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G.J. Palmer, Jaycee of the Month

Portrait of a man dressed in a suit and wearing glasses. G.J. Palmer was Secretary of the State Board of Control and resided with his wife, Nancy, at 14 Margranita Crescent.
Date: January 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Miss Irma Dean Fowler

Photograph of Miss Irma Fowler standing behind her desk. Miss Fowler was an administrative secretary at The University of Texas.
Date: January 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Child's Birthday Party

Photograph of small girl blowing out candles on birthday cake.
Date: February 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Child's Birthday Party

Photograph of young girl standing behind birthday cake.
Date: February 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Child's Birthday Party

Photograph of a group of children seated on the floor around the birthday girl.
Date: February 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parker Chiropractic Clinic]

Exterior view of Parker Chiropractic Clinic building.
Date: February 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Capitol Guards

Group of men standing in front of Capitol building
Date: March 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Joan-Eddy Shop

Front of Joan-Eddy womens clothes at 710 Congress Ave.
Date: March 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Joan Eddy Store

Group of women with man in the center. Women wearing flower corsages. Interior of Joan Eddy store.
Date: March 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Joan Eddy Store

Interior view of Joan Eddy store. Women's blouses and sweaters.
Date: March 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Joan Eddy Store

Interior view of Joan Eddy store. Women's clothing.
Date: March 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial views

Looking NW from about the north approach from Lamar bridge. At the lower right, RR tracks cross Lamar Blvd. and note the RR Depot in the mid center of photograph and the water tank toward the bottom left. West 6th St runs in the center from left to right.
Date: April 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Magn Plant - Spectrometer

Photograph of two men standing in a room filled with equipment.
Date: July 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mrs Brooks & son Robert

small boy seated by a tree
Date: July 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Totem pole at Camp Mabry]

Photograph of the totem pole at the Texas Military Forces Museum at Camp Mabry. The totem pole was erected in 1949 by the Royal Canadian Air Force in honor of Texans who served in the RCAF during World War II. The totem pole itself was carved by Squamish Hereditary Chief Mathias Joe (1887-1966) of Vancouver Canada. The Camp Mabry Totem Pole is one of 3 poles carved by Chief Mathias Joe in the United States: 1 in San Francisco in front of the Cliff House at Ocean Beach, and 1 for Maurice Agly in Houston.
Date: July 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal & Mathias, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History

Joe Gault, lineman

Man on telephone pole
Date: August 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Children at Cerebral Palsy Center

Photo graph of children at desks.
Date: October 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Children at cerebral palsy center

Girl walking in hallway with painted footprints on floor
Date: October 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Maple Wood School under construction

Photograph looking out the windows of Maple Wood School.
Date: December 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Maple Wood School under construction

Photograph of Maple Wood School building under construction.
Date: December 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Maple Wood School under construction

Photograph of Maple Wood School under construction.
Date: December 18, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boys at Pecan Springs School Festival]

Photograph of a group of young boys walking in a circle at a festival for the Pecan Springs School. They are wearing dark-colored pants and Native American headdresses.
Date: May 18, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dancers at Pecan Springs School Festival]

Photograph of a group of children dancing around in a circle at a festival for the Pecan Springs School. The boys and girls are alternated and reaching for each others' hands, possibly performing a square dance.
Date: May 18, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Girls at Pecan Springs School Festival

Photograph of a group of young girls dancing around a circle at a festival for the Pecan Springs School. They are wearing light-colored dresses and butterfly wings.
Date: May 18, 1951
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History