[Boy Scout Group]

Photograph of a Boy Scout Camporee outdoors. There are parked cars on the road and what appears to be a buffet table with Boy Scouts lined up near it. There is writing on the back of the photograph that reads, "Boy Scout Camporee, 1937, near St. Mary's Hostpital. Port Arthur, Texas."
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of People Standing at the Entrance of a Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of a group of women lined up in front of the entrance of a Presbyterian church. The four women are all wearing long, cap-sleeved dresses and holding purses and books. The woman on the far left, who is the only Hispanic in the group, is looking at the elderly man who is standing to her right. The man is wearing a striped tie and holding a brimmed hat. Three more women are standing in the doorway of the church in the background and looking toward the group. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "W.N. Clement, Miss Ledici Alamella, Miss Irene Batehelder, Mr. Carl Badlen & Mrs. Nancy Peacher Price".
Date: October 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Class of Young Children Standing in Front of a Church]

Photograph of a class portrait of young Mexican Presbyterian children and their instructors. The children are all standing straight and facing the camera. There are a few instructors standing at the top of the steps at the entrance, and two are standing to the left of the group. There is a woman in the doorway holding an open umbrella above her head. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "E.P. Castaneda, Austin Chological student graduating this year- reached & taught here, one vacation, very fine fellows Palacios".
Date: November 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Boys Standing in Front of a Window]

Photograph of a group of nine Hispanic boys lined up in front of a window of a wood-slatted building. The boys are all wearing collared button-up shirts, belts, and trousers. All of the boys are facing the camera, however not all of them are looking toward it. There is a grassy field behind the building that is visible on the right-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note underneath the image area and the decorative border that reads, "some of our boys".
Date: November 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bay City Mexican Presbyterian Church and some members]

Photograph of some of the members of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Bay City, Texas. There are men, women, and children in the picture. They are posing in front of the entrance to the church. The church is a brick building with a covered front porch, and the sign above the entrance says "Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana." There is a fence in front of the church. According to the information on the back of the photograph, it was taken on December 27, 1937.
Date: December 27, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danevang School Class of 1937]

Black and white photograph of a group of students, varying in age, gathered for a class photograph in front of the Danevang School. There are five rows in all; the first row is comprised of the youngest children who are sitting cross-legged. The windows of the building behind them are visible and all of them are open.
Date: 1937
Creator: Dedrick's Studios
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1937 Talco Ball Club of East Texas]

Copy negative of a black and white photograph of the 1937 Talco Ball Club in their uniforms, posed outdoors at an unnamed baseball field in East Texas. The man that is second from the left on the back row is Walter Harton, a mainstay on the pitching staff. Behind the team are wooden bleachers where a few spectators are sitting.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Christian and Katrine Nissen

A postcard and photograph of the Nissen family and their home, respectively, held together by a sticker which reads, "Chv. Nissen (Both)." Christian and Katrine Nissen, husband and wife, are presumably pictured in the postcard, but names, although provided, were not matched to individuals. There are several women, men, and children on the postcard. They are in front of a single-story structure with intersecting gable roofs, on a dirt ground with no visible trees or plants. In the photograph, a two-story home with horizontal siding stands amidst several bushes and trees. Intersecting gable roofs cover the second story. A mansard roof further down creates a second-story balcony bordered by railing. This same roof projects outwardly as an overhang supported by four pillars. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph reads, "This home and 80 acres of land was sold. The money sent to Ebenezer Home, Brush, Colorado. The home of Christian and Katrine Nissen (south of the Carl Thyssen home). Aunt Katrine lived there until her death 1/23/53. This was their 2nd home." There is additional text but it cannot be read with certainty.
Date: August 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Confirmation Class in Front of Old Danevang Church]

Photograph of a group of adolescent boys and girls on the front steps of Old Danevang Church in Danevang, Texas. A set of double doors can be seen behind them as well as part of a domed window over it and two additional windows on each side of the entrance. Accompanying information states they are part of a confirmation class. They are all dressed in formal attire. From left to right, they have been identified as: front: Clara Brodsgaard, Gerda Thyssen, Alma Harton, Helga Christensen, Inger Nelsen, Shirley Hermansen. rear: Lloyd Nielsen, Kermit Westerholm, Harvey Westerholm, Alfred Jensen, Olaf Larsen.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Vacation Bible School

Photograph of a group of children and an adult female standing outside of a building to the right of the image identified as the Vacation Bible School. They are standing roughly into 4 rows, with the front row of girls wearing knee-length dresses and the boys dressed in different styles of dungarees. Only two of the girls are wearing shoes. There are two large trees in the distance. Black hand-written text on the back of the photograph is in a Germanic language, possibly Dutch, while a succeeding blue line of text reads, "Vacation Bible School, Stephanie Swendsen".
Date: June 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1936] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1936]

1936 Harris County poll tax receipt number 8338 for John J. Herrera.It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes.
Date: January 28, 1937
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer for the film “La Paloma"] (open access)

[Flyer for the film “La Paloma"]

Flyer for the film "La Paloma", giving a summary, cast list and details of the movie shown at Teatro Azteca. The film starred Medea de Novara as Empress Carlota.
Date: 1937
Creator: Azteca Films Distributing Company
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group outside of Lone Star Bag and Bagging Company]

Photograph of a group of workers outside of the Long Star Bag & Bagging Company.
Date: December 2, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Second-Hand Bag Department employees from Lone Star Bag and Bagging Company]

Photograph of the employees from the Second-Hand Bag Department of Long Star Bag and Bagging Company.
Date: November 15, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a man holding a gun in his hand]

Photograph of a man dressed in a suit and standing next to a pedestal. He is holding a gun in his hand.
Date: December 10, 1937
Creator: Fuentes, Antonio F.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

School Photo 1937-1938

Photograph of the Danevang School class of 1937-1938. The class picture is composed of boys and girls as well as teachers on either side. They stand in front of a large building with four visible windows, with a fifth cropped out of the photograph on the leftmost side. Starting at the top row, from left to the right, excluding the three adult women (records show discrepancy in their names), the individuals are identified as Alfred Jensen, Carl Larsen, Viggo Thyssen, Helga Christensen, Agneta Hermansen, Dagny Thyssen, Edgar Hansen, Otto Thyssen, unknown, Benedict Krag, unknown, Oscar Christensen, Jack Wind, Siguard Thyssen, Dora Harton, Melvin Hansen, Leo Westerholm, Dorothy Mae Krenek, Ella Nielsen, Helena Berndt, Harvey Westerholm, Juliane Hvilholt, and Inez Praytor (teacher). Second row, left to right: Evelyn Frost, Isabel Nielsen, Clifford Allenson, Evelyn Hansen, Inger Nelsen, Kermit Westerholm, Anders Thyssen, Gerda Thyssen, Ingeborg Thyssen, Clara Brodsgaard, unknown, Robert "Bob" Hansen, Alama Harton, Alice Hvilholt, Helen Wind, Clara Marie Jensen, Gwendolyn Praytor, Fern Hermansen, and Elsie Lee Christiansen. Third row, left to right: Preston Hicks, A. R. Zieschang, unknown, unknown, Martin Strarup, Al Wind, unknown, Alfred Thyssen, Harold Wind, Daniel Nelsen, Olaf Larsen, Alton Nelsen, Lloyd Nelsen, Vernon Christiansen, Vernor Harton, …
Date: 1937/1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
LULAC News, Volume 4, Number 4, July 1937 (open access)

LULAC News, Volume 4, Number 4, July 1937

LULAC NEWS magazine, Volume 4, Number 4, July, 1937. This publication contains information relating to LULAC activities and news affecting the LULAC community, including convention proceedings.
Date: July 1937
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History