121 Matching Results

Results open in a new window/tab.

[Six Texas & Pacific Trains head to the 1936 Rose Bowl]

Texas and Pacific Railway's six special trains, which carried football fans to the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, California, which was played on January 1, 1936, await the hour of departure in the Dallas Union Terminal Station on Sunday afternoon, December 29, 1935. Train No. 1, christened the "Flagship" headed by Engine No. 905, a 900 Class Mountain type 4-8-2 locomotive, stands on the track at extreme right.
Date: December 29, 1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Texas Special" arriving at Highland Park Station]

Missouri - Kansas - Texas (KATY) Railroad's "Texas Special" train No. 2, northbound, headed by Engine No. 388, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, arriving at Highland Park station, enroute from the Dallas Union Station to St. Louis.
Date: December 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Passengers boarding the "Twin Cities 400"]

On a snowy night in December 1947, passengers are boarding the Chicago and North Western's "Twin Cities 400" streamliner at the Chicago Station.
Date: December 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenue A - Palestine]

Photo of a snowy Avenue A, Palestine taken December 24, 1887
Date: December 24, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C.I. Scofield to Judge David H. Scott, December 11, 1884] (open access)

[Letter from C.I. Scofield to Judge David H. Scott, December 11, 1884]

Letter from Cyrus I. Scofield to Judge David Howell Scott, December 11, 1884. Discusses Congregationalism and a church conference.
Date: December 11, 1884
Creator: Scofield, C. I. (Cyrus Ingerson), 1843-1921.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[James H. McGuire House, Christmas 1904]

The James H. McGuire family, Christmas 1904. Left rear, Elizabeth DeBarger McGuire, 3rd from left rear, Fred McGuire; 5th from left rear, Jessie McGuire; middle row 2nd from left, Caroline Street Scott; 3rd, James H. McGuire; 1st row with mustache, Albert McGuire.
Date: December 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Streetcar Overturned in Road]

Photograph of an overturned streetcar in the middle of the road in Corpus Christi, Texas around the time of a hurricane in 1919. Caption says, “About five blocks north of where we lived. This was taken after Christmas.
Date: December 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Palestine Wildcats Win State!]

Palestine High School Wildcats football team when they won the State Championship in 1964.
Date: December 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Selective Service Card (open access)

Selective Service Card

Selective Service Certificate for Lois Maxwell "Buddy" Sinclair. Sinclair registered for Selective Service on December 13, 1942. Sinclair lived at 1612 South Akard in Dallas, Texas and served in the 36th Infantry Division.
Date: December 13, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Dr. Thomas Moore from J. De Cordova, Dec. 17, 1856] (open access)

[Letter to Dr. Thomas Moore from J. De Cordova, Dec. 17, 1856]

Letter from Jacob de Cordova (by L.J. Reed) to Dr. Thomas Moore, discussing various land accounts, including patents held by Anson Jone's brother.
Date: December 17, 1856
Creator: De Cordova, Jacob Raphael
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sheraton Terrace Motor Hotel

Man standing in uniform next to jeep advertising the Sheraton Terrace Motor Hotel, 1201 S Congress Ave.
Date: December 19, 1958
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

E.W. and Carl Bancroft

Photograph of E.W. Bancroft and his son, Carl M. Bancroft standing on a grassy curb in front of an old automobile. E.W. Bancroft is wearing a dark suit with a vest, necktie and hat. Carl Bancroft is wearing a navy uniform with a hat. Behind the car are telephone poles and wires, a tree and a house.
Date: December 1917
Creator: Fox Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Santa and Child]

Embossed color postcard depicting Santa Claus and a small child. He holds a sack in his hands and the child holds fruit and gifts in its hands. Correspondence on the back reads, "Dear Baby, A Merry X'mas & Happy New Year to Your Mud, Daddy & yourself. From Big Erloo, Erloo, and Baby Dorothy." It is addressed to Miss Rosa Louise Dill, 528 Mill St. Paris, Texas. It is postmarked Oklahoma, Okla. on Dec 23, 1908.
Date: December 23, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bride Wearing a Wedding Dress]

Photograph of a young woman, visible from the knees up, wearing a light-colored, lace wedding gown and veil with a crown. She is holding a small book or wrapped box in her hands. She is posed in front of a wall between two doors; the one on the left is open and a bedroom is visible in the background.
Date: December 20, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wedding

Bride leaving home on Blanco St. (rfs)
Date: December 20, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wedding

Bride w/ pastor (rfs)
Date: December 20, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wedding

Bride & groom kissing; birdcage in back
Date: December 20, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wedding

Bride adjusting veil before ceremony (rfs)
Date: December 20, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wedding

Bride & groom leaving church (rfs)
Date: December 20, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wedding

House at 7th and Blanco (rfs)
Date: December 20, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wedding

Decorated car (rfs)
Date: December 20, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wedding

Bride & groom cutting cake (rfs)
Date: December 20, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Informal portrait

Charles Laughton
Date: December 12, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Two architects at table

Architects at table
Date: December 6, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History