[Entrance to Walter Hall Park]

Photograph of the wooden sign at the entrance to Walter Hall Park in League City, Texas, taken on the day of its dedication ceremony. Large cattail shrubs surround the entrance area. To the left of the sign is a paved walkway.
Date: October 18, 1985
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Entrance to Walter Hall Park]

Photograph of the wooden sign marking the entrance of Walter Hall Park in League City, Texas, taken on the day of its dedication ceremony. The sign stands in a small, sandy area within the grass. Behind the sign are tall, grassy cattail shrubs. The paved walkway is visible to the left.
Date: October 18, 1985
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Walter Hall Park Event]

Photograph of people gathered to sign-in at a table at the Walter Hall Park dedication ceremony. The table is set within a largely grassy area. Behind them is a paved walkway; beyond that is a parking lot full of cars.
Date: October 18, 1985
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Walter Hall at the Walter Hall Park Dedication]

Photograph of a bespectacled man presenting Walter Hall with an orange t-shirt emblazoned with the words, "League City Oaks" on the front; the gesture is part of the Walter Hall Park dedication ceremony. Other dignitaries participating in the ceremony are seated near him.
Date: October 18, 1985
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plaque Reception at Walter Hall Park]

Photograph of Walter Hall and an unidentified man holding up a plaque given to him at the Walter Hall Park dedication ceremony. The plaque has a clear glass panel and a black frame. It holds three pieces of gold-bordered paper that are set in the frame individually.
Date: October 18, 1985
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unveiling of the Walter Hall Park Plaque]

Photograph of Walter Hall standing with others next to the dedication plaque at the Walter Hall Park dedication ceremony. The plaque is a rectangular, marble slab etched with information on the park. It reads, "Walter Hall Park, dedicated October 18, 1985, in recognition of Walter Hall for his devotion to the citizens of Galveston County." Below that is a list of names associated with the Commissioners Courts and Galveston County Beach Park Board. Walter Hall is the elderly man standing directly to the left of the plaque, wearing a light-gray suit.
Date: October 18, 1985
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unveiling of the Walter Hall Park Plaque]

Photograph of Walter Hall and an unidentified man shaking hands in front of the recently unveiled plaque at the Walter Hall park dedication ceremony. The plaque is a flat marble slab attached to a large, freestanding stone. Walter Hall is the man on the left wearing a light-gray suit. He has his free hand placed on the side of the plaque. An expanse of park grass is visible behind them.
Date: October 18, 1985
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unveiling of the Walter Hall Park Plaque]

Photograph of Walter Hall, the elderly man wearing a light-gray suit, standing between two unidentified men in front of the marble dedication plaque at Walter Hall Park. The grassy park grounds are visible behind them.
Date: October 18, 1985
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unveiling of the Walter Hall Park Plaque]

Photograph of Walter Hall standing with three local dignitaries at the Walter Hall Park dedication ceremony. Directly behind them is the recently unveiled marble dedication plaque. Walter Hall is the elderly man in the light-gray suit with a floral boutonniere pinned to his lapel. The park grounds are visible in the background.
Date: October 18, 1985
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unveiling of the Walter Hall Park Plaque]

Photograph of Walter Hall, the elderly man on the right, shaking hands with an unidentified local dignitary at the Walter Hall Park dedication ceremony. They are standing right in front of the marble dedication plaque, which is attached to a large, freestanding stone block.
Date: October 18, 1985
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Walter Hall Park Plaque]

Photograph of a marble dedication plaque, which is attached to a large, freestanding stone block. It stands in Walter Hall Park in League City, Texas. Yellow and orange flowers border the area where the plaque stands. A chain link fence is visible in the background.
Date: October 18, 1985
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Legion Members in a Parade]

Photograph of five American Legion members walking in the League City sesquicentennial parade celebrating the state of Texas' 150th birthday. They are five adult males, each wearing a vest, a garrison cap, a white shirt and pants. The three members in the middle are carrying flags while each of the two members on either end balance a rifle over their shoulders. The parade took place on a major road in League City.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Float in the League City Sesquicentennial Parade]

Photograph of the League City Lioness Club Parade Float in the League City sesquicentennial parade in honor of Texas' 150th birthday. The float is a fluffy, white model of the Alamo with Texas flags protruding from the top. Carrying the float on a trailer is a mid-size blue truck, driven by a bespectacled, middle-aged man in a cowboy hat. On the driver-side door is a sign that says "League City B.P.W. Lioness Club." The parade takes place on a major road in League City.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elected Officials in a League City Parade]

Photograph of four passengers riding an antique automobile in the League City sesquicentennial parade in honor of Texas' 150th birthday. The parade took place on a major city in League City. Amongst the passengers are Texas Senator Chet Brooks and League City Mayor Joe Lamb, according to a sign posted on the driver-side door. Seated behind them are an unidentified woman and man.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Giant Texan on a Parade Float]

Photograph of a float featuring a giant Texan and a birthday cake. The float is attached to a brown pick-up truck and is part of the League City sesquicentennial parade in celebration of Texas' 150th birthday. Behind the giant birthday cake and Big Tex is an image of the Texas flag.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Giant Birthday Cake on a Parade Float]

Photograph of a parade float featuring a giant birthday cake, the U.S. and Texas flags, and an effigy of a Texan in a cowboy hat. The float is part of the League City sesquicentennial parade in celebration of Texas' 150th birthday.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parade Float Featuring League City Emblem]

Photograph of a parade float, with mostly its back in view, cruising down a road in the League City sesquicentennial parade in celebration of Texas' 150th birthday. The back of the float features the League City emblem, which has the silhouette of a live oak tree at its center. According to text above the emblem, the float is sponsored by the League City Fire Department.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Beta Epsilon Phi Parade Float]

Photograph of a group of Beta Epsilon Phi alumni from the class of 1956. They are riding in a float that is part of the League City sesquicentennial parade in celebration of Texas' 150th birthday. The float features colored lights, stringed lights covering the float railing, and a small sign that says, "BEĎ• Class of 56."
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Councilwoman in a Parade]

Photograph of city councilwoman Catherine Palermo riding in a white convertible in League City's 32nd annual village fair parade which took place on Kansas Street. She is the brunette woman seated higher than the car's other two passengers.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Legion Member in a Parade]

Photograph of a black passenger car in League City's 32nd annual village fair parade, which took place on Kansas Street in League City. Seated higher than the other three passengers is Edna Burford, a 50 year member of the American Legion, according to a sign posted on the side of the car. To the left of that sign is another one advertising Bill West's Garage in League City.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Councilman in a Parade]

Photograph of city councilman Chester Davis riding in a white convertible in League City's 32nd annual Village Fair Parade on Kansas Street. There are other passengers in the car, including two children. A sign posted on the driver-side door reads, "Chester Davis City Council."
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clear Creek High School Band in a Parade]

Photograph of the Clear Creek High School marching band, also known as the Mighty Wildcat Band. Four band members are holding up a maroon banner as they walk down Kansas Street in the League City 32nd Annual Village Fair parade.
Date: May 10, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[League City Chicken Club in a Parade]

Photograph of a group of children riding in the bed of a pick-up truck that is cruising along Kansas Street in League City during the 32nd Annual Village Fair parade. On the driver-side door, a goldenrod yellow sign is posted that reads, "Chicken Club, League City Lions Club, Not interested in drugs." The children in the truck are wearing t-shirts in the same goldenrod yellow. One child is waving. Also standing in the truck bed is an individual dressed in a chicken costume.
Date: May 10, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Costumed People on a Parade Float]

Photograph of several costumed individuals standing on a parade float for the League City Lioness Club. They are a part of the parade on Kansas Street in League City, during the 32nd Annual Village Fest parade. Two of the costumed women are waving to the crowd.
Date: May 10, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History