[Farmers Insurance Company secretary]

Photograph of a Farmers Insurance Company secretary at her desk. She holds a document in her right hand, and her left hand is at her typwriter. Two stacks of papers sit on her desk to her right. She is smiling at someone who is out of frame.
Date: March 2, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Minister's Visit to St. David's Hospital]

Photograph of a group of eight men standing around a birthing table at St. David's Hospital in Austin, Texas. Two of them men on the left, behind the table wear religious clothing, and one man on the right wears a doctor's white coat. A specialized light fixture hangs from the ceiling above the table.
Date: September 12, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[St. David's Hospital opening day]

Photograph of the exterior of St. David's Hospital on opening day. Cars pack the parking lot and line both sides of the street. People line up at the entrance out to the street.
Date: September 11, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Passengers on Board Trans-Texas Airways Plane]

Photograph of a Trans-Texas Airways pilot and a family of passengers standing alongside the plane, as if about to board. The pilot holds a ticket which the father and one son look at. The mother and a younger son look on. "Trans-Texas Airways" and a logo are painted on the side of the plane.
Date: May 27, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Trans-Texas Airways passengers standing planeside]

Photograph of a group of sixteen men and two women who are Trans-Texas Airways passengers standing planeside. The men wear hats but carry their coats slung over their arms. The sky is cloudy, but all are smiling. The TTA logo is visible on the side of the plane.
Date: February 18, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Trans-Texas Airways pilot and staff]

Photograph of the flight crew for a Trans-Texas Airways flight in front of their plane. The pilot is smiling with his arms around two of the female cabin staff who are also smiling and holding bouquets of roses. It is the day after St. Valentine's Day.
Date: February 15, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[C.B. Smith Used Car Lot]

Photograph of C.B. Smith Motors Used Car lot at 5408 Burnett Road. Several cars are visible in the lot, parked near the street. Strings of lights and bunting hang across the lot. The dealearship building is visible in the background behind the cars. A sign for Safeway is visible down the road from the car lot.
Date: June 24, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ben Hur Temple Benefit Football Game

Photograph of an announcement for the 9th annual benefit game for Crippled Children's Clinic sponsored by the Ben Hur Shrine Temple. The game was played between the Texas freshmen and the A&M freshmen and was held at Memorial Stadium on November 19, 1955.
Date: November 8, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Magnolia Mobilgas Service Station

Photograph taken during the grand opening of Helmer Johnson's Magnolia Mobil service station at 2901 Cherrywood Road. A Mercury and a Studebaker are being serviced.
Date: April 30, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Magnolia Mobilgas Service Station

Photograph of a new Magnolia Mobilgas service station at 2901 Cherrywood Rd. (intersection of Cherrywood Rd. and Manor Rd.). Owner was Helmer Johnson.
Date: April 30, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Magnolia Mobilgas Service Station

Photograph of the exterior of a new Magnolia Mobilgas service station at 2901 Cherrywood Rd. during its grand opening on April 30, 1955. Helmer Johnson was the owner. Attendants are servicing a Studebaker and a Mercury.
Date: April 30, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Checker Front Grocery Store

Photograph of Checker Front Grocery Store #20 which was located at 5028 Fairview Drive in Highland Park. Kelly Smith Cleaners and Highland Park Pharmacy are also pictured.
Date: May 18, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Commodore Perry Brooks Building]

Photograph of architect's rendering of building at E. 8th St. and Brazos St.
Date: August 22, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Santa for Continental Airlines]

Photograph of man dressed as Santa boarding a plane.
Date: November 23, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sinclair Service Station]

Photograph of the interior of J. W. Johnson Service Station at 510 E. 5th. Demolished.
Date: November 26, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sinclair Service Station]

Photograph of H & L Sinclair Service Station at 5517 Cameron Rd. Demolished. Photo shows two station attendants pumping gas and checking the engine of a customer's automobile.
Date: November 26, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sinclair Service Station]

Photograph of the J&M Sinclair Service Station at 520 W. 6th St.
Date: November 26, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Lake Travis]

Photograph of a view of Lake Travis taken from the shore.
Date: March 22, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bill Benton Clothes

Interior view of clothing store with clerk behind the counter and several customers in the back.
Date: December 12, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bill Benton Clothes

Interior view of the store with a number of customers present.
Date: December 12, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exterior of Bill Benton Clothes Store]

Photograph of the exterior of Bill Benton Clothes store.
Date: December 12, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bill Benton Clothes

Exterior view of Bill Benton's Men's Clothing Store which was located at 309 W. 5th Street.
Date: December 12, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Group in Formal Clothing]

Photograph of a large group portrait. Men and women wearing formal attire are posing in the photo. The photographer wrote "Durham College" on the envelope of the negative.
Date: November 16, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Durham's Business College

Group of men and women dressed in formal attire. Perhaps a graduation ceremony?
Date: November 16, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History