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[October 1999 Fun Fest]

Photograph of a festival event at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. A man stands upon a raised wooden stage situated in front of dense tree cover, which contains microphones, sound amplifiers, and white wooden fences in the background. A cut-out picture of a cartoon scarecrow lays against the wooden fence behind the speaker. A crowd of people, including adults, children, and small babies, watch along the bottom edge of the picture, most sitting on the grass below.
Date: October 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spring Festival Koto Performance]

Photograph of a koto performance during the Spring Festival at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Two female musicians, one reading from paper on a red music stand, perform on wooden kotos with plectra on their fingers. The performance, conducted on a red felt carpet, takes place in front of a fence at the Japanese Garden.
Date: Spring 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Garden Center Frog Sculptures]

Photograph of frog sculptures, titled "Silent Ballet", in front of the Garden Center at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Statues of two frog statues sit on opposing ends of a reflecting pool that contain small water jets on each side. The frog closest to the foreground is visible from behind, lifting his right hind leg and extending his arms, while his counterpart on the other end is obscured by jet streams. The reflecting pool is lined by concrete tiles and trimmed lawn grass, with trees lined on both ends.
Date: November 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Worship Center Groundbreaking: Breaking Ground #1]

Photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Two men, holding shovels, dig out clumps of soil from a field of dirt on the church grounds while a handful of people watch from nearby, looking onward.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Worship Center Groundbreaking: Breaking Ground #2]

Photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Two men, holding shovels, dig out clumps of soil from a field of dirt on the church grounds while a handful of people watch from nearby, looking onward.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Worship Center Groundbreaking: Ceremony Participants]

Photograph of ceremony participants for a new worship center's groundbreaking ceremony at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The participants stand side by side in front of a paved parking lot, with an amplifier on a tripod stand and a microphone placed before them. Two men at right stand near a small pile of upturned dirt.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Worship Center Groundbreaking: Crowd from Parking Lot]

Photograph of a crowd at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church, gathered on a parking lot adjacent to the church building. In front of the crowd are prominent leaders of the church, some wearing hard hats, standing near four shovels wrapped with bows and lodged in the dirt. Inside the church, people watch the ceremony from a window (center right). The church's steeple and the city's water tower are both visible behind the church building.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Worship Center Groundbreaking: Men with Shovels]

Photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Two men hold shovels on a pile of of upturned dirt, looking to the left and smiling. A microphone on a stand is placed in front of them.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Worship Center Groundbreaking: Panorama #1]

Panoramic photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Facing the east, the Rockwall water tower, the old worship center, and its white steeple is visible behind the large crowd of people standing together on the location of the worship center. In front of the people are parked cars in front of a row of parking cones.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Worship Center Groundbreaking: Panorama #2]

Panoramic photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Facing the east, the Rockwall water tower, the old worship center, and its white steeple is visible behind the large crowd of people standing together on the location of the worship center. In front of the people are parked cars in front of a row of parking cones. The crowd watches a group of people stand near a pile of upturned soil at right.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Worship Center Groundbreaking: Panorama #3]

Panoramic photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Facing the east, the Rockwall water tower, the old worship center, and its white steeple is visible behind the large crowd of people standing together on the location of the worship center. In front of the people are parked cars in front of a row of parking cones.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Worship Center Groundbreaking: Prayer #1]

Photograph of a prayer being held at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Two individuals, standing behind a microphone and a loudspeaker, bow their heads. Members of the church staff standing behind also bow in prayer.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Worship Center Groundbreaking: Prayer #2]

Photograph of a prayer being held at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Two individuals, standing behind a microphone and a loudspeaker, bow their heads. Members of the church staff standing behind also bow in prayer.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Worship Center Groundbreaking: Speech #1]

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Worship Center Groundbreaking: Speech #2]

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand and a loudspeaker set on a large tripod. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Worship Center Groundbreaking: Speech #3]

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Worship Center Groundbreaking: Speech #4]

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand and a loudspeaker set on a large tripod. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Worship Center Groundbreaking: Speech #5]

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Worship Center Groundbreaking: Speech #6]

Photograph of a speech being delivered at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker holds a book in his right hand and stands behind a microphone on a stand. Members of the church staff stand behind the speakers, including two men holding shovels driven into the dirt.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History