[Charles W. Norris in a Barber Shop]

Photograph of Charles W. Norris (left), a tailor in Fort Worth, standing in a barbershop with a tape measure around his neck and a clipboard in his left hand. At right, there are three barbers each standing behind a chair, two with customers. The chairs are placed in front of mirrors with desks and have lightbulbs hanging above. Handwritten on back: "Charles W. Norris, tailor, Fort Worth circa 1924-1925."
Date: 1924~/1925~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Year Book 1929-1930 Alphin Charity and Art Club (open access)

Year Book 1929-1930 Alphin Charity and Art Club

Yearbook of the Alphin Art and Charity Club including brief information about the group, a list of activities from the club meetings, membership for club committees, and a member directory. There is a handwritten list of financial transactions after the last page for 1929 and a page inserted at the front lists phone numbers for the members of the Sick Committee.
Date: 1929~
Creator: Alphin Art and Charity Club
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check Written to Southwestern Bell Telephone] (open access)

[Check Written to Southwestern Bell Telephone]

Personal check from the Fraternal Bank & Trust Co. of Fort Worth, made out to the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for $15.71 and signed by William McDonald.
Date: July 26, 1935
Creator: McDonald, WIlliam Madison
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mary Louise Pardee Thornton]

Photograph of Mary Louise Pardee Thornton, longtime registrar at I. M. Terrell High School. She wears a light-colored dress with bead necklaces and faces the left.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[May Pearl McDonald and Martha Hollie]

Photograph of May Pearl McDonald (left) and possibly her mother, Martha Hollie (right) standing in the side yard of William Madison McDonald's house in Fort Worth, Texas. They pose together next to a pile of stones and a bush planted along the side of the house.
Date: 1937~/1941~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[May Pearl McDonald in Front of McDonald Home]

Photograph of May Pearl McDonald standing on the front steps of William Madison McDonald's home in Fort Worth, Texas. Behind her is the front entrance of a large, two-storied house.
Date: 1937~/1941~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Woman in Front of McDonald House]

Photograph of an unidentified woman standing on the front steps of William Madison McDonald's home in Fort Worth, Texas. Behind her is the front entrance of a large, two-storied house.
Date: 1937~/1941~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Teaching Staff of I.M. Terrell High School]

Photograph of the teaching staff of I.M. Terrell High School standing on the steps of a building. The accompanying information identifies Hazel Harvey Peace as standing on the far right in the third row from the top. Lillian Bertha Jones Horace standing in the top row second from the right. "Teaching Staff #2 Johnson" is written on the back.
Date: [1938..1972]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women Seated at Table at Bethlehem Center]

Photograph of several women seated around a table at the Bethlehem Center. "Bethlehem Center Golden Age Club" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1939..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Queen with Attendents]

Photograph of a girl being crowned queen, holding a flowers and wearing a cape, flanked by six other girls wearing white or pale colored dresses. "HP YMCA" is written on the back of the photo. The accompanying information states this was likely at the Highland Park branch of the Fort Worth YWCA.
Date: [1940..1968]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check to Turner and Dingee] (open access)

[Check to Turner and Dingee]

Personal check from the Fraternal Bank & Trust Co. of Fort Worth, made out to Turner and Dingee for $25.10 and signed by William McDonald.
Date: March 2, 1942
Creator: McDonald, WIlliam Madison
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Guinn Reflector, Yearbook of James E. Guinn Junior High School, 1944 (open access)

The Guinn Reflector, Yearbook of James E. Guinn Junior High School, 1944

Yearbook for James E. Guinn Junior High School in Fort Worth, Texas, including photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and local clubs.
Date: May 1944
Creator: James E. Guinn Junior High School
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check to Ure Drug Store] (open access)

[Check to Ure Drug Store]

Personal check from the Fraternal Bank & Trust Co. of Fort Worth, made out to Ure Drug Store for $4.25 and signed by William McDonald for the purchase of cigars. McDonald was a cigar aficionado.
Date: June 5, 1944
Creator: McDonald, WIlliam Madison
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ambassadors Debutantes]

Photograph of nine Ambassadors debutantes holding flowers, standing around an archway. There is a small platform with the arch that three women are standing on, with the others on either side. "Ambassadors Debs" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1947..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four People Seated a Banquet Table]

Photograph of four people sitting at a banquet table in Fort Worth, Texas. They're identified on the back of the photo, from left to right: "Otis Martin, Res. of South Central Region, International African Chamber of Commerce; Adelle Martin, Coordinator for Fashion Show International African-American Culture and Educational Society; Nigerian dignitary; Leonard Black, Executive Director, International African Chamber of Commerce."
Date: [1947..1983]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Como High School Basketball Team]

Photograph of the Como High School basketball team. There are thirteen players in uniform and two coaches wearing shirts and ties. The photo"State AAA Champs, Como High" written on the back.
Date: 1948?/1963?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carver Heights Home]

Photograph of a brick home located at 6328 Ramey Avenue in the Carver Heights neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas. "Carver Heights Homes, 6328 Ramey Ave" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1950..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for William Madison McDonald, July 9, 1950] (open access)

[Funeral Program for William Madison McDonald, July 9, 1950]

Funeral program for William Madison McDonald, born June 22, 1866 and died July 5, 1950. The funeral was held on July 5, 1950 at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. S. R. Prince. Funeral arrangements were made through Polk and Bailey Funeral Home Directors and he was buried in Old Trinity Cemetery, now Oakwood Cemetery, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: July 9, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Coaches Bean, Beale, and Parker]

Photograph of coaches Bean, Beale, and Parker of Kirkpatrick Junior Senior High School kneeling and looking at a clipboard in the center man's hand. "Coaches Bean, Beale, Parker, Kirkpatrick" is written on the back.
Date: [1953..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dunbar Football Team]

Photograph of the Dunbar Junior-Senior High School Football team posing for a group photo in front of portable buildings. The students are wearing football uniforms and the two coaches are wearing suits. The football helmets are lined up in front of the students. "Dunbar Wildcats" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1953..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dunbar Rifle Team]

Photograph of six boys of the Dunbar Rifle Team posing with their rifles and a trophy. The back of the photo has "Dunbar Rifle Team" written on it.
Date: [1953..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dunbar Students in Front of Bus]

Photograph of a large group of Dunbar students standing in front of a Texas Motor Coaches bus, likely going to or returning from a sporting event. "Dunbar Followers, Sports Page" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1953..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kids Playing Football]

Photograph of kids from Kirkpatrick Junior Senior High School playing football. The kids are wearing pads and helmets and there is a coach on the field. "Kirkpatrick Wildcats in Action" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1953..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lonnell E. Cooper in Police Uniform]

Photograph of Lonnell E. Cooper wearing a Forth Worth Police Department Uniform, next to a U.S. flag. "L.E. Cooper 975 Pulaski" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1953..1980]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History