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Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: December 2, 1950
Program for an Abilene Philharmonic concert that ran on December 2nd during the 3rd season. It includes information about the pieces performed, artists and musicians, and advertising from local companies. The conductor was Jay Dietzer.
Date:
December 1950
Creator:
Abilene Philharmonic
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Skaters at Grauwyler Park]
Photograph of a line of young ladies skating on a concrete court.
Date:
April 17, 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Monkey Cage at Marsalis Zoo]
Photograph of young people and children lining the sides of a cage where small, dark monkeys sit.
Date:
June 4, 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Main and Field Fire]
Photograph of a two story building with stores at the street level and apartments on the second with firemen scaling ladders to reach the second story.
Date:
December 5, 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[200 Block West Jefferson Fire]
Photograph of firemen scaling a burning brick building's roof from an adjoining roof.
Date:
November 14, 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[4 Alarm Rooftop Fire]
Photograph of firemen dressed in dark coats with helmets scaling a brick wall to survey the smoking damage.
Date:
November 14, 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1950 Fire]
Photograph of firemen scaling two ladders to survey the rooftop damage on the other side of a brick wall.
Date:
November 14, 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Article About Danish Ladies Aid]
Photograph of four women holding a chalkboard in front of a house. The article written around it is titled "Greetings from Danevang, Texas."
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary of Danish Ladies Aid]
Photograph of the 50th anniversary jubilee for the Danish Ladies Aid. The group of primarily women hold a chalkboard at the center of the group.
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Maria-Martha Verein Ledger, Volume 3, 1950-1963]
Records of statutes, minutes, and expenses of the Maria-Martha Verein, a civic society in Comfort, Texas. The records also contains several loose receipts and pieces of paper noting expenses.
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Thurman Maxwell Standing Next to School Bus]
Photograph of young Thurman Dwaine Maxwell standing beside a Purmela school bus. He is barefoot, wearing shorts, and has a satchel over his shoulder.
Date:
September 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Rosa Fleetwood]
Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The blue ticket bears the signature and photograph of Rosa Fleetwood. In the photo, Fleetwood wears a dark blouse and eyeglasses and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from seven to twenty-two. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date:
1950
Creator:
State Fair of Texas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Therman Dwaine Maxwell by a Brick Schoolhouse]
Photograph of young Therman Dwaine Maxwell standing in front of a brick building. "1935 Purmela Dist. 50" is written on a sign atop the building. Bushes and a short chain fence appear in the area, and a woman can be seen standing to the right.
Date:
September 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Teacher with Students in Front of Purmela School]
Photograph of the first grade class of Purmela School in Coryell County, Texas. The teacher, a bespectacled woman named Mrs. Carroll, stands above a small group of boys and girls. Some of the children are identified as Johnny Myers, Patsy Comer, Pam Adams, Billy Miller, and Webster Bundrant. Thurman Maxwell is the child wearing a satchel over his shoulder.
Date:
September 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Gibbs Dyke]
Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The green ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Gibbs Dyke. In the photo, Gibbs wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from six to twenty-one. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date:
1950
Creator:
State Fair of Texas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cliff Temple Baptist Church Picnic]
Photograph of members of Cliff Temple Baptist Church having a picnic at Kidd Springs Park in Dallas, Texas. People of various ages line up near tables laden with foodstuffs to the right. People wearing white smocks and aprons attend to the food.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
France, Bert
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Gibbs]
Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The blue ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Gibbs. In the photo, Gibbs wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted woodland scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from seven to twenty-two. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date:
1950
Creator:
State Fair of Texas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Medical Association Application: Catherine Elizabeth Coleman, MD]
Application submitted by Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Coleman for membership in the Texas Medical Association. It includes background related to education, specialties, and other professional information.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Texas Medical Association
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Eugene Freeman "Shake" Oliver]
Portrait of Eugene Freeman "Shake" Oliver, a shoe shiner in Dublin, Texas, wearing a suit and hat.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Rogers, J. R.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Baxter Barr and a Donkey]
Photograph of Baxter Barr, owner of a barbecue in Dublin, Texas standing next to a donkey with a sign that says "Everybody eats Barr's BQ except me. You know what I am." The donkey was his entry in a parade, and other parade entries are visible in the background.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Rogers, J. R.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Dublin Band Majorettes]
Photograph of the Dublin High School Band majorettes in costume standing together in the Colborn Bowl after the 1950 rodeo parade. The girls are identified as Virginia Ruth Wheatley, Elva Jean Grant, Harlean Brown, and Barbara Rasberry.
Date:
August 1950
Creator:
Rogers, J. R.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Dublin Hatchery]
Photograph of a man standing in the Dublin Hatchery with chickens in cages and walking around on the ground.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Rogers, J. R.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Dublin Auto Mechanics Class Parade Float]
Photograph of men standing on and around a truck decorated as a parade float, with a sign that says "Dublin Auto Mechanics Class, Erath Vocational School."
Date:
1950
Creator:
Rogers, J. R.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Dublin Band Majorettes]
Photograph of the Dublin High School Band majorettes in costume standing in the Colborn Bowl after the rodeo parade. The girls are Virginia Ruth Wheatley, Elva Jean Grant, Harlean Brown, and Barbara Rasberry.
Date:
August 1950
Creator:
Rogers, J. R.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History