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[Craig Morris and Alf Morris Jr. at Waco, Texas]
(back of photo) Alf (right) Fall 1956 at Waco, Texas. The other (left) is Craig (M.D.) his brother. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date:
1956
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Debris on street from Waco Tornado]
Photo of debris in street from the Waco tornado, 1953. Austin, Texas.
Date:
May 12, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Collapsed building from Waco Tornado]
Photo of a collapsed building resulting from the Waco tornado of 1953. Austin, Texas.
Date:
May 12, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Destroyed Building, possibly the R.T. Dennis building
Unidentified men stand or sit around and on an unknown building demolished by a tornado in Waco in 1953. This is possibly the R.T. Dennis building, a five-story building that was demolished in the tornado.
Date:
May 12, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Destroyed buildings after Waco Tornado]
Photograph of partially-demolished buildings along south 5th Street in downtown Waco, Texas after a tornado, looking north. A tall building is still standing at the end of the street (left) and a sign is partially visible for the Roosevelt Hotel on the right side of the image. There are work vehicles in the street.
Date:
May 12, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Destroyed buildings after Waco Tornado]
Destroyed buildings in downtown Waco.
Date:
May 12, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Destroyed car in road after Waco tornado]
Crews clean up debris at night.
Date:
May 12, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People among debris after Waco tornado]
People in uniform in a group among destroyed buildings at night.
Date:
May 12, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 61, July 1957 - April, 1958
The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 561.
Date:
1958
Creator:
Texas State Historical Association
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 59, July 1955 - April, 1956
The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 547.
Date:
1956
Creator:
Texas State Historical Association
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prairie Hill Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1957
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Men of Presbytery Outside Church]
Photograph of a group of men, identified as a presbytery, standing outside a church. The men are gathered on the lawn and dressed in suits and ties. Other men, women, and children are congregating behind the men. The church behind the people is a one-story building with white plaster walls.
Date:
1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group of Hispanic Women Sitting at a Table]
Photograph of a group of five Hispanic women sitting at a table in front of a stage. The wooden table in front of them has several objects on top of it, such as a bowl, a book, and a bell. There is a man standing on the far right-hand side of the image in between two of the women. The stage behind the group has steps leading up to it. There is a chalk board on the far left-hand side of the image with writing on it. There is also a piano, a couple of plants, and chairs on the stage. The handwritten note on the back of the image reads, "WACO Women of the Church- Officers. June 11, 1950 Pastor, (standing) Rev. Ismael Maldonado."
Date:
June 11, 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Side View of a Sanctuary Building]
Photograph of the side of a light-colored brick building with four large windows. The front of the building faces the left-hand side of the image. The entrance consists of a porch with steps leading up to it and a roof supported by two pillars. The side of the building is lined with bushy shrubs, and the foreground is made up of the grassy yard that surrounds the building. Power lines stretch across the image in the background behind the building. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Waco - Sanctuary".
Date:
October 1951
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Front of Church and Manse]
Photograph of the front of a lightly-colored brick church and manse. The church is situated on the far left-hand side of the image, while the manse sits next to it on the far right. Several shaped bushes and shrubs are planted in front of both buildings. There is a road in front of the buildings in the foreground of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Waco - Church and manse".
Date:
October 1951
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Car Parked in Front of Two Church Buildings]
Photograph of a car parallel parked in front of two church buildings. Both of the buildings are light-colored brick, have covered porches, and have a line of windows at the side. There is a sidewalk in front of the buildings as well as several shaped bushes and shrubs. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Waco - Manse at night Entrance to annex at left".
Date:
October 1951
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Young Girl Standing in Front of a Building]
Photograph of a young girl standing in front of the side of a building. The little girl is wearing a small white sundress. The side of the building has four large windows and one smaller window, as well as a steep shingled roof. There are various shrubs, bushes, and weeds surrounding the building. The front of the building is facing the right-hand side of the image. There is a covered porch with steps and two supporting pillars at the front of the building. There is a handwritten note on the back of the image that reads, "Waco - manse 1951 (Kathy Seddon)."
Date:
October 1951
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Front View of a Stage with Fold-Up Chairs]
Photograph of the front of a stage, which is in the background of the image, and several rows of fold-up chairs facing it. There is an aisle down the center of the room that leads to the front of the stage. The stage has a geometric border around is as well as curtains on either side. Part of a piano is visible on the right-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Waco- interior of annex assembly room".
Date:
October 1951
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Side View of a Row of Stoves in a Kitchen]
Photograph of the side view of a row of stoves in a kitchen. The stoves, which are situated on the left-hand side of the image, have a total of eight burners on top. There is an opened door on the same wall in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Waco, New kitchen 1951."
Date:
1951
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Larry Wydermyer with a Bicycle]
Photograph of Larry Wydermyer standing outside behind a bicycle on Tabor Street in Waco, Texas. He is six or seven years old, wearing a pair of light shorts and has his right hand on the seat of the bike, and his left on the handlebars. A few trees and a house are in the background, and an older woman can be seen sitting on the porch.
Date:
1952/1953
Creator:
Williams, Junious M.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Group of People]
Photograph of a group of three African American men including John Henry Munson and Roscoe V. Jackson and two women, Willie Etta Munson Holbert and Cleo Altamese Munson, standing in a living room setting. The three men are wearing dark suits with ties around their neck and flowers pinned to their left lapel. Cleo Altamese Munson is wearing a light, long-sleeved dress and a veil; she is holding hands with Roscoe V. Jackson on her right. Willie Etta Munson Holbert on the far right is also wearing a light dress with pearls and gloves. The group is standing in front of a window with light curtains and next to a piano and side table with a lamp.
Date:
1956/1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Hickman to John J. Herrera - 1951-09-27]
Letter from J. J. Hickman, Secretary-Treasurer of the Texas State Industrial Union Council, in Austin, Texas, to John J. Herrera, dated September 27, 1951. Hickman invites Herrera to attend the 15th Annual Convention of the Texas State Industrial Union Council to be held in Waco, Texas on November 16-18, 1951. Hickman asks Herrera to consult with the Committee on Latin American Affairs during the convention.
Date:
September 27, 1951
Creator:
Hickman, J. J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Texian, Volume 1, Number 3, March 31, 1954]
A copy of Vol. 1 No. 3 of The Texian that was mailed to John J. Herrera. The newsletter is published by Sons of the Republic of Texas and includes a letter from the president of Sons of the Republic of Texas as well as lists of new chapters and members.
Date:
March 31, 1954
Creator:
Sons of the Republic of Texas
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1226
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Constitutionality of Senate Bill 424, Acts 52nd Legislature, 1951, creating the County Court at Law of McLennan County.
Date:
August 1, 1951
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History