Resource Type

[50th Anniversary of Danish Ladies Aid]

Photograph of the 50th anniversary jubilee for the Danish Ladies Aid. The group of primarily women hold a chalkboard at the center of the group.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Article About Danish Ladies Aid]

Photograph of four women holding a chalkboard in front of a house. The article written around it is titled "Greetings from Danevang, Texas."
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cliff Temple Baptist Church Picnic]

Photograph of members of Cliff Temple Baptist Church having a picnic at Kidd Springs Park in Dallas, Texas. People of various ages line up near tables laden with foodstuffs to the right. People wearing white smocks and aprons attend to the food.
Date: 1950~
Creator: France, Bert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danish Ladies Aid Jubilee]

Photograph of a group of women celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Danish Ladies Aid. One young girl and two women holding a chalkboard are at the center of the group.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Car in a Rodeo Parade]

Photograph of a young man driving a car decorated with streamers and writing for a rodeo parade. The man appears to be wearing a uniform, with a hat.
Date: 1950
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Baxter Barr and a Donkey]

Photograph of Baxter Barr, owner of a barbecue in Dublin, Texas standing next to a donkey with a sign that says "Everybody eats Barr's BQ except me. You know what I am." The donkey was his entry in a parade, and other parade entries are visible in the background.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dublin Auto Mechanics Class Parade Float]

Photograph of men standing on and around a truck decorated as a parade float, with a sign that says "Dublin Auto Mechanics Class, Erath Vocational School."
Date: 1950
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dublin Hatchery]

Photograph of a man standing in the Dublin Hatchery with chickens in cages and walking around on the ground.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Horses in a Rodeo Parade]

Photograph of people riding horses down a street in a parade, with people lining the street on either side.
Date: 1950
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Horses in Rodeo Parade]

Photograph of girls riding horses in a parade with people on either side of the street.
Date: 1950
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Joe Dorsey's Dry Cleaning Shop]

Photograph of the interior and employees of Joe Dorsey's Dry Cleaning Shop in Dublin, Texas, with racks of clothes and a man at the cash register.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lloyd Hines Fordson Tractors Interior]

Photograph of the interior of Lloyd Hines Fordson Tractors, with tools and plants displayed around the room, and a sign on the wall that says "faster farming."
Date: 1950~
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men on Horses]

Photograph of men in cowboy hats riding horses, with a young boy dressed as a cowboy sitting on the front of the saddle with one of the men.
Date: 1950
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Parade Float]

Photograph of a parade float with men in military uniforms holding an American flag and an "American Legion" flag and a small display of rifles. A campaign sign for Pierce Brooks is in the background, as well as a railroad crossing sign.
Date: 1950
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sandy Creek Bridge]

Photograph of Sandy Creek Bridge in Marlin, Texas, with trees growing from the river bed on either side of it.
Date: 1950
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Eugene Freeman "Shake" Oliver]

Portrait of Eugene Freeman "Shake" Oliver, a shoe shiner in Dublin, Texas, wearing a suit and hat.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Skaters at Grauwyler Park]

Photograph of a line of young ladies skating on a concrete court.
Date: April 17, 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Monkey Cage at Marsalis Zoo]

Photograph of young people and children lining the sides of a cage where small, dark monkeys sit.
Date: June 4, 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dublin Band Majorettes]

Photograph of the Dublin High School Band majorettes in costume standing together in the Colborn Bowl after the 1950 rodeo parade. The girls are identified as Virginia Ruth Wheatley, Elva Jean Grant, Harlean Brown, and Barbara Rasberry.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dublin Band Majorettes]

Photograph of the Dublin High School Band majorettes in costume standing in the Colborn Bowl after the rodeo parade. The girls are Virginia Ruth Wheatley, Elva Jean Grant, Harlean Brown, and Barbara Rasberry.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Teacher with Students in Front of Purmela School]

Photograph of the first grade class of Purmela School in Coryell County, Texas. The teacher, a bespectacled woman named Mrs. Carroll, stands above a small group of boys and girls. Some of the children are identified as Johnny Myers, Patsy Comer, Pam Adams, Billy Miller, and Webster Bundrant. Thurman Maxwell is the child wearing a satchel over his shoulder.
Date: September 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Therman Dwaine Maxwell by a Brick Schoolhouse]

Photograph of young Therman Dwaine Maxwell standing in front of a brick building. "1935 Purmela Dist. 50" is written on a sign atop the building. Bushes and a short chain fence appear in the area, and a woman can be seen standing to the right.
Date: September 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thurman Maxwell Standing Next to School Bus]

Photograph of young Thurman Dwaine Maxwell standing beside a Purmela school bus. He is barefoot, wearing shorts, and has a satchel over his shoulder.
Date: September 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[4 Alarm Rooftop Fire]

Photograph of firemen dressed in dark coats with helmets scaling a brick wall to survey the smoking damage.
Date: November 14, 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History