Resource Type

[Photograph of a Brush Arbor, 1931]

Photograph of a brush arbor made in Sylvan Beach, Texas. Text on the back says " Brush Arbor Sylvan Beach 1931 near La Porte. Daniel F. Draper estate ".
Date: 1931
Creator: Fox Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Girl in Front of a Grave]

Photograph of a girl in front of a woman's grave. The text on the back says " Our Mother's Grave May 33 Lucinda Draper ".
Date: 1933
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Julia Elizabeth McKinnon Colgin]

Tinted portrait of Julia Elizabeth McKinnon Colgin (1917-2000) from the chest and up.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Dinosaur on a Bridge, August, 1936]

Photograph of a Tyrannosaurus Rex on a bridge that has a sign that says " Longest Trail of Dinosaur Tracks on Exhibit ". There are two cars and a truck behind the bridge. Text on the back reads: " Texas exposition in Austin. Aug 1936 ".
Date: September 1936
Creator: Fox Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Schoolhouse]

Photograph of a schoolhouse in the middle of a field with three vehicles around it. The text on the back reads: " Seabrook Schoolhouse 1934 (Seabrook, Texas)". Estate of Daniel F. Draper.
Date: 1934
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Merchant William Colgin Sr.]

Photograph of Dr. M. W. Colgin, Sr. sitting in a wicker chair in front of the Colgin home in Waco. Text says that he died on July 15, 1934.
Date: 1932~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of San Jose Mission, 1937]

Photograph of San Jose Mission in San Antonio, Texas. Text on the back reads: " San Jose Mission San Antonio Vacation, Sept. 1937 Daniel F. Draper ".
Date: September 1937
Creator: Fox Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Salado 7th and 8th Grade Class]

Photograph of 19 teenage young men and women arranged in three rows in front of a brick wall with two dark windows: the first row sitting on the ground, the second row kneeling, and the third row standing against the wall. The young women are wearing dresses or blouses and skirts with small jackets. Two of the young men on the second row (on either side of a girl in the middle) are wearing overalls. A young man in the middle right of the front row is holding a small wooden board reading "SALADO 7th & 8th." A white sheet of paper with printed text is taped to the back of the photograph's paper frame and identifies some of the people in the photo based on their row.
Date: [1931..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Salado High School Graduates, 1936]

Photograph of a group of twelve teenage young men and women standing in two rows inside a large recess in the exterior wall of a brick building. The members of the group are wearing long, medium-colored academic robes with light-colored collars, and medium-colored academic caps. Behind the group are two windows and an entrance to the building, while to their right, there are windows along the wall. A lined yellow sticky note on the back of the photograph identifies the people as, from left to right, front row to back: Lois Douglas Robinson, Louise Bridges Messer, Rosa Laverne Mims O'Hara, Wilhelmina Carsten Friederich, Helen Killingsworth Norwood, Alea Faye Evans Dure, Helen Hutchens Hendrickson, Fred Norwood, Bill Griffith, Marcien Thomas, and Charles Moran.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of 1931-1932 Salado High School Students]

Photograph of a group of 27 teenage young men and women and two adults arranged in four rows in front of a brick wall with three windows: the first row sitting on the ground, the second row kneeling, the third row standing, and the fourth row standing against the wall. The first through third rows of students are entirely composed of young women wearing dresses, some patterned. The fourth row is composed of young men and one woman. Two of the girls in the middle of the front row are holding a small wood board reading, "SALADO High School." A white piece of paper with printed text is taped to the back of the photo and identifies some of the students in the photo by row.
Date: [1931..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of 1932 Salado High School Seniors Reunion]

Photograph of a group of fourteen adult men and women arranged in two rows, the first row sitting on wood chairs and the back row standing against a brick wall with two dark windows. Most of the men are wearing suits or dress shirts, while the women are wearing dresses or skirts and short-sleeve blouses. A man sitting in the middle of the front row is holding a small wood sign reading "Salado Seniors 1932." Handwritten notes and a white, rectangular sticker on the back of the photograph indicate the people shown were part of the Salado High School Senior Class of 1932.
Date: [1932..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Martha and Eva Lungkwitz]

Photograph of the Lungkwitz sisters posing for a photo in front of a house. In the background, there is also an old car and a couple trees. Handwritten note on the back reads, "the two Lungwitz Sisters - Eva (left) and Martha, Mrs. R. Klappenbock, Mrs. J. Bickler."
Date: February 22, 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Transfer of Alamo Stone to Tribune Tower]

Photograph of a man standing, giving a speech to a crowd about the stone of the Alamo at Tribune Tower. The photograph was taken from across the street on a 2nd or 3rd story. Various people in the crowd are looking back at the camera. A large carved arched entryway to the tower is visible behind the crowd.
Date: August 23, 1933
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Speech at Tribune Tower]

Photograph of a man standing, giving a speech to a crowd about the stone of the Alamo at Tribune Tower in Chicago. He is visible from the chest up. He holds papers in his hands and speaks into a microphone.
Date: August 23, 1933
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two People Observing the Stone from the Alamo]

Photograph of two people, a man and a woman, observing the stone of the Alamo at the Chicago Tribune building. Both are wearing hats, and the woman is wearing a coat. The man reaches out and touches the stone.
Date: August 23, 1933
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wading Above the Falls

Photograph of three people wading in Bull Creek. They are wearing swimsuits and the person in the middle is wearing a swim cap. Brushy hills are in the background behind them.
Date: July 31, 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Standing in Bull Creek]

Photograph of a family wading in Bull Creek. There are three children, an adult man, and a small dog standing in the water; a number of trees are visible along the bank in the background.
Date: July 25, 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Martha Bickler After Her First Flight]

Photograph of Martha Bickler after her first flight. She is getting off a plane with a man (Ralph Bickler?) standing next to her with a hat. The text on the back reads, "Taken by George Nalle on saturday morning, April 6, 1935, immediately after mama's first plane ride. Here first remark upon observing the hangar when the 'ship' returned to the airport was: "Pshaw, we are already back!" Ralph".
Date: April 6, 1935
Creator: Nalle, George
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Falls of Bull Creek]

Photograph of the falls of Bull Creek. The text on the back of the photo reads, "The high falls near 'Slanting Rock' swimming hole in upper Bull Creek. This shows about half of the falls."
Date: July 25, 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View from University of Texas Tower]

Photograph of a view of Austin from the University of Texas Tower. There is snow on the ground and the Texas Capitol is visible in the distance.
Date: November 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Adam R. Johnson at his desk]

Photograph of Adam R. Johnson, the Director of the Texas Relief Commission, at his desk in his office. A portrait of Franklin Roosevelt is on the desk behind him. Photograph is signed and dated 5/19/1936.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Transfer of Alamo Stone to Tribune Tower]

Photograph of a man standing, giving a speech to a crowd about the stone of the Alamo at Tribune Tower. Various people in the crowd are looking back at the camera. Kohler Company is behind the crowd and Fannie May candies are advertised in a window.
Date: August 23, 1933
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alamo Stone at the Tribune Tower]

Photograph of three men observing the stone of the Alamo at the Chicago Tribune building. All of them are wearing a suits, the first and third being dark, and the middle being light colored. One man reaches out and touches the stone.
Date: August 23, 1933
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anderson Mill on Cyprus Creek]

Photograph of two men posing on a wall by the Anderson Mill on Cypress Creek. One of them is standing on the wall, and one of them is sitting.
Date: August 9, 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History