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[Photograph of Pond and Fountain at State Fair of Texas]
Photograph of a wide view of a pond with a large fountain in the middle. On the banks of the pond are small trees, and on the right bank, there are three flagpoles (without flags). On the left are four flagpoles with two American flags and two Texas flags, and in the background are some State Fair of Texas buildings, of various sizes and shapes. There is a handwritten note about the location and date on the back of the photo, as well as a decorative border around the edge of the front.
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Office of the Adviser to Women Graduate Students to Lorraine Conner, July 22, 1921]
Letter from the office of the adviser to women graduate students at Columbia University to Miss Lorraine Conner concerning whether or not Miss Conner wants a room in Furnald Hall.
Date:
July 22, 1921
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Kathryn Desmond Wearing A Hat]
Photographic portrait of Kathryn Desmond. She is a young woman with dark hair in tight ringlets, a blouse or dress with a sailor collar, and a wide-brimmed hat hat.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Graduating Class Sulphur Springs High School Commencement Program, May, 1915
Program for commencement the Sulphur Springs High School commencement ceremony held on May 31, 1915, at Jefferson Theatre. Includes a list of the graduates.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Four Women Outside Movie Theater]
Photograph of four young women standing and smiling for the camera, outside a movie theater. Other people are emerging from the shadowed theater overhang. Each woman is wearing a dress and coat or jacket, and the two women to the far left and right are holding books in their arms. The sign on the theater is just barely visible, reading "3 Smart Girls." There is a decorative border around the photo, and on the back, there are notes about the photo.
Date:
1936~/1937~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation: Desmond's Service Grocery Opening]
Invitation to the grand opening of Desmond's Service Grocery, held on Saturday, July 11 of an unknown year. The flyer text says there will music, dancing, refreshments, and souvenirs available.The flyer also says customers can purchase groceries by telephone. On the back of the flyer is an advertisement for the Dallas Railway Co.
Date:
192X
Creator:
Desmond's Service Grocery
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John O. Beaty to Miss Lorraine Conner, May 23, 1928]
Letter from John O. Beaty to Miss Lorraine Conner discussing Miss Conner's plans for the summer. Mr. Beaty recommends she request a Southern Methodist University summer session catalog from Dr. Nichols.
Date:
May 23, 1928
Creator:
Beaty, John O.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Gatesville High School Football Banquet, December 16, 1947]
Program for the Gatesville High School Football Banquet, sponsored by the Gatesville Lions Club, held on December 16, 1947, at the Gatesville High School Gymnasium. Includes a picture of the Cowbell trophy the Gatesville Hornets won at the Gatesville vs. Hamilton annual game, a menu for the banquet, and a list of the evening's events - as well as a list of the football players, coaches, managers, and yell leaders.
Date:
1947-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Old Men Sitting in a Drugstore]
Photograph of five old men in jackets, hats (two cowboy hats, a fedora, a homburg, and a trilby), and two in glasses, sitting around a light-colored, square, single-pedestal table. Two men on the far right of the group and the far left man are holding and/or drinking from teacups. Behind them is a glass-shelf display counter with nick-knacks, dishes, small boxes, figurines, and cooking ware, as well as a cash-register on the counter-top. The back and right walls have all sorts of products hanging from them. On the back of the photo are handwritten notes, identifying the store as "Hilley Drugstore" and the man in the middle as Eugene Page.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Texas Theatre Front]
Street view photograph of the front of the Texas Theatre in Dallas at night. The movie theater has a multi-story facade, and is part of a strip of shorter buildings with cars parked in front of them. The theater has a long neon sign that says "Texas" with a star at the top, an illuminated over-hang, and a billboard poster for the movie "Wife, Doctor and Nurse" on the side of the building. There are handwritten notes on the back of the photo.
Date:
1937
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Carhartt of Texas Inc. Employees]
Photograph of a group of adults arranged in five rows, some standing, some sitting, and some kneeling, with a sign that says "Carhart of Texas Inc" (may be a misspelling of Carhartt). The group is comprised of people of varying ethnicity, gender, and age, but most of the women have short hair. Behind the group, a simple, wooden staircase, against the back wall of the room, goes up to a door (out of shot) on the left. The photograph has a separate portion at the top, with a long photograph of fourteen more people standing in a long line. On the back of the photograph are notes about the names of some of the people, written in scrawling cursive.
Date:
1966-11/1967-11
Creator:
Garrett & Associates
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Cowboy Sculpture in Front of Building]
Photograph of a sculpture of a cowboy pulling on the reins of a horse and lifting a rifle above his head with one hand, as he looks back over his left shoulder. There is a light-colored stone building and shrubs in the background, a man and woman walking behind the sculpture, and a person sitting in a chair in the entrance to the building. There are handwritten notes about the location and date on the back of the photo.
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Hall of Negro Life at Texas Fair]
Photograph of a multi-story, windowless building with two dark, open entrances at the front center of the building and a lard concrete driving leading to a street. A circular symbol or image lays on the face of the building, below 3-D letters that say "Hall of Negro Life." There are benches scattered around the edge of the drive, and a tall flagpole bearing the American Flag. There are two pairs of men and women walking towards the entrances from the street that runs diagonal to the building. A decorative border runs around the edge of the photo, and on the back, there are notes about the building, including one that says the building was later torn down.
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of GM Building at Texas State Fair]
Photograph of the GM building at Texas State Fair grounds, a three-story, light-colored building with two domed turrets on either side of the front of the building, and a wide portico with columns at the front. On the face of the building are the letters 'GM', and, below the edge of the portico's sloped roof, the words "The True The Good and The Beautiful." In front of the building are a short flight of steps, a flagpole that is just taller than the building itself with an American Flag, and a group of people spread out on the front steps. There is also a large, circular area bordered by a short hedge in front of the building, with a large, dark, winged statue in the center (covering the base of the left turret). There is a decorative border around the photo, and on the back, there is a note about the location and date.
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program: American Legion's The Freiburg Passion Play, Spring 1930]
Program for the American Legion's presentation of The Freiburg Passion Play, held from March 31 to April 5, 1930, at Fair Park Auditorium in Dallas. The program includes the cast list, crew list, a synopsis of the play, and sponsored advertisements.
Date:
1930-03~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Dallas Skyline From Oak Cliff]
Photograph of the Dallas skyline from Oak Cliff between the Houston Street viaduct (on the left) and the Jefferson Boulevard viaduct (on the right).There is a long grassy area between the two viaducts, and there are flowers just visible at the bottom of the photo. On the back of the photo are handwritten notes about the location and date.
Date:
1937
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newsletter: The Broadcaster, July 1949]
Newsletter published by the Lions Club of Gatesville, Texas. Includes the club's meeting information, a list of club officers, and a list of club standing committees, as well as news about a luncheon and the opportunity to be in a movie.
Date:
1949-07~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Diorama with Vaqueros and Horses]
Photograph of a diorama that includes two vaqueros in chaps, sombreros, and vests, a campfire, a horse with a saddle and lasso on its back, and a mule with a pack on its back. There are also twigs, meant to represent trees and brambles, stuck into the diorama's base. The model rests on a dark, smooth surface, and is set against s a light-colored, blank backdrop. There is a note about the location and date written on the back of the photo.
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lloyd Desmond's 25th Anniversary, February 9, 1925]
Invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lloyd Desmond's 25th anniversary of their marriage, held on February 9, 1925, from 8 to 10, at 2615 South Oregon Avenue, Dallas, Texas.
Date:
1925~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Musical Recital featuring John McCormack]
Program for a musical performance, featuring singer John McCormack, with assistance from Lauri Kennedy (cellist) and Edwin Schneider (pianist), presented by D. L. Whittle, held on a February 1st, at 8:15 p.m., at Fair Park Auditorium in Dallas. Also includes advertisements for upcoming events at Fair Park Auditorium.
Date:
1920~/1939~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Cowboy Sculpture in Front of Museum]
Photograph of a sculpture in front of the entrance of a large, light-colored stone building with two cubic columns and text over the entrance that reads, "Dallas Museum of Fine Arts." The sculpture is a cowboy pulling on the reins of a horse and lifting a rifle above his head with one hand, as he looks back over his left shoulder. There are small trees in the area to the left of the entrance, a man and woman walking behind the sculpture, a person sitting in a chair on the left side of the entrance, and a man and woman walking in the entrance on the right. There are handwritten notes about the location and date on the back of the photo, as well as a decorative border around the photo.
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sanger Brothers to C. L. Williams, February 19, 1916]
Letter from the Sanger Brothers company to C. L. Williams discussing a previous letter and agreeing to sell Mr. Williams merchandise.
Date:
February 19, 1916
Creator:
Sanger Brothers
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Girl Standing on Table Next to Christmas Posters]
Photograph of a little girl in a short ruffled dress and light-colored shoes, smiling and standing on a wood table that sits against a wall of windows. There is a box with a slit in the top and text on all sides, next to the little girl. On the window are two posters advertising the opportunity to win the "worlds largest Christmas stocking," and a large Christmas stocking with various images on it, attached to another poster on the window. On the other side of the window, a long, floor-length curtain covers view.
Date:
1975~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arthur E. Summer to Thomas F. Forrest, October 21, 1956]
Letter from Arthur E. Summerfield, US Postmaster General, to Thomas F. Forrest, commending him for his 42 years service as a postal worker, and presenting him with a certificate of honorary recognition.
Date:
October 31, 1956
Creator:
Summerfield, Arthur E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History