Resource Type

Sun Oil Company, Production Research & Development Lab, Richardson, Texas

Aerial view. Sun Oil Company Production Research & Development Lab. Two one-story buildings, connected by a covered walkway. The larger building, in the foreground, is "E" shaped; the smaller is rectangular. Parking lot between with cars. Storage tank. Housing development visible in background, telephone/electrical poles, no trees or landscaping.
Date: July 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Sam Houston Zephyr" leaving Dallas for Houston]

Fort Worth and Denver Railway's "Sam Houston Zephyr" train No. 3, southbound, enroute out of Dallas to Houston. Hotel Dallas is in the background.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two trains at Dallas' Union Station]

At left, Fort Worth and Denver Railway's "Texas Zephyr" train No. 2, northbound, is ready to depart fron the Dallas Union Station. At right, the "Sam Houston Zephyr" train No. 4, northbound is just arriving in the terminal from Houston.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Miss Belle's Place

Photograph of an exterior view of Miss Belle's Place. The wooden house is two-stories tall with a covered porch extending the width of the house. The house is surrounded by trees, and a picket fence surrounds the property. Virginia Bell (Miss Belle) Robberson taught school in the house for forty years.
Date: August 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Miss Belle's Place

Photograph of an exterior view of Miss Belle's Place. The wooden house is two-stories tall with a covered porch extending the width of the house. The house is surrounded by trees, and a picket fence surrounds the property. In the foreground, there is a road with a car parked on it. Virginia Bell (Miss Belle) Robberson taught school in the house for forty years.
Date: August 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Richardson Police

Photograph of three Richardson police officers. They are all wearing uniforms, and are standing in front of a police car with the text, "Richardson Police," on the side. The men are identified as Officer A. D. Tucker, Chief Jack Stults, and Officer J. W. Golden. Richardson City Hall is in the background. J. W. Golden became chief when Jack Stults died in 1957.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Main Street

Photograph of a view of Main Street from the Greenville Avenue intersection. One man is standing in the road in the foreground. A row of cars is parked on the side of the street. There are also businesses along the street.
Date: August 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pipes At White Rock Filter Plant]

Photograph of a machine room in the White Rock filter plant. In the photograph, piping runs vertically on each side. One large pipe runs on the ceiling. Typed note on reverse: "Pipe gallery at White Rock filter plant built 1923. Photo in 1955 after reopening.
Date: 1955
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Samuell at Mesquite Park]

Photograph of one man named Samuell and an unidentified man at Mesquite Park. The back of the photo states that the two men were doing a "143 Acre sprigging job." Both men are on the sprigging machine in an open field. A stamp on the back names the image as an official photo from the city of Dallas.
Date: April 4, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0233.0560]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "How to interview job applicants will be the subject of a lecture by L. M. Collins of Dallas, above, when he addresses the National Office Management association meeting in the Huckins hotel at 5:45 p.m. Thursday."
Date: November 16, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Salvador Dali: Jewels [Photograph DMA_0987-02]

Photograph of the exhibition "Salvador Dali: Jewels," February 27-March 27, 1955, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.
Date: 1955
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
System: The Portal to Texas History

Early American Folk Sculpture [Photograph DMA_0989-06]

Photograph of the exhibition "Early American Folk Sculpture," March 8-29, 1955, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.
Date: 1955
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
System: The Portal to Texas History

Early American Folk Sculpture [Photograph DMA_0989-03]

Photograph of the exhibition "Early American Folk Sculpture," March 8-29, 1955, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.
Date: 1955
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
System: The Portal to Texas History

Early American Folk Sculpture [Photograph DMA_0989-04]

Photograph of the exhibition "Early American Folk Sculpture," March 8-29, 1955, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.
Date: 1955
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
System: The Portal to Texas History

Salvador Dali: Jewels [Photograph DMA_0987-01]

Photograph of the exhibition "Salvador Dali: Jewels," February 27-March 27, 1955, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.
Date: 1955
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
System: The Portal to Texas History

Early American Folk Sculpture [Photograph DMA_0989-02]

Photograph of the exhibition "Early American Folk Sculpture," March 8-29, 1955, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.
Date: 1955
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
System: The Portal to Texas History

Salvador Dali: Jewels [Photograph DMA_0987-03]

Photograph of the exhibition "Salvador Dali: Jewels," February 27-March 27, 1955, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.
Date: 1955
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
System: The Portal to Texas History

Early American Folk Sculpture [Photograph DMA_0989-05]

Photograph of the exhibition "Early American Folk Sculpture," March 8-29, 1955, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.
Date: 1955
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
System: The Portal to Texas History

Early American Folk Sculpture [Photograph DMA_0989-01]

Photograph of the exhibition "Early American Folk Sculpture," March 8-29, 1955, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.
Date: 1955
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0288.0169]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: December 21, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1261.0738]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "MEMBER -- ADVISORY STAFF WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO."
Date: August 22, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1245.0255]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A Church meeting, which led to marriage, had ended in jail her Saturday for an 18-year-old Irving, Texas, girl."
Date: January 8, 1955
Creator: Peterson, Dick
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1144.0461]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Red hot followers of the Big Red congregate at Dallas around the antique car of Cecil Samara."
Date: October 8, 1955
Creator: Cobb, Dick
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1068.0379]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Imperial Quartet from Dallas will headline a gospel quartet singing show at Municipal Auditorium Saturday night, July 13. Pictured are, from left, front row, tenor Charles Speed and baritone/pianist Eddie Ray; and back row, Floyd Gray, bass, and Homer Tankersley, lead."
Date: August 4, 1955
Creator: Barrett, Ray
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History