[Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger with wife, Ann, Stan and Marcia Kurtz, and Nobel Laureate Ellie Wiesel]

Photograph of Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger, his wife Ann, with Stan and Marcia Kurtz and Nobel Peace Laureate Ellie Wiesel in 2001 at Gates of Chai lecture series, Texas Christian University.
Date: 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exterior gate, new Beth-El Congregation]

Photograph of the exterior gate of the new Beth-El Congregation at 4900 Briarhaven Rd. The Star of David is in the center of the gate with lines radiating outward from it. The new synagogue is visible through the gate.
Date: 2000
Creator: Lauer, Ralph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Main sanctuary at new synagogue, Beth-El Congregation]

Panoramic photograph of the interior of of the synagogue of the Beth-El Congregation at 4900 Briarhaven Rd in Fort Worth which was completed in August of 2000. The photograph was taken from the balcony. The seating on the floor fills the bottom half of the photo while large stained-glass windows fill the back wall.
Date: 2000
Creator: Fittipaldi, Mary Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Painting #2, montage of ritual images at Beth-El]

Painting #2 which is a montage mural painting of ritual images in the foyer of Beth-El Congregation at 4900 Briarhaven Rd., Fort Worth. The artist was Archie Rand.
Date: 2004
Creator: Rand, Archie
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Painting #1, montage of ritual images at Beth-El]

Painting #1 which is a montage mural painting of ritual images in the foyer of Beth-El Congregation at 4900 Briarhaven Rd., Fort Worth. The artist was Archie Rand.
Date: 2004
Creator: Rand, Archie
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Menorah Sculpture]

Menorah Sculpture cast in bronze by artist Gene Owens. The sculpture was created in 1962 for the Galveston Street entrance to the new religious-school wing of Beth-El Congregation. In the summer of 2000, the sculpture was moved to the congregation's new building at 4900 Briarhaven Rd., where this picture was taken in 2002. Beth-El's archivist, Hollace Weiner, stands behind the sculpture.
Date: 2002
Creator: Owens, Gene
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exterior, Beth-El Congregation]

Color photograph of the exterior of Beth-El Congregation's building at 4900 Briarhaven Road, Fort Worth, which was constructed in 2000. The stone menorah, prominently displayed on the side of the building in relief, was removed from the facade of Beth-El's previous synagogue and placed at the entrance to the new building. A matching menorah flanks the other side of the entrance.
Date: 2001
Creator: Wilson, Ray
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chapel]

Color photograph of the small sanctuary in Beth-El Congregation's building at 4900 Briarhaven Road in Fort Worth.
Date: 2001
Creator: Wilson, Ray
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stained-Glass Window Mural]

Color photograph of the stained-glass mural "Sunset" designed in 1979 by Fort Worth artist Evaline Sellers. The stained-glass mural was moved to the new congregation at Briarhaven Road in 2000.
Date: 2001
Creator: Wilson, Ray & Sellers, Evaline
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bull Riding at Cowtown Coliseum]

Photograph of a cowboy riding a black and white bull as it bucks in an arena. Other people are watching from behind the fence around the floor.
Date: December 27, 2003, 10:52 a.m.
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bull Riding at Cowtown Coliseum]

Photograph of a cowboy riding a black and white bull as it bucks in an arena. Other people are watching from behind the fence around the floor.
Date: December 27, 2003, 10:52 a.m.
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bull Riding at Cowtown Coliseum]

Photograph of a cowboy clinging to a large, white bull as it bucks in an arena. A cowboy wearing red watches while he stands on the fence around the floor.
Date: December 27, 2003, 10:49 a.m.
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman Riding a Horse at Cowtown Coliseum]

Photograph of a woman riding a brown horse in an arena. She is leaning over the horse's neck and appears to have her right arm out holding a whip or crop of some sort. Behind her, people are watching from the bleachers.
Date: December 27, 2003, 10:46 a.m.
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Cowboys Roping a Calf at Cowtown Coliseum]

Photograph of a pair of men on horseback roping a dark-colored calf. The cowboy in the foreground has a rope around the top of the calf's head and is riding forward while the second swings a lasso. Spectators sitting in the bleachers are visible in the background.
Date: December 27, 2003, 10:32 a.m.
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cowboys Roping a Calf at Cowtown Coliseum]

Photograph of a pair of men on horseback roping a dark-colored calf. The cowboy in the foreground has a rope around the top of the calf's head while the second swings a lasso. Spectators sitting in the bleachers are visible in the background.
Date: December 27, 2003, 10:32 a.m.
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Calf-Roping and Spectators Cowtown Coliseum]

Photograph of a pair of cowboys on horseback are roping a dark-colored calf in an arena. Bleachers full of people are visible in the background.
Date: December 27, 2003, 10:31 a.m.
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bull Riding at Cowtown Coliseum]

Photograph of a cowboy in clothing decorated with flames riding a black bull. Other people are watching from behind the fence around the floor.
Date: December 27, 2003, 10:56 a.m.
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cowboy Fallen Off a Bull at Cowtown Coliseum]

Photograph of a cowboy on the floor of an arena immediately after falling off of a large, black bull. In the foreground, a rodeo clown runs toward him from the left. Spectators are visible in the background.
Date: December 27, 2003, 10:54 a.m.
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bull Riding at Cowtown Coliseum]

Photograph of a cowboy riding a black bull as it bucks in an arena. To the left, a rodeo clown appears to be running towards them and in the background, spectators are watching from seats in the bleachers.
Date: December 27, 2003, 10:54 a.m.
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barrel Racing at Cowtown Coliseum]

Photograph of a woman riding a brown horse in an arena as they turn to go around a barrel. In the background, people watch from the bleachers and others stand near the gates.
Date: December 27, 2003, 10:45 a.m.
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barrel Racing at Cowtown Coliseum]

Photograph of a woman wearing blue and riding a brown horse in an arena. They are turning to go around a barrel. Behind her, people are watching from the bleachers.
Date: December 27, 2003, 10:45 a.m.
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman Riding a Horse at Cowtown Coliseum]

Photograph of a woman wearing black and riding a brown horse in an arena. Specatators are watching from the bleachers behind her.
Date: December 27, 2003, 10:44 a.m.
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barrel Racing at Cowtown Coliseum]

Photograph of a woman riding a brown horse around a barrel in an arena. Behind her, people are sitting in the bleachers.
Date: December 27, 2003, 10:43 a.m.
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman Barrel Racing at Cowtown Coliseum]

Photograph of a woman wearing pink and riding a brown horse in an arena. In this image, the horse is turning to go around a white barrel. People sitting in bleachers are visible behind her.
Date: December 27, 2003, 10:39 a.m.
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History