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[Porch of 5328 Surrey Circle]

Photograph of 5328 Surrey Circle, Dallas, Texas. Depicted here is the porch behind the house, accessible by two dark-colored doors. A glass table, decorated with a small flower vase, is joined by six cushioned metal chairs. Cushioned furniture, including sofas and seats adjoined with smaller glass tables, is lined against the wall of the porch, which has a tiled stone floor. A short metal screen separates the porch from the rest of the back lawn.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior of 5328 Surrey Circle]

Photograph of the interior of 5328 Surrey Circle, Dallas, Texas. A living space is depicted through a rectangular arch opening, lined with wooden moulding. Inside the room are couches, framed portraits, a lamp set on a round desk, a cabinet, and a fireplace with a dark marble mantel. Outside the living room are two cushioned chairs on both sides of the arch doorway, decorated with figures set in relief in oval portrait frames hanging above them, and a small cabinet with a flower vase and a mirror at far left.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of 5328 Surrey Circle]

Photograph of 5328 Surrey Circle in Dallas, Texas. This photograph is of the front exterior. The main entrance is at left, with a brick and stone walkway leading up to it as well as a small lamp to the left of the double doors. A short metal barrier decorated with flower and plant motifs is attached on the very short, elevated brick platform leading up to the house. A hedge is set in front of the main window at the front of the building, along which the stone walkway runs past. The roof is short and a chimney is visible in the background. Thick bushes are to the right of the house.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rear View of 5328 Surrey Circle]

Photograph of 5328 Surrey Circle, in Dallas, Texas. This photograph is of the rear view. The back of the house contains a plain grass lawn, accessible by a short set of stairs and demarcated from the house with short hedges and bushes. A young tree is planted behind the hedges, closer to the house. The house has tall windows, a short roof, and a brick chimney.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Side Exterior of 5328 Surrey Circle]

Photograph of 5328 Surrey Circle, in Dallas, Texas. This photograph is of the side exterior. The house has a low roof, a brick chimney, and tall windows. Hedges are planted between the sidewalk and the driveway, along the contours of the house. A Cadillac is parked under a canopy ceiling on a driveway.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Home of H. D. Fillers]

Photograph of the house of H. D. Fillers in Wichita Falls. The house is a simple, one-story suburban house, with a chimney, a doorway with a decorated entry, and two garage doors. Short trees and shrubs line the front of the building, and a large tree is partially visible at right. This photograph is addressed to Mrs. R. M. Packer.
Date: December 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Avenue Methodist Church Chancel]

Photograph of the chancel and the altar of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church in Waco, Texas. Most of the chancel is raised on a platform. At the very back is the raised choir loft and the Kilgen organ console (mostly obscured). The back wall contains wooden paneling, tracery and facade organ pipes. A short upper wooden screen separates the choir from the main part of the chancel, on which are clergy seats, the pulpit, decorated with a parament, and the altar. This portion is accessible by stairs on the very left and right. A narrow passage for the ministers is located between the lower screen of the chancel, nearly flush with the pulpit, and the altar rail. A small baptismal font is within this passage at right, elevated with a round cover. Kneeling cushions are placed along the entire length of the altar rail, with the pews visible along the very bottom of the image. On the left and right walls adjoining the chancel are the hymn boards, doors, and a raised balcony/gallery. The entire chancel is decorated for Advent and Christmas with spruce rope, garland, Christmas lights, and white poinsettias. A garland with a tied ribbon is hung above …
Date: December 22, 1953
Creator: Willis Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sign for Clyde Chesser and His Texas Village Boys]

Paper poster for Clyde Chesser and His Texas Village Boys, a country band whose performances were broadcasted on KCEN in Temple, Texas. Members are identified from left to right: Gaylon Christie, with a lap steel guitar; Okie Davis, with a fiddle; Eddie Spradley, with a fiddle; Clyde (barefooted) Chesser, seated at center; Arnold Williams, with an acoustic guitar; Alvin Berry, with a double bass. This poster advertises the "Blue Bonnet Barn Dance", telecasted each Saturday.
Date: [1953..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[South Fifth Street and Austin Street, Waco]

Photograph of South Fifth Street and Austin Street in Waco, Texas. Along this corner is the R. T. Dennis & Co. house furnishing store in the Dennis Building at center, the Wood Bros. male clothing store, Chris's Cafe, and the "Grocery So Different" to the left of the Dennis Building, the Oriental Billards and Dominos building on the other side of the road. Cars and bicycles are parked along the curb, and people walk across the street and along the sidewalk.
Date: July 5, 1957
Creator: Gildersleeve
System: The Portal to Texas History

West Jr. High School Band

Photograph of the West Jr. High School Band wearing their uniforms and holding their instruments. They sit in folding chairs on an indoor basketball court/auditorium. There is a curtained stage behind them. The band director, A. J. Bouck, poses with the students.
Date: May 1950
Creator: Hubbard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photo of a Group in front of Paul Quinn College]

Photograph of a group of graduates and other individuals posing for a picture outside of Paul Quinn African Episcopal Methodist College, a private, historically black Methodist college in Waco. The graduates wear dark-colored robes with matching mortarboards.
Date: 1956
Creator: Gildersleeve
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Attendees of a Principals' Conference in Fort Worth]

Photograph of attendees of a Principals' Conference at I. M. Terrell High School in Fort Worth, Texas. Dozens of men and women are gathered at the front steps of the building.
Date: [1956-10-24..1956-10-26]
Creator: Littlejohn Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Robert E. Davis with Camilla Crane at Recruitment Center]

Photograph of Robert E. Davis and Camilla Crane outside a U.S. Army and Air Force recruiting station in Waco, Texas. Robert and Camilla stand next to each other in front of the recruiting station's window and smile into the camera. Cabs and buildings are visible in the background.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Robert E. Davis with James Dalton at Recruitment Station]

Photograph of Robert E. Davis and James Dalton outside a U.S. Army and Air Force recruiting station in Waco, Texas. Robert and James stand on opposite signs of a poster for the Marines in front of the recruiting station's window, their bags in front of them. They smile to the camera's left, a mailbox next to them at their right.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire Damage on Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

Photograph of a front view of the fire damage on the Austin Avenue Methodist Church. Through the large facade window there is roof damage and smoke rising. To the left side towards the ground are fire hoses and ladders leaning on the church.
Date: 1954
Creator: Drum, Windy
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters outside Austin Avenue Methodist Church #2]

Photograph of firefighters holding a fire hose. The men positioned near the ground outside the Austin Avenue Methodist Church. In the background the fire is visible inside of the church.
Date: November 13, 1954
Creator: Drum, Windy
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters outside Austin Avenue Methodist Church #3]

Photograph of firefighters holding a fire hose. The men positioned near the ground outside the Austin Avenue Methodist Church. In the background the fire is visible inside of the church.
Date: November 13, 1954
Creator: Drum, Windy
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters With Fire Hose]

Photograph of firefighters holding a fire hose. The men positioned near the ground outside the Austin Avenue Methodist Church. The water from the hose is spraying towards the large facade window of the church.
Date: November 13, 1954
Creator: Drum, Windy
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire Damage on Austin Avenue Methodist Church Window]

Photograph of the large facade window of the Austin Avenue Church. The stained-glass in the window has been destroyed by a fire and damage around the tracery of the window is visible.
Date: November 13, 1954
Creator: Drum, Windy
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters Inside Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

Photograph of firefighters inside Austin Avenue Methodist Church. The firefighters are grouped together in a hallway and holding on to a water hose. In the foreground there is the 13th Street foyer of the church with water on the floor and stains on the walls.
Date: November 13, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters outside Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

Photograph of firefighters outside Austin Avenue Methodist Church. In the foreground there is a long water hose in 13th Street that goes up the side steps of the church. Firefighters are standing on the steps of the church facing towards the stained glass windows. Another group of people are standing on the sidewalk and looking towards a ladder that is propped up on the church.
Date: November 13, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Smoke Rising From Inside a Building]

Photograph of smoke rising from inside a building. The exterior building has an upper row of windows where smoke is visible. On the lower row of windows is a sign saying Pop Hale's Place Beer. A ladder is leaning against the building.
Date: November 13, 1954
Creator: Drum, Windy
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters Grabbing Cups of Water]

Photograph of firefighters group around a water jug. Three uniformed firefighters are receiving water from a female Salvation Army worker who is wearing the water jug on her front.
Date: November 13, 1954
Creator: Drum, Windy
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Snapfolio Photos of Tornado Damage in Waco]

Photographs of tornado damage around Waco.
Date: May 11, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History