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1938 Colorado River Flood

Colorado River in flood at 1st Street.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wagner's oak, Victoria County, Texas

Photograph of an oak tree that the photographer measured to be 65 feet high, 21 feet in circumference, with a branch spread of 123 x 126 feet.
Date: August 26, 1914
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lyndon Johnson Posing with Five Men]

Photograph of Senator Lyndon B. Johnson posing with members of the Lions Club at the Joint Rotary Lions Club meeting located at Hotel Nimitz.
Date: August 26, 1953
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Otto Lindig Standing at a Historical Marker with Woman]

Photograph of Otto Lindig (left) and a woman (right) standing beside an Andreas Lindig Lime Kiln historical marker.
Date: March 26, 1970
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lyndon Johnson at a Lectern]

Photograph of Lyndon B. Johnson giving a speech to the Lions Club. He is standing at a lectern on a table between five men while addressing an audience.
Date: August 26, 1953
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lyndon Johnson with Two Women at Rotary Meeting]

Photograph of Lyndon Johnson standing with two women at a table during a Rotary Club meeting. Three men are sitting at the left end of the covered table which is covered with food and drink. To the right, a man stands at a lectern in front of a banner for the Rotary Club.
Date: August 26, 1953
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lady Bird Johnson Standing with Award Winners]

Photograph of Lady Bird Johnson Highway Beatification Award winners with their certificates. Johnson is standing under the exit sign.
Date: September 26, 1974
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lions Club Meeting]

Photograph of Lyndon B. Johnson posing with two members of the Lions Club. In the background it says "World Salutes."
Date: August 26, 1953
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Threadgills Performing for an Audience]

Photograph of the Threadgill Family performing for an audience. The eight member band is standing on a wooden floor below an audience and in front of a curtain. A man, left, sits among them.
Date: September 26, 1974
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Otto Lindig Standing at a Historical Marker with Family]

Photograph of Otto Lindig standing near a historical marker for the Andreas Lindig Lime Kiln with members of his family.
Date: March 26, 1970
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bookie's Service Station]

Photograph of a building identified as Bookie's Service Station on 2500 Procter Street. Several gas pumps are under an awning extending from the front of the building. Automotive repair supplies are scattered underneath the awning. Several men are working around the building. A sign in front of the building says "Texaco" above a "T" and star logo. In the background, a carport says "Bookie's Motor-Tune-Up-Brake Service." In the bottom right of the photograph, text says "25850 9-26-41."
Date: September 26, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[CavOILcade Parade Float]

Photograph of the princess float for the CavOILcade Parade. The float consists of a girl, a boy, and a woman wearing a gown, tiara, and sash sitting on a white ramp. They are sitting in front of a structure made of columns with a gold crown shape on the front. In the background, two car floats are following, and there is a crowd of people watching the parade.
Date: October 26, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[CavOILcade Parade Float]

Photograph of a float at the CavOILcade Parade. The float consists of four older boys wearing yellow shirts and black cowboy hats, sitting around a red and yellow bee mascot in the back of a yellow Chevrolet truck. The truck is decorated with red and gold streamers. In the background, there are people watching the float.
Date: October 26, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[CavOILcade Parade]

Photograph of the princesses float for the CavOILcade Parade. One woman is sitting under an arch at the top of the float, and nineteen other women are sitting on the edges of the float. Other parades floats are behind the princesses float. In the background, there is a crowd of people watching the parade.
Date: October 26, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Port Arthur Municipal Rose Garden]

Photograph of Port Arthur Municipal Rose Garden. There are several sections of rose bushes. A hat is sitting on the ground of an aisle. In the background, there are houses. Text on the photograph says "Port Arthur Municipal Rose Garden 12-26-30."
Date: December 26, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lincoln High School Cheerleaders]

Photograph of a parade float consisting of a group of Lincoln High School cheerleaders sitting on top of a car at the CavOILcade parade. The girls are wearing yellow cheerleader uniforms, and some have yellow and purple ribbons tied in their hair. The girls are also holding yellow and purple pom-poms in their laps. A small child is standing up through the window of the car. In the background, there is a man dressed as a clown, and a crowd watching the parade.
Date: October 26, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
HemisFair's 25th Anniversary Celebration (open access)

HemisFair's 25th Anniversary Celebration

Statement release: City Marks HemisFair's 25th Anniversary with Citywide Celebration
Date: February 26, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History