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1953 Confirmation Class
Copy negative of the 1953 Confirmation class at Danevang Lutheran Church, which is located in Wharton County. In the picture, four young boys and two young girls are standing outside the church. They are wearing suits and dresses. From left to right, the members pictured are Alfred Gann, unknown boy, Jeanne Swendsen, Anna Marie Smith, Howard Ledwig and Allen Lauritsen.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for José E. Chapa's radio programs -1953]
Advertisement for two radio programs hosted by José E. Chapa in Chicago and Evanston, including dates, times, and frequencies.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Angleton Church]
Photograph of a church in Angleton, Texas. The church is a white wooden building with lots of windows. There are other buildings in the background, and there is a playground to the left.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Attendance Record of LULAC Council Number 34 - 1953]
Handwriten attendance record of LULAC event in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Contains both names and addresses of men and women in attendance.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Beeville Mexican Presbyterian Church]
Photograph of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Beeville, Texas. The church is a large wooden building with a tower in front, and there is a fence around it. The building is identified on the back of the photograph and the date is 1953.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Beeville Mexican Presbyterian Church]
Photograph of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Beeville, Texas in 1953. The church is a large wooden building with a tower on the front. There is a fence around the church.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Beeville Mexican Presbyterian Church]
Photograph of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Beeville, Texas. The church is a white wooden building with a fence around it. The entrance in front is built to look like a tower. A building behind the church was the Pastors' manse. According to the information on the back, this photograph was taken in 1953.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Beeville Mexican Presbyterian Church]
Photograph of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Beeville, Texas. The church is a white wooden building with a fence around it. The entrance at the front is built to look like a tower. There is a shed at the back of the building to the left and another building behind it. According to the information on the back, this photograph was taken in 1953.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Campaign letter for the re-election of John J. Herrera as LULAC National President - 1953]
Campaign letter for re-election of John J. Herrera as LULAC National President at the National Convention held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, June 12-14, 1953.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Campaign letter for the re-election of John J. Herrera as LULAC National President from Campaign Headquarters - 1953]
Campaign letter for re-election of John J. Herrera as LULAC National President from Armando Mares, Campaign Manager, to fellow LULACs.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Mares, Armando
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combing Rice
Copy negative of Otto Bram combing and harvesting rice on his farm in Wharton County, Texas. Otto is sitting in a large tractor in the middle of his rice field.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Educational Record of J. Enrique Salinas - 1953]
Onionskin carbon copy of the educational record of J. Enrique Salinas typed on letterhead of John J. Herrera's legal office with handwritten date of 1953.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hispanic Presbyterian Congregation Outside of a Church]
Photograph of a large Hispanic Presbyterian congregation standing in a group in front of the entrance of a light-colored, wood-slatted church. The large group, which spans the length of the entire image, consists of men in suits, women in skirts and blouses, and children. Most of the people are looking toward the camera, however there are many people in the background walking around and looking elsewhere. There is a young boy in the foreground standing away from the group and posing with his eyes closed and his hands on his hips. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Antonio 1st. 50th Anniversary 1/4/53".
Date:
1953~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hispanic Presbyterian Women's Choir]
Photograph of a group of Hispanic choir women. The women are all wearing shiny choir robes and holding books, and the group spans the entire length of the image. There are four men wearing suits scattered in the background behind the women. The wall of a light-colored, wood-slatted building with a row of windows makes up the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Antonio, Central Presby. Choir - on day of 50 Anniv. 1-4-53".
Date:
1953~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gilbert Gomez, Jr., to LULAC Councils - 1953]
Letter from Gilbert Gomez, Jr., LULAC National Treasurer, to all LULAC Councils, 1953. The letter serves as a notice to LULAC Councils that are delinquent in their dues that they will be ineligible to send delegates to the upcoming regional and national conventions.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Gomez, Gilbert, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Ortiz to John J. Herrera - 1953]
Letter from Joe Ortiz of Fort Worth, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC Past National President, dated 1953. This letter discusses the Fort Worth LULAC Council and events and originally had a clipping enclosed about the G. I. Forum.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Ortiz, Joe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of Blacklisted Texas Counties - 1953]
List on letterhead of Mexican Consulate General's office of Texas counties which are ineligible to contract Mexican Agricultural Workers, also called blacklisted counties.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Mexico. Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores, Servicio Consular, Consulado General
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of LULAC Committee members - 1953]
Handwritten list of LULAC Committees and committee members dated 1953.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of LULAC junior councils chartered from 1952 to June, 1953]
List of LULAC council's chartered during the 1952-53 tenure of John J. Herrera's term as LULAC National President.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of LULAC junior councils chartered from 1952 to June, 1953]
List of LULAC council's chartered during 1952-53 tenure of John J. Herrera's term as LULAC National President.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Loading Rice onto Truck
Copy negative of Otto Bram loading harvested rice onto a truck on his farm in Wharton County, Texas. Otto is sitting on a tractor to the left of the truck. There is a car parked in the field on the left side of the image.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LULAC Week to be observed in El Paso during Feb. 15-21
Newspaper clipping from "The El Paso Times" with article and photograph regarding proclamation of Mayor Fred Hervey that the week of February 15-21 will be "LULAC Week" in El Paso to commemorate the 24th anniversary of LULAC.
Date:
1953
Creator:
El Paso Times
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
My Sister and Brother LULACs
Speech given by John J. Herrera at the 1953 LULAC National Convention titled, "My Sister and Brother LULACs." As the National LULAC President, John J. Herrera is giving his yearly report to the delegates at the National LULAC Convention. Herrera mentions that his greatest disappointment was the stoppage of the LULAC News newsletter due to lack of funds.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People Mingling in Front of a Church]
Photograph of several Hispanic church-goers mingling in front of the entrance of a church. There are several small groups of men, women, and children visiting and talking to each other. The men are all wearing suits and the women are wearing blouses and skirts. There is a covered porch with a door that leads to the inside of the church in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Antonio 1st 50th Anniversay 1-4-53".
Date:
1953~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History