People at amusement park

Close-up photograph of a crowd of people, including children and adults, at an amusement park concessions area with themed signs visible at left. Popular cola signs can be seen toward the background, above the crowd as well as a portion of a Ferris wheel.
Date: October 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

People at park

Photograph of people getting on or off a water ride at an amusement park. The wait line wooden shelter is constructed like a multi-level deck with wooden hand railing and a roof made out of grass like material making the structure resemble a tiki hut. Several groups of people are getting on round wooden looking boats that may hold several people.
Date: October 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

People at park

Photograph of several groups of people in an area of an amusement park, walking through a tunnel made out of wire fencing that protects them from the gondola sky ride area that is partially visible behind them on the left side of the picture.
Date: October 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

People at park

Photograph of several groups of people in an area of an amusement park, walking through a tunnel made out of wire fencing that protects them from the gondola sky ride area that is partially visible on the left side of the picture. There are vines along the right side of the fence and yellow flowers lining the left side of the paved walkway as well as a grouping of wooden benches in the background, to the right.
Date: October 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

People at park

Photograph of several groups of people walking through a wire fenced tunnel, covered with vines on the left side. This passageway protects the patrons from the gondola sky ride area, visible on the right side of the image, including several red-and-white gondolas.
Date: October 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

People touring an amusement park

Photograph of people walking near an amusement park exhibit labeled "La Salle's Adventure," which includes a jungle-type fortress in the left side of the walkway. A sky ride gondola is also visible in the background close to the top of the image. One person on the walkway appears to be wearing a gondolier costume.
Date: October 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Skull Island

Photograph of two people walking up to the entrance of an amusement area, which has four wooden decorative pillar posts with a metal roof and a long rectangular sign made of bamboo mat with the name "Skull Island." There is a curved, white brick garden wall to the left entrance and a blue-and-white trash bin to the right, as well as trees surrounding the area.
Date: October 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

People touring park

Photograph of several small groups of people walking through a paved garden area of a theme park, including beds of flowers, shrubs, trees, and a flag pole to the left and back. There is a white and orange fabric structured pyramid in the center that towers over the walkway starting just above the gardens flower bed walls. There are benches, a newspaper vending machine, and a trash can on the left side of the walkway, as well as decorative poles around the edges.
Date: October 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

People at park

Photograph of several groups of people walking through a tunnel made out of wire fencing in an area of an amusement park. The right side of the fence has vines providing shade along the paved path while on the left side there are trees and shrubs several feet away. A man and small boy are next to a small wooden fenced area housing trash cans at the left side of the image.
Date: October 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Park area

Photograph of a walkway overlooking a rock cave tunnel covered in greenery where some visitors are on a boat that may be part of a park adventure ride. In the lower right hand of the picture you can see wooden railing and a wooden pole that seems to be holding up a thatched roof. A partial view of a dock can be seen on the lower left hand of the image.
Date: October 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

People at park

Photograph of a walkthrough area of an amusement park with various buildings and street amusements around walkways bordering roped-off green spaces. A crowd of people are gathered around a clown on stilts, at left, while others are passing by or going into an assortment of shops and eateries visible in the background, at right.
Date: October 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter by Jane Stanley to James E. Sutherlin - 05/11/1945] (open access)

[Letter by Jane Stanley to James E. Sutherlin - 05/11/1945]

Letter from Jane Stanley to James E. Sutherlin informing him of where their old friends are stationed in the military throughout the United States.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stanley, Jane
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Downtown Arlington

Photograph of downtown Arlington in the 1970s. There are buildings, cars, streets, power lines, trees, and a water tower in the scene. A bank is under construction. The photo appears to have been taken from the roof of the First Baptist Church, facing northeast. The intersection visible is E South St. and S Mesquite St.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Kelly Roper Sawyer Food Store

Photograph of the Kelly, Roper, and Sawyer Food Store at W. Abram St. and Pecan St. in Arlington. The store has lettering with its name on the front and side. There is a Coca-Cola ad in the window on the right. There are several cars parked around it. The building is viewed from across a street, and there is another store on the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lud Cox

Photograph of young Lud Cox in the yard at the Cox home in east Arlington. The child is standing between two trees in front of the house, pulling a wagon. There are other people standing on the porch of the house.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Downtown Arlington

Photograph of downtown Abilene in the 1970s featuring the First Baptist Church. There are other buildings, cars, and streets.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Downtown Arlington Ready for Demolition

Photograph of part of downtown Arlington being prepared for a demolition in 1972. It was taken from across an intersection. Among the buildings sectioned off are a pharmacy, Hutton Pianos and Organs, and Walter's Auto Supply. There is a truck by the buildings, and a car is on the road.
Date: 1972
Creator: Hudspeth, Rural
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

General Motors 1960s

Aerial photograph looking northwest of the General Motors plant in Arlington in the 1960s. The factory building is large. There are cars in parking lots on the right. The area is surrounded by fields.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Masonic Home for the Aged, 1921

Postcard of the Masonic Home for the Aged in Arlington in 1921. The front of the postcard features a photograph of the building and garden in front with the sky hand colored blue.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arlington Gem and Mineral Show

Photograph of the Arlington Gem and Mineral Show in the armory at Randol Mill. People are gathered around small tables that display gems in a large room. There are signs for A. G. Parser, Inc. and Eckert Mineral Research Inc.
Date: 196X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

T&P Depot

Photograph of the T&P railroad station at 110 N. Center St. in Arlington. A group of children and a few adults are standing outside the red building by the tracks.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

T&P Depot

Postcard of the T&P railroad station at 110 N. Center St. in Arlington. There is a building beside the tracks with some equipment in the area. Power lines are behind the station. Jack D. Caffey's address is on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Portrait of Young Women]

Photograph of a group of women, likely the female graduates listed in the Arlington High School Commencement Program. They are standing outside a brick building wearing hats and light colored dresses, posed in two rows.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Post Office, Arlington, Texas

Photograph of the Post Office in Arlington. The building has windows, a door, and steps in front. There are power lines and trees around it.
Date: June 22, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History