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[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 12]
Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date:
1953/1958
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chapel Service at Schreiner Institute
Photograph of chapel service at Schreiner Institute with guest minister Reverend Donald R. Raish. Dean W. C. Weir and student song leader Bill Jones sit on either side the stage as students watch Reverend Raish speak.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Schreiner Institute
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Judge David Edington and Dr. James J. Delaney
Photograph of Judge David Edington and Dr. James J. Delaney at the inauguration of president Dr. Andrew Edington at Schreiner Institute, April 11, 1951. Judge Edington (left), the father of Andrew Edington, stands beside president emeritus Dr. Delaney (right), both men are dressed in their full regalia.
Date:
April 11, 1951
Creator:
Schreiner Institute
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Comanche Texts
This book contains Comanche folktales, along with the English translations. They are broken into several sections which are listed (along with brief summaries of the stories) in the table of contents: coyote stories; fairy tales and fables; manners and morals; adventure; and obtaining and preparing food. Both the English and Comanche texts have numbered footnotes to line up the translation, explained in the Editor's Note (p. iii); there is also an Explanatory Note describing the Comanche transcription (p. xiii). A vocabulary list including an explanation starts on page 132.
Date:
1958
Creator:
Canonge, Elliott D.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Maple Street at Abrams Road, Richardson, Texas
Intersection of two paved streets. A street sign at the left side of the photo reads "Abrams Rd" "and "Maple St." Houses on the left side of Maple St [center of the photograph] have light-colored roofs and front driveways. Most yards have small trees. There are no sidewalks. Two cars are on the street, and other cars are visible near the horizon, in driveways. Additional information: This is the 400 block of Maple Street, looking east from Abrams Rd. Maple terminates on the east at Grace Dr. Many of the houses were built in 1953.
Date:
August 1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Maple Street at Abrams Road, Richardson, Texas
Unpaved, uncurbed, street, intersecting with a paved street. The unpaved street has wood-clad houses on both sides. Those on the left side are more visible. Just the roof of one house is visible on the right. Some, but not all, homes have front sidewalks. There are utility poles and lines on both sides of the street. At the intersection, in the foreground of the picture, a street sign is on the left, and a fire hydrant is on the right. Most houses have shrubbery and trees, with more mature trees in the background and horizon. A delivery van/truck is just visible at the back end of the street, and the back of one car is on the right edge, in a driveway. Additional information: This is the 300 block of Maple Street, looking east from Abrams Road, toward Greenville Ave. The houses were built in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Date:
August 1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Maple Street at Abrams Road, Richardson, Texas
[This is a slightly different view of V 28b.] Unpaved, uncurbed, street, intersecting with a paved street. The unpaved street has wood-clad houses on both sides. Some, but not all, homes have front sidewalks. There are utility poles and lines on both sides of the street. Most houses have shrubbery and trees, with more mature trees in the background and horizon. A delivery van/truck is just visible at the back end of the street, and the one car is parked in a driveway on the right side. The left edge of the street has tire-tracks visible. Additional information: This is the 300 block of Maple Street, looking east from Abrams Road, toward Greenville Ave. The houses were built in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Date:
August 1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pittman Street, West from Abrams Road, 1959, Richardson, Texas
Pittman Street, 400 block, looking west, from Abrams Road. This block of Pittman is paved, with curbs. Five houses are visible on the left/north side of Pittman. The houses with the white roofs were built ca 1953. The house with the darker rook has a chimney. The 300 block of Pittman, in the lower left corner, is blacktop, with no curbs. A school zone sign and the street sign are at the NE corner of the intersection.
Date:
August 1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pittman Street, East from Abrams Road, 1959, Richardson, Texas
Pittman Street, 300 block, looking east from Abrams Rd. The streets are blacktop with no curbs or sidewalks. Utility poles on the right/north side of Pittman carry lines to houses on both sides of the street. The home partially visible on the left has a television antenna attached. An alley, proceeding right/north, with a culvert, is on the right/north of the street. Large trees line the eastern portion of the street as it approaches the horizon.
Date:
August 1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Polk Street Bridge, Richardson, Texas
Polk Street, bridge over Floyd Branch of Cottonwood Creek, looking northeast toward Main Street. Sherman Street extends south from the left side of the photograph (not visible). The street sign is just to the left/west of the bridge. There is a gap in the north/south pavement between Polk and Main Streets where Sherman Street might extend north toward Main Street. Leafed trees are along both sides of the picture, beyond the bridge. Utility lines and poles go along both sides of the right-of-way. Buildings and cars are visible. Past the intersection with Main Street, on the left/west is Children's Wonderworld, 113 Sherman, a toy and hobby store. This photograph appears to have been taken at the same time as RPLv007a.
Date:
August 1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Polk Street Bridge, Richardson, Texas
Polk Street, bridge over Floyd Branch of Cottonwood Creek, looking north toward Main Street. Sherman Street extends south from the left side of the photograph (not visible). There is a gap in the north/south pavement between Polk and Main Streets where Sherman Street might extend north toward Main Street. Leafed trees are along both sides of the picture, beyond the bridge. Utility lines and poles go along both sides of the right-of-way. Buildings and cars are visible. Past the intersection with Main Street, on the left/west is Children's Wonderworld, 113 Sherman, a toy and hobby store.
Date:
August 1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Polk Street at North Central Expressway, Richardson, Texas
Polk Street, looking west, toward North Central Expressway, which is elevated. Polk Street terminates at the northbound access road of the Expressway. The center and right side of the picture show the grassy area between Polk Street and the Floyd Branch of Cottonwood Creek. A concrete culvert is to the right of Polk Street, but the area over it is not paved. Two cars are stopped at the intersection, and the tops of two cars can be seen on the expressway. There are trees and utility poles and lines. On the right/north side of the photograph, behind/west of the expressway, is a water tower.
Date:
August 1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arapaho Road at North Central Expressway, Richardson, Texas
Arapaho Road, east from North Central Expressway (U.S. Highway 75), taken from roadside between north-bound Central and its access road. A vehicle carrying earth-moving equipment is east-bound on Arapaho Road. At the SE corner of the intersection is a sign: "TURN LEFT FASCINATION HOMES NORTHRICH WEST." Five or six small trees are enclosed with a low fence on the right/south side of Arapaho. Further east is a gravel/cement/construction facility. On the left/north side of Arapaho are 2 houses. On the horizon a railroad crossing sign is visible, and a vehicle on the street at the horizon. Various utility lines and poles edge streets and the railroad.
Date:
1958~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Main Street at US Highway 75, Richardson, Texas
Looking north west, the intersection of Main Street / Belt Line Rd. and the east-side frontage road of U. S. Highway 75 (Northbound). A pile of dirt/rocks is on the left foreground; center front is an eroded ditch that is covered by a concrete culvert at Main Street. Two cars are visible on Main Street, and 2 more are parked north of Main Street, on the right side of the photograph. Multiple real estate/housing development signs are on the intersection corners. Buildings are visible in the right background, through leafless trees and shrubs. Signs: Carter Built Homes - AZALEA PARK - Carter Const Co TEX-ANN Lutheran Church ...ier Homes - Mimosa & Cypress Drive ..5-2527 FINESSE HOMES
Date:
1958
Creator:
Martin, Jerry
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[M.W. Grand Lodge of Texas Representatives]
Photograph of seven men standing together by a brick wall at the Clear Creek High School dedication. They are representatives, or Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of the M.W. Grand Lodge of Texas and their duties are to confer dedicatory services. A few of them have masonic aprons tied around their waist. A handwritten note on the back provides a thorough narrative of the subjects.
Date:
November 12, 1955
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Kilgores with Clare Kilgore]
Photograph of Theodore and Zonnie Kilgore spending time outdoors with their granddaughter, Clare Kilgore. Theodore is standing with his hands on his hips while Zonnie is knelt beside Clare, holding some linens. A house is visible just behind them.
Date:
June 1951
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Crowd Inside T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store]
Photograph of a crowd of customers inside the T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store in League City. Several people are leaned over a counter on the left. To the right, a young boy is standing in an empty metal shopping cart.
Date:
1955
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lorena Harbison with a Man]
Photograph of Lorena Harbison, a middle-aged bespectacled woman, and an unidentified man standing indoors. They are both wearing semi-formal clothing. According to accompanying information, Lorena worked at the League City State Bank for thirty-two years.
Date:
April 1956
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Father and Son in a Hammock]
Photograph of T.M. Snell and his son, Doug Snell, taking a nap together in a fringed hammock.
Date:
June 1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Children in a Lawn Chair]
Photograph of two young boys reclining in a padded lawn chair outdoors. Both boys are wearing shorts with no shirt. The boy on the right is Doug Snell.
Date:
June 1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Booming Mexia in the Roaring 20's
Compilation of articles published during 1955 in The Waco-Times Herald, written by Nanine Simmons about the history of Mexia, Texas and focusing on the oil boom in the 1920s. The author includes a preface regarding the sources of her information and editorial notes for some of the articles to provide more context.
Date:
March 1955
Creator:
Simmons, Nanine
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Polk Street, Richardson, Texas
Polk Street, looking east. The left center of the photograph shows the Floyd Branch of Cottonwood Creek flowing east, then turning south under Polk Street. Sherman Street intersects with Polk Street just west of the creek. There is a small bridge, with low rails, over the creek. On the left are low, brushy, trees. On the right are three residences; the middle has an outbuilding. To the back, on the right/south side of Polk Street, is the North Texas Lumber Co. building, Central Ave., then the railroad crossing the street. On the horizon, one residence is visible, and two motor vehicles.
Date:
1958~
Creator:
Martin, Jerry
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Polk Street, Richardson, Texas
Polk Street, looking east. The bridge over the Floyd Branch of Cottonwood Creek is on the right, next a residence, then the North Texas Lumber Company building at the Houston & Texas Central Railroad. On the rails is a Southern Pacific boxcar. In front of the rail car is a long flatbed truck partially loaded with cargo. On the left/north side of Polk Street is a wide roadside area of short grass, some bushes, and then trees. In front (west of) the lumber building is Central Street.
Date:
August 1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sun Oil Company, Production Research & Development Lab, Richardson, Texas
Aerial view. Sun Oil Company Production Research & Development Lab. Two one-story buildings, connected by a covered walkway. The larger building, in the foreground, is "E" shaped; the smaller is rectangular. Parking lot between with cars. Storage tank. Housing development visible in background, telephone/electrical poles, no trees or landscaping.
Date:
July 1955
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History