[Harton Family Reunion]

Photograph of adult men and women during the 1954 Harton family reunion. The majority of the people pictured are seated along tables that fill up most of the room. There are a few people standing in the back. Plates, cups, and other dishware has been set on the tables. Although names have been provided, no comprehensive record exists to match names to individuals. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph reads, "Our first Harton reunion".
Date: July 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Peter J. A. Petersen About to Board Flight]

Photograph of a man, identified as Peter J. A. Petersen, traveling by Braniff Airline to Minnesota from Houston, Texas, to attend his daughter Elna Mickelsen's funeral. He is dressed in formal attire and holds a folded coat on his right arm. Standing in front of the airplane, the wing's propeller, a few windows, and the staircase leading up to the inside are visible.
Date: July 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Silver Wedding

Copy print of the wedding party of Johannes Hansen and Agnes Ingvardsen Hansen. They are seated outside of what appears to be a single-story brick structure, identified in accompanying records as the Trinity Lutheran Church in El Campo, Texas. It merged with the Christ Lutheran church in 1997. Three longs rows make up the group, which comprises of several women, men, and children. They are all dressed in formal attire.
Date: July 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Danevang Co-op

Copy negative of an aerial view of the Danevange Farmers Cooperative Society, as noted on the front of the photograph. The co-op is located in Danevange, Texas.
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Danevang School

Aerial photograph of Danevang School in Danevang, Texas. It is the largest building in the photograph: a single-story structure with a mansard roof with dark shingles and several windows on the first floor. A small playground to the right consists of a few see-saws and a swing set. Further right, a basketball court can be seen. To the left, there appears to be a gas station. The building is amidst a large, rural farm area. Besides the gas station and the school building, there are only a few other buildings, possibly homes, and land that has been tilled.
Date: October 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph of School]

Aerial photograph of a school building surrounded by farmland. The date Oct. 1954 is written on the back.
Date: October 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fritz Swendsen and Family]

Black and white photograph of the Swendsen family grouped together on a wooden deck for a picture at an unknown outdoor location. The branches of a tree on the left hang over their heads.
Date: August 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Signing of Texas League of United Latin American Citizens week proclamation]

Photograph of Texas Governor Allan Shivers, seated, signing the Texas LULAC week proclamation. Standing behind Governor Shivers, left to right: Patricio Mendez ; Frank Pinedo ; George Garza ; Raul Moreno ; Raul Guerrero.
Date: 1954
Creator: Mears Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas Governor Allan Shivers with Frank M. Pinedo]

Photograph of Texas Governor Allan Shivers signing a proclamation, with Phil Montalbo and Frank Pinedo looking on. The proclamation is for Texas LULAC week.
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ship Passing Under Bridge]

Aerial photograph of a ship that has just passed under a large bridge, identified as Rainbow Bridge. The ship is in the right center of the photograph and extends from the bridge to the edge of the frame. The bridge is on the left side of the photograph and a truck and car are visible driving over it. A stamp on the back of the photograph identifies the photograph as J. C. Watkins, and handwriting dates it from September 22, 1954.
Date: September 22, 1954
Creator: Watkins, J. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Officer With Automobile Accident]

Photograph of Officer Tommy Baxter standing behind an automobile accident. Two cars have been badly damaged, and one is flipped upside down and on top of the other one. There is one man standing in the background looking at the wreck. Writing on the back of the photograph states that there was a death involved.
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sunbonnet Sue Operetta]

Photograph of Sunbonnet Sue Operetta cast at Tyrell Elementary School. Rows of students are lined up and wearing mostly agricultural costumes. Janis Joplin is the fifth child from the right. Behind the children, there is a backdrop of a night scene set along the stage curtain. A mixed group of adults and children are seated before the stage.
Date: 1954-05~
Creator: Rice Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Telephone Operators]

Telephone operators taking time out for a celebration. Calendar behind them reads "April 1954". Woman seated second to right appears to be holding some sort of phone equipment. Seated from left to right: Anita Winkel, Doris Kolmeier, Dorothy Besier, Julia Helmers, Irene Ketron Eckhardt, Ruby Schumann Reeh. Standing left to right: Mildred Nixon, Gladys Juenke, Elizabeth Weber, Dorothy Wehmeyer Weinheimer, Frances Moellendorf Stevens, Minnie Simon, Margaret Eckhardt, Mildred Kordzik Grona, Vernell Usener Ellebracht, Meta Pohler, Gertrude Fritz, Olivia Bernhard Lott. Written in the bottom right corner of the photograph is the year "1954." Stamped on the back is "The Radio Post, Fredericksburg, Texas" and the Kilman Studio's address.
Date: April 1954
Creator: Kilman Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History