Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 9, Number 3, September 1999 (open access)

Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 9, Number 3, September 1999

The Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal contains historical information about Colorado County, Texas including personal accounts and research into area stories. The index to Volume 9 begins on page 195.
Date: September 1999
Creator: Nesbitt Memorial Library
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 10, Number 1, January 2000 (open access)

Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 10, Number 1, January 2000

The Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal contains historical information about Colorado County, Texas including personal accounts and research into area stories.
Date: January 2000
Creator: Nesbitt Memorial Library
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 10, Number 2, July 2000 (open access)

Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 10, Number 2, July 2000

The Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal contains historical information about Colorado County, Texas including personal accounts and research into area stories.
Date: July 2000
Creator: Nesbitt Memorial Library
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 10, Number 3, June 2001 (open access)

Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 10, Number 3, June 2001

The Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal contains historical information about Colorado County, Texas including personal accounts and research into area stories. The index to Volume 10 begins on page 185.
Date: June 2001
Creator: Nesbitt Memorial Library
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of First Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of the exterior of First Mexican Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas. The building is a two-story, brick structure. "Mexican Presbyterian Church" is written above the doorway. A man is standing on the front steps of the church and a small boy is sitting next to a bush to the right of the entryway. Two automobiles are parked in front of the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of First Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of First Mexican Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas. The building is a two-story, brick structure. A man is standing on the front steps and a boy is sitting on the ground next to a bush to the right of the doorway. Two automobiles are parked in front of the church. The parking lot in front of the church is gravel. In the foreground with a post reading "1700 Johns--" and "1500 Summ--."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Reverend E.Z. Bello]

Photograph of Reverend E.Z. Bello standing at a pulpit. Rev. Bello is dressed in suit and tie. The pulpit in front of him is wooden and a large book is laying open on top. The wall behind Bello is wood paneling.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Reverend E.Z. Bello]

Photograph of Reverend E.Z. Bello standing behind a pulpit. Rev. Bello is dressed in suit and tie. The pulpit in front of him is made of wood and has a large book laying open on top. The wall behind Bello is wood paneling.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of People in Pews]

Photograph of a group of people sitting in pews inside an unnamed building. The group consists of men, women, and children and are dressed in Sunday attire. The walls of the structure are wood paneling.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas. The building is a one-story structure with white wood siding. On the lawn by the building, a group of people are gathered. The group consists of men, women, and children and are dressed in Sunday attire. The road in front of the church is visible in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas. The building is one-story structure with white wood siding and a steeple above the main entrance. A group is gathered on the lawn by the church. The group consists of men, women, and children dressed in Sunday attire. The road in front of the church and the grass on the opposing side is visible in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of Presbyterian church in Houston, Texas. The building is a one-story structure with white wood siding and a steeple above the main doorway. A group of people are gathered on the lawn by the church. The group consists of men, women, and children dressed in Sunday attire. The road in front of the church and the grass on the opposing side is visible in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Reverend G.M. Valenzuela and Wife]

Photograph of Reverend G.M. Valenzuela and wife standing at the steps of a building. Rev. Valenzuela is dressed in suit and tie and his wife is wearing a yellow dress. The building behind them is white with wood siding.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Group on Steps of Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of a group of people standing on the steps of a Presbyterian church in Houston, Texas. The group consists of men, women, and children dressed in Sunday attire. Reverend G.M. Valenzuela is standing in the front of the group dressed in suit and tie and holding a baby. The church behind the group is white with wood siding.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front View of the Presbyterian Mission at Bonita Gardens]

Photograph of the front of the Presbyterian Mission at Bonita Gardens. This photograph was taken across the street from the mission. The mission is one building with a belfry above the main entrance, which consists of an archway around double doors. The belfry has a sharply pointed spire on top. An small entrance at the side of the mission is visible. There are five large windows at the side of the building and two at the front on either side of the entrance. Small houses can be seen behind the mission building. In the foreground there is a wire fence and an electric pole with electric cords spanning the image. Bare trees and shrubs spot the landscape surrounding. There is handwriting on the back of the photograph that reads, "La misión Presbitiriana de Bonita Gardens Jornado el 29 de Enero de 1949". This translates to "The Presbyterian Mission of Bonita Gardens, he day is January 29th, 1949"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior of a Mission in Houston]

Photograph of the inside of a Presbyterian mission in Houston, Texas. This photograph was taken at the inside entrance. There are eight rows of pews on both sides of the image with an aisle down the center. At the front of the room there are stairs leading up to an altar with a podium. There are open doorways on either side of the altar, as well as two large stained glass windows. In between the stained glass windows are large letters that spell out "MADRE" (translated to "mother"). There is writing on the back of the photograph that reads, "Houston Bonita Gardens".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Visiting Outside of Church after Meeting]

Photograph of about nine men visiting in front of a Presbyterian Church after a meeting. All of the men are wearing dark suits, ties, and shirts. Five of the men are walking away from the camera on the far righthand side of the image. The other four men are all on the lefthand side of the image looking over at the other men. Part of the entrance of the church is visible on the far left. There is a sidewalk leading up to the entrance. There is a house with a wire fence clearly visible in the background. In front of the fence there are stacks of large bricks. There is handwriting on the back of the photograph that reads, "At Presbytery. Apr. 1953 "El Divino Redentor" (Translates to "The Divine Redeemer").
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Outside of Church After Presbytery Meeting]

Photograph of people outside of a Presbyterian Church after a meeting. The entrance of the church is visible on the left side of the image. There is a man standing on the first step leading up to the entrance and looking into the church. There is a woman laughing in the foreground on the left side of the image. Next to the church in the background of the image there is a grassy yard with children and a few adults standing an visiting. There is a light colored house in the background next to the yard with a wire fence. There are stacks of bricks lined up along the fence. The handwriting on the back of the photograph reads, "Presbytery Meeting, visit at "El Divino Redentor" (translated to "The Divine Redeemer") Houston Apr. 1953".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars Parked Along a Chain-Link Fence]

Photograph of a cars parked along a chain-linked fence on a dirt road. There are six people walking around two of the cars. Across the dirt road there is a small, light colored house with large trees around it. Another small hous can be made out farther in the background; it is covered by trees. In front of the houses there is an electric pole with cables spanning the image. Handwriting on the back reads, "At Presbytery 1953".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Side View of the Houston Avenue Church]

Photograph of the front of a large Mexican Church in Houston, Texas. The entrance, which is in the background on the right side of the image, has stairs leading up to it. The rest of the building runs down past the left side of the image. The building is made up of dark bricks and several light colored windows. There is a grassy yard in the front of the church. Writing on the back of the photograph reads, "Houston Ave. Mex. Church. Houston, Texas.".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front View of Houston Avenue Church]

Photograph of the front of the Houston Avenue Church. The church building is two floors at the entrance and one floor throughout the rest of the church. The building is made up of dark colored bricks and several large, light colored windows. There is a grassy yard around the church. There is typed words on the back of the photograph that read, "Houston Avenue Church, Houston, 4/30/42".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Officers of the Houston Avenue Church]

Photograph of six Mexican men standing in front of the entrance to the Houston Avenue Church. The men are standing in a line and facing the camera. They are all standing on the first step of the stairs leading up the the entrance. All of the men are wearing dark suits and shoes. Behind the men are the light colored double doors of the entrance. On either side of the doors there is a large, four-paneled window. The handwriting on the back of the photograph reads, "Houston Ch. Officer".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Leaders of the Houston Avenue Church]

Photograph of nine Mexican men standing on the steps of the Houston Avenue Church. The men are standing in two tiered rows and are facing the camera. Most of the men in the group look older. They are all wearing either suits or suit jackets and dress pants. Behind the men, the double doors of the entrance are open. There are two very large windows on either side of the entrance. The handwriting on the back of the photograph reads, "Houston Me[...]".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Members of Houston V.C.S. Institute Sitting in Pews #1]

Photograph of two women and three men sitting in the pews of a church. There is another woman standing and facing the group with papers in her hands; the rest of the group is looking in her direction. In the background next to the last row of benches there is a double doorway that is propped open. The walls of the interior are made of wood, and the ceiling is light in color. There is typed writing on the bottom of the photograph that reads "May 1953 Studer S.A. TEXAS". Handwriting on the back of the photograph reads, "V.C.S Institute Houston 1953".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History