Resource Type

Reading Room

View of the reading room at the Emily Fowler Public Library, also known as the Denton Public Library.
Date: July 31, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Reading Room

View of the reading room at the Emily Fowler Public Library, also known as the Denton Public Library.
Date: July 31, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jake Pickle at Desk: Portrait

Jake Pickle seated at desk looking through notebook.
Date: July 11, 1947
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Beverly Sheffield

Man sitting at desk talking on the telephone. Beverly Sheffield is listed as being Supervisor of Deep Eddy Bathing Beach in the 1947 City Directory. He later served for many years as Director of Austin Parks and Recreation Department.
Date: July 25, 1947
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Beverly Sheffield

Man seated at desk writing. Beverly Sheffield served as Director of Austin Parks and Recreation Department for many years. In 1947 when this photo was taken, he was Supervisor of Deep Eddy Bathing Beach.
Date: July 25, 1947
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Noel B. Scott - Blind Man

Blind man holding box of cigars in his right hand. Noel Scott is listed as proprietor of Scott's Cigar Stand in the 1947 City Directory.
Date: July 23, 1947
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of C.V.A.C. and Tarrant Field

Aerial view of C.V.A.C. (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation) and Tarrant Field. Runways criss-cross below and a fleet of planes are lined up to the lower left of the photo.
Date: July 25, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of Liberator Village

Photograph of Liberator Village from the air. Many houses are seen lining the streets in this housing tract.
Date: July 25, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Noel B. Scott

Photograph of Noel B. Scott. Scott was blind. He operated Scott's Cigar Stand on the 1st floor of The Travis County Courthouse.
Date: July 23, 1947
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man with Dog

Photograph of man seated in chair petting dog.
Date: July 2, 1947
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Barton Springs Pool

View of the pool from the west end looking east.
Date: July 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0292.0119]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Theory of avoiding motorcycle accident was all right for Jimmie Perrine, motorcycle policeman left but the application didn't work out Thursday."
Date: July 31, 1947
Creator: Meek, Richard B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0363.0233]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. J. B. Eskridge jr. 1501 Drury lane, decided to keep pace with the flying members of her family."
Date: July 14, 1947
Creator: Johnson, Bill
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0252.0099]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: July 18, 1947
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0368.0036]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Capt. J. T. Godfrey and Lieut. Bob Grimes provide background music as dispatcher O. H. Ezzell croons Frankie fashion for cruising police scout car officers to investigate that "Fussin', Fightin' and Feudin'" at the corner of Plowed Ground and Pennsyltucky."
Date: July 17, 1947
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.1101]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Here's Ironhead Tex West, handkerchief serving as a dust mask, veteran Dallas midget driver who was pinned in his car along the west rail at Taft stadium Monday night after a crash that sent him to the hospital and stopped the scheduled 30-lap summer sweepstakes after 18 laps. The fortunate West escaped with a burned arm and a dislocated toe, but welding torches were needed to cut him out of the wreckage of the crumpled $7,000 Offenhauser. He was released from Oklahoma City General hospital after treatment Monday night."
Date: July 14, 1947
Creator: East, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0412.0019]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Hennessey - Bank cashier - chgd. with embezzlement"
Date: July 28, 1947
Creator: Johnson, Bill
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0415.0201]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Delbert Ferree, 2205 SW 33, is the center of attraction as he receives his membership card in the Oklahoma City Junior Golden Gloves program from Mack Ferrin, park department supervisor in charge of the program at the Brock park center."
Date: July 10, 1947
Creator: East, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0297.0234]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: July 29, 1947
Creator: Miller, Joe
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0363.0101]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Looking south on Main from depot."
Date: July 24, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0229.0153]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: July 21, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0412.0020]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Hennessey - Chgd. with embezzlement"
Date: July 29, 1947
Creator: Johnson, Bill
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0244.0510]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: July 10, 1947
Creator: Cobb, Richard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0830]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Shucks, I don't need nay help," says this young chimpanzee as he manipulates the indicator on the scale at the Philadelphia, PA., zoo. However, the young fellow wasn't very accurate in determining his weight. The Philadelphia zoo is highly weight conscious, and its scales are constantly in use. Exceptions are some of the more dangerous animals, which can't be moved safely from their cages."
Date: July 3, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History