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[Truck in a Lumberyard]

Photograph of a truck in a fenced yard, in front of a storage shed. Some houses and trees are visible in the background.
Date: [1961..1962]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Newspaper clipping from "The Houston Chronicle Magazine, Texas"]

Newspaper clipping from "THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE MAGAZINE, TEXAS, SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1961". Article entitled "From the Air: RICHMOND".
Date: May 28, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
State of Texas Governor's Message to the 57th Legislature, 1st Called Session July 10, 1961 (open access)

State of Texas Governor's Message to the 57th Legislature, 1st Called Session July 10, 1961

Text of a speech given by Texas Governor Price Daniel for the first called session of the fifty seventh Legislature of the State of Texas.
Date: July 11, 1961
Creator: Price, Daniel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Nancy Jones oak tree in the George Ranch yard]

Photograph of the Nancy Jones oak tree in the George Ranch house yard. According to the "1996 George Ranch Historical Park Interpreter Training Manual", the oak tree was planted by Nancy Jones in 1824. Picnic table with two benches in right foreground. Small white pump house with tank to left of tree trunk. Wooden fence in left background, wire fence from center to right background. A smaller oak tree to the right of photo has ferns planted around it. Long white building in extends from left center to right edge of photograph. Written on back of .001 in ink: "AP George Ranch 192". 001 also has an alternate ID 77.84.101 and was listed in the Fort Bend Museum with this number as being "given to the George Foundation 7-16-82".
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Nancy Jones oak tree in the George Ranch house yard]

Photograph of the Nancy Jones oak tree in the George Ranch house yard. According to the "1996 George Ranch Historical Park Interpreter Training Manual", the oak tree was planted by Nancy Jones in 1824. Picnic table with two benches in right foreground. Small white pump house with tank to left of tree trunk. Wooden fence in left background, wire fence from center to right background. A smaller oak tree to the right of photo has ferns planted around it. Long white building in extends from left center to right edge of photograph. Written on back of .001 in ink: "AP George Ranch 192". 001 also has an alternate ID 77.84.101 and was listed in the Fort Bend Museum with this number as being "given to the George Foundation 7-16-82".
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Nancy Jones oak tree]

Photograph of the Nancy Jones oak tree in the George Ranch house yard. According to the "1996 George Ranch Historical Park Interpreter Training Manual", the oak tree was planted in 1824 by Nancy Jones. A ladder can be seen near the bottom branches on the left side of the tree with a picnic table near the ladder. There are two wooden picnic tables and two white benches in right corner. Shrubs in foreground. Partial view of a white building on right. Wooden fence leads to George barns (roof tops visible in left to center background). A small white pump house is almost obscured by the trunk of the tree near center. The storage tank sits to the right of the pump house. Long white building on other side of wire fence in left background. Written on back of photograph in blue ink: "Oak Tree at Georges 100 yrs old-". Stamped on back of photograph in black: "Photograph by David J. & Mattie V. Morris Box 428 S. Houston, Texas 2709".
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Nancy Jones oak tree in the George Ranch house yard]

Photograph of the Nancy Jones oak tree in the George Ranch house yard. According to the "1996 George Ranch Historical Park Interpreter Training Manual" the tree was planted in 1824 by Nancy Jones. Four chairs made from tree stumps in foreground; three men are standing near a truck with tall platform and cables on back (water well truck?) can be seen to right rear of tree (partially obscured by a shrub in foreground). Partial view of a white building on left; small white wooden building on left between trees. Wooden fence in center background; white building partially visible in right background. (Photograph 2000.037.015 is similar, however, men near truck are in different positions). Stamped in blue on back: Photograph by David J. Morris Houston Post, Houston, Texas".
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Nancy Jones oak tree in the George Ranch house yard]

Photograph of the Nancy Jones oak tree in the George Ranch house yard. According to the "1996 George Ranch Historical Park Interpreter Training Manual" the oak tree was planted in 1824 by Nancy Jones. Four chairs made from tree stumps in foreground; three men are standing near a truck with tall platform and cables on back (water well truck?) can be seen to right rear of tree (partially obscured by a shrub in foreground). Partial view of a white building on left; small white wooden building on left between trees. Wooden fence in center background; white building partially visible in right background. (Photograph 2000.037.016 is similar, however, men near truck are in different positions). Photograph has a circled "2" written in pencil in bottom left corner. Written on back in pencil: "negative #363". Stamped in blue on back: Photograph by David J. Morris Houston Post, Houston, Texas".
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Nancy Jones oak tree in the George Ranch house yard]

Photograph of the Nancy Jones oak tree in the George Ranch house yard. According to the "1996 George Ranch Historical Park Interpreter Training Manual", the oak tree was planted in 1824 by Nancy Jones. A ladder can be seen near the bottom branches on the left side of the tree with a picnic table near the ladder. There are two wooden picnic tables and two white benches in right corner. Shrubs in foreground. Partial view of a white building on right. Wooden fence leads to George barns (roof tops visible in left to center background). A small white pump house is almost obscured by the trunk of the tree near center. The storage tank sits to the right of the pump house. Long white building on other side of wire fence in left background. Written on back in blue ink: "Old Oak at George Ranch Its 100 years old Planted by Mrs. Georges Grandmother 1961". Stamped on back in black: "Photograph By David J. & Mattie V. Morris Box 428 So. Houston, Texas 2709". Same image as 2000.037.017.
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carol, Pamela and Pat - Grandchildren of Chas Howard Blackshear II]

(back of photo) Carol (age 13) , Pamela (age 9) and Pat (age 3) - Canada - The grandchildren of Chas. Howard Blackshear II of Louisville, Ky, by his daughter, Ann Woods.
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Park Board Members Crillon Payne and Dr. Jack Watson Standing By Map

Park board members Crillon Payne, left, and Dr. Jack Watson, right stand in front of a map to discuss Denton's long range park plans. This photo appeared in a special edition of the Denton Record-Chronicle on April 3, 1961.
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The four famous cavalry regiments of the First Cavalry Division. Picture

Brief histories of the four cavalry regiments (5th, 7th, 8th, and 12th) organized into the First Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas in 1921. Illustrated with the insignia of the five units.
Date: 1961
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

The U. S. Cavalry troops on the U. S. - Mexico border in 1916. Picture

Illustrated descriptions of activities of Cavalry patrols on the U.S. - Mexico border, 1916-1918. Includes map of boundary line from California to the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: 1961
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Field Artillery on the U. S. - Mexico border 1916-1921. Picture

Brief description of the personnel and operations of a battery unit of the U. S. Army on the U. S. - Mexico border, 1916-1921, including a note on the march of Battery B, 6th Field Artillery, into Mexico with the Punitive Expedition. Illustrations based on photographs taken between 1916 and 1922.
Date: 1961
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Candelilla wax plant & U. S. Cavalry presence at Glenn Springs, Texas, 1916. Picture

Account of attack of Mexican raiders on Glenn Spring, Texas May 5, 1916. The documentation was compiled and illustrated by photojournalist W. D. Smithers in 1961. Includes information on production of candelilla wax at the Ellis and Wood wax factory in Glenn Spring between 1911 and 1916.
Date: 1961
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Insignias of the branches of the Army in service on the U.S.-Mexico border from 1916 into the early 1920s. Picture

Sketches of insignia and brief summaries of activities of the branches of the U.S. Army in service on the U.S.-Mexico border from 1916 into the early 1920s. Includes protocol of hat cords.
Date: 1961
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denton Police Department]

Interior of the City of Denton Police Department with Luther Allen, dispatcher Eddie Huey, and Clyde Elrod can be seen behind the glass.
Date: 1961~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Denton Public Utility Board]

Photograph of the members of the City of Denton Public Utilities Board. They are seated around a wooden desk in a room with a checker-patterned tile floor. All of the members are looking towards the man to the far right who is leaning back in his chair and talking with an folder in his hand. Left to right: Acting Director of Utilities Frank Drummond, Walter B McClurkan, Dr. H.W. (Wib) Kamp Jr., Marvin Ramey, Chairman Tom Harpool. The man in the dark suit at the end of the table is Homer Bly, City Manager (1959-1963) and A.B. (Swede) Swenson. the director of utilities and the city manager are e-officio members of the board.
Date: 1961~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Terry Reynolds

Photograph of a man in a straw hat. Photograph of Terry Reynolds, a Mason in Van Horn, TX.
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

High School Band 1961

Photograph of school band. Photograph of Van Horn's High School Band with uniforms and instruments, Van Horn, TX 1961. Photograph labelled, "Van Horn High School Band 1961, Band Director (top left) George A, Rhoades (second year as director), Drum Major (all white with braid from shoulder to shoulder: Kathy Smith (Poopie), Jerry Breed - Band President-top right"
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Curtis and Daisy Rowe

Photograph of elderly couple. Photograph of Curtis Leeila Breedlove Rowe and Daisy Lee Rowe, of Van Horn, TX dated June 1961
Date: June 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Leadership of Speaker Sam Rayburn (open access)

The Leadership of Speaker Sam Rayburn

Compilation of tributes about Sam Rayburn written by his colleagues in the U.S. Congress to commemorate his tenure as the longest-serving Speaker of the House of Representatives. It includes some brief biographical information and explanation about the importance of the post.
Date: 1961
Creator: United States. Congress. (87th, 1st session : 1961). House.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of Galveston, West Bay and surrounding area]

[Map of Galveston, West Bay and surrounding area]
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Houston Post article of W.L. Clayton's eulogy to Dag Hammarskjold]

Houston Post article about secretary general of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjold's memorial service in which William Lockhart Clayton delivered a eulogy. William Lockhart Clayton is pictured.
Date: September 30, 1961
Creator: The Houston Post
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History