Oral History Interview with Jessie Wand, April 29, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jessie Wand, April 29, 1984

Interview with Jessie Wand of Austin, Texas, a long time member of St. David's Episcopal Church. In the interview, Jessie talks about her family and their travels when she was young, her time at Rice University and Texas Woman's University, and life during the Great Depression and war. She recalls some history about the church and talks about her involvement through the years.
Date: April 29, 1984
Creator: Hillis, Jean & Wand, Jessie Ziggler
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a City Flood]

An aerial view of the 1963 flood in Dallas. Trees and power lines are visible above the water.
Date: April 29, 1963
Creator: Bayne, C. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a City Flood]

An aerial view of the 1963 flood in Dallas. The image shows a major road that stayed above the flood.
Date: April 29, 1963
Creator: Bayne, C. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Dallas Police Department Case Report for Juanita Dale Phillips] (open access)

[City of Dallas Police Department Case Report for Juanita Dale Phillips]

City of Dallas Police Department case report for Juanita Dale Phillips, also known as Candy Barr. Includes arrest details, exhibit identification and summary of the case by the officers involved. aliases, charges and case numbers.
Date: October 29, 1957
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exhibit of Dodsonville agricultural products]

Photograph of a display of agricultural products from Dodsonville. The exhibit is indoors and is full of many different varieties of plants and vegetables, including watermelons, potatoes, and corn.
Date: August 29, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carpe Cubana's Flooded Show Camp]

Photograph of Carpe Cubana's circus camp in La Feria, Texas. The camp had been flooded, and members of the circus stand together in knee-high water. Some members of the circus carry household goods such as pots, bags of food, and fold-up chairs. Several men sit in the water, and one man even balances a teacup on his head. Plain tents are visible behind the circus members. A hand-written inscription written in white reads "CUBAN SHOW CAMP," and "LA FERIA TEX. 5/29/29." A man sitting in the water has been identified as Gabriel Nava.
Date: May 29, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History