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Abilene Fire Department Officers' Meeting Minutes: 1968-1978 (open access)

Abilene Fire Department Officers' Meeting Minutes: 1968-1978

Minutes of the Abilene Fire Department officers' meetings from June 1968 to January 1978, documenting updates, news, and various discussions of the station leaders. Each document is signed at the end by the participants.
Date: June 1985
Creator: Abilene (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Fire Department Staffing Level Study (open access)

Abilene Fire Department Staffing Level Study

Compiled documentation and analysis to identify tasks and timeframes for specific fire suppression operations, including high-rise, residential, and apartment fires. The report provides background information, and outlines the results of simulations, with recommendations about staffing and equipment.
Date: June 1985
Creator: Abilene (Tex.). Fire Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Historic and Symbolic Aspects of Round Rock Cemetery and Slave Cemetery (open access)

Historic and Symbolic Aspects of Round Rock Cemetery and Slave Cemetery

Two papers combined into one for a university class that together discuss the history of both the Round Rock Cemetery and Slave Cemetery, as well as their layouts, evolution since the 19th century, and the specific graves of Sam Bass, Vander Barbette, and Virginia Masterson. Excerpts from an interview with Joe Lee Johnson, whose father had been a slave, are also included.
Date: 1985
Creator: Bose, Ted John & Herrera, JuliAnne
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Quarterly, Volume 31, Number 1, March 1985 (open access)

The Dallas Quarterly, Volume 31, Number 1, March 1985

Quarterly publication containing genealogical information about families in Dallas, Texas and the surrounding area, including family histories, lists of records (births, deaths, registration, etc.), correspondence, and other documentation, as well as information about the activities of the Dallas Genealogical Society.
Date: March 1985
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Quarterly, Volume 31, Number 2, June 1985 (open access)

The Dallas Quarterly, Volume 31, Number 2, June 1985

Quarterly publication containing genealogical information about families in Dallas, Texas and the surrounding area, including family histories, lists of records (births, deaths, registration, etc.), correspondence, and other documentation, as well as information about the activities of the Dallas Genealogical Society.
Date: June 1985
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Quarterly, Volume 31, Number 3, September 1985 (open access)

The Dallas Quarterly, Volume 31, Number 3, September 1985

Quarterly publication containing genealogical information about families in Dallas, Texas and the surrounding area, including family histories, lists of records (births, deaths, registration, etc.), correspondence, and other documentation, as well as information about the activities of the Dallas Genealogical Society.
Date: September 1985
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Quarterly, Volume 31, Number 4, December 1985 (open access)

The Dallas Quarterly, Volume 31, Number 4, December 1985

Quarterly publication containing genealogical information about families in Dallas, Texas and the surrounding area, including family histories, lists of records (births, deaths, registration, etc.), correspondence, and other documentation, as well as information about the activities of the Dallas Genealogical Society.
Date: December 1985
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Yarbrough's Pharmacy]

Photograph of (possibly) Lonnie Yarbrough talking on the phone behind the counter at his pharmacy, Yarbrough's Pharmacy. There is a vase full of flowers on the counter with "RX" written on the side of it and several shelves full of medications in the background.
Date: 1985~/1990~
Creator: Glover, Julie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Allen E. Humphrey to Peter Stewart, October 23, 1985] (open access)

[Letter from Allen E. Humphrey to Peter Stewart, October 23, 1985]

Letter from Allen E. Humphrey to Peter Stewart congratulating the Thanks-Giving Foundation on their efforts in giving Norman Rockwell's "Golden Rule" to the United Nations.
Date: October 23, 1985
Creator: Humphrey, Allen E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abstract Skeleton Sculpture]

Photograph of a man holding onto an abstract sculpture of an animal skeleton made of white tubing and a styrofoam skull and hooves.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Altar with Skeletons]

Photograph of an art installation featuring a cardboard coffin with a skeleton's head sticking out in front of a large altar covered in flowers, a devil figure, and other objects, with several skeletons in dresses standing on the sides, colorful paper banners hanging from the ceiling, and other skeleton decorations behind the altar. Paintings, sculptures, and other exhibits are visible in the background.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Audience Watching Skeleton]

Photograph of a large group of people watching a performer dressed as a skeleton crouching in the foreground; people in the front row are kneeling and people in the background are standing.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boys in Skeleton Costumes]

Photograph of two young men in black and white skeleton costumes and a man painting on the costume of the boy on the right and several other people on a raised platform in the background.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Breakdancing]

Photograph of a young man breakdancing on a square mat in an art gallery; three young men watch him on the left and a group of five young men are talking and looking at a piece of paper on the right side. There are paintings hanging on the walls and plants in the background.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Breakdancing in Gallery]

Photograph of three young men dressed in black breakdancing on a square mat while a man works a turntable in the foreground and a man next to him watches the dancers. Another man on the right walks towards them and there is a small group of young men walking out of the gallery in the background.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Couple Looking at Sculpture]

Photograph of an unidentified older couple looking at a large wooden sculpture in the foreground and several painting hanging on white walls in the background.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dancers Posing]

Photograph of seven Folklorico dancers posing; two men stand in the back and three women hold their skirts out in the middle and two women wearing ruffles around their heads kneel in the front.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Die de los Muertos Sign]

Photograph of a typewritten sign that reads "Dia de los Muertos MexicArte."
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Devil and Skeleton Dancers]

Photograph of two dancers dressed as a skeleton and a devil onstage under red lighting; the set piece behind them features a building and several skulls.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Devil and Woman in Veil]

Photograph of a dancer wearing a veil holding her arm out to another dancer dressed as a devil and holding a pitchfork; both dancers are on a stage against a red backdrop and two other dancers are visible on the side of the stage.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Folklorico Dancer]

Photograph of a Folklorico dancer wearing ruffles around her head dancing.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Folklorico Dancers]

Photograph of a group of Folklorico dancers onstage; six women with ruffles around their heads stand in a line holding their skirts out and two men stand in the background.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fruit Installation]

Photograph of an installation featuring fruit, a skull, and other food displayed on several tiers with paintings of skeletons and other images in the background.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gallery Austin Annual]

Photograph of a gallery with pictures and paintings hanging on walls on the left, right, and back walls and a group of sculptures in the middle of the room with a sign hanging above them reading "Austin Annual."
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History