Resource Type

[Photograph of Chuck Allen and Friends in San Diego]

Photograph of Chuck Allen and some friends in San Diego. In all there are two men, two women and a young girl. The men and women in the photograph are in uniform. One of the men is in a Navy uniform. The group is outdoors and is smiling. The text on the back reads, "A weekend outing from Navy Hospital at San Diego."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Paul Bishop Blair]

Photograph of Paul Bishop Blair in his military uniform.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Theresa Allen Building Airplanes]

Photograph of Theresa Allen building airplanes. Allen is surrounded by cables and is wearing a white blouse with stars on it. Her name tag reads "222." Handwritten text on the back reads, "My mother, Theresa Allen building airplanes in Grand Prairie. She later worked at all three drug stores at corner of Main & Center - Terey Bros., Johnstons, Coulter's and later Workman's. My dad worked at the 'Bomber Plant' at Ft. Worth."
Date: unknown
Creator: North American Aviation, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Weddle Family]

Photograph of The Weddle Family sitting together outside in front of some treet. Four stand in the back row, four sit in the second and are holding two young children on either side, and two children sit in the grass on the front. Text on the back reads, "The Weddle Family 1944, Front Yard Arlington TX, 505 Bessel St. Front Row seated John Paul Meddle, June Carolyn Weddle. Second Row, Dewey Warren Grounds, Clark Warren Grounds, Daisy Dee Weddle, Jas. Clark Weddle, Irma D. Weddle, Virginia Dale Grounds. Back Row, Jack Harrison Weddle, James Clark Weddle, Jr., Mercedes Lavern Weddle (Tootsie Weddel), Hattie Jeanette Weddle (Jeanette Kuntz)."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Private First Class Carl Rainone]

Cropped copy negative of private-first-class Carl Rainone relaxing in his home. Rainone is lying back on his bed surrounded by pinup magazine cutouts hanging up on his walls. Handwritten text on the back is partially cut-off, and reads, "Private 1st class Carl Rainone, Bom[b] Navigator relaxing at home in his ro[om...] The Midway Inn Arlington, Texas circa [...]"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Aircraft AT-6]

Photograph of the 'Advanced Trainer' aircraft AT-6. The plane has a silver body with yellow wings and red stripes. The number 101 is painted in white on the fuselage.
Date: 19uu-12-05
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington High School Class of 1939]

Photograph of all graduates of Arlington High School Class of 1939. All graduates are named individually. Some names have awards listed next to them. Awards include: Athletics-Ben Love, Valedictorian-Faye Nation, Athletics-Elsie Lowe, Scholarship-Frank Wallace, Superintendent-Ben Everitt, Secretary of Treasury and Popularity-Martha J. Hornaday, Popularity-Forrest Green, Sponsor-Elizabeth Geer, Principal-W. R. Windish, Queen-Lois Herbert, Salutatorian-Mary L. Pemberton, Prettiest-Anna Lou Williams, Best Looking-Roy Post, President-Tom Elder, Vice-President-Maurice Duncan.
Date: 1939
Creator: Arlington High School
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Servicemen and Two Women at Night Club]

Photograph of two servicemen and two women at a night club in Dallas called Bagdad. The men are holding bottles of beer and the group is standing in front of a patterned curtain.
Date: January 28, 1945
Creator: W. M. Stein Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

Downtown Arlington

Photograph of downtown Arlington in the 1970s. There are buildings, cars, streets, power lines, trees, and a water tower in the scene. A bank is under construction. The photo appears to have been taken from the roof of the First Baptist Church, facing northeast. The intersection visible is E South St. and S Mesquite St.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Kelly Roper Sawyer Food Store

Photograph of the Kelly, Roper, and Sawyer Food Store at W. Abram St. and Pecan St. in Arlington. The store has lettering with its name on the front and side. There is a Coca-Cola ad in the window on the right. There are several cars parked around it. The building is viewed from across a street, and there is another store on the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lud Cox

Photograph of young Lud Cox in the yard at the Cox home in east Arlington. The child is standing between two trees in front of the house, pulling a wagon. There are other people standing on the porch of the house.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Downtown Arlington

Photograph of downtown Abilene in the 1970s featuring the First Baptist Church. There are other buildings, cars, and streets.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Downtown Arlington Ready for Demolition

Photograph of part of downtown Arlington being prepared for a demolition in 1972. It was taken from across an intersection. Among the buildings sectioned off are a pharmacy, Hutton Pianos and Organs, and Walter's Auto Supply. There is a truck by the buildings, and a car is on the road.
Date: 1972
Creator: Hudspeth, Rural
System: The Portal to Texas History

General Motors 1960s

Aerial photograph looking northwest of the General Motors plant in Arlington in the 1960s. The factory building is large. There are cars in parking lots on the right. The area is surrounded by fields.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arlington Gem and Mineral Show

Photograph of the Arlington Gem and Mineral Show in the armory at Randol Mill. People are gathered around small tables that display gems in a large room. There are signs for A. G. Parser, Inc. and Eckert Mineral Research Inc.
Date: 196X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

T&P Depot

Photograph of the T&P railroad station at 110 N. Center St. in Arlington. A group of children and a few adults are standing outside the red building by the tracks.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Portrait of Young Women]

Photograph of a group of women, likely the female graduates listed in the Arlington High School Commencement Program. They are standing outside a brick building wearing hats and light colored dresses, posed in two rows.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Post Office, Arlington, Texas

Photograph of the Post Office in Arlington. The building has windows, a door, and steps in front. There are power lines and trees around it.
Date: June 22, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cravendale

Photograph of Cravendale. The scene is of a house surrounded by trees with a pond in front.
Date: June 22, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Downtown Arlington

Photograph of downtown Arlington in the 1970s. There are buildings, cars, streets, and power lines. The photo appears to have been taken from the roof of the First Baptist Church, facing NNW. The first intersection visible in the photo is S Center St. and E South St.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Program, Texas State Singers Association, 1935

Paper print of a Texas State Singers Association Program. There are ads for Farmers Cafe, M&M Cafe, J. E. Gaither insurance, Cooper Hotel and Cafe, Arlington Coffee Shop, Altman's clothing, H. E. Cannon Nursery and Floral Co., Johnston's Drug Store, Waffle House Cafe, First State Bank, Jim Ditto's Garage, Mrs. Bullock Cafe, Bird's Variety Store, Universal Motor Co., Catons Variety Store, Adkins Brokerage Co., Purvis Survis foods, Arthur T. Bridges Insurance, J. S. Adkins jeweler, Eugene Wright singing lessons, and The Stamps-Baxter Music Company.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hawaii Kai Show at Seven Seas]

Slide of the Hawaii Kai show at Seven Seas ocean theme park. Three women are dancing, and three men are playing music. The stage is decorated with plants, a thatched building, and mountains. It is surrounded by a pool.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hawaii Kai Show at Seven Seas]

Slide of the Hawaii Kai show at Seven Seas ocean theme park. Three women are dancing and three men are playing music. The stage is decorated with plants, a thatched building, and mountains. It is surrounded by a pool.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hawaii Kai Show at Seven Seas]

Slide of the Hawaii Kai show at Seven Seas ocean theme park. Three men are performing with wooden poles, two are dancing, and three are playing music. The stage is decorated with plants, a thatched building, and mountains. It is surrounded by a pool.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History