Greenville Avenue, Elevated View 1927, Richardson, Texas

Elevated view of Greenville Avenue, looking south, probably from Main Street. In the foreground, on the right is a church with Polk St. behind it. On the left is the First United Methodist Church, which was built in 1898. One car is on Greenville Ave. A sidewalk runs along the right/west, side of Greenville Ave. In the background is Philips Street, with the Mount Calvary Baptist Church on the SE corner of the intersection, completed in 1886. The Richardson School building, opened in 1914, is on the SW corner. Greenville Avenue curves to the left/east at Philips. Numerous residences are also shown, as are utility poles.
Date: May 5, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Main Street, Elevated View, Richardson, Texas

Elevated view of Main Street (Belt Line) from a water tower, looking southwest. The main commercial block has brick and wooden buildings, most with awnings, many with false fronts. Four cross streets are visible; Main Street curves off just at the right edge of the photograph. The railroad, with crossings signs, is in the horizontal center of the picture. Also visible are residences, a long storage/warehouse railroad structure to the left of Main Street and the Train Station to the right of Main Street. Automobiles are parked on the commercial block and are visible on Main Street. Plowed/cultivated fields and a few buildings are visible on the horizon.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes from Union Missionary Baptist Church Meeting, December 9, 1926] (open access)

[Minutes from Union Missionary Baptist Church Meeting, December 9, 1926]

Minutes from a meeting at Union Missionary Baptist Church that notes decisions regarding mission offerings and withdrawing membership from people who leave the church.
Date: December 9, 1926
Creator: Union Missionary Baptist Church
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1925 to 1930] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1925 to 1930]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1925 to 1930, including the name of each property's owner, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number. This volume contains information for property owners with names starting with "A" through "Y".
Date: 1925/1930
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Grissom Family Men, Richardson, Texas

Four men standing outdoors. All are wearing dark trousers and white, long-sleeved shirts. From left to right, the first man wears glasses and a bow-tie, has a moustache, and is wearing sleeve garters. The other three wear long neck-ties. Pocket-watch chains are visible on the 3rd and 4th men. Behind them is an arbor or trellis with brushy growth on the top and on the right side. Additional information: The photograph is from the Grissom family collection, but no identification is available.
Date: 1925/1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Revised List of Members of Union Missionary Baptist Church (1922) (open access)

Revised List of Members of Union Missionary Baptist Church (1922)

Book containing a list of Union Missionary Baptist Church's members. Includes notes on where some members live.
Date: 1922
Creator: Union Missionary Baptist Church
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sanger Harris Advertisment]

Image of advertisment for Sanger Harris from the Daily Times Herald. The Sanger Harris building in downtown Dallas was renovated and became El Centro College.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Year book of the Dallas Architectural Club and catalogue of its first annual exhibition : held at the Jefferson Hotel, Dallas, February eleventh to eighteenth, 1922 (open access)

Year book of the Dallas Architectural Club and catalogue of its first annual exhibition : held at the Jefferson Hotel, Dallas, February eleventh to eighteenth, 1922

The Yearbook of the Dallas Architectural Club and a catalogue of its first annual exhibition, held at the Jefferson Hotel, Dallas. Includes lists of the club's members, and many photos and illustrations of buildings designed by the members.
Date: 1922
Creator: Dallas Architectural Club.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1921 to 1924] (open access)

[City of Grand Prairie Tax Roll: 1921 to 1924]

Tax rolls for Grand Prairie, Texas documenting real and personal properties during 1921-1924, including the name of each property's owner, each property's assessed value and other information, taxes due, date paid, and receipt number.
Date: 1921/1924
Creator: Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ada Mae Harris and Friend]

Postcard of Ada Mae Harris and her friend, Leona. The girls are wearing dresses and hats.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

McKamy Springs, Richardson, Texas

Photograph of a natural spring, with a stone and concrete structure built around and over it. A half-dome stone-trimmed 'grotto' covers the spring and a man-made canal channels the visible water.
Date: 1920/1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plant of Sears, Roebuck & Co.]

Postcard of a drawing of the plant of Sears, Roebuck & Co. in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History