[Change of Membership Certificate for Georgie Traithorn] (open access)

[Change of Membership Certificate for Georgie Traithorn]

Certificate documenting that Mrs. Georgie L. Traithorn has been a member of St. Luke's Church in Denison, and is now moving to St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Text on the back of the form is an excerpt of the Canons of the Church outlining that church members must obtain such certification when moving to a new parish.
Date: October 2, 1895
Creator: Gibble, John B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Change of Membership Certificate for Julie Black] (open access)

[Change of Membership Certificate for Julie Black]

Certificate documenting that Mrs. Julie E. Black has been a member of St. Luke's Church in Denison, and is now moving to St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Text on the back of the form is an excerpt of the Canons of the Church outlining that church members must obtain such certification when moving to a new parish.
Date: October 2, 1895
Creator: Gibble, John B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Young Man With Dark Bow Tie]

Photograph of an unknown man captured from the chest up. He is wearing a dark colored jacket and bow tie with a light colored dress shirt underneath. A small floral corsage is visible pinned to his jacket.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gray, J. L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Central Presbyterian Church in Sherman, Texas]

Postcard image of the Central Presbyterian Church in Sherman, Texas. Trees can be seen surrounding the early Gothic inspired church. It is pictured with one large spire, pointed archways, and stained glass windows.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graycraft Card Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Post Office in Sherman, Texas]

Postcard image of the United States Post Office in Sherman, Texas. The post office is two stories tall, has rounded first floor windows and entrances. Bushes line the exterior of the building and on the roof an United States Flag is visible.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graycraft Card Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Avery Kimberlin, Paul Kimberlin, and Robyn Kimberlin] (open access)

[Adoption Statements of Avery Kimberlin, Paul Kimberlin, and Robyn Kimberlin]

Personal statements of Avery, Paul, and Robyn Kimberlin regarding the adoption of Avery Kimberlin from the Xuzhou Social Welfare Institute in Jaingsu Province, China. Avery briefly shares her thoughts on adoption, Paul describes the joy he has in being a parent, and Robyn shares some details of her background and how her and Paul arrived at the decision to adopt. There is a photo of Avery on the first page and a photo of the Kimberlin family on the third page of the document.
Date: unknown
Creator: Kimberlin, Avery; Kimberlin, Paul & Kimberlin, Robyn
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam and Power House]

Postcard image of the Denison Dam and power house in Denison, Texas. Viewed from the lake side with fields in the background. Text on back of the postcard reads "Denison Dam forming Lake Texoma, is one of the largest man-made dams in the world. Water flows through this waterway at the rate of 50,000 cubic ft. per second."
Date: unknown
Creator: Tutwiler Studio
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Completed Intake Structure]

Reproduction of a photograph taken of the completed Dension Dam fill and intake structure, facing the northeast.
Date: October 19, 1943
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jennie Wright]

Photograph of Jennie Wright positioned from the waist up and in front of a dark color background. She is pictured wearing a smocked textured dress that is long sleeved and has a high neckline. Around her collar there is one horizontal bow-tie and another tie underneath the bow-tie.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wear, George R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Denison Dam]

Postcard of the aerial view of Denison Dam with Lake Texoma spreading out to the left. The back of the postcard includes a brief history of the dam.
Date: 1944~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alamo Building at North Texas College]

Postcard image of the Alamo Building at the North Texas College in Sherman, Texas. Within this building is the Kidd Key Conservatory. The two story building has four large white columns along the front porch entrance where benches are visible. In the foreground is a smaller white statue positioned on the front lawn. Handwritten text on the back addresses Miss Pearl Yancey.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Area Map of Lake Texoma]

Postcard of an area map of Lake Texoma. On the back of the postcard is a brief paragraph describing the Lake Texoma area.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Artist's Depiction of Completed Denison Dam]

Artistic rendering of completed Denison Dam. This rendering is from an aerial view with the intake structure and powerhouse visible towards the center. Lake Texoma, with small boats, is visible in a large portion of the rendering.
Date: 1942~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cable Work at Denison Dam]

Reprint photograph taken of construction workers installing steel cables throughout the structure. There is a sign in the foreground that reads "keep walk way clear". Handwritten text on back reads "With structural reinforcing steel visible in the background, workers lay cable around the intake conduits".
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of the Denison Dam Intake Structure]

Reprint photograph taken at Denison Dam during the construction of the intake structure. The rail and derrick systems can be seen in the upper half of the photograph. Rows of metal spikes are visible before concrete is poured over them. Handwritten text reads "These are the rail and derrick systems used to pour concrete meant for the intake structure of Denison Dam".
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of the Denison Dam Spillway]

Reprint photograph taken of the construction of the Denison Dam. Workers are visible within the center of the photograph. Handwritten text written on back reads "Part of the 18.5 million cubic yards of fill dart used to construct the earthen portion of the Denison Dam. The spillway was built of earth first, then concrete, much of the dam is concrete, with dirt, rock, and gravel covering.".
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam and the Red River]

Postcard image of Denison Dam in the bottom right corner with the Red River coming in from the North. Text on the back reads "17,250 feet long and 160 feet high, with a 40 foot top, this dam extends from Texas the Red River into Oklahoma. The normal reservoir extends up the river to Gainesville, having a shoreline of approximately 1000 miles, and an area of about 103,000 acres.".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Between Texas and Oklahoma]

Postcard of the Denison Dam spanning the Red River between Texas & Oklahoma. The intake structure as well the power house are shown within the design. Text on the back reads "At a cost of more than 50,000,000, the huge hydro-electric dam 4 miles north of Denison, Texas across Red River, will look like this from he south when completed. Length of main dam, 21,100 fee, maximum height 165 feet. Reservoir will inundate 146,000 acres in Texas and Oklahoma. Shoreline, approximately 1250 miles.".
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Intake Stucture Filling With Extreme High Water]

Photograph of the intake structure of the Denison Dam , facing northeast, during a time of extreme high water levels. Shrubbery can be seen starting to be overcome by the high water.
Date: July 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Intake Stucture Filling With High Water]

Photograph of the intake structure of the Denison Dam , facing northeast, during a time of unusually high water levels.
Date: July 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Intake Stucture With Low Water Level]

Photograph of the intake structure of the Denison Dam , facing northeast, during a time of low water levels. The grassy shoreline can still be seen in the foreground.
Date: July 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Power House]

Postcard image of the power house of the Denison Dam.
Date: 1942~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Proposal]

Postcard image of proposal of Denison Dam as what it would look like when completed. Text on front reads "Red River Dam as it will appear when completed". The text on the back reads "Now under construction at a cost of more than $50,000,000, the huge earthen dam between Denison, Texas, and Durant, Oklahoma, will look like this from south when completed. Length of main dam 14,000 feet; dike extension 7,800 feet; maximum height 165 feet. Reservoir will inundate 127,600 acres in Texas and Oklahoma.".
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Stone Marker]

Postcard of Denison Dame stone marker in the shape of the state of Texas built up on bricks. Embedded across the marker is the word Texas. Typography across the top portion of the post card reads "Best town in Texas by a damsite". In the bottom white border of the postcard the location Denison, Texas is visible.
Date: 1942~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History