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[Missed Phone Call Message to Major Wood] (open access)

[Missed Phone Call Message to Major Wood]

Phone message given to Major Wood with the box checked to call Mr. Ford.
Date: October 13, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Basketball on Multiple Use Court at Grauwyler Park]

Photograph of a basketball game taking place on the multiple use court, where one can play tennis, volleyball, dance, skate, and other activities. A large plane flies overhead. The total cost of the park is $7,500 including lights.
Date: October 1, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Deerpath Park and Surrounding Area]

Photograph of Deerpath Park and its surrounding area in Dallas, Texas. The park, which is outlined and labeled in red, sits above where a school, which is also labeled, currently sits and to the left of what is now Deer Path Drive. An area covered in trees is visible to the park's left side, and residential suburbs are visible to the right side.
Date: August 2, 1949
Creator: Haskins, Squire
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lake Cliff Pool Partially Filled In]

Photograph of the aerial view centered around the Lake Cliff pool and the surrounding park. People are scattered throughout the pool grounds in various forms of relaxation and play. The North end of the pool has been filled in with dirt to create additional grass space. Additional key features of the photograph include an empty baseball field, the parking lot filled with automobiles, and Lake Cliff proper.
Date: August 2, 1949
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fingerprint Card for Jack Ruby] (open access)

[Fingerprint Card for Jack Ruby]

Fingerprint card of Jack Ruby's fingerprints. The fingerprints were taken when Ruby applied to be a dance hall supervisor.
Date: June 22, 1949
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fingerprints of Jack Ruby from Application] (open access)

[Fingerprints of Jack Ruby from Application]

Photocopy of Jack Ruby's fingerprints from an application made in June of 1949. The application was for dance hall supervisor.
Date: June 22, 1949
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dance at Randall Park]

Photograph of several young people dancing while holding hands to form a circle.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lake Cliff Pool Under Construction]

Photograph of the Lake Cliff pool with a portion of the pool having been blocked off and partially drained leaving behind dark black water. The other portion of the pool features people swimming through clear blue water. At the top of the photograph trees line the edges of the lake proper obscuring the boundaries of the lake and the surrounding park.
Date: Summer 1948
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of City Park and Surrounding Area]

Photograph of City Park and its surrounding area in Dallas, Texas. The park sits near the center of the picture, directly above Gano Street. The park is surrounded by subdivisions with many trees and buildings of varying sizes.
Date: 1948
Creator: Barnes Aerial Surveys
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Bluff View and Surrounding Area]

Photograph of Bluff View Park and its surrounding area in Dallas, Texas. The park is located in the center of the picture along Pomona Road. Residential suburbs are visible in the upper portion of the picture as well as approximately five houses below the park.
Date: July 20, 1947
Creator: Haskins, Squire
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Casa Linda Park and Surrounding Area]

Photograph of Casa Linda Park and its surrounding area in Dallas, Texas. The park, which contains a baseball park, sits near the middle of the picture, just below San Saba Drive and above a railroad. Houses are visible above the park.
Date: July 20, 1947
Creator: Haskins, Squire
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lindsley Park]

Photograph of an aerial view of a basic dirt baseball field and an open field covered in clusters of trees. The background of the photograph features residential structures with paved asphalt streets that transition into dirt roads.
Date: July 20, 1947
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Cole Park]

Photograph of Cole Park and its immediate surroundings in Dallas, Texas. The rectangular park, which contains tennis courts and a small building, is outlined by Cole Avenue, Elizabeth Street, and McKinney Avenue on its left, top, and right sides respectively. Some small buildings are visible on the top and right edges of the photograph.
Date: July 1947
Creator: Haskins, Squire
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Beverly Hills Park and Surrounding Area]

Photograph of Beverley Hills Park and its surrounding area located in Dallas, Texas. The park is located at the lower center of the picture and is outlined by Sheldon Avenue and N Frances Street on its upper and right sides respectively. Residential suburbs are visible above the park.
Date: June 29, 1947
Creator: Haskins, Squire
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lake Cliff Pool]

Photograph of an aerial view of the Lake Cliff pool with red marker identifying the surrounding buildings and structures. People line the edges of the swimming pool in various forms of relaxation enjoying the August weather. Trees obscure the edges of the pool's boundary giving shade to sprawled out pool goers.
Date: June 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kidd Springs Park & Pool]

Photograph of Kidd Springs Park focused on the pond near the center of the park. Trees line the edges of the man-made pond partially obscuring the walking path that winds the perimeter of the pond. Unknown buildings and buildings amid construction are scattered throughout the park. Streets separates Kidd Springs Park from the surrounding residential suburban area.
Date: 1947
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wide Angle of Kidd Springs Park - 1947]

Photograph of Kidd Springs Park in the middle of a suburban residential community. A small pond resides in the center of the park surrounded by a concrete walkway partially obscured by dark green trees. A dirt baseball diamond with people playing is located near the edge of the park.
Date: 1947
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Building Being Constructed at Tietze Park]

Photograph of a building being constructed at Tietze Park. The building is made of stone, and many of the stones are visible in the foreground of the image.
Date: August 10, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Empty Pool Tietze Park]

Photograph of a building and pool being constructed at Tietze Park. The building is made of stone, and the empty pool is visible in the foreground of the image.
Date: August 10, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Building Being Constructed at Tietze Park]

Photograph of a building being constructed at Tietze Park. The building is made of stone, and many of the stones are visible in the foreground of the image. Three men are visible working on the building.
Date: August 2, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Homer Street]

Photograph of Homer Street between Willis and Miller Streets in a neighborhood in Dallas, Texas.
Date: February 8, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

City of Dallas, Texas Water Consumption 1907-1946

Line graph showing the amount of water consumed in billion gallons per year from 1907-1946; the trend of the graph is positive, meaning the city is consuming more and more water per year.
Date: 1946~
Creator: Keuffel & Esser Co.
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 11] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 11]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business. Indexes start after page 600.
Date: 1946/1953
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Outline of the Dallas Master Plan (open access)

An Outline of the Dallas Master Plan

Outline of the Dallas Master Plan compiled by the Dallas City Plan Commission discussing the fourteen previous reports made by Harland Bartholomew. The report also contains maps showing the city's streets, water distribution, parks, etc. Included in the back is a handwritten list made by Mayor J. Woodall Rodgers listing members of the various boards and committees involved in the planning.
Date: 1946
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). City Plan Commission.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History