[Photograph 2012.201.B0240.0341]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A "creative cook" is Miss Helen Corbitt, Dallas, restaurateur in a large store in that Texas city."
Date: April 23, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Intelligence Report - Page Three, April 3, 1959] (open access)

[Intelligence Report - Page Three, April 3, 1959]

Page 3 only from intelligence file 10-53 mentioning Jack Ruby. The report contains a list of phone numbers.
Date: April 3, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Luau for WBAP-TV 2 of 2]

Photograph of a luau that is being filmed for WBAP-TV. The luau looks to be taking place on a deck of the Sheraton Hotel, and it includes a hula dancer and a band that has instruments such as a ukelele and a pahu, or drum. In the background are two structures with straw roofs that have walls covered in tribal print and the band is standing in front of the one on the right. The hula dancer and a man in a Hawaiian shirt are dancing in the middle of the grass. In the foreground of the right side of the image, a WBAP-TV film camera and a camera operator are visible.
Date: April 15, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Performers outside Sheraton Hotel]

Photograph of performers outside the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas, Texas. One of the performers can be seen doing a fire performance. They appear to be on the roof of the hotel. The musicians and dancers stand in front of a luau-themed set. A camera operator is visible to the right of the image.
Date: April 15, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Man showing Sheraton Hotel in Dallas]

Photograph of a man showing another man around Sheraton Hotel in Dallas, Texas. They are standing in a cafeteria with large windows all around the room.
Date: April 15, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Group posing outside]

Photograph of a group of men, women, and youth posing for the camera at Sheraton Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Everyone is wearing a hat except for a man wearing a dark suit. There is a camera operator visible to the right of the image.
Date: April 15, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Performers at Sheraton Hotel]

Photograph of performers outside at the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas, Texas. They appear to be on the roof of the hotel. The musicians and dancers stand in front of a luau-themed set. A camera crew is visible to the left of the image.
Date: April 15, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Downtown Dallas]

Photograph of downtown Dallas, showing a person with a WBAP-TV camera, buildings, and streets.
Date: April 15, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Group posing in uniforms at Sheraton Hotel]

Photograph of a group of youth in cowboy hats and uniforms. They are being filmed outside at the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas, Texas. There is a behind view of a WBAP-TV camera operator to the right of the image.
Date: April 19, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Camera operators at Sheraton Hotel in Dallas]

Photograph of WBAP-TV camera operators at the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas. They are filming a group of youth wearing uniforms and cowboy hats. They appear to be filming on the roof of the hotel.
Date: April 15, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Man looking at a mosaic tile installation]

Photograph of an unidentified man looking at a mosaic tile installation at the newly opened Sheraton Hotel in Dallas. He is wearing a closed trench coat and is touching the mosaic with his left hand. The tiles of the mosaic are mostly arranged in circles except for the tiles around features such as the cattle and the windmill which are arranged in rectangles. Other than the cattle and the windmill, there are also flowers throughout the mosaic. On the wall above the man's head is a mosaic tile rose.
Date: April 15, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stamps Quartet News (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 1, 1959 (open access)

Stamps Quartet News (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 1, 1959

Monthly newsletter from Dallas, Texas published by the Stamps Quartet Music Company that includes news and information concerning gospel music along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1959
Creator: Stamps, Mrs. Frank
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1959 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1959

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 24, 1959
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1959 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1959

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 3, 1959
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 1959 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 1959

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 17, 1959
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, April 10, 1959 (open access)

The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, April 10, 1959

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 10, 1959
Creator: Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of J. M. and Louise Back's Children]

Photograph of J. M. and Louise Back's children sitting and standing around a couch. All together there are seven children, five sisters and two brothers.
Date: April 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Retort, Volume 11, Number 8, April 1959 (open access)

Southwest Retort, Volume 11, Number 8, April 1959

This publication of the Dallas-Fort Worth Section of the American Chemical Society includes information about research, prominent scientist, organizational business, and various other stories of interest to the community. Published monthly during long academic semesters.
Date: April 1959
Creator: American Chemical Society. Dallas/Fort Worth Section.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Report by Sidney Siedband, April 3, 1959] (open access)

[Report by Sidney Siedband, April 3, 1959]

Page three of a report by Sidney Siedband. The page lists the phone numbers of various individuals.
Date: April 3, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to D. O. Tomlin, April 15, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to D. O. Tomlin, April 15, 1959]

Letter from Truett Latimer to D. O. Tomlin acknowledging his previous telegram which concerned House Bill 727. Mr. Latimer agrees with him that the tax rate on boats and motors on the proposed law is too high.
Date: April 15, 1959
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lewis Stephens to Truett Latimer, April 8, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Lewis Stephens to Truett Latimer, April 8, 1959]

Letter from Lewis Stephens to Truett Latimer commending him for his work in the Legislature and explaining why their last visit was relatively short.
Date: April 8, 1959
Creator: Stephens, Lewis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Millard Parkhurst to Truett Latimer, April 1, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Millard Parkhurst to Truett Latimer, April 1, 1959]

Letter from Millard Parkhurst to Truett Latimer discussing House Bill 234. He asks Mr. Latimer to contact the Governor's Secretary about the status of the bill.
Date: April 1, 1959
Creator: Parkhurst, Millard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from D. O. Tomlin, April 14, 1959] (open access)

[Telegram from D. O. Tomlin, April 14, 1959]

Telegram from D. O. Tomlin for Truett Latimer discussing House Bill 727.
Date: April 14, 1959
Creator: Tomlin, D. O.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. D. Hay to Truett Latimer, April 22, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from R. D. Hay to Truett Latimer, April 22, 1959]

Letter from R. D. Hay to Truett Latimer discussing an issue with the renewal of Mr. Free's solicitor's license. He asks that Mr. Latimer contact Mr. Schumacher to look into the issue.
Date: April 22, 1959
Creator: Hay, R. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History