Portrait of Dr. James J. Delaney, President Emeritus

Dr. James Joseph Delaney (1879-1959) served as the president of Schreiner Institute from 1923 to 1950. He was a leader in Texas education, an executive committee member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1939-1947), president of the Association of Texas Colleges (1939), and the president of the Southern Association of Junior Colleges (1945-1946). Dr. Delaney is credited for developing Schreiner Institute into a fully accredited junior college during his tenure as the first president. This photograph appears in the 1947 Recall Yearbook.
Date: 1947
Creator: Schreiner Institute
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Dr. James J. Delaney

Dr. James Joseph Delaney (1879-1959) served as the president of Schreiner Institute from 1923 to 1950. He was a leader in Texas education, an executive committee member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1939-1947), president of the Association of Texas Colleges (1939), and the president of the Southern Association of Junior Colleges (1945-1946). Dr. Delaney is credited for developing Schreiner Institute into a fully accredited junior college during his tenure as the first president. This image appears in the 1947 Recall Yearbook.
Date: 1947
Creator: Schreiner Institute
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parking Lot at T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store]

Photograph of the parking lot at T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store on the day of its grand opening in League City, Texas. The parking lot is nearly full, with a couple cars parked on the grass.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grand Opening of T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store]

Photograph of the grand opening of the T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store in League City. A huge crowd of people swarms inside the store.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grand Opening of T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store]

Photograph of the grand opening of the T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store in League City. A huge crowd of people swarms inside the store underneath signs hung from air conditioning ducts. The signs are advertisements for in-store savings and sales and feature photographs of food.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grand Opening of T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store]

Photograph of the grand opening of the T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store in League City. Inside the store, a huge crowd of people swarms underneath signs advertising in-store sales and featuring related illustrations and photographs.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grand Opening of T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store]

Photograph of the grand opening of the T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store in League City. Inside the store, a huge crowd of people swarms underneath signs advertising in-store sales and featuring related illustrations and photographs. Visible amongst the crowd are products in stacks on the sale floor.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pittsburg Set]

Photograph of (left to right) David Doyle Wilson, Rena Mae Vardeman Wilson, an unknown girl, Jeanette Carolyn Wilson swimming with inflatable tubes. The handwriting at the bottom of the photograph reads, "Pittsburg Set."
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mother and Sons]

Trifold photograph envelope of Cloys Patterson, Lillian Patterson, and Waldo Patterson. Cloys is wearing a suit. Lilian is wearing eyeglasses and a white blouse with a bow. Waldo is wearing a World War II military uniform.
Date: 1947~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Melvin Riley and Dog]

Photograph of Melvin Riley with his hands in his jeans pockets. A dog is standing behind him.
Date: 1947~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Senior Photos]

Framed photographs of Robert Myatt Stephenson, age 18, with Lulu Edwards outside Three Rivers High School. The photos were taken for the school annual. Both Robert and Lulu are holding textbooks and each other's hands.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lannis Cheatheam, Jr. On Car]

Photograph of Lannis Denton Cheatheam, Jr. sitting on top of a black car.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lannis and Harold]

Photograph of Lannis Denton Cheatheam, Jr. and Harold Cheatheam as toddlers playing with a wagon.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Linda Castillo and Godmother]

Photograph of Linda Garcia Castillo (age 7) with her Godmother. Linda is dressed for her First Communion at Our Lady of Guadalupe church in San Antonio, Texas. The back of the photograph is stamped " Fox-Tone Print, San Antonio, Texas June 1952." A handwritten note of " pg.11" is also present.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History