["Bench" Sculpture]

Photograph of "Bench", a limestone sculpture by Cameron Schoepp in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The piece, sitting on a concrete slab in a grass field, consists of an uneven, rectangular limestone slab suspended by pillars with ends shaped like bullets that penetrate through the slab and jut out above.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Botanic Garden Library Rededication]

Photograph of the rededication of the library in the Rock Springs Center at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, taking place in the Fragrance Garden. A woman, identified as Deborah Moncrief, stands at a podium giving a speech in front of the Rock Springs Center building, the library window, and a small statue of a cherub. At left are two men identified as Henry Painter and Richard Zavala, and at right is a woman identified as Joyce Capper.
Date: April 19, 1996
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Botanic Garden North Entrance Sign Construction]

Photograph of the northern entrance sign at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden under construction. Numerous gardeners and workers dig in front of the entrance sign, which reads in black serif font "FORT WORTH BOTANIC GARDEN". Rocks, plants, and shrubs are arranged in front of the sign. At center, a young boy is visible with a tool assisting with the landscaping. The W. R. Watt Arena is visible in the background at left.
Date: April 23, 1998
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Bull" Sculpture]

Photograph of "Bull", a sculpture by Chris Powell at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The piece sits on two concrete slabs and consists of a half-ovoid, egg-shaped structure with a small rectangular opening centered below and a prominent circular ridge emerging from the top of the sculpture. The piece is located among trees and grasses.
Date: [1990..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cactus Garden]

Photograph of the Cactus Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Several types of cacti are visible across a flat mound of dirt, including tall columnar cacti, barrel cacti, and prickly pear cacti. In the foreground are several tall shrubs, including a tall yucca plant at right. More foliage is present in the background along the footpath behind the cacti displays. A small greenhouse is partially visible at right.
Date: April 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cactus Garden Entrance #1]

Photograph of the Cactus Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. A large prominent entry sign is located along the curb of the garden's parking lot. It reads "Cactus Garden", and on an adjoining plaque, it adds "Cactus were donated and are maintained by the Fort Worth Cactus & Succulent Society." Behind the sign are several shrubs, bushes, and the cacti, of which there are multiple types. A small greenhouse with several vases of plants and cacti inside is visible on the right side of the image.
Date: [..1995-06]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cactus Garden Entrance #2]

Photograph of the Cactus Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. A large prominent entry sign is located along the curb of the garden's parking lot. It reads "Cactus Garden", and on an adjoining plaque, it adds "Cactus were donated and are maintained by the Fort Worth Cactus & Succulent Society." Behind the sign and along the curb are several shrubs, bushes, and the cacti, of which there are multiple types. A small greenhouse with several vases of plants and cacti inside is visible on the right side of the image.
Date: [..1997-05]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Celestial Jazz" Sculpture Installation]

Photograph of "Celestial Jazz" being installed near the Garden Center at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The sculpture consists of a limestone star-like polygon with a spiral inscribed within sitting on a trapezoidal pillar and a base etched with abstract images. Workers hold the edges of the limestone star to situate the piece on a concrete base as straps from above hold the piece. Other workers stand nearby.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Checkerboard Bridge #1]

Photograph of the checkerboard bridge in the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The bridge, lined with flower bushes of various colors, is made of latticed wooden planks and goes over a small stream in the garden pond. In the foreground, numerous orange and white koi fishes are swimming.
Date: [..1990-02]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Checkerboard Bridge #2]

Photograph of the checkerboard bridge in the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The bridge, lined with flower bushes of various colors, is made of latticed wooden planks and goes over a small stream in the garden pond. In the foreground, numerous orange and white koi fishes are swimming.
Date: [..1990-02]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Concert at the Botanic Garden]

Photograph of a concert stage at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The stage, large and prominent in the background of the image, is flanked on both sides by covered structures containing sound amplifiers and is covered by a roof-like sheet. Banners advertising Budweiser hang from the middle of the stage. Multiple seats are placed on the stage, which stands in front of a large white covered tent. In the lower half of the image, people of various ages are visible wandering through plastic lawn chairs.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Congregants in Choir Section]

Photograph of congregants seated in the choir section at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Two women in the back row have American flags, one with a pair of flags resting above her earlobes. Other people, seated in the rows below, are mostly stationary and unoccupied.
Date: June 30, 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Conservatory Christmas Flower Arrangement]

Photograph of a Christmas-themed flower arrangement in the Conservatory at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. At center are roughly bowling pin-shaped figurines of people dressed in uniforms, resembling nutcrackers. They sit in a patch of red poinsettias among other leafy floral plants. Hanging plants in vases are visible across the background, and a water fountain is partially visible at left.
Date: 1992-12~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Conservatory Coconut Palm]

Photograph of a coconut palm in the Conservatory at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The palm tree, having a striped trunk approximately halfway up the tree, stands at center among many varieties of trees and shrubs.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Conservatory Pumpkin Patch]

Photograph of a pumpkin patch in the Conservatory at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Pumpkins, golden shrimp plants, and other flowering bushes sit in a recessed area, with the Conservatory's waterfall at left and small flower beds on the right. A scarecrow is visible laying against a small tree in the center background, sitting among several shrubs. The pumpkins vary in size and color and are mostly uncarved. More footpaths in the Conservatory, as well as trellises and larger trees are visible further in the background.
Date: November 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Conservatory Spring Figurine Display]

Photograph of a display with artistic figurines arranged for a tea party in the Conservatory at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Seated in front of a table made out of a mound of grass with a tea set is a female figurine sitting in a miniature pink chair, a stuffed animal on top of a tea spout, a pig in a suit and top hat, and another, unoccupied, pink chair. Yellow and pink flowers are nestled around the figurines, and larger bushes and leafy plants are placed behind them.
Date: April 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Conservatory Topiary Animals]

Photograph of a topiary elephant in the Conservatory at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The topiary elephant, covered in flowers and vines, sits in front of the Conservatory's waterfall with its trunk curled upwards. In the background, across the elephant, is a topiary monkey hanging from a metal bar suspended from the roof. Between the topiary animals are bushes of flowers and leafy shrubs. At left, balloons are visible, tied to the top of the waterfall.
Date: [..1992-01]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Conservatory Visitors, Near Waterfall]

Photograph of visitors to the Conservatory at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The visitors, consisting of around three adults and several children, stand along a metal fence looking into a display of plants, with the Conservatory's waterfall visible on the very right. Hanging bushes of purple and yellow flowers, as well as larger bushes drooping along the ceiling, are visible above the guests. Behind the guests are doors or windows leading into the Garden Center.
Date: [..1991-10]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Eastern Fuller Garden Construction Work]

Photograph of the Fuller Garden and the Leonard Courtyard at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden undergoing work. The courtyard's elevated concrete planters, with yellow shrubs and flowers planted inside, are visible in the lower left half of the image. The veranda of the Garden Center is visible on the left side of the image. Construction workers and gardeners, scattered across the garden, work on stone pathways embedded into the grass. A man in a hat gestures towards an empty patch of dirt to another worker. Work cars are parked across the edge of the image towards the background, covered by trees.
Date: 1990-06~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Baptist Church of Rockwall, Aerial Facing East]

Aerial photograph of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall and its surrounding neighborhood. The church grounds are at center, with two connected buildings; the office annex at left and the main church building at right. The small, square grove of trees below the main church is a cemetery, around which is cleared ground for the construction of the new sanctuary. The surrounding neighborhood contains suburb homes, small businesses, and a water tower east of the church (above).
Date: April 19, 1999
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flower Wagon in Japanese Garden]

Photograph of a stationary wooden wagon bearing large round multicolored bundles of flowers in the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The wagon is located to the left of a concrete path that meanders between trees and foliage, converging with another concrete path spanning across the picture and obscured by the wagon of flowers.
Date: October 1996
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Foundation Work, Rockwall First Baptist]

Photograph of foundation work outside the First Baptist Church of Rockwall for a parking lot. A concrete retaining wall has been built along the corner of the church property, with a large and uneven field of dirt spanning within the wall. Suburban neighborhoods are visible in the background.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Seasons Footpath]

Photograph of a footpath in the Four Seasons Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. A bench on the right side of the path is surrounded by numerous bushes of vibrant flowers ranging from red to white to pink. The footpath curves as it goes forward into the background, with a patch of vacant dirt in the left foreground. Two statues are faintly visible along the path.
Date: October 1995
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fourth of July Celebration: Choir Performance]

Photograph of a choir performance during a Fourth of July celebration in the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The choir stands at the back end of the worship center, dressed in red and white, singing from their choir books. A man conducts them from behind the pulpit. The sanctuary is decorated with flowers and American flags, with one large prominent flag hanging on the wall above the choir singers.
Date: July 4, 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History