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[Avenue A - Palestine]

Photo of a snowy Avenue A, Palestine taken December 24, 1887
Date: December 24, 1887
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[James H. McGuire House, Christmas 1904]

The James H. McGuire family, Christmas 1904. Left rear, Elizabeth DeBarger McGuire, 3rd from left rear, Fred McGuire; 5th from left rear, Jessie McGuire; middle row 2nd from left, Caroline Street Scott; 3rd, James H. McGuire; 1st row with mustache, Albert McGuire.
Date: December 1904
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

E.W. and Carl Bancroft

Photograph of E.W. Bancroft and his son, Carl M. Bancroft standing on a grassy curb in front of an old automobile. E.W. Bancroft is wearing a dark suit with a vest, necktie and hat. Carl Bancroft is wearing a navy uniform with a hat. Behind the car are telephone poles and wires, a tree and a house.
Date: December 1917
Creator: Fox Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Streetcar Overturned in Road]

Photograph of an overturned streetcar in the middle of the road in Corpus Christi, Texas around the time of a hurricane in 1919. Caption says, “About five blocks north of where we lived. This was taken after Christmas.
Date: December 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Six Texas & Pacific Trains head to the 1936 Rose Bowl]

Texas and Pacific Railway's six special trains, which carried football fans to the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, California, which was played on January 1, 1936, await the hour of departure in the Dallas Union Terminal Station on Sunday afternoon, December 29, 1935. Train No. 1, christened the "Flagship" headed by Engine No. 905, a 900 Class Mountain type 4-8-2 locomotive, stands on the track at extreme right.
Date: December 29, 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Texas Special" arriving at Highland Park Station]

Missouri - Kansas - Texas (KATY) Railroad's "Texas Special" train No. 2, northbound, headed by Engine No. 388, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, arriving at Highland Park station, enroute from the Dallas Union Station to St. Louis.
Date: December 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Charles Nevell - Three generations

Seated woman holding baby with two other men near by
Date: December 4, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chote and Templeton

Two men at an open ledger. One man is seated and one is standing. December 1942 calendar in background.
Date: December 14, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Del Valle Air Base

Photograph of Captain L.D. Kendall behind a desk. Another man is seated to his left.
Date: December 17, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Del Valle Air Base

Men seated around a table eating.
Date: December 17, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Del Valle Air Base

Photograph of a group of men standing around food.
Date: December 17, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Del Valle Air Base

Posed photograph of men standing in a kitchen.
Date: December 17, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Del Valle Air Base

Man standing in front of a trailer.
Date: December 17, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Del Valle Air Base

Photograph of three men in front of a military vehicle.
Date: December 17, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Del Valle Air Base

Men in kitchen.
Date: December 17, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Capt. Jack Rogers

Woman and man with baby on lap seated in front of Christmas tree.
Date: December 1, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mrs. McNamara and Children

Photograph of Mrs. McNamara sitting on a couch with a young male child.
Date: December 3, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mrs. McNamara and Children

Woman and young boy seated on sofa.
Date: December 3, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mrs. McNamara and Children

Three children seated on sofa.
Date: December 3, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mrs. Fred Barkley

Woman and boy standing in front of fireplace.
Date: December 11, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Betts Family Christmas

Photograph of Henry Betts, with his wife Laurie, son John, and Daughter Marilyn. in front of Christmas tree.
Date: December 22, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Judge Betts in front of Courthouse

Judge Betts and bicycle in front of The Travis County Courthouse.
Date: December 22, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne R. Adams

A couple identified as Mr. + Mrs. Wayne R. Adams stand on a sidewalk on 65 Keary Street in Newark, New Jersey. Mr. Adams is wearing a military uniform while standing next to Mrs. Adams in a plain dress.
Date: December 21, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Greeting card of Orville, Marguerite and Donald Hawkins

An Easter Greeting card shows a picture of Orville and Marguerite Hawkins with their baby, Donald.
Date: December 28, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History