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[Formal portrait of George A. Hill, Jr.]

Formal portrait of George A. Hill, Jr. Interior shot.
Date: 1940~
Creator: Blank & Stoller, NY
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Kilgore Family]

Photograph of the Kilgore family standing together outdoors. Standing on the far left are Theodore Kilgore and Zonnie Knight Kilgore, the patriarch and matriarch of the family. In the middle of the group is Edna, Ullmann's wife, and Ullmann himself, holding their infant son, Theodore, aka Teddy. The younger Kilgore sons, Joseph and Charles, are standing on the right.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Holiday Greeting Card from the Kilgores]

Greeting card featuring a photo of Edna Kilgore holding in her arms her toddler-aged son Theodore, aka Teddy. Typeset below the picture is the text "Holiday Greetings." Below that is handwriting that reads, "Edna Ted and Ullmann."
Date: [1940..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Theodore Kilgore on a Swing]

Photograph of a toddler-aged Theodore Albert Kilgore, aka Teddy Kilgore, sitting outdoors on a wooden swing. He is clad in only a cloth diaper, socks, and shoes. In his hands he is holding a pair of toy glasses.
Date: 1940/1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Calder Place house]

Photograph of a house on Calder Place that was designed by Steinman and Golemon, Architects. The ornamental steel seen on the windows and patio were designed and provided by John Dollinger Jr., Inc. The back of the photo is stamped "Business Men's Studio 201 Main Street Beaumont, Texas"
Date: [1940..1949]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Long Street house]

Photograph of a house on Long Street that was designed by Steinman and Golemon, Architects. The ornamental steel on the house was designed and provided by John Dollinger Jr., Inc. An automobile is parked in a garage to the far right.
Date: [1940..1949]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thomas Road house]

Photograph of a house on Thomas Road that was designed by Stone and Pitts, Architects. The ornamental steel around the windows and upper patio was designed by John Dollinger Jr., Inc. Two cars can be seen to the right of the house, one in the garage and another parked to the side. The back of the photo is stamped "Business Men's Studio 201 Main Street Beaumont, Texas"
Date: [1940..1949]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photograph of J. J. Delaney Painting

Photograph of a painting depicting first Schreiner Institute president James J. Delaney. Text on back addresses Kerrville Mountain Sun.
Date: [1940..1955]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
History and Business Guide of Sherman and Grayson County, Texas (open access)

History and Business Guide of Sherman and Grayson County, Texas

This text gives an overview of the histories of Grayson County, Texas and of the county seat, Sherman touching on government, business, religion, organizations, and other aspects of life. The book also contains advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1940
Creator: Anderson, Ed. H.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

McKinney Junk Company, Spencer Smith Wrecking Yard, 1940

Four trucks lined up in front of Smith Auto Parts store in McKinney. The trucks range from 1920s to late 1930s. Nine men sit on top of the trucks.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woods Cafe, early 1940s, McKinney

High vantage point photo of the inside of the cafe, looking towards front door. This is a very busy lunch hour. Most of the men have either hung their hats on the wall rack or still have them on. Only two people have noticed the photographer, the rest are occupied by their meal or conversation. The door to the cafe is propped open, leaving the screen door to allow any sort of breeze in.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Archie Griffith on Motorcycle]

Photograph of Archibald "Archie" Hughes Griffith sitting on an Indian motorcycle with "Miss. Barabara" written on the windscreen. He lived from March 22, 1890-August 6, 1982. Archie is the maternal grandfather of Sandra Person Wyche.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mary Beulah Cartwright Oualline]

Photograph of Mary Beulah Cartwright Oualline. She was born in Montgomery County, Texas on September 5, 1881. She died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on January 29, 1966. She is the maternal great-grandmother of Sandra Person Wyche.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jefferson Earle Kuntz]

Photograph of Jefferson Earle Kuntz. Kuntz was a defense lawyer in Wichita County. The back of the image identifies the photograph to be from Royce Studios in Wichita Falls, Texas, and order number 67135.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elias Romo]

Photograph of a young Elias Romo. The back of the photograph reads, "This is the child, Elias. He is very white."
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1940, Delinquent Roll] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1940, Delinquent Roll]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1940, including the name of each property's owner, taxes due, and years delinquent. This volume contains information for property owners who owe delinquent taxes.
Date: 1940
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Christian Church, Richardson, Texas

Wooden frame church, white clapboard siding. The middle section of the front (gable end) entends forward to form an entrance and upward to form a [bell?] tower. The double entrance door is covered with a decorative braced awning with a closed dormer. A sign over the door reads "First Christian Church." The roof is shingled, maybe wooden. A signpost is at the right edge of the picture, with the name of the church and the pastor's name. To the left of the main building is a lower building/annex with multiple doors and a side porch supported by posts. Trees are to the right and left of the mail building. Both buildings are surrounded by shrubs or low plants. The area is front of the building is paved.
Date: [1940..1958]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Downtown and Port of Beaumont]

Postcard of the Port of Beaumont on the Neches River with downtown Beaumont in the background. In the foreground, written in the grass, is "Port of Beaumont." At least five ships and a tugboat are visible at the port. The Kansas City Southern Lift Bridge is visible on the right side of the photograph and in the background downtown Beaumont buildings can be seen including the Jefferson County Courthouse. On the back of the postcard is printed the following: "The City of Beaumont is one of the Nation's most fascinating. It offers a wonderful climate and the warmest of Texas hospitality, blended with the salt tang of a major sea port and the brisk air of a mushrooming metropolis." The following companies are credited on the back of the postcard: "Color by Business Men's Studio" "The Edwards News Co., Beaumont, Texas" and "Plastichrome by Colourplate, Boston, Mass."
Date: [1940..1969]
Creator: The Edwards News Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Three Men in Uniform Talking and Laughing

Photograph of three men in uniform talking and laughing. W.M. Wilcox on the left. 3/1940.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cloys Eugene Patterson]

Framed school photograph of Cloys Eugene Patterson.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Edwin and Norris Place]

Photograph of Edwin and Norris Place.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Oluff Beauchamp in Nature]

Photograph of Oluff Beauchamp standing in a suit among nature.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Patterson Cousin]

Photograph of Cloys Patterson's cousin. He is wearing an Army uniform.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lydia Place]

Photograph of "Lydia Place. Grandma Place- mother of Isaac Waldo." The front of the photograph reads, "Grandma Place. A grand old lady." The only color in the image is flowers on the lapels of her suit jacket.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History