X-38 Crew Return Vehicle

Photograph of the crew return vehicle located in Hanger X at Johnson Space Center, NASA in Houston, Texas. The spacecraft is propped up on blocks and there is a sign at one side that says "X-38 Crew Return Vehicle." The walls of the hangar are visible in the background, covered in foil insulation.
Date: May 3, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

X-38 Crew Return Vehicle at Hanger X

Photograph of the front portion of the X-38 crew return vehicle housed in Hanger X at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. There is a picture of the U.S. flag and "United States" written on the side of the vehicle near the nose. It is surrounded by a short glass fence and part of the hangar is visible in the background.
Date: May 3, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Banner: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S.A.

Photograph of a banner hung on the beams of Hanger X at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The banner contains dark background with a circular seal in the center depicting planets and stars, surrounded by the words "National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S.A."
Date: May 3, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson Space Center, NASA. Caution: Liquid Nitrogen

Photograph of a tank at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. A part of the tank is visible, including a yellow sign that says "Caution. Liquid Nitrogen, Temperature Minus 320°F." A building is visible in the background.
Date: May 3, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hangar X at NASA

Photograph of the "Hangar X" sign on the side of the Hangar X building at the NASA Johnson Space Center.
Date: May 3, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

NASA Plaque at Johnson Space Center

Photograph of a plaque mounted on a stone pillar outside the Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas. Text: "NASA - Johnson Space Center, National Historic Landmark, designated by United States Dept. of the Interior." The building is visible in the background.
Date: May 3, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Historic Mission Control at Johnson Space Center, NASA

Photograph of the historic Mission Control building at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Date: May 3, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson Space Center, NASA. Building 32

Photograph of Building 32 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. A parking lot and walkway are visible in front of the building.
Date: May 3, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Jacinto Monument

Photograph of the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas, taken near the base looking up at the top of the monument. At the bottom of the image, a part of the frieze is visible; it depicts several men going to battle including two with a cannon, two carrying rifles, a cavalryman with a saber, a flag-bearer, and two musicians playing a flute and drum. The scene is labeled "San Jacinto Advance." Other parts of the frieze are visible on the other faces of the monument: to the left, two men with the label "Houston and Deaf Smith;" to the right, a man and woman standing in front of children seated at desks with the label "Lamar's School System."
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Battleship Texas as viewed from the San Jacinto Monument

Photograph of the Battleship Texas as viewed from the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas. The view of the ship is obscured by trees and foliage. It is in the middle of the photo.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plaque for the 1960 San Jacinto Day time capsule

Plaque for the time capsule that was buried for San Jacinto Day in 1960.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Battleship Texas as viewed from the San Jacinto Monument

Photograph of the Battleship Texas as viewed from the San Jacinto Monument. Cars are parked in front of the monument, and three flags fly behind them. The battleship is in the far distance, in the center of the photograph.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Jacinto Monument with bayou in foreground

Photograph of the San Jacinto Monument located in La Porte, Texas. The monument is located in the middle of the frame with the bayou in the foreground. The monument has trees surrounding the base.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Jacinto Monument with bayou in foreground

Photograph of the San Jacinto Monument located in La Porte, Texas. The monument is in the center of the frame, with the bayou in the foreground.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bayou on the grounds of the San Jacinto Monument site

Photograph of the bayou on the grounds of the San Jacinto Monument site.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bayou on the grounds of the San Jacinto Monument site

Photograph of the bayou on the grounds of the San Jacinto Monument site.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fields around the San Jacinto Monument with creek and bayou area

Photograph of the fields and bayou around the San Jacinto Monument. There is a small body of water in the middle of the field.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fields around the San Jacinto Monument with creek

Photograph of the fields around the San Jacinto Monument. There is a small body of water in the field, and buildings are visible in the distance.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fields around the San Jacinto Monument

Photograph of the fields around the San Jacinto Monument. There are trees and electrical poles in the background.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Jacinto Monument

Photograph of the San Jacinto Monument located in La Porte, Texas. The monument is in the center of the frame, with trees on the left and in front of the monument.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Jacinto Monument

San Jacinto Monument.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Jacinto Monument

Photograph of the entire San Jacinto Monument in Harris County, Texas. There are people and partial trees visible in the foreground.
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument, Measured by its Results

Photograph of an engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte. It reads: "Measured by its results, San Jacinto was one of the decisive battles of the world. The freedom of Texas from Mexico won here led to annexation and to the Mexican War, resulting in the acquistion by the United States of the states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Utah and parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas and Oklahoma, almost one-third of the present area of the American nation, nearly a million square miles of territory, changed sovereignty."
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument, Citizens of Texas

Photograph of an engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte, Texas. It says: "Citizens of Texas and immigrant soldiers in the army of Texas at San Jacinto were natives of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Austria, Canada, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Portugal and Scotland."
Date: May 2, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History