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[News Script: Zaharias Funeral] (open access)

[News Script: Zaharias Funeral]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the funeral services being held for famous female athlete Mildred "Babe" Didrickson Zaharias at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: September 28, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Pickets] (open access)

[News Script: Pickets]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about protests at Lamar State College, which recently integrated. The protests are peaceful, though police are present.
Date: October 11, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Three Men Holding Number "1"]

Photograph of three men, identified as C. M. Scott, Elmer Hielsen, and R. M. Lloyd, holding a cut-out of the number "1". They stand in front of shelves filled with boxes.
Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cookie and the Cupcakes Performing]

Photograph of Cookie and the Cupcakes performing under a string of balloons and in front of walls adorned with hand drawn artwork. There are four men in the foreground. The first and last are playing guitars and and two men in the middle are holding saxophones. In the background to the left is a man playing piano, while to the right is a man playing a drum set that has the band's name emblazoned on the bass drum.
Date: 1956~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dorothy Ingram at Teaching Desk]

Photograph of Dorothy Ingram seated at her teaching desk. She has short dark hair and is wearing a black blouse. She is holding a pen in her hand and looking towards the camera.
Date: 1956
Creator: Briscoe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ship at Grain Elevator]

Photograph of a large boat at a grain elevator. The elevator is connected to a building that is on the left side of the photograph. There is another boat in the background and a water tower in the distance. A stamp on the back of the photograph identifies the photographer as J. C. Watkins.
Date: July 19, 1956
Creator: Watkins, J. C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Men Working]

Photograph of two men working while sitting down. The man in the foreground appears to be working on an iron. Back of photo reads, "T+D - P.A. Service Center".
Date: October 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: 19 PORT ARTHUR FIRMS PICKETED] captions transcript

[News Clip: 19 PORT ARTHUR FIRMS PICKETED]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story. No corresponding script found. Video footage depicts a strike by employees of different companies.
Date: November 17, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bumblebee, Yearbook of Lincoln High School, 1956 (open access)

The Bumblebee, Yearbook of Lincoln High School, 1956

Yearbook for Lincoln High School in Port Arthur, Texas includes photographs of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1956
Creator: Lincoln High School
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Zaharias funeral] captions transcript

[News Clip: Zaharias funeral]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the funeral services being held for famous female athlete Mildred "Babe" Didrickson Zaharias at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: September 28, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Pickets] captions transcript

[News Clip: Pickets]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about protests at Lamar State College, which recently integrated. The protests are peaceful, though police are present.
Date: October 11, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[First Christian Church Service of Dedication]

Photograph of the First Christian Church service of Dedication of the new sanctuary led by Dr. Newton J. Robison (pastor of First Christian Church of Amarillo, a brother to Miss Gladyne Robison, Principal of Travis School, and a member of our congregation) spoke at the morning service. Dr. Elmer Henson, Dean of Brite University, Fort Worth was the chief speaker for the afternoon Dedication service.
Date: November 25, 1956
Creator: J.C. Watkins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Christian Church Communion Table]

Photograph of the First Christian Church communion table, which is carved with an inset of the Last Supper. The table was given in memory of the Charter Members of the Church, by the Loyal Women's Bible Class for the new sanctuary. The women had earned $1000 making all kinds of needlework, mostly quilting, for eight years to provide this gift to the congregation.
Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Christian Church 1956]

Photograph of a front view of the First Christian Church in Port Arthur, Texas.
Date: December 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Christian Church 1956]

Photograph of the First Christian Church and educational building shortly after construction was completed..
Date: December 1, 1956
Creator: J.C. Watkins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carrying the First Christian Church Entrance Tablet]

Photograph of four men placing the tablet above the entrance to the new worship building. Left to right: John M. Hughes, Minister; L.G. Douglas, Treasurer; Allen Dawson, Board Chairman; and Glynn Lowther, Chairman of the Building Committee.
Date: April 3, 1956
Creator: J.C. Watkins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Members of the Loyal Women's Sunday School Class]

Photograph of the members of the Loyal Women's Sunday School Class taken in the newly completed sanctuary. First row - left to right: Mrs. J.E. Davis (Sadie), Mrs. O.A. Youngblood (Minnie), Mrs. O.P. Pearce, Mrs. John H. McDonald, and Mrs. R.H. Draughon. Second row - left to right: Mrs. Frank Hines (Clara), Mrs. Bertie Ingalls, Mrs. Leon Little (Virginia), Mrs. W.C. Neel (Ida), Mrs. Jim Dillinger (Mary), Mrs. G.T. Wallace (Stella), Mrs. C.E. Lauer, Mrs. C.W. Warren (Rose), Mrs. C.E. Perry (Ida), Mrs. J.A House, Mrs. Mary Harmon, Mrs. Ethel Akkerman, Mrs. Dewey Prince (Terrie), Mrs. N.E. Pray, Mrs. J.R. Swan (Rate), Mrs. I.N. Noble (Maude), Mrs. J.D. Eidom (Olga), Mrs. G.E. Gartman (Alice), Mrs. H.W. Davis (Bertie), Mrs. Florence McDonald. Third row - left to right: Mrs. Kate Pearson, Mrs. Hazel Dorman, Mrs. Alta Newton, Mrs. Beulah Christopher, Mrs. Mamie Peck. Fourth row - left to right: Mrs. Burt Loy, Mrs. John Chapman (Thelma), Mrs. N.C. Cloutman (Rena), Mrs. Gladys Holmes, Mrs. Nora LaRose, Mrs. S.I. Bishop, Mrs. C.H. Powell (Elizabeth), and Mrs. Ozello Doiron.
Date: November 25, 1956
Creator: J.C. Watkins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Inside the First Christian Church]

Photograph of the inside of the First Christian Church. Note the rose window above the draped baptistery given in memory of John Chapman by his wife, Thelma Chapman. Communion table given in memory of Charter members by the Loyal Women's Sunday School Class. Wicks pipe organ (behind lectern on left side) given in memory of S.O. Latimer by Mrs. S.O. Latimer. The pulpit lectern (on right) given by Mr. and Mrs. John M. Hughes and their son, John Marcus. Altar-ware given in memory of E.N. George by Mrs. S.I. Bishop.
Date: November 1956
Creator: J.C. Watkins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Summer Youth Program Dinner]

Photograph of the First Christian Church Summer Youth Program Dinner. Minister John H. Hughes is standing in front of the slogan 'Not My Will but Thine'.
Date: 1956
Creator: J.C. Watkins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Christian Church Summer Youth Meeting]

Photograph of a First Christian Church Summer Youth Program meeting. Young man standing at left of photo not known. Front row - left to right: Phillip Foote, Norma Moss, Sylvia Swearingen, Sandra Brazil, Linda Douglas. Second row - left to right: Judy Dawson, Mary Evelyn Murphy, (girl sitting behind Sandra not identified), Darrell Evans, Ila Mae Prafka. Thirda row - left to right: Delmer Fussell, Bobby Morgan, Alline Dawson, Betty Murphy, (person sitting directly behind Ila Mae Prafka not identified).
Date: 1956
Creator: J.C. Watkins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Presentation of Plaque of Appreciation to Glynn Lowther]

Photograph of presentation of plaque of appreciation to Glynn Lowther for his work as Chairman of Building Construction. In photo, left to right: A.E. Catanach, Choir Director; Homer D. Snider, Building Committee member; Martin Dooley, Building Committee member; Glenn Lowther; and Elbert M. Reeder, Immedate past Board Chairman.
Date: November 25, 1956
Creator: J.C. Watkins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sour Lake 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 1:62500
Date: 1956
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 1956 (open access)

The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 1956

Weekly newspaper from Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont, Texas that includes local and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 6, 1956
Creator: Siebenthall, Carl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 1956 (open access)

The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 1956

Weekly newspaper from Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont, Texas that includes local and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 26, 1956
Creator: Obenhaus, Leon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History