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[Deed Transferring Property from Mary Maxwell to Elizabeth Maxwell, September 12, 1869]
Deed wherein Mary Maxwell transfers of 320 acres of land in Dallas County, Texas, to Elizabeth Maxwell.
Date:
September 12, 1869
Creator:
Maxwell, Mary Strain
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sunset High School Senior Day Schedule, May 27, 1966]
Program containing the events of Senior Day at Sunset High School on May 27, 1966, as well as the names of some of the people involved.
Date:
1966
Creator:
Sunset High School
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Five Girls Standing Behind Painted Scene]
Photograph of five girls at the State Fair of Texas, standing together behind a scene painted with the image of three people riding in a car. They are identified as Bev Cull, Martha Warden, Mary Newton, Jane Morrill, and Marsha Caffey. Lipstick imprints are visible on the back.
Date:
October 1960
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ceremonies Held For Sunset Seniors
Newspaper clipping regarding the graduation ceremony for the students of Sunset High School. The article lists the names of the students who received diplomas. The reverse sides of the clippings contain advertisements.
Date:
June 4, 1966
Creator:
Dallas Morning News
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the Tony Sarg Theatre Presentation at the Texas Centennial Exposition]
Program for the Tony Sarg Theatre exhibit at the Texas Centennial Exposition. It contains the names and synopses of several marionette plays.
Date:
1936
Creator:
Redpath Lyceum Bureau
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Souvenir Photo Card]
Ticket stating that the original bearer had a candid photograph taken of them during the Texas centennial event.
Date:
1936~
Creator:
Movie Snap Co.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the Old Globe Theatre Presentation at the Texas Centennial Exposition]
Program for the Old Globe Theatre exhibit at the Texas Centennial Exposition. It contains the names of several Shakespearean plays performed at the exposition, as well as the actors and stage personnel involved.
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Rosa Fleetwood]
Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The blue ticket bears the signature and photograph of Rosa Fleetwood. In the photo, Fleetwood wears a dark blouse and eyeglasses and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from seven to twenty-two. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date:
1950
Creator:
State Fair of Texas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Williamson Preparatory School Portrait in Church]
Photograph of children of Williamson Preparatory School arranged in three raked rows behind baskets of flower arrangements. The children are wearing white gowns and square academic hats. Audience members can be seen in seats below the church stage.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Goodwin, N. V.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Three Women Standing Behind Scene]
Photograph of Roianna Chandler, Mary Newton, and Sharon Burden at the Texas State Fair, posing together behind a scene painted with three female torsos wearing evening dresses.
Date:
October 1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Williamson Preparatory School in Front of Curtains]
Photograph of children of Williamson Preparatory School sitting in three raked rows behind baskets of flower arrangements. The children are wearing white gowns and square academic hats. Plaid curtains cover windows behind the children.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Goodwin, N. V.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Gibbs Dyke]
Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The green ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Gibbs Dyke. In the photo, Gibbs wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from six to twenty-one. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date:
1950
Creator:
State Fair of Texas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Lizzie Smith]
Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The light orange ticket bears the signature and photograph of Lizzie Smith. In the photo, Smith wears a dark dress and eyeglasses and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from eight to twenty-three, and the first three have been marked with a hole punch. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date:
October 10, 1949
Creator:
State Fair of Texas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Two Girls Standing Behind Painted Scene]
Photograph of two girls at the Texas State Fair posing together behind a scene painted with the image of hula dancers. They are identified as Mary Catherine Newton (right), and Marilyn Brown (left).
Date:
October 1961
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vespers: Class of June, 1966
Program containing the events of a Vespers ceremony held on May 29, 1966, for the Sunset High School class of 1966. This includes the names of class officers and faculty.
Date:
1966
Creator:
Sunset High School
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Maness]
Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The green ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Maness. In the photo, Maness wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from five to twenty. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date:
1946
Creator:
State Fair of Texas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Western Union Telegram to Texas Centennial Visitor]
Form telegram from Western Union to Texas centennial visitors. It states that it is a souvenir from the Western Union exhibit at the centennial event.
Date:
July 16, 1936
Creator:
Western Union Telegraph Company
Object Type:
Text
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Judy Helton and Mary Newton Riding a Pony]
Photograph of children Judy Lynn Helton and Mary Catherine Newton sitting together on a pony that is standing on a sidewalk. The girls are wearing children's cowboy hats, bandanas, and chaps. The pony was a "traveling pony" that made rounds in Oak Cliff, Texas.
Date:
1953~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Forty-First Annual Spring Commencement: Class of June, 1966
Program containing the events of the 1966 spring commencement ceremony at Sunset High School. The names of degree recipients and class honorees are included.
Date:
1966
Creator:
Sunset High School
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Gibbs]
Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The blue ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Gibbs. In the photo, Gibbs wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted woodland scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from seven to twenty-two. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date:
1950
Creator:
State Fair of Texas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Three Girls Standing Behind Painted Scene]
Photograph of three girls at the Texas State Fair, standing together behind a scene painted with the torso of a barefoot woman in a tattered dress who is holding the torsos of two infants behind a soapy washtub. The girls are identified as (left to right) Mary Catherine Newton, Lana Wallace, Sharon Burden.
Date:
October 1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cliff Temple Baptist Sunday School Class
Photograph of attendees of Cliff Temple Baptist Church standing together on the steps of a brick building. The group is composed of men wearing suits and women wearing coats and hats.
Date:
1920~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Williamson Preparatory School Portrait Outdoors]
Photograph of children of Williamson Preparatory School arranged in three rows in front of a wall of vegetation. The children are wearing a variety of costumes, ranging from devils, kings, pilgrims, and Uncle Sam.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Goodwin, N. V.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History