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[Class of the Ninth Annual School For Firemen]

Photograph of the class of the 1938 School for Fireman in College Station, Texas. The men are gathered on the steps of a building and some are wearing peaked caps. The text reads, "Ninth Annual School for Fireman, College Station, Texas, July 18-22, 1938, Aggieland Studio."
Date: [1938-07-18..1938-07-22]
Creator: Aggieland Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Class of the Second Annual School For Firemen]

Photograph of the class of the 1931 School for Fireman in College Station, Texas. The men are gathered on the steps of a building and many are wearing suits or uniforms. The text reads, "Second Ann[ual School for] Fi[rema]n, College Station, Texas, April 27-28-29, 1931, Aggieland Studio."
Date: [1931-04-27..1931-04-29]
Creator: Aggieland Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Class of the Tenth Annual School For Firemen]

Photograph of the class of the 1939 School for Fireman in College Station, Texas. The men are gathered on the steps of a building and some are wearing peaked caps. The text reads, "Tenth Annual School for Fireman, College Station, Texas, July 17-21, 1939, Aggieland Studio."
Date: [1939-07-17..1939-07-21]
Creator: Aggieland Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[54th Annual Convention of the State Fire Association #1]

Photograph of the attendees of the 54th Annual Convention of the State Fire Association in San Angelo, Texas. The group is in front of a large stone building decorated with red, white, and blue banners. The text, "54th Annual Convention State Fire Association San Angelo, Tex. June, 1930" is written on the front of the photo.
Date: June 1930
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[54th Annual Convention of the State Fire Association #2]

Photograph of the attendees of the 54th Annual Convention of the State Fire Association in San Angelo, Texas. The group is in front of a large stone building decorated with red, white, and blue banners. The text, "54th Annual Convention State Fire Association San Angelo, Tex. June, 1930" is written on the front of the photo.
Date: June 1930
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cavalry Soldiers on Horses]

Photograph of cavalry soldiers on horseback riding down a road with palm trees visible in the background. One of the men in the front is holding a rifle and a man on the far right appears to be wearing a Native American headdress.
Date: July 31, 1932
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Celebrating the 76th Birthday of Lon C. Hill]

Photograph of men riding horseback with others following behind. The man to the right is dressed in Native American clothing with a headdress on. Handwritten text on back reads "Celebrating the 76th birthday of Lon C. Hill Sr. Valley Pioneer - Founder of Harlinger, Texas. July 31, 1932".
Date: July 31, 1932
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[George Moulton, Planner of the Denison Dam]

Reprint photograph taken of George Moulton pointing to the marker of where he thought the Denison Dam should be built. Handwritten text on back reads " George Moulton, planner of the Denison Dam, is shown in this c.1935 pointing to a marker indicating where he wants the dam to be built. Moulton, an itenerant [sic] engineer, saw the Hoover Dam, came to Denison and studied topgraphical maps and decided the area could use such a dam to control floods and produce electricity".
Date: 1935~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hill Family at Del Mar Beach]

Photograph of the Hill family at Del Mar Beach on July 4th. The family is pictured wearing light color clothing and standing along a grassy area of the beach. There is handwritten text on the back of the photograph listing the names of the family present.
Date: July 4, 1932
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Killeen Fire Department Personnel in Street]

Photograph of members of the Killeen Fire Department standing in a street under a campaign banner reading, "[..]olin Culberson for Railroad Commissi[..]." They are leaning or sitting on a vehicle and there are other people visible in the background. There is a label at the bottom of the photo identifying the men, "Killeen Fire Department about 1935, L to R: Robert Reynolds, H.D. Ricketts, Charlie Hold, Yorkie Duncan, Tom Young, Robert Wendland, Speck Parker, Howard Burks, Ira Odell, Unknown, Guy Evans, Sr., Sidney Young, Henry Messer, V.D. Slaughter. Presented by Mrs. Honey Mosser."
Date: 1935~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Man and His Dog in a Field]

Photograph of a man and his dog in a field. In the background to the left is a shed with trees surrounding it. Handwritten text on the back reads "Daddy Hill and his pet dog Spot".
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parade On a City Street]

Photograph of a parade on a city street with crowds watching on both sides and several storefronts visible on the left. In the front are two motorcyclist on either side of an automobile, followed by two men on horseback, and a large group of people wearing light-colored uniforms. On the left a row of American flags are displayed in front of the storefronts and signs for State Bank, Sherman's, Central Light Power, and Turney Drugs can be seen. More crowds and buildings are visible in the background and a handwritten note on the front of the photograph reads "Celebrating 76th Birthday Of C. Hill Sr July 31 1932. Valley Pionier - Founder of Harlingen TEx. Photo by Gardner."
Date: July 31, 1932
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photo Album Page Covering San Antonio]

Scrapbook page that includes 3 separate photos of architecture near or in San Antonio, Texas. One photo is of a well within the walls of the Alamo. The image on the top left of page 1 is the Base Administration Building at Randolph Field (aka Randolph Air Force Base. At the bottom right, there is an image of the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium Building, which has since been incorporated into the newer Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. On the second slide, the image in the upper left is of the Japanese Sunken Gardens, renamed the Chinese Tea Gardens during WWII and restored to Japanese Tea Gardens in 1984.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the 1937 Vacation Bible School Group of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco]

Photograph of 1937 Vacation Bible School Group of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco. The group of young boys and girls is positioned outside standing on the church steps. Two flags are seen on either side of the group with the double wooden doors of the church visible in the back.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Stephen Douglas O'Conor]

Photograph of Stephen Douglas O'Conor sitting for a portrait. He's pictured from the waist up and is wearing a dark colored suit and tie with a white shirt. The back of the photo reads, "Stephen Douglas O'Conor; Born 1887; Died 1975; Age 88; Fire Chief 1918."
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Teaching Staff of I.M. Terrell High School]

Photograph of the teaching staff of I.M. Terrell High School standing on the steps of a building. The accompanying information identifies Hazel Harvey Peace as standing on the far right in the third row from the top. Lillian Bertha Jones Horace standing in the top row second from the right. "Teaching Staff #2 Johnson" is written on the back.
Date: [1938..1972]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women Seated at Table at Bethlehem Center]

Photograph of several women seated around a table at the Bethlehem Center. "Bethlehem Center Golden Age Club" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1939..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History