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[Class of children in Corsicana]

Photograph of a class of children and their teacher in Corsicana, Texas. The group is posing on the steps of an unidentified wooden building. The students include both girls and boys. The younger children, including a toddler, are sitting on the front. The teacher is standing to the left. The following is written on the back: "Clase de niños 1928 Corsicana."
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Film strip of Regeneracion]

16 mm film strip of Regeneration, 1928. Title text is "La Compañia Pautret presenta."
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scene from Regeneracion, two frames]

16 mm film strip of Regeneration, 1928. Three men hold a woman dressed as a ballerina.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scene from Regeneracion, four frames]

16 mm film strip of Regeneration, 1928. A man dressed in a tuxedo at right watches another man and woman dancing at left.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scene from Regeneracion]

16 mm film strip of Regeneration, 1928. A man in a suit stands and sings.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two frames from Regeneracion]

16 mm film strip of Regeneration, 1928. A man in a suit is singing.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper clipping of La Gaceta Mexicana cover page] (open access)

[Newspaper clipping of La Gaceta Mexicana cover page]

Photograph of a La Gaceta Mexicana newspaper cover page from September 15, 1928. Text on clipping is: "La Gaceta Mexicana. Revista Ouincenal. Organo de la libreria Hispano Americano. Houston, Texas, Septiembre 15 de 1928, Num 14. Número Especial de Commemoración de la Independencia. 5c"
Date: September 15, 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Graduation photograph of Primitivo L. Niño]

Photograph of Primitivo L. Niño in his graduation cap and gown. Mr. Niño was a graduate of Rice Institute in 1928.
Date: 1928
Creator: Schlueter, Frank L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Catechism class of boys with priest]

Photograph of a catechism class of boys with a priest in 1928.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of actor Jose Areu in hat]

Portrait of actor Jose Areu, visible from the chest up. He is wearing a dark-colored shirt, a hat, and heavy make-up.
Date: 1928
Creator: Murillo Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jesus Murillo - "Our Hercules"]

Photograph of a mural by Jesus Murillo, depicting Houston businessman Jesse H. Jones, captioned: "Our Hercules", with his face and body enlarged, holding a picture of "Downtown Houston" in his hands.
Date: 1928
Creator: Murillo Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frank Gabino and employees outside of Alamo Furniture Company shop]

Photograph of Mr. Francisco (Frank) Gabino, son and employees outside of the Alamo Furniture Store on the 1800 block of Congress Avenue, Houston, Texas. Line of delivery trucks in front of store. From left to right: Frank Gabino ; Frank Gabino, Jr. ; Anatoin Reyes ; Ignacio Rodriguez.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Delivery trucks in front of Crystal Cafe]

Photograph of four automobiles parked on the street outside of Crystal Cafe, on the 1800 block of Congress Avenue, Houston, Texas. The Crystal Cafe was run by Gus Gavriel.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frank Gabino and employees on the 1800 Block of Congress]

Photograph of Mr. Francisco (Frank) Gabino, son and employees outside of the Alamo Furniture Store on the 1800 block of Congress Avenue, Houston, Texas. Line of delivery trucks in front of store. From left to right: Frank Gabino ; Frank Gabino, Jr. ; Anatoin Reyes ; Ignacio Rodriguez. The Crystal Cafe is visible at the far corner; it was run by Gus Gavriel.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1928 Confirmation Class

Black and white photograph of four young girls in white dresses linking arms and standing next to some shrubbery.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Going to School

Copy negative of Gerda and Ingeborg Thyssen outside their home in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. The two girls are riding a horse on their way to school. They are both wearing straw hats.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Harold Hansen Riding a Mechanical Thresher]

Photograph of Harold Hansen looking at the camera while riding a mechanical thresher. He wears a 10 gallon hat and rests his hands on the thresher's wheel. Although partially covered by some of the machine's mechanism, there is text on the thresher that reads "FARMALL". A tall farmhouse is behind Harold. To the right of this building, there are barrels strewn about. A repeating, decorative border surrounds the photograph. On the back, there is stamped purple numbers, "1 1138", and an image/text combination that reads, "Guaranteed for life. This is a Genuine Border For Fox Tone Pictures made by Fox Co. San Antonio, Texas. Copyrighted by Carl Newton". Hand-written text also reads "Harold Hansen" and "1928".
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Horses, Mules, and Model T

Photograph of horses, mules, and a Model T car in a farmstead. The property is quite flat and empty except for a single-story structure in the background. The horses and the mules are harnessed together and appear to be dragging along farming equipment, possibly a plow, under the direction of a man behind them. The car is to the right of them, parked, and facing the camera. Behind the car, two cows can be seen; one on either side of the car.
Date: 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Six Small Portraits of a Young Girl]

Set of six black and white portraits of a young girl, identified as Elenor Nielsen. She has on a light-colored v-neck top. Her hair is a short, curly bob with bangs. There are six different poses; four of them involve a wide-brimmed hat, a coat, or a bouquet of flowers. The other two poses feature Elenor simply smiling at the camera.
Date: July 2, 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Strip of Two Portraits of a Young Woman]

A pair of black and white portraits, positioned side by side on a single strip, of a young girl posed against a black background. She is identified as Elenor Nielsen. She has short, curly hair with bangs. Her attire is light-colored and features a v-neck. In the first picture on the left, the girl is faced forward and has a small cluster of flowers positioned below her neck. In the second picture on the right, her head is turned 3/4 of the way toward the camera. A larger floral bouquet is positioned just below her chin. This strip has been cut from a larger sheet of Elenor's portraits.
Date: July 7, 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manifest from Ocean Liner in Danish (open access)

Manifest from Ocean Liner in Danish

Manifest document from an ocean liner written in Danish. There is an illustration on the top left corner of a flag. Centered on this flag is a letter "S" which has been placed inside an equilateral triangle. The manifest then goes on to list some information. At the bottom, the date is included in the bottom left corner. Opposite it are two lines of text which read, "M. S. ,, Rio Bravo ,," and "Kapt. F. Christiansen"; presumably, the name of the ship and captain.
Date: March 30, 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. Newton Harvey to Meyer Bodansky - September 1928] (open access)

[Letter from E. Newton Harvey to Meyer Bodansky - September 1928]

Letter from E. Newton Harvey thanking Dr. Meyer Bodansky for the receipt of a Laboratory Manual of Physiological Chemistry. The letter also details Dr. Harvey's intent to utilize certain aspects of the book in his classes.
Date: September 28, 1928
Creator: Harvey, E. Newton
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. Newton Harvey to Meyer Bodansky - September 1928] (open access)

[Letter from E. Newton Harvey to Meyer Bodansky - September 1928]

Letter from E. Newton Harvey to Dr. Meyer Bodansky requesting a copy of Dr. Bodansky's laboratory manual for Physiological Chemistry to use for a biochemistry course in the upcoming school year.
Date: March 16, 1928
Creator: Harvey, E. Newton
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Man Leaning on a Rock]

Photograph of a man leaning against a rock. The man is wearing a hat, a long-sleeved, white shirt, a tie, and pants. To the right of him is a shadow of another person. In the background to the man's left are trees. On the back are the words "[Lamo] Kaderli." The Fox Company's stamp is on the back of the photograph and says "Guaranteed for Life, This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Made By Fox Co., San Antonio, Texas, Copyrighted 1927 by Carl D. Newton."
Date: July 5, 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History