Inauguration Day parade held in front of the Capitol building in Austin

Inauguration Parade: People and automobiles in a parade moving down the street towards the Capitol building. The people next to the automobiles are dressed in white military uniforms and holding firearms.
Date: January 20, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Military groups marching in a parade held in front of the Capitol building]

Groups of military personnel in a parade moving down the street towards the Capitol building. There are several people standing to the side watching the parade. The Capitol building is at the end of the street.
Date: January 20, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J.W. Edgar reading The Austin Statesman newspaper]

J.W. Edgar reading The Austin Statesman newspaper at a desk. The headline of the newspaper says "High Court Throws Out Segregation in Schools."
Date: May 18, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A boy leaning on a memorial table at Camp Ben McCullouch]

A boy sitting at a table at Camp Ben McCullouch. The boy is leaning on a table created as a memorial. Most of the writing on the table is illegible, but the table was created as a memorial for a man with the last name of Puckett. The memorial was dedicated by his children. Camp Ben McCullouch was created as a reunion site for Confederate war veterans.
Date: July 21, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The exterior of Delwood Pharmacy]

The exterior of the Delwood Pharmacy building. The signs on the building say "Delwood Pharmacy", "Checker", "Free Packard", and "Register Here." There are automobiles parked to the left of the photo.
Date: October 28, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Survey of Webb County]

Survey of the Southern part of Webb County noting geographic features as well as some man-made constructions (railroads, highways, pipelines, windmills, etc.). Scale 1:48,000
Date: March 1953
Creator: Foster, E. J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Robert Pickel]

Robert Pickel served as Mayor of Palestine from 1953 until 1959.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History