[Mario Rendón Lozano, México, Vitalidad, y Raíces, 1999] (open access)

[Mario Rendón Lozano, México, Vitalidad, y Raíces, 1999]

Catalog for the exhibit, Mario Rendón Lozano: México, Vitalidad y Raíces, including a biography of Lozano, descriptions of the art pieces in the exhibit, and other information about the series.
Date: 1999
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
McKinney Herald (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 4, Ed. 1, October-November 1998 (open access)

McKinney Herald (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 4, Ed. 1, October-November 1998

Newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: 1998-10/1998-11
Creator: Suggs, Jack
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with B.T. and Itasco Wilson, February 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with B.T. and Itasco Wilson, February 1998

Transcript of an interview with B.T. and Itasco Wilson. Both arrived in Kerrville in 1940 to work at Kerrville Colored School (later renamed Doyle School). Itasco as a teacher and B.T. as both teacher and principal. They discuss his parents, particularly B.T. Wilson Sr., musicians they knew, performances given, and awards received over their long careers. Copies of photos and documents are included at the end of the transcript.
Date: February 1998
Creator: Bacon, Dan; Wilson, Burtrust Tobias (B.T.) & Wilson, Itasco Woodard
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with B.T. and Itasco Wilson, February 1998 transcript

Oral History Interview with B.T. and Itasco Wilson, February 1998

Audio of an interview with B.T. and Itasco Wilson. Both arrived in Kerrville in 1940 to work at Kerrville Colored School (later renamed Doyle School). Itasco as a teacher and B.T. as both teacher and principal. They discuss his parents, particularly B.T. Wilson Sr., musicians they knew, performances given, and awards received over their long careers.
Date: February 1998
Creator: Bacon, Dan & Wilson, Burtrust Tobias (B.T.)
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rosaria Cabrera: creation between the time of restlessness and forgetting (open access)

Rosaria Cabrera: creation between the time of restlessness and forgetting

Book discussing an exhibit of Rosaria Cabrera's work at the Mexic-Arte Museum, Centro Cultural Mexicano "Paso del Norte," and Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
Date: 1998
Creator: Zurian, Carla
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[L. B. Houston Golf Course]

Photograph of an aerial view of L. B. Houston eighteen (18) hole golf course that features water hazards, sand-traps, and manicured fairways outlined with small clusters of deep green trees. Near the center of the golf course grounds there are several key features including: an unknown building, a large concrete parking lot, and fenced off tennis courts. A large brown murky lake is visible near the bottom of the photograph.
Date: April 28, 1997
Creator: Loftin, Reginald G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lubben Plaza]

Photograph of the aerial view of Lubben Plaza park surrounded my modern office buildings, parking lots, and multi-lane streets with red intersection crosswalks. Key features of the park include abstract sculptures and deep green trees that partially obscure the parks boarders.
Date: April 16, 1997
Creator: Loftin, Reginald G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kiowa Parkway]

Photograph of the aerial overview of the Kiowa Parkway. The parkway consists of deep green trees and grass that snake throughout a residential suburban community in a North to South manner. Belt Line Road boarders the residential neighborhood with a gentle curve. A large commercial is visible on the left side of the photograph.
Date: April 5, 1997
Creator: Loftin, Reginald G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas County Nature Preserve - McCommas Bluff]

Photograph an aerial overview of the McCommas Bluff Nature Preserve with the winding murky brown Trinity River cutting through the thick expanse of trees.
Date: March 26, 1997
Creator: Loftin, Reginald G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wide Angle of Maria Luna Park]

Photograph of a wide angle aerial overview of the Maria Luna Park and the surrounding buildings. Key features of the park includes a baseball field, a tennis court, and various playground equipment. Various unknown businesses, commercial, and residential buildings surround the park.
Date: March 21, 1997
Creator: Loftin, Reginald G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Keeneland Escarpment Parkway]

Aerial photograph of the Keenland Escarpment Park featuring a two lane highway surrounded by forests and dry brushland that gently curves off to the left side of the photograph. A residential community and a commercial building are also visible.
Date: March 20, 1997
Creator: Loftin, Reginald G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kensington Park]

Photograph of a dirt and grass park with playground equipment that has been identified as Kensington Park. The park is surrounded by suburban homes and is across the street from the Gilbert Cuellar Sr. Elementary School.
Date: March 15, 1997
Creator: Loftin, Reginald G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kleberg Park]

Photograph of an aerial view of Kleberg Park. Key features of this city park include the Kleberg-Rylie recreation center, two (2) baseball fields, two (2) tennis courts, and a murky brown pond surrounded by bare trees. A service depot for school buses and the Kleberg-Rylie Branch Library neighbor the park to the North and East. A residential housing community resides across Edd Road to the South.
Date: March 15, 1997
Creator: Loftin, Reginald G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Voices and Visions, 1997]

Postcard discussing the Mexic-Arte Museum's exhibit, "Voices and Visions," featuring the work of Regina Vater and David Medalla. The front of the postcard is a photograph of three people, two men and a woman with handwritten text in red over the image.
Date: 1997
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voices and Visions, January 30-March 8, 1997] (open access)

[Voices and Visions, January 30-March 8, 1997]

Catalog for the "Voices and Visions" exhibit including biographies of participating artists, descriptions of the art pieces in the exhibit, and other information about the series.
Date: 1997
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Young Latino Artist (open access)

Young Latino Artist

Book discussing the Mexic-Arte Museum's exhibition "Young Latino Artists," including the program for the gallery opening event, a list of featured artists, artist statements, and a curator's statement.
Date: 1997
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mexican Traditional Toys and Miniatures (open access)

Mexican Traditional Toys and Miniatures

Book discussing an exhibit of traditional Mexican children's toys. The book includes a description of the exhibit, a catalog of the pieces, and photos of several of the pieces in the exhibition.
Date: 1996
Creator: Rivera, Juan Coronel & Kahlo, Cristina
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Paramedics Loading Firefighter on Gurney]

Photograph of paramedics and firefighters attending to a firefighter on a gurney. The firefighter is laying down and holding a white cup. His head is obscured by a paramedic standing over him. They are gathered outside of a brick building next to a fire engine.
Date: August 25, 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Damage on Fire Engine #22]

Photograph of damage on Dallas Fire engine #22. A metal panel on the rear is discolored and bent out of shape. The bumper is bent upwards on the right side and the side of the vehicle has several minor scratches.
Date: March 6, 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Frisco Enterprise (Frisco, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, March 3, 1995 (open access)

The Frisco Enterprise (Frisco, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, March 3, 1995

Weekly newspaper from Frisco, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 3, 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clean-up Around Damanged Sedan]

Photograph of an abandoned, heavily damaged tan sedan stopped in the middle of an intersection. The sedan is facing the right side of the frame and the engine is visible underneath the crumpled hood. There is a white police car parked behind the sedan. Several emergency responders mill about the scene. One sweeps the ground in front of the hood car on the right side of the frame.
Date: January 17, 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Damaged Sedan Stopped in Intersection]

Photograph of an abandoned, heavily damaged tan sedan stopped in the middle of an intersection. The sedan is facing the right side of the frame and the engine is visible underneath the crumpled hood. There is a white police car parked behind the sedan. Several emergency responders mill about the scene. One sweeps the ground behind the trunk of the car on the left side of the frame.
Date: January 17, 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Paramedics, Firefighters, and Police at a Wreck]

Photograph of several cars and emergency response vehicles stopped in an intersection. Several individuals mill about the scene. A sign reading "south loop 12" is visible on the right side of the frame.
Date: January 17, 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ana de Gamboa to Silvia] (open access)

[Letter from Ana de Gamboa to Silvia]

Letter from author Ana de Gamboa to Sylvia, discussing the book she has just written and thanking her for the support of the Mexic-Arte Museum.
Date: 1995~
Creator: Vejarano de Gamboa, Ana M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History