square's chapel. A number of the contract points have been edited or stricken, with initials from both parties.
Date: October 24, 1975
Creator: Societe d'Exportation d'Arte Religieux
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Dalai Lama after Thanks-Giving Foundation Banquet]

Photograph of The Dalai Lama after a banquet for the Thanks-Giving Foundation. He is smiling at the camera and standing next to a statue with his hands on both sides of the statue's plaque. The portion of the statue that is visible resembles a person's leg with pants and boots on. There are various items on display in the background as well as two men that can be seen looking in the direction of the plaque.
Date: October 16, 1984
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Fire Department rescuing a burning two story building]

Photograph of a two story building extracting fire and dark smoke from the rooftop. There are several fire hoses coming from the fire engines parked outside the building and step ladders are mounted on the windows of the upper level. A group of civilians are gathered around observing the disaster while the traffic light is green. A tall sign with the text "CRYSTAL ICE KegBeer" is visible on the photo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History