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[Baptist Associational meeting]

Photograph of a large group of people at the Baptist Associational meeting held at the First Baptist Church in Wellington. The group is pictured outdoors in front of the Church in multiple rows.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Burt, J. L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bowen-Grassbur School]

Photograph of a class from Bowen-Grassbur School. They are seated outside in front of a white building, and lined up in four rows. An accompanying note identifies the names of the students.
Date: 1920/1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cleveland Tire Service]

Photograph of the exterior of the Cleveland Tire Service shop in Cleveland, Texas. Five employees are standing outside the front of the building next to rows of tires.
Date: 1920/1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nativity scene print

Color print of Christian nativity scene. Mary with baby Jesus in manger at center. Three kings with gifts are on the left side. A shepherd with animals is on the right. A bright star shines above Mary. The piece appears to have been clipped from a magazine. The advertising on the back of this image is for Elgin watches, dated 1922.
Date: 1920/1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pressley Brothers Transfer Trucks]

Copy-print photograph of cotton loaded onto Pressley Brothers Transfer Trucks to be hauled to Kehoe Company in Houston, Texas. Cotton was bought by E. M. Hoffer and Garvey.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Loomis Photo
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wellington Baseball team]

Photograph of a group of the Wellington Baseball team. They are in their uniforms and hats. An accompanying note identifies their names; back row from left to right: Johnnie Payne, Polly O'Neil, Jack Lackey, George Smith, Big Dean. Middle row from left to right: Doc Dean, Jim Fuller, Coon Cocke. Front row: Gentry Brooks, Iran Benson, Nugent Pritchard, and Eddie Moore.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fresno School]

Photograph of a class from the Fresno School. The students are standing outdoors in three rows. Two children can be seen looking out of the windows behind the group. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies some of the students.
Date: 1921/1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fresno School photograph]

Photograph of a class from the Fresno School. The students are lined up in three rows and standing outdoors in front of a building. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies some of their names.
Date: 1921/1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kindergarten class photograph]

Photograph of a kindergarten school class, taken outdoors in front of a small wooden building. There are three rows of small children, and the first row is seated on the ground. A woman is standing behind them, identified as Mrs. O'Rear.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family group next to car]

Photograph of a family group standing next to a car. Notes on the back of the photograph state that the image was taken on the corner of 14th and El Paso Streets. The people are identified as Lou Goodnight, Hayden Goodnight, Mrs. Mayme Goodnight, and Pearl Goodnight.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stevenson Grain and Elevator]

Photograph of the Stevenson Grain and Elevator. There is a small building in the foreground in front of the Grain & Elevator Co. building. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states that the elevator was purchased from Kelling Milling Company of Wichita Falls in 1921.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[West side of square]

Postcard of the West side of the square in Wellington, Texas. There are multiple stores along a dirt road. There is a horse-drawn wagon in front of the grocery store on the left side of the photograph.
Date: June 26, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dodson School photograph]

Photograph of a group of students from the Dodson School. They are seated in three rows outdoors, in front of a brick wall.
Date: 1923/1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grassbur School students]

Photograph of a group of students from Grassbur School. They are posing outdoors in front of the wall of a building and a large American flag. Many of the children are squinting from the sunlight and not looking towards the camera. The teacher is identified as Hubert Carpenter.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in a garage with tires]

Photograph of a man standing in a large garage near a rack of tires. He is identified as Dock Harrison, and is wearing overalls and a hat. There are two automobiles in the back of the garage behind him.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Saint David's Church Exterior]

Photograph of the original exterior of St. David's Church, before the streets were lowered. The building is surrounded by small trees and there are two black automobiles parked on the street. The church is located at San Jacinto and 7th Street, in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1923
Creator: Jordan Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cottonwood School Basketball]

Photograph of a basketball championship team from Cottonwood School. There are four young men in the front row with a champions banner, and two young men and one man in a suit in the second row. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies the names of the individuals.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scene during Wellington coal shortage]

Photograph of a scene during the coal shortage in Wellington. There are several horse-drawn wagons crowding a dirt road. A note accompanying the photograph states that coal was used in cast iron stoves for cooking and heating, and that during the shortage coal was brought to the County and each family was allowed to purchase two sacks. During the shortage, corn, cottonseed, and wood were burned as alternatives to coal.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wellington School musical group]

Photograph of a musical group from the Wellington School. There are four young women seated in the first row, holding violins, and two young men with drums. Some of the students behind them have trumpets and clarinets. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies some of the individuals.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wellington trade day]

Photograph of the square during Wellington trade day. There are numerous cars parked around a large crowd of people in the center of the square. Various stores on the square are visible behind the crowds.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kessler City Plan For Dallas: A Review of the Plan and Progress on its Accomplishment (open access)

The Kessler City Plan For Dallas: A Review of the Plan and Progress on its Accomplishment

This pamphlet contains the reprints of twenty-three articles from The Dallas Morning News regarding the Kessler Plan for the city of Dallas, Texas and the progress that had been made over the fifteen years since its inception. The articles in order are: Article 1--Origin of the Plan; Article 2--Early Efforts at Civic Development; Article 3--Kessler Plan for All of the City; Article 4--The Trinity River Levee Plan; Article 5--Belt Line Railway Proposal; Article 6--Pacific Avenue Track Removal; Article 7--Street Widening and Extension; Article 8--The Supplemental Plan of 1920; Article 9--The Central Avenue Boulevard; Article 10--Lamar Street Trafficway; Article 11--St. Paul Street Improvements; Article 12--The Cadiz-Williams Proposal; Article 13--Downtown Street Extensions; Article 14--Oak Cliff Trafficways; Article 15 -- Beauty to Follow Utility; Article 16--Cooperation in Suburban Development; Article 17--Park and Parkway Plans; Article 18--Large vs. Small Parks; Article 19--Playgrounds Considered; Article 20--Inner and Outer Boulevards; Article 21--The Mill Creek Parkway; Article 22--Outer Parkway and White Rock Plans; Article 23--Financing the Plan.
Date: 1925
Creator: Head, Louis P.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Telephone operators]

Photograph of four women operating telephones. They are all wearing dresses and have short haircuts. Handwriting on the back of the photograph identifies their names as Pearl Boverie Hendrick, Ruth Boone Fleming, Tina Thompson Hendrix, and Berniece Brickey.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wellington Volunteer Fire Department]

Photograph of a group of men from the Wellington Volunteer Fire Department. They are standing outdoors next to two small fire engines that are parked in front of a garage. Two young boys are sitting in the back of the engine on the left side of the photograph. All of the men are wearing suits and hats, and facing towards the camera. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states the Fire Department was located on West Avenue, and an accompanying note identifies the fire engines as American LaFrance trucks.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from McCarty Moore to John E. Surratt, December 31, 1925] (open access)

[Letter from McCarty Moore to John E. Surratt, December 31, 1925]

Letter from W. McCarty Moore to John E. Surratt at the Kessler Plan Association congratulating the Association on the success of the Kessler Plan. The letter included a check for $50 for a membership subscription.
Date: December 31, 1925
Creator: Moore, W. McCarty
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History