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[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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 1936 (open access)

The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 1936

Semi-monthly student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 1936
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1936 (open access)

The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1936

Semi-monthly student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1936
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1936 (open access)

The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1936

Semi-monthly student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1936
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1936 (open access)

The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1936

Semi-monthly student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: December 3, 1936
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1936 (open access)

The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1936

Semi-monthly student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: December 17, 1936
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1936 (open access)

The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1936

Semi-monthly student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 12, 1936
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Newspaper
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of David C. Dickson's Home in Anderson, Texas]

Photograph of the front and side of a two-story building with wooden siding, surrounded by trees. There is a second-story balcony over the front porch. A handwritten note on the back says, "D. C. Dickson Home. Anderson, Tex - 1936."
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report of the Georgetown Water & Light Plant for Quarter Century, January 1, 1911 to December 31, 1935 (open access)

Report of the Georgetown Water & Light Plant for Quarter Century, January 1, 1911 to December 31, 1935

Summary report outlining statistics and general information about the public utilities in Georgetown, Texas.
Date: April 1936
Creator: Georgetown Water & Light Plant
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Texas Hall of State and Flags]

Photograph of the front and right side of the Hall of State building at the Texas State Fair grounds, taken at an angle from down the lane to the right. The Hall of State is a light-colored, multi-story building with a long portico along the front, and a concave circular tower in the center. The photograph is over-exposed, making many features of the Hall of State building difficult to see. A large plant-bed and lane partition, with tall flagpoles bearing various flags, runs parallel to the Hall of State. There is another building to the right of the Hall of State, with another flagpole in the front lawn and an automobile parked in the lane in front of it. There is a decorative border around the edges of the photo, and on the back there is a note about the location and date.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Ford Building at Texas State Fair]

Photograph of the front of the Ford Building, a two- or three-story building with no windows, and five double-doors at the front-center. There are two flagpoles, almost as tall as the building, bearing American flags and standing on either side of the entrance, and "Ford" is displayed in large, capital letters above the front doors. There are several people walking in the middle-ground of the photo, towards and to right of the building. There is a circle of grass in front of the building, and a curb with a tree just barely visible at right of the photo. There is a decorative border around the edges of the photo, and on the back are notes about the location and date.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Diorama with Covered Wagon Pulled By Oxen]

Photograph of a diorama with four oxen pulling an American western-style, four-wheel, covered wagon along a long stretch of ground. The wagon model, visible from the side, has a small barrel and plow on the "wooden" siding, while the oxen are wearing small yokes around their necks. There is a note about the location and date written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Goodyear Tires Blimp at Trinity River]

Photograph of a Goodyear Tires blimp on the dry, grassy Trinity River bottom. The blimp is facing left and there are eight people standing under the front. In the background, a bridge and some buildings are visible. On the back of the photo are handwritten notes with the year and location at which the photo was taken.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Building Entrance at Texas Fair]

Photograph of an entrance to a light-colored art deco style building at the State Fair of Texas. The entrance itself sticks out from the building, has two tall columns in front of the doors, a short flight of steps leading to the ground, and a tall, narrow window on either side of the opening. In front of the building is a small patch of grass in the middle of a concrete drive, which leads to a road running parallel to the building. There is a small group of people wearing hats and sitting on a bench facing the building, three people walking past the building heading right, and a man descending the entrance steps. There is a decorative border around the edge of the photo, and on the back, there are handwritten notes about the location and date.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Humble's Hall of Texas History]

Photograph of a multi-colored, two- or three-story art deco building with a facade that gives the impression of layering, and a large, three-dimensional, abstract image in the front-center. Below the abstract image is a sign that reads, "Humble's Hall of Texas History." Small groups (men, women, and children) are walking towards the entrance and up the short flight up steps to the doors. There are two pairs of flagpoles (with American and Texas flags) on either side of the steps, along with shrubs and manicured trees. There is a decorative border around the edges of the photo, and on the back, there are notes about the location and date.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Pan-American Casino at Texas Fair At Night]

Photograph of the Pan-American Casino exhibit at the Texas State Fair grounds (taken at night), a three-story, light-colored building with two domed turrets on either side of the front of the building, and a wide portico with columns at the front. There is a large neon sign between the two turrets with the casino name, a long, narrow, back-lit sign advertising for a show inside below the first sign, and the words, "The True The Good and The Beautiful" on the face of the building below the two signs. In front of the building are a short flight of steps, and a large, circular area bordered by a short hedge in front of the building, with a large, dark, winged statue in the center. On the back of the photo, there is a note about the location and date.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sculpture and Fountain at Women's Museum]

Photograph of a fountain display with a sculpture of a naked woman standing on a tall cactus, taken at night. The fountain has several streams coming out of concrete rectangles lined up on either side of the fountain pool, and a metal semi-circle of fish coming out of the pool. Behind the sculpture is a wall alcove, which has lights built into the alcove and a Texan-themed mural. There are handwritten notes about the location and date on the back of the photo.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Texas State Fair Visitor Counter]

Photograph of an attendance counter for the State Fair of Texas, shaped like a giant, old-fashioned cash register with a curved keyboard and round keys. The attendance for the day (6452 people) is displayed at the top, in rolling numbers. The cash register is a dark color with a thick, light-colored trim around the edges, and is sitting on a stand that has lettering all around the sides (the words "national" and "register" are visible). There are notes on the back about the counter on the back of the photo.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Man Standing Against Backdrop with Bicycle]

Photograph of a man standing with a bicycle in front of a novelty Wild West backdrop. The man is wearing a hat, a button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up, loose slacks held up by a belt, and shoes with laces. He is holding an open book and has a long, straight tube under his arm. The bike is leaning against his right hip. On the back of the photograph are markings making the photo usable as a postcard, a photographer's stamp, and handwritten notes about the photo.
Date: 1936
Creator: Jones Photographic Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History