Resource Type

[Aerial view of Nessler pool in the early 1950s]

An aerial view of the Nessler swimming pool. Many people are in the pool. A few people are on or near three sets of bleachers along the side of the pool. To the left of the pool is a tennis court with about ten people playing or watching tennis. A bus and a truck are parked near the building near the front of the pool. Approximately 20 cars are parked in a cleared lot near the street. On the reverse side of the photograph is written: "Nessler Pool" (early 1950's)
Date: 1952~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chauncey D. Leake and Elizabeth Leake]

Photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and his wife Elizabeth standing in front of a memorial bust at the University of Texas Medical Branch, around the time Dr. Leake resigned from his position as Executive Director at UTMB.
Date: August 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children in a Lawn Chair]

Photograph of two young boys reclining in a padded lawn chair outdoors. Both boys are wearing shorts with no shirt. The boy on the right is Doug Snell.
Date: June 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-Up of Man on Stretcher]

Slide of a close-up of a man on a stretcher, with blood around his mouth, during Operation Recheck in Galveston, Texas. A pair of feet are visible to the left, and hands to the right touch a tag on the man's chest.
Date: February 26, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Commencement Excercises, University of Texas Medical Branch, June 3, 1955]

Photograph of UTMB Commencement Exercises on June 3rd, 1955. At center, Dr. Chauncey D. Leake shakes hands with student Melvyn Schriber on an auditorium stage, while a man stands behind them at a table with rolled diplomas on it. D. Bailey Calvin stands at a microphone in the background, while at least 26 other faculty and guests are seated onstage, and at least six students wait in line at the stage's edge. All except three are wearing graduation robes. A young girl is visible in a gallery at top-left, and a piano is in front of the stage at bottom-left. On the photo's reverse is an address, taped over which is a descriptive note.
Date: June 3, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd Inside T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store]

Photograph of a crowd of customers inside the T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store in League City. Several people are leaned over a counter on the left. To the right, a young boy is standing in an empty metal shopping cart.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Description of Distribution of Injury Zones]

Glass slide that lists descriptions of the distribution of injuries by zones during Operation Recheck, based on the Texas City disaster.
Date: February 26, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Description of the Pattern of Injury]

Glass slide listing descriptions of the pattern of injury during the Texas City disaster in 1947.
Date: February 26, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and Elizabeth Leake]

Photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and his wife Elizabeth at their home in Galveston, Texas. Both are seated on either side of a garden table with a potted plant on top.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake Giving a Speech]

Photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake speaking at a microphone next to the Ashbel Smith Building at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. The bust-memorial to Ashbel Smith is visible to his left, with the building behind. Seated to his right and behind him are Mrs. Ann Brindley, Rabbi H. Cohen, an unidentified man, and J. Paderewski.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family of Sam Maceo with Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and Others]

Photograph of the wife and children of Galveston magnate and crime boss Sam Maceo, with Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, doctors, and others. From left to right, standing: D. Bailey Calvin, Chauncey D. Leake, Charles Pomerat, M. Hawkins, Paul Brindley, and Geo Swanson. Seated is Maceo's wife Edna Marie Sedgewick. Standing to her right are her daughter and twin sons.
Date: 1952~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Father and Son in a Hammock]

Photograph of T.M. Snell and his son, Doug Snell, taking a nap together in a fringed hammock.
Date: June 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Finished tea flows on conveyor belt]

Photograph of finished tea flows from the blending department moving on a conveyor belt in the tea factory in Galveston, Texas.
Date: [1955,1959]
Creator: Rogers, John
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Four Men in Front of Typewriter]

Glass slide of three younger men, each wearing a hat, watching a man sitting at a typewriter with headphones on his head, during Operation Recheck in Galveston, Texas.
Date: February 26, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four People Wearing Face Masks]

Glass slide of four people, two of whom are in scrubs, wearing medical face masks during a surgery during Operation Recheck in Galveston, Texas.
Date: February 26, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a close-up of Angleton grass that has been grazed properly. Note even the grazing of the grass. TX-163-1.
Date: August 24, 1955
Creator: Huckabee, DeWitt
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Group of Men Outside National Defense Truck]

Glass slide of a large group of men standing outside a national defense truck during Operation Recheck at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. A sign in the foreground reads "Triage Room".
Date: February 26, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of People by United States Army Ambulance]

Glass slide of a large group of people wearing long coats standing by the rear of a United State Army Ambulance during Operation Recheck in Galveston, Texas.
Date: February 26, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Suited Men Outside Building]

Glass slide of a group of men wearing suits standing outside a building during Operation Recheck in Galveston, Texas. A red door is visible on the building in the background.
Date: February 26, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Kilgores with Clare Kilgore]

Photograph of Theodore and Zonnie Kilgore spending time outdoors with their granddaughter, Clare Kilgore. Theodore is standing with his hands on his hips while Zonnie is knelt beside Clare, holding some linens. A house is visible just behind them.
Date: June 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Landes-McGonough House Photograph #5]

Photograph of the Landes-McGonough House in Galveston, Texas.
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lipton Tea building exterior]

Photograph of the Lipton Tea building exterior in Galveston, Texas.
Date: [1955,1959]
Creator: Rogers, John
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Lipton tea factory production lines]

Photograph of the Lipton tea factory in Galveston, Texas, and the workers on the production assembly line. The woman in the foreground is setting up the production line with the lipton boxes, the two women in the back are packaging the lipton boxes in larger boxes for shipment.
Date: [1955,1959]
Creator: Rogers, John
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Lipton tea worker filling tea boxes]

Photograph of a Lipton tea worker seated at a square table and counting out the tea bags to added to the tea boxes for shipment, each box contains 100 tea bags. This facility is located in Galveston, Texas.
Date: [1955,1959]
Creator: Rogers, John
System: The UNT Digital Library