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[Dallas City Council Minutes, Book 1]
Recorded minutes for the Dallas City Council with various newspaper clippings and a list of the days the council met and a description of what matters they discussed.
Date:
1867~
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Julia Hensley]
Portrait of Julia Hensley (1837-1915], an older woman wearing a dark dress with a white collar.
Date:
August 25, 1873
Creator:
Freeman, A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Charley and Louesa Brown]
Portrait of Charley and Louesa Brown, Charley is seated in a chair and Louesa is wearing a long, dark dress. According to the note on the back of the photograph, Louesa is the aunt of Lou Hopkins Back.
Date:
[1883..1900]
Creator:
Webster, J. H.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Phoebe Winchester Hensley]
Portrait of Phoebe Winchester Hensley (1863-1940), a woman with dark hair wearing a white dress with a dark collar.
Date:
August 1883
Creator:
McClellan, W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Booklet for the Southern Rock-Island Plow Co. Repository in Dallas]
Booklet for the new repository for the Southern Rock-Island Plow Co. in Dallas, Texas. The booklet contains information about the building as well as advertising their American-Mexicano vehicle which is, according to the booklet, "the only one in this country."
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Showing a View of the Exposition Building in Dallas, Texas]
Postcard showing a "Day View of Exposition Building State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas." The photograph is placed in a large quotation bubble and the title is positioned under the picture; there is a note on the front that is running down the side of the card.
Date:
November 8, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Class Prophecy for the 1907 Class of Texas Baptist University]
Class prophecy describing a person's eventful day dream that included a woman creating pictures in the room of different individuals; the pictures continue to appear and then disappear and showing different women in different locations. The last line of the piece comes after the person had awoken: "I was forced to turn from the glamers into the future and come back to the tasks of the present."
Date:
1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Salutatory Speech for the Texas Baptist University Graduation]
Salutatory speech for a graduation ceremony at Texas Baptist University, providing inspiration to the students in attendance for the journey that is to come in the real world: "We stand upon the boundary line. We now must bid adieu to the school room, and turn our faces to the world,to shape our own destinies."
Date:
1907~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Addressed to Mayme Collins, October 27, 1907]
Postcard addressed to Mayme Collins with an illustrated picture of the interior of the "Cathedral of the Sacred Heart" in Dallas, Texas. In this illustration there is a large crowd of people in the pews and members of the Church up closer towards the altar; on the reverse side there is a note that says: "Hello Mayme I wish you were with us."
Date:
October 27, 1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Tinted Photograph of the Dallas County Courthouse]
Postcard with a tinted photograph of the Dallas County courthouse in Dallas, Texas; most of the building is made up of red brick. There is a note on the picture that reads: "Wish you were with me."
Date:
October 27, 1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to Mayme Collins Showing the Dallas County Courthouse, October 28, 1907]
Postcard addressed to Mayme Collins with a tinted photograph of the Dallas County courthouse in Dallas, Texas; the building is made of red brick mostly, while the bottom of the building is made of white brick. There is a note on the reverse side of the card that says: "I am having a delightful time today."
Date:
October 28, 1907
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[First Flight in Texas]
Photograph of the first flight in Texas. A biplane in visible in the sky above some buildings. Inscription on the back reads "Dallas 1908, Rogers in plane."
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas First Air Flight
Photograph of the first flight in Texas. A biplane is in the sky and a man's hat is partially visible at the left and a utility pole is at the right. "Rogers" is indicated in the inscription on the back.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of the Dallas Model Fire Station]
Postcard of the Dallas Model Fire Station, a two-story building with a tower extending another story in one of its corners. The base of the building has garage doors with labels corresponding to the type of fire engine it houses. There is a large, red brick building in the background that says, "Southern Rock Island Plow Co." The back of the postcard has a handwritten message by the sender to the addressee.
Date:
August 7, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a View in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas]
Postcard with a view inside Fair Park in Dallas, Texas; the view is looking down a street with trees lining it on either side and a large building off to the far left. The note on the back of the card reads: "Hello Mayme, am having a lovely time will write later."
Date:
August 7, 1908
Creator:
C. Weichsel Co.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Fire Wagon at Street Corner]
Postcard with a photograph showing one of the wagons used by "Engine Co. #2" of the Dallas Fire Department traveling down a street in Dallas, Texas. This wagon is being pulled along by two horses, and is carrying at least three firemen; one fireman is driving the wagon while the others are in the back.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Child by a Dallas, Texas House]
Postcard with a photograph of a small child standing in front of a small Dallas, Texas home. The caption on the picture reads: "a little one, Dallas, Texas."
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Early Dallas Fire Truck]
Postcard with a photograph of "Engine Co. No. 10 pumping" in Dallas, Texas. This truck is a part of the Dallas Fire Department and it has a large hose attached to the apparatus in the back.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Firemen in a Fire Truck in Dallas, Texas]
Postcard with a photo of four firemen sitting in a fire truck parked on a street in Dallas, Texas.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Showing Engine Co. 10 of the Dallas Fire Department]
Postcard with a photograph showing Engine Co. 10 of the Dallas Fire Department; the truck behind the men has a title on the engine that reads: "Dallas Fire Department." There are six men that make up this company, two men are standing on the truck, and four are standing in front of the vehicle.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Showing the Motor of a Webb Engine]
Postcard with a side view of the inside of a Webb Engine on one of the fire trucks belonging to the Dallas Fire Department in Dallas, Texas.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photo of a Dallas Fire Department Truck]
Postcard with a photograph of members of the Dallas Fire Department working with their fire truck while it pumps water. The caption on the photo reads: "Webb Engine pumping," the firemen are standing towards the rear of the vehicle.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photo of a Dallas, Texas Fire Truck]
Postcard with a picture of an old Dallas, Texas fire truck belonging to the Dallas Fire Department. According to the photo this truck is a Buick, and there are six firemen standing around the back of it including one who is sitting in the driver's seat.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photo of Dallas Firemen with a Hose]
Postcard with a photograph of some members of the Dallas Fire Department working with one of their long hoses with the stream of water produced by a Webb engine.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History