Champion Hereford Steer

Photograph of a champion Hereford steer wearing a harness.
Date: 1954
Creator: Glover, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

National Polled Hereford Show, 1959

Photograph of a champion bull with five men standing directly behind it. On the right side of the frame, holding a stick and a harness is a young man in a button-up shirt and cowboy hat. The men behind the bull are wearing suits, ties, hats, and two are wearing eyeglasses. One man is holding a banner on the bull. In the background are several people.
Date: 1959
Creator: Glover, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

National Polled Hereford Show, 1959

Photograph of a heifer at a stock show standing in front of several men. The man holding the harness of the heifer is wearing a button-up shirt and cowboy hat. The other five men are wearing suits and ties. Two men are wearing glasses and one is holding a banner on the heifer's back.
Date: 1959
Creator: Glover, Wm. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cake celebrating Beth-El Congregation's 50th anniversary]

Photograph of the cake celebrating Beth-El Congregation's fiftieth anniversary, from 1902 to 1952. The cake is shaped like a book, a popular cake design in the 1950s. The left side of the cake reads "Fiftieth Anniversary" and the right reads "Beth-El Congregation 1902 - 1952."
Date: 1952
Creator: Hal Blake Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Field of Longhorn Cattle]

Photograph of a field with a group of cattle and men on horseback near a small pond. Back of photograph: "Bob Kleberg trading cattle with peeler. First time King Ranch purchased Longhorns. Kleberg had photos taken to Document the historical event. He used the images in advertising sale catalog in 1960's."
Date: 1952
Creator: Harvey Patteson & Son Photographers
System: The Portal to Texas History

Grand Champion Steer of Show, Houston, Texas, 1957

Photograph of a steer with a banner hanging on it's back that reads, "Grand Champion Steer of Show, Houston Fat Stock Show & Livestock Exposition, Houston, Texas 1957". Standing behind the steer, from left to right, is Mr. Edgar W. Brown, J.F. Pat Carley, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Williams, James Everett and Archer Romero. All of the men except one is wearing a jacket and bow tie. Two of the men wear eyeglasses and everybody is wearing a cowboy hat.
Date: 1957
Creator: James Cathey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Reserve Grand Champion Steer, Houston Stock Show

Photograph of the Reserve Grand Champion Steer wearing a harness at the Houston Stock Show with five men standing behind him. The steer has a banner on it's back that reads, "Reserve Grand Champion Steer of Show Houston Fat Stock Show & Livestock Exposition, Houston Texas 1959". The lead rope is being held by a young man in a button-up shirt and watch with a paper pinned to his shirt with the number 2. Three more men stand behind the steer, wearing suits and ties. On the right side of the frame is a man in a hat, glasses and fringed leather jacket reading from a piece of paper. The other four men wear cowboy hats. In the background is a podium with a microphone and more men.
Date: 1959
Creator: James Cathey
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Façade, Beth-El Congregation, 1949]

Exterior photograph of the facade of the Beth-El Congregation synagogue at 207 W. Broadway Avenue in Fort Worth. The building was restored after a fire. The congregation occupied the building from 1920 until 2000. It is still standing.
Date: 1951
Creator: Lawrence Thomas-Allen Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle in a Corral

Large herd of cattle in a corral.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Reeves, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle in a Corral

Large herd of cattle in a corral.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Reeves, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle in a Corral

Large herd of cattle in a corral.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Reeves, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle in a Corral

Large herd of cattle in a corral.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Reeves, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle in a Corral

Large herd of cattle in a corral.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Reeves, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle in a Corral

Large herd of cattle in a corral.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Reeves, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle in a Corral

Large herd of cattle in a corral.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Reeves, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cattle in a Corral

Large herd of cattle in a corral.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Reeves, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History

Champion and Reserve Champion Herefords at the 1955 HFSS

Photograph of the Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Hereford steers at the Houston Fat Stock Show. The cows have banners on their backs and young boy in a cowboy hat stands in-between them. Nine men and one woman stands behind the steers. Three men are wearing suits and ties, five men are wearing cowboy hats, and the woman is wearing earrings and a purse.
Date: 1955
Creator: Shirer, R. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Champion and Reserve Champion Herefords at the 1955 HFSS

Photograph of two young cowboys holding the harnesses of the Grand and Reserve Champion Herefords at the Houston Fat Stock Show. Both boys are wearing button-up shirts, cowboy boots and cowboy hats and one boy has the number 984 pinned to his shirt. They are both holding banners on the cow's backs, one reads, "Champion, Open Class Hereford Steer, Houston Fat Stock show and Livestock Exposition". In the background is arena seating.
Date: 1955
Creator: Shirer, R. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Champion Hereford Female, Junior Division 1955 HFSS

Photograph of a champion Hereford female who's harness is being held by a young cowboy in glasses with the number 2403 hanging around his neck. Behind the cow stands a man in a suit, tie and hat and is holding a banner on the cow's back that reads, "Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exposition". In the background are several cowboys and numbered gates.
Date: 1955
Creator: Shirer, R. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Champion Steer, San Antonio 1956

Photograph of a Grand Champion steer wearing a harness.
Date: 1956
Creator: Shirer, R. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

A Bull Calf at the National Western Stock Show, 1951

Photograph of a bull calf wearing a harness.
Date: January 10, 1951
Creator: Smith, Guy E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Board of Education in 1951]

Photograph some members of an unknown Board of Education. There is an unknown man holding a hat in the middle of the photograph.
Date: May 24, 1951
Creator: Williamson Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pastor's Retreat]

Photograph of a group of people participating in a Pastor's Retreat. Wilma Roberts, the only woman participating in the retreat, is shown in front.
Date: September 12, 1950
Creator: Williamson Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group at a Lay-Leaders Retreat in 1950]

Photograph of a group at a Lay-Leaders Retreat. The group is standing in front of the dining hall.
Date: September 23, 1950
Creator: Williamson's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History