[Lady Bird Johnson and Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy

Photograph of Lady Bird Johnson looking towards the partially off camera Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy. They are standing in a room that contains a doorway with floral curtains, an unadorned wall with a doorway, and a partially visible mirror and lamp. A person leans over behind Johnson and touches a bag.
Date: August 3, 1960
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two People Holding a Birthday Cake]

Photograph of a woman (left) and a man (right) holding a birthday cake upon which "Happy Birthday LBJ" is written. They are standing outdoors at night in front of a table.
Date: August 31, 1961
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Otto Lindig and Others in a Bar]

Photograph of Otto Lindig (lower right) having a beer in a bar with other people. He is sitting at a table with two other men with beers. The man in the middle isn't wearing a shirt. Behind them, a boy sits at the bar and two men stand.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Otto Lindig and Others in a Bar]

Photograph of Otto Lindig (lower right) having a beer in a bar with other people. He is sitting at a table with two other men with beers. The man in the middle isn't wearing a shirt. Behind them, a boy sits at the bar and two men stand.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Port Arthur Public Works Employees]

Photograph of a group of City of Port Arthur Public Works employees posing in front of spools of electrical cable. The cable will be placed underwater to Pleasure Island. Five of the six men on the back row are identified as (left to right) Leo Langham, Doc Marsh, Roger Berthlot, P. R. Hollier, and Toby Duncan; the two men on the bottom row are identified as Pete Petite (of U. S. Corps of Engineers, diver) and David Petite (son of Pete Petite). In the background, there are two men standing beside a body of water.
Date: August 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[United States Ship Manhattan in Canal]

Photograph of the U. S. S. Manhattan in the Sabine-Neches Canal. Text on the side of the ship says "Manhattan." It was the largest ship at the time to sail through the canal.
Date: August 12, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dick Dowling Monument]

Photograph of a monument honoring Dick Dowling in Sabine Pass Battleground Park. A statue of a man is on top of a marble pedestal that has three segments containing text. The center portion of the monument, beneath the statue includes a symbol with a star and laurel leaves at the top and text that says: "In memory of Lt. Richard W. Dowling and his men. Texas remembers the faithfulness and valor of her sons and commends their heroic example to future generations. Erected by the state of Texas, 1936." Additional text is in the segment on the right and the left segment is labeled "With Dowling Were" and contains a list of names.
Date: August 6, 1963
Creator: Watkins Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Street Renovation

Image of downtown street renovation.
Date: August 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cover letter on HemisFair '68 meeting (open access)

Cover letter on HemisFair '68 meeting

Letter to accompany the transcript of a meeting held August 24, 1965 about HemisFair '68. The letter, from Jim Glass, is addressed to one of the fellow meeting attendees, Mr. Allison Peery. Mr. Peery was one of the site planning architects for HemisFair. The letter is written on "Culberson, Slaughter, Glass & DuBose, inc." letterhead.
Date: August 27, 1968
Creator: Glass, Jim
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Model - Los Voladores - Flying Indians of Mexico at HemisFair '68

Image of a model of Los Voladores, Flying Indians from Mexico at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: August 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Model - LIDO Building at HemisFair '68

Image of a model of the LIDO building at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: August 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Model - Los Voladores - Flying Indians of Mexico at HemisFair '68

Image of a model of Los Voladores, Flying Indians from Mexico for the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: August 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Model - Los Voladores - Flying Indians of Mexico at HemisFair '68

Image of a model of Los Voladores, Flying Indians from Mexico for the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: August 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Model - Los Voladores - Flying Indians of Mexico at HemisFair '68

Image of a model of Los Voladores, Flying Indians from Mexico for the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: August 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pincus and Hardy Store

Pincus and Hardy stores at intersection off Broadway.
Date: August 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan-HemisFair site plan study

Image of HemisFair site plan study of the grounds Hemisfair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: August 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Flags of Various Countries

Image of flags of various countries lining Broadway St. near the San Antonio Light Newspaper.
Date: August 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Broadway and Jones

Image of Broadway and Jones before street renovations.
Date: August 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Flags of Various Countries

Image of flags of the various countries lined on Broadway St. at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: August 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Flags of Various Countries

Image of downtown Broadway St. lined with flags of various countries. More than twenty countries participated in HemisFair '68 and had pavilions.
Date: August 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Flags of Various Countries

Image of downtown Broadway St. at the corner of Pincus and Hardy stores.
Date: August 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of meeting on HemisFair '68 (open access)

Transcript of meeting on HemisFair '68

Transcript of a meeting held August 24, 1965 with Allison Peery, Richard Wilson, and Jim Glass. The meeting discussed the HemisFair project, why it was proposed, how it would be financed, the space planning, what facilities and attractions would be offered, as well as what the fair symbols should be. The transcript is typed, with annotations in hand, on "Culberson, Slaughter, Glass & DuBose, inc." corporate letterhead.
Date: August 27, 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Abrazo, August 1966 (open access)

El Abrazo, August 1966

Issue of El Abrazo journal devoted to HemisFair '68. The issue cover depicts sailing ships on a blue ocean relating to David Bowen's work in the planning for the 1968 World’s Fair and especially the Youth Pavilion. HemisFair ’68, was held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: August 1966
Creator: HemisFair '68
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Flags of Various Countries

Image of flags lining Broadway and Jones Street.
Date: August 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History