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[Conservatory Visitors, Near Waterfall]

Photograph of visitors to the Conservatory at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The visitors, consisting of around three adults and several children, stand along a metal fence looking into a display of plants, with the Conservatory's waterfall visible on the very right. Hanging bushes of purple and yellow flowers, as well as larger bushes drooping along the ceiling, are visible above the guests. Behind the guests are doors or windows leading into the Garden Center.
Date: [..1991-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fragrance Garden Planters #1]

Photograph of the Fragrance Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Four elevated planters made of yellow tiles sit in pairs on opposite ends with two long rectangular flower beds in between, and are occupied by short bushes and shrubs between tiled stone brick footpaths. A large semicircular fountain, also elevated, is visible on the right at the end of the flower beds, with small bushes of flowers along the fountain's curve. The garden is bordered by a short brick wall with flourished bud-like caps on each corner, as well as by an adjoining tall wooden fence. Trees are scattered across the background.
Date: [..1991-06]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Japanese Garden Lake Arbor]

Photograph of Lake Arbor, a pavilion overlooking the pond in the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The wooden pavilion, topped with a gable roof, contains benches, thin wooden railings, and rests on stilts projecting to the stony sloped edge of the pond. Trees and foliage cover and surround the pavilion.
Date: [..1991-01]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interviews with Eiland Collins, 1991

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Eiland Collins, a community leader, concerning his experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas from 1962 to 1991. Collins discusses his childhood in East Texas, his segregated education, Civic League and its activities, property violations, home improvements, his presidency of the Civic League, zoning problems, the "Buy Out," and current neighborhood problems.
Date: {1991-01-18,1991-03-12}
Creator: Wilson, William H. & Collins, Eiland
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interviews with Sheila R. Allen, 1991

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Interview with Sheila Allen concerning her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas from 1958 to 1991. Allen discusses her education at Hamilton Park School, the desegregation of Hamilton Park School, her experiences at Richardson Junior High, her experiences in law school at the University of Texas, the relationships between Hamilton Park and other African-American communities, school activities as a teenager, and the "Buy Out."
Date: {1991-06-21,1991-09-04}
Creator: Wilson, William H. & Allen, Sheila R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interviews with Vivian T. Starks, 1991

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Interview with Vivian Starks, a schoolteacher, concerning her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas from 1954 to 1991. Starks discusses her segregated education in Bryan, Texas, Wiley College, her teaching career in segregated Dallas schools, her decision to buy a home in Hamilton Park, transportation problems, home improvements, church activities, Civic League, the "Buy Out," zoning problems, Interorganizational Council and political activities, employment at Hamilton Park School, the desegregation of Hamilton Park School and her transfer to Richardson Independent School District, and Pacesetter.
Date: {1991-04-23,1991-05-08}
Creator: Wilson, William H. & Starks, Vivian T.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interviews with Zan W. Holmes Jr., 1991

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Interview with Zan W. Holmes, Jr., a clergyman and community leader, concerning his experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas during the 1950s and 1960s. Holmes discusses his youth and adolescent years in Waco, segregated education, college at Huston-Tillotson (1952-1956), entry to Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University (1956), organizing the Hamilton Park Methodist Church and his partnership there, his home in Hamilton Park, his political activities, church youth programs, zoning problems, and Hamilton Park School and desegregation.
Date: {1991-09-19,1991-11-05}
Creator: Wilson, William H. & Holmes, Zan W., Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Trial Garden Planting Beds]

Photograph of the Trial Garden's entry sign at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The entry sign, reading "Trial Garden" with a plant symbol on its left, sits on a rectangular bed of purple bluemink flowers. Tiled stone paths are visible around and along the various flower beds in the garden, some elevated and contained by walls made of wooden planks. Behind one planting bed, which contains only uneven mounds of soil, stands a man identified as a master gardener, who holds a tool in his right hand.
Date: [..1991-06]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Xeriscape (open access)

Xeriscape

Document explaining Xeriscape landscaping techniques and listing the Xeriscape flora for South and Central Texas.
Date: [..1991]
Creator: South/Central Texas Xeriscape
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

7 L Ranch Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1991
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
9-1-1 Caller, Volume 3, Number 1, January/February 1991 (open access)

9-1-1 Caller, Volume 3, Number 1, January/February 1991

Bimonthly newsletter of the Texas Advisory Commission on State Emergency Communications discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other information related to 9-1-1 services and other emergency communication within Texas.
Date: January 1991
Creator: Texas. Advisory Commission on State Emergency Communications.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
65 Minutes, January-February 1991 (open access)

65 Minutes, January-February 1991

Bimonthly newsletter of Denton Boy Scout Troop 65 containing a list of upcoming events, news and announcements, and other information for members.
Date: January 1991
Creator: Boy Scouts of America. Troop 65 (Denton, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[212 S. Magnolia]

Photograph of the front and south side of a white, two-story frame house located at 212 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It has some Queen Anne-style architecture including a 2-story porch and ornate jigsawn trim.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[216 S. Magnolia]

Close-up photograph of a white, two-story house located at 216 S. Magnolia, Palestine, Texas. There is some decorative woodwork along the eaves and corners of the house, and there is a green awning over the front porch.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[220 W. Reagan - Grant House]

Photograph of the front and west side of the "Grant House," a yellow, two-story, Queen Anne-style house located at 220 W. Reagan (on the corner of W. Reagan and S. May streets) in Palestine, Texas.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[303 E. Kolstad]

Photograph of the front of a blue, two-story, frame house located at 303 E. Kolstad in Palestine, Texas. It has some Classical Revival-style architectural elements.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[404 S. Royall]

Photograph of the front of a two-story, white house located at 404 S. Royall in Palestine, Texas.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[405 E. Neches]

Photograph of the front of a white, two-story, Colonial Revival-style house located at 405 E. Neches in Palestine, Texas.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[512 N. John - Eilenberger's Bakery]

Photograph of a portion of Eilenberger’s Bakery located at 512 N. John in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story, brick Two-part Commercial Block building; the portion on the left is painted white with a red door and the portion on the right is red brick with siding on the lower floor. There are green awnings above the doors and windows; the one above the entrance on the left says "Eilenberger's Bake Shop."
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[601 S. May - Dilley Foundry Office Building]

Photograph of the south side of the Dilley Foundry Office Building, located at 601 S. May in Palestine, Texas. It is a one-story frame building, resembling a center-passage house There is a porch running the length of the south side of the house that has decorative jigsawn woodwork.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[638 S. Magnolia - Silliman House]

Photograph of the front and south side of the Silliman House, a two-story, brick Georgian Revival-style house located at 638 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It has some stone accents including light-colored quoins on the corners.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[708 S. Sycamore]

Photograph of the front and south side of a 2 ½-story frame house located at 708 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas. It is painted red with white trim and has Queen Anne-style architecture, including a 3-story corner tower.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[716 S. Sycamore]

Photograph of the southwest corner of a yellow, two-story, Victorian-style house with a wrap-around porch located at 716 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[722 S. Magnolia - Lucas - Davey House]

Photograph of the front and south sides of the "Lucas-Davey House," a two-story Queen Anne-style home located at 722 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It is painted green with red and gray trim, and has red-brick accents around the foundation. Distinctive features include the asymmetrical massing, a richness in details and materials and superb craftsmanship.
Date: 1991~
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History