Anderson High School [basketball team]

Photograph of the 1956 Anderson High School basketball team. The boys are lined up in one line according to height, facing left. They wear shiny warm-up track suits, which have numbers embroidered on the shoulders. Every other boy holds a basketball under his arm against his left hip. The photo was taken on the basketball court, under one of the baskets.
Date: March 1, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Anderson High School [building exterior and students]

Photograph of a group of students outside the entrance to Anderson High School. In the mixture of boys and girls, most students are exiting the building after school, while a few stand and talk to each other. One girl sits on the wall and reads from a notebook. The girls all wear long skirts, blouses, white socks and black shoes. The boys wears slacks and shirts, and one wears a jacket.
Date: March 1, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Car lot

Exterior view of Goad Motor Company showroom and lot with cars.
Date: March 24, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Concordia College

Exterior view of a building at Concordia Lutheran College.
Date: March 16, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

NAACP Membership Campaign Headquarters

Photograph of three NAACP members standing outside, near the organization's campaign headquarters sign. One man on the right holds pamphlets and speaks to a young man and young woman on the left. The young woman holds a newspaper. The men both wear suits and the woman wears a white blouse with a long dark skirt. The A-frame sign reads, "N.A.A.C.P. / Membership / Campaign / Headquarters / Goal 1000 Members / Join Today / The Fight For / FREEDOM / 1017 East 11th St. / Phone Gr8-2839 / Rev. Robert E. Lee -- Chairman."
Date: March 22, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Shiner's Parade

Photograph of a scene from Shriner Ben Hur Parade with Marshall Jimmie Jones riding in the back seat of a white Chrysler New Yorker convertible. A sign with his name hangs over the side of the car. Spectators are faintly visible in the background standing in front of parked cars along the parade route. Behind the spectators the lit signs of various businesses are visible, including Russel Stover Candies, a hotel, a cafe, and a bank.
Date: March 23, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shriners Marching at the Shriner's Parade]

Photograph of a group of Shriners in the Shriner's Parade marching down Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas. The men wear matching outfits of fezzes with tassels, dark ties, decorative short jackets, dark cropped pants, and white spats over black shoes. Two leaders march alongside the group, and they wear white suits and fezzes. They march past Kruger's Jewelers which is visible on the left. Spectators stand in front of a car parked in front of the jewelry store. Other stores visible in the background include "Kress" and a shoe store.
Date: March 23, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Bus Lines

Wide shot photograph of a large group of people standing in a line on the street in front of three Texas Bus Lines buses. They are at the intersection of San Jacinto and 24th streets, in front of the Texas Natural History Museum at the University of Texas campus. A sculpture with several horses and a staircase leading up to the stone building are visible behind them.
Date: March 20, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History