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[Certificates from U.S. Marine Corps] (open access)

[Certificates from U.S. Marine Corps]

Two documents placing Lee Harvey Oswald in the United States Marine Corps in the late 1950's. The first document promotes Oswald to Private First Class in 1959, while the second is a certificate of proficiency in Aircraft Control presented in 1957.
Date: {1957-06-18,1959-03-09}
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Park in Dallas]

Photograph of a city park and playground in Dallas. A slide is in the foreground, a mary-go-round, two seesaws and a swing set are further back in the playground. A stamp on the back names the image as an official staff photo from the city of Dallas.
Date: December 30, 1959
Creator: Bayne, C. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Playground]

Photograph of a city park and playground in Dallas. A slide is in the foreground, a mary-go-round, two seesaws and a swing set are further back in the playground. A stamp on the back names the image as an official staff photo from the city of Dallas.
Date: December 30, 1959
Creator: Bayne, C. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Giraffe Exhibit at Marsalis Zoo]

Photograph of two fully grown giraffes and a younger one in the giraffe exhibit.
Date: December 29, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pair of Elephants at Marsalis Zoo]

Photograph of two adult elephants in a large exhibit. The two are gathered close to a far corner, away from the fence where visitors line up to see them.
Date: December 29, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kidd Springs Park, December 1959]

Photograph of Kidd Springs Park with trees scattered in clusters throughout the park. A small man-made pond is surrounded by a walking path that is partially obscured by deep green trees. Streets separate the Kidd Springs Park from the neighboring suburban residential area. Additional park features include: a pool, two (2) parking lots, and a baseball field.
Date: December 1959
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Diary of Lee Harvey Oswald] (open access)

[Diary of Lee Harvey Oswald]

Photocopy of pages filled with cramped cursive writing in English, as well as a few pages of Lee Harvey Oswald's diary from 1959.
Date: October 31, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pages from the Diary of Lee Harvey Oswald] (open access)

[Pages from the Diary of Lee Harvey Oswald]

Photocopy of pages from the diary of Lee Harvey Oswald, in which he discusses his time spent in the USSR.
Date: 1959-10/1961
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mustang Tomato Co.]

Photograph of the storefront for Mustang Tomato Co. An older man sits underneath an awning. A car is parked on next to the storefront. The doors and trunk are open.
Date: August 28, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Prestonwood Hotel on Pearl Street]

Photograph of the building in which the Prestonwood Hotel is located. The building is brick and has an awning over it. Wooden crates in the store to the left are protected by a lattice gate.
Date: August 28, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ablon Poultry & Egg Co. Storefront]

Photograph of the Ablon Poultry & Egg Co. storefront. Crates are stacked within a mesh wire case. Cars are parked along the street.
Date: July 28, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arthur Miller Produce Storefront]

Photograph of the Arthur Miller Produce storefront. Bundles sit next to the building. Burt's Cafe can be seen in the distance.
Date: July 28, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Farmer's Market Storefront]

Photograph of the Dallas Farmer's Market storefront. Boxes are stacked against the storefront's wall.
Date: July 28, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fain Produce, The Tomato House]

Photograph of storefronts for Fain Produce (The Tomato House) and the Leon Margules Produce storefront. A telephone booth is situated underneath the sign for Fain Produce. Cars are parked alongside the road.
Date: July 28, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Loading Dock]

Photograph of a loading dock covered with a canopy.
Date: July 28, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pecan Seller's Storefront]

Photograph of a pecan seller's storefront at the Dallas Farmer's Market. The word "pecans" is painted vertically on the side of the storefront.
Date: July 28, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Poultry and Egg Storefronts]

Photograph of the Ablon Poultry & Egg Co. and 4-H Poultry & Egg Co. storefront.
Date: July 28, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pre-Package Co. Storefront]

Photograph of a storefront for a pre-packaging company. In the photograph, an awning shades the sidewalk. Inside the storefront, packages and wooden crates are prepared for distribution. A man is in the process of walking down the sidewalk. He wears a white dress shirt and dark pants. ". . .n Pre-Package Co." is painted above the windows of the building, which are placed above the awning.
Date: July 28, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Prestonwood Hotel on Pearl Street]

Photograph of the Prestonwood Hotel on Pearl Street in Dallas, Texas. The building is brick and the sidewalk is shaded by an awning.
Date: July 28, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Storefront Selling Watermelons and Pecans]

Photograph of a grocery market storefront which is selling watermelons and pecans.
Date: July 28, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A.W. Cullum & Co. Loading Dock]

Photograph of the A.W. Cullum & Co. loading dock in Dallas, Texas. In the photograph, a number of vehicles are parked near the dock. The loading dock is shaded by an awning, under which white cases are situated. "A. W. Cullom & Co." is painted onto the side of the building. A railroad crossing sign and railroad tracks are visible in the foreground.
Date: July 28, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Workers Sitting on Crates]

Photograph of workers sitting on crates at a loading dock for the Dallas Farmer's Market. Crates are stacked up in an open space in the wall and nearly touch the ceiling of the enclosure.
Date: July 28, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lakewood Park, July 1959]

Photograph of the aerial overview of the Lakewood area of open fields bordered by a set of railroad tracks and a stretch of thick trees. A suburban housing community has been established in the top right of the photograph.
Date: July 1959
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brown School]

Photograph of the fenced drive to the Brown School as seen from the sidewalk.
Date: June 12, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History