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Douglass High School, 1895-1956 (open access)

Douglass High School, 1895-1956

Book outlining the history of Douglass High School in El Paso, with photos and biographical sketches of teachers and alumni: "This is a booklet covering some of the events and people of the Black community of El Paso. An attempt to capture from words and old photographs a few of the lasting impressions of some incidents which will always be remembered of Douglass High School" (p. 3).
Date: 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church Bulletin: August 19, 1984] (open access)

[Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church Bulletin: August 19, 1984]

Church bulletin listing the order of worship for the ushers' day service held at the Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church, along with notes about participating committees and guest churches.
Date: 1984
Creator: Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Brief History of The First Presbyterian Church Kerrville, Texas 1888 - 1980 (open access)

A Brief History of The First Presbyterian Church Kerrville, Texas 1888 - 1980

A binder bound book detailing the history of early faith leaders, especially the role of women, in establishing faith communities in early settlements of Kerrville, Texas during the late 19th and early 20th century.
Date: 1984
Creator: Garrett, Harriet; McBryde, Cleo; Thomas, Freda; Bennett, Lavene; Adams, Mary Ella; Weiss, Florence et al.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Green Tractor Harvesting Hay in Rural Poland]

Photograph of farmers gathering harvested hay in a farming equipment wagon being towed by a blueish-gray tractor. Unharvested golden brown hay waits for farmers to harvest the remainder of the field. Single-story buildings partially obscured by trees line the background of the photograph. Deep green trees cast their shadow on the hay field to the left of the tractor. A paved asphalt road with painted white lines runs across the bottom of the photograph.
Date: June 30, 1987
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Luther Statue in Bielsko-Biala, Poland]

Photograph of a statue of Martin Luther set atop a stone plinth amid trees and assorted vegetation that partially obscures a large multi-story church with a clock tower. The statue of of Martin Luther is depicted with arms stretched out in front of him holding a bible in front of him.
Date: July 2, 1987
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Magenta Orchid Near Copper Basin Trail]

Photograph of a magenta orchid growing along other miscellaneous vegetation near Copper Basin Trail.
Date: July 9, 1982
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View from Honeymoon Heights Trail]

Photograph of an unknown town nestled in the valley of a forested mountain from the view of Honeymoon Heights Trail.
Date: June 1982
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cross-Gabled Stone House]

Photograph of the front and side of a single-story, cross-gabled, light-colored stone house, likely in Fredericksburg. The front-facing gable end on the right side of the house has a circular window in the center and extended eaves with decorative brackets and eave returns. There is a bay window extending from the bottom of the gable to the ground, which has stone crowns and sills, with dentils along the edge of the eaves. There is a front porch extending to the left that has decorative brackets at the top of the posts and spindlework below the frieze boards, with a large hanging swing near the left side. The front door is near the center of the building and there is a historical building medallion posted to the left.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[222 E. Main Street, South Corner]

Photograph of the front and east side of a single-story, side-gabled stone building, viewed from the street and partially obscured by utility poles and potted trees on the sidewalk. An entrance is near the right side of the building, with several steps in front; a second entrance is partially visible behind a bay window near the left side of the image. A bench and a trash can are on the sidewalk outside the building, near the left side of the image, and a fire hydrant is visible at the curb near the center. At the right side of the image, there is a driveway and an extended wooden roof.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[222 E. Main Street, West Corner]

Photograph of the front and north side of a single-story, side-gabled stone building that has an entrance near the left side of the building, largely obscured by potted tree on the sidewalk. There is a historical building marker posted to the left of the door and bay window extending to the right of the entrance, with a flyer posted in the center pane and other items partially visible inside. A handwritten sign is hung by string to the right of the windows, with the text, "Biergarten & German Food Served in the Rear." Several other potted plants are also visible along the edge of the building.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[White Elephant Saloon, West Side]

Photograph of the front and part of the west side of the White Elephant Saloon in Fredericksburg, a single-story limestone building that has three sets of double-doors at the front and a stone carving or an elephant above the center entrance, as well as ornamental wrought-iron railings along the roofline. A two-story stone building is partially visible on the right side of the image and a parking sign is posted near the curb on the far left side of the image.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Buildings in the 200 Block of Main Street]

Photograph of Schandua Building, a two-story stone commercial building with a covered second-floor balcony that has decorative railings and overhangs the first floor sidewalk. It has several widows and double doors with wooden frames on both floors as well as a storefront on the left side of the building with a bookstore sign. A single-story pharmacy building is attached on the right side of the Schandua Building and another building with a parking lot is partially visible at left.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[White Elephant Saloon, South Corner]

Photograph of the front and east sides of the White Elephant Saloon in Fredericksburg, a single-story limestone building that has three sets of double-doors at the front and a stone carving or an elephant above the center entrance, as well as ornamental wrought-iron railings along the roofline. Other buildings are partially visible on either side of the image.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building at 312 E. Main, Front]

Photograph of the front of the Wahrmund Millinery/Moellendorf-Dietz Bakery building, a one-and-a-half story stone building with a mansard roof covered in wooden shingles that has a dormer window on either side of a door, above the front entrance. There is a double-door in the center of the building with a second door at left, which each have decorative windows over the lintel, and a rectangular window at right. There is a full-length front porch with decorative posts that have latticework brackets and edging below the frieze boards as well as a latticework railing around the top to create a balcony; a covered driveway with matching posts is partially visible on the right side of the building. There is grass along the curb with a trash can to the right of the front walk and a parking sign on the far left of the image next to a telephone pole.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[312 E. Main Street, Marker Detail]

Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker posted to the left of the entrance to the Wahrmund Millinery, Moellendorf-Dietz Bakery, below a decorative glass sconce in a metal bracket. It is a stone building and a double-door entrance is visible on the right side of the image, with a rectangular window above the doors that has the text, "Sparkasse." A sign listing business hours is posted on the right-hand door.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front-Gabled Stone House]

Photograph of a single-story, front-gabled stone house with a full-length porch that has a slanted shed roof and plain, white posts, and a Texas historical marker at the left corner of the building. There is a wide front door in the center of the building at the top of two steps and there are windows with white frames on either side of the door and near the top of the gable. There is a wooden fence extending to the right and a covered entrance at the right side of the building, inside a gate.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building at 312 E. Main, South Corner]

Photograph of the front and east side of the Wahrmund Millinery/Moellendorf-Dietz Bakery building, a one-and-a-half story stone building with a mansard roof covered in wooden shingles that has a dormer window on either side of a door, above the front entrance. There is a double-door in the center of the building with a second door at left, which each have decorative windows over the lintel, and a rectangular window at right. There is a full-length front porch with decorative posts that have latticework brackets and edging below the frieze boards as well as a latticework railing around the top to create a balcony; a covered driveway with matching posts is partially visible on the right side of the building. There is grass along the curb with a trash can to the right of the front walk.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building at 312 E. Main, West Corner]

Photograph of the front and west side of the Wahrmund Millinery/Moellendorf-Dietz Bakery building, a one-and-a-half story stone building with a mansard roof covered in wooden shingles that has a dormer window on either side of a door, above the front entrance. There is a double-door in the center of the building with a second door at left, which each have decorative windows over the lintel, and a rectangular window at right. There is a full-length front porch with decorative posts that have latticework brackets and edging below the frieze boards as well as a latticework railing around the top to create a balcony. There is grass along the curb with a trash can to the right of the front walk and a parking sign on the far left of the image next to a telephone pole.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[405 E. Main Street, North Corner]

Photograph of the front and west side of the the Frederich Kiehne Home, a two-story stone house that has a gabled roof extending over the two-story front porch, with exposed wooden beams above the second-floor balcony. The porch is painted white and has decorative brackets at the top of the posts and there are decorative railings enclosing both floors, with a staircase in the center of the building, angled left-to-right with the entrance near the front door on the far left. There is a stone chimney on the side of the house and a white picket fence extending from the right side of the house. Several plants potted in barrels are also visible on either side of the porch entrance and on the right side of the image.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[405 E. Main Street, Front]

Photograph of the front of the the Frederich Kiehne Home, a two-story stone house with white stucco on the upper floor, which has a gabled roof extending over the two-story front porch, with exposed wooden beams above the second-floor balcony. The porch is painted white and has decorative brackets at the top of the posts and there are decorative railings enclosing both floors, with a staircase in the center of the building, angled left-to-right. There is a historical building medallion posted to the left of the front door and plants potted in barrels on either side of the porch entrance.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Stone House, Right Side]

Photograph of the front and part of the side of a single-story, front-gabled stone house with a full-length porch that has a slanted shed roof and plain, white posts, and a Texas historical marker at the left corner of the building. There is a wide front door in the center of the building at the top of two steps and there are windows with white frames on either side of the door and near the top of the gable. There is a wooden fence extending to the right and a covered entrance at the right side of the building, inside a gate, and a large pine tree partially obscuring the side of the house.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Stone House, Left Side]

Photograph of a single-story, front-gabled stone house with a full-length porch that has a slanted shed roof and plain, white posts, and a Texas historical marker at the left corner of the building. There is a wide front door in the center of the building at the top of two steps and there are windows with white frames on either side of the door and near the top of the gable. There are small bushes planted in front of the house, along the bottom of the photo, a telephone pole at left, and a large tree on the right side of the image.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wooden Water Wheel]

Photograph of a historic wooden water wheel turning in a rectangular pool, located in a Fredericksburg park. The wheel is set in a natural stone structure that has plants growing out of it and there are two stone columns on either side of the wheel, with a pipe feeding water to the top of the wheel. There is a stone path around the pool, with trees and red flowers growing at left, as well as other green spaces at right, with a bench.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John O. Meusebach Dedication]

Photograph of decorative landscaping with stones creating a tear-drop shape and grassy plants lining the inside edge. The interior of the teardrop is filled with gravel and a low, round hedge trimmed in a wagon-wheel shape near the curve; at the point, there is a small marker with the text "Dedicated to John O. Meusebach," with partially-legible text below. There is a stone pathway leading up to the marker and grass on either side of the landscaping; a chain-link fence and street parking are visible in the background.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History