[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 11] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 11]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business. Indexes start after page 600.
Date: 1946/1953
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

City of Dallas, Texas Water Consumption 1907-1946

Line graph showing the amount of water consumed in billion gallons per year from 1907-1946; the trend of the graph is positive, meaning the city is consuming more and more water per year.
Date: 1946~
Creator: Keuffel & Esser Co.
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas Report 3: Past and Probable Future Population (open access)

A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas Report 3: Past and Probable Future Population

Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes tables and charts showing Dallas' population history and expected growth up until approximately 1970; the report looks at factors that could effect the distribution of population, where the future growth may occur, etc.
Date: October 1943
Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 14: A Preliminary Report Upon a Capital Expenditure Program (open access)

The Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 14: A Preliminary Report Upon a Capital Expenditure Program

Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes details concerning a capital expenditure program, such as the allocation of funds, selection of projects and a "[p]roposed 25 Year Program of General Fund Public Improvements. The second part of the report details an improvement program for the water and sanitary sewer systems. The appendix at the end of the report includes 17 tables providing empirical data about the proposed plans.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 8: Land Use (open access)

A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 8: Land Use

Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes tables and charts showing current and future land use as well as current and future zoning districts. According to an "Errata" insert, tables 1, 2, and 3, were made using the "wrong acreage for the Dallas parks...use the revised tables in studying this report."
Date: October 1944
Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Missed Phone Call Message to Major Wood] (open access)

[Missed Phone Call Message to Major Wood]

Phone message given to Major Wood with the box checked to call Mr. Ford.
Date: October 13, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[First United Methodist Church Registry: 1944-1982] (open access)

[First United Methodist Church Registry: 1944-1982]

Registry documenting membership at First United Methodist Church in Dallas from 1944 to 1982.
Date: 1944/1982
Creator: First Methodist Church of Dallas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Harris Siblings]

Photograph of Mitzie and Pauline "Polly" Harris leaning against their family automobile.
Date: 1943
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
[City of Dalworth Park Tax Roll: 1941 to 1942] (open access)

[City of Dalworth Park Tax Roll: 1941 to 1942]

Tax rolls for Dalworth Park, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1941 and 1942, including the name of each property's owner, assessed value, and lot number.
Date: 1941/1942
Creator: Dalworth Park (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1941 to 1952] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1941 to 1952]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1941 to 1952, including the owner name and information of each property, it's assessed value, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1941/1952
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Dalworth Park Tax Roll: 1942] (open access)

[City of Dalworth Park Tax Roll: 1942]

Tax rolls for Dalworth, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1942, including the name and address of the each property's owner, each property's description, it's assessed value, taxes due, and date paid.
Date: 1942
Creator: Dalworth Park (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
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas: Water and Sanitary Sewer Utilities (open access)

A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas: Water and Sanitary Sewer Utilities

Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes graphs, charts, and maps concerning the development of an improved water and sanitary sewer system; at the back of the report there are maps showing predicted urban development and the Dallas water distribution system.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Dallas Water Utilities
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Outline of the Dallas Master Plan (open access)

An Outline of the Dallas Master Plan

Outline of the Dallas Master Plan compiled by the Dallas City Plan Commission discussing the fourteen previous reports made by Harland Bartholomew. The report also contains maps showing the city's streets, water distribution, parks, etc. Included in the back is a handwritten list made by Mayor J. Woodall Rodgers listing members of the various boards and committees involved in the planning.
Date: 1946
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). City Plan Commission.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Water and Sewage Development Plan Prepared by Dallas City Water Works] (open access)

[Water and Sewage Development Plan Prepared by Dallas City Water Works]

Rough draft of a plan created by Dallas City Waterworks attempting to improve the "water and sanitary sewer utilities serving the Dallas Metropolitan Area." There are charts and graphs throughout the document, including five tables in the back.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Dallas City Waterworks
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[10-Year Old Pauline Harris]

Photograph of 10-year-old Pauline "Polly" Harris standing in the front yard of her home. She is wearing a dress with a jacket on top.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Members of College Avenue Baptist Church (open access)

Members of College Avenue Baptist Church

Text containing a member roll for College Avenue Missionary Baptist Church. Includes such information as the date of baptism, reception, dismissal, and death for each member.
Date: 1949~
Creator: College Avenue Missionary Baptist Church
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[College Avenue Missionary Baptist Church Minutes, July 1949 to August 1977] (open access)

[College Avenue Missionary Baptist Church Minutes, July 1949 to August 1977]

Book containing minutes from meetings at College Avenue Missionary Baptist Church. Topics include church politics, membership, staff recommendations, and financial issues.
Date: July 1949
Creator: College Avenue Missionary Baptist Church
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Union Missionary Baptist Church Minutes, 1936-1941] (open access)

[Union Missionary Baptist Church Minutes, 1936-1941]

Book containing events and minutes from meetings at Union Missionary Baptist Church. These include topics such as church politics, the preacher and topic on a given day, and financial issues.
Date: May 1941
Creator: Union Missionary Baptist Church
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[College Avenue Missionary Baptist Church Minutes, September 7, 1938-June 1, 1949] (open access)

[College Avenue Missionary Baptist Church Minutes, September 7, 1938-June 1, 1949]

Book containing events and minutes from meetings at College Avenue Missionary Baptist Church. These include topics such as church politics, the preacher and topic on a given day, and financial issues.
Date: June 1949
Creator: College Avenue Missionary Baptist Church
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Your Dallas of Tomorrow: A Master Plan for a Greater Dallas (open access)

Your Dallas of Tomorrow: A Master Plan for a Greater Dallas

Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. It is presented in two parts: the character of the city (background information on the history, geography, economy, employment, zoning, etc.) and the scope of the city plan, which has specific details for a plan to improve land use, water supplies, transportation, recreational facilities, and other aspects of city administration.
Date: September 1943
Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History