A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 11: Public Buildings (open access)

A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 11: Public Buildings

Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes information regarding public buildings in the Dallas, Texas and the development of future buildings; the maps show plans for the development of a municipal center, and street improvements.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 8: Land Use (open access)

A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 8: Land Use

Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes maps and tables showing the existing land uses in Dallas as well as descriptions for each type of land use; one of the maps shows the buildings erected from 1935 to 1939, the other map shows buildings erected from 1940 to 1943. Other sections discuss the existing zone ordinance and the requirements of future land use.
Date: October 1944
Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 9: Zoning (open access)

A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 9: Zoning

Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes discussions on new zoning regulations and various land uses; the report is broken into five parts: "District Regulations; Locations of the Districts; Area of the Proposed Districts; Major Features of Text of the Proposed Ordinance; Administration of the Ordinance."
Date: February 1945
Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire Station 6 and Firefighters]

Photograph of 11 firefighters standing with two uniformed firefighters and a car in front of Dallas Fire Station 6. The station is a stand-alone, two-story, brick building with two balconies and two garage doors. There are trees on either side of the station and the street is visible in the foreground. On the back of the photograph are a label, typewritten text, and a stamp with information about the photograph.
Date: May 24, 1947
Creator: Martin, Linwood J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Origin and Destination Survey (open access)

Dallas Origin and Destination Survey

Survey created by the Texas Highway Department in conjunction with the "City and County of Dallas" concerning the "major external routes of vehicular travel radiating from Dallas." The survey asked drivers where their trip began, which roads they traveled on, and their destination. This report includes tables and maps showing the compiled data and the various traffic movements around the city.
Date: January 10, 1945
Creator: Texas. Highway Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire Station 15]

Photograph of Dallas Fire Station 15, a stand-alone, two-story, brick building with two open garage doors. Five firefighters stand in front of a fire engine parked in the garage doorway on the left, and five firefighters stand in front of another fire engine parked in the garage doorway on the right. Most of the windows on the second story are open or slightly open. A pole extends from the top of the building and out of shot. On the back of the photograph are a label, handwritten notes, and a stamp giving information about the photo.
Date: July 1946
Creator: Martin, Linwood J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 6: Transportation Facilities, Rail-Air-Highways-Water (open access)

A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 6: Transportation Facilities, Rail-Air-Highways-Water

Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report is broken up into four sections: "Railroad Transportation; Air Transportation; Highway Transportation; Water Transportation," and discusses the existing conditions of each, and proposed plans to improve the transportation system. Also included are maps and a table showing transportation facilities and the "[v]olume and Direction of Passenger and Freight Train Movements - Average Normal Day."
Date: July 1944
Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters of Fire Station 5]

Photograph of ten Dallas Fire Station 5 engine and truck crew members standing in front of and leaning against a fire engine. Most of the men have partially wet shirts. One of the men is holding a pipe and another is wearing an officer's cap. On the back of the photograph are a stamp, label, typewritten text, and handwritten text giving information about the photo.
Date: August 22, 1947
Creator: Martin, Linwood J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 10: Housing (open access)

A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 10: Housing

Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes findings on the existing housing in Dallas, the minimum standards for the housing, and a "Proposed Comprehensive Housing Plan for Dallas." Also included are maps and tables exhibiting the housing areas and population statistics in certain housing areas.
Date: December 1944
Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighter Group Photo]

Photograph of four firefighters standing in front of a car inside a garage. From left to right, the firefighters are: Lieutenant Fletcher Webb, Dillard Seale, Jess Lebel, and Jess Hawn. Two of the firefighters are making silly faces, and three of them have partially wet shirts. On the back of the photograph are a stamp, a label, typewritten text, and handwritten text giving information about the photo.
Date: August 22, 1947
Creator: Martin, Linwood J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 1, 1940] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 1, 1940]

Minutes from the Spring 1940 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Dallas, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a roster of the society's current members.
Date: April 1, 1940
Creator: Stuck, Walter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 7, 1947] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 7, 1947]

Minutes from the Spring 1947 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Dallas, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a treasurer's report.
Date: April 7, 1947
Creator: Blocker, T. G., Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 4, 1943] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 4, 1943]

Minutes from the Fall 1943 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Dallas, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting.
Date: October 4, 1943
Creator: Stuck, Walter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Application for War Ration Book No. 3 (open access)

Application for War Ration Book No. 3

Ration book application signed by Beatrice Clementine Blewett in Alexandria, Louisiana. The note on the bottom right corner says "This application must be mailed between June 1 and June 10, 1943. After June 10th, applications will not be accepted before August 1. Affix postage before mailing."
Date: June 10, 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Refund Check to Charles L. Nunn, February 4, 1948] (open access)

[Tax Refund Check to Charles L. Nunn, February 4, 1948]

Tax refund check in the amount of $10.68 paid to Charles L. Nunn in Sweetwater, Texas. The check has the signature of Paul D. Banning in the bottom right corner.
Date: February 4, 1948
Creator: United States. Department of the Treasury
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lee Frith Turney's Birth Certificate] (open access)

[Lee Frith Turney's Birth Certificate]

Birth certificate of Lee Frith Turney that includes the names of his parents, his birth legitimacy, and location where he was born. The next two sections include affidavits saying the accuracy of the information, and that it has been accepted with the state registrar.
Date: January 22, 1942
Creator: Harwood, George W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History