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[Congregation During Note Burning]

Photograph of a congregation during a note-burning service. A number of men are standing in two lines at the front of the church, while a man in the center lights a paper that he is holding. The pews are filled with women who are facing the front of the church. Handwriting on the back says, "Antioch Bapt. Church Note Burning."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[St. Paul Choir]

Photograph of a large group of people, most of whom are wearing choir robes, posing in three rows in the choir loft of St. Paul Baptist Church. Three people are seated in front of the group: a woman wearing a choir robe in the center, a man to the left, and a young man to the right. Writing on the wall above the loft says, "Thou Shalt Have No Other God Before [Me]" and handwriting on the back of the photo says, "St. Paul Bapt. Church."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of People Wearing Crowns]

Photograph of a man wearing a suit, seated in a chair with a group of people around him. There are two men, standing on either side, who are wearing elaborate robes and crowns; a number of women, also wearing crowns, are standing in a semi-circle, around them on the left side of the image.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sunshine Cumberland Congregation]

Photograph of the Sunshine Cumberland congregation posing in a group at the front of the church, around the pulpit in the center. There are empty pews in the foreground of the image; handwritten text on the back says, "Sunshine Cumberland."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women with Babies]

Photograph of three young women seated in a row in front of a short wall, each with a young, toddler-aged child on her lap. Signs behind them have names on them, including "Tonya [D]elores [...]cklin," "Leah D. Phillips," and "Paula Denise Sample." A handwritten note on the back says, "St. James Baby Contest Winners."
Date: unknown
Creator: John Turner Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Golf Club Association Members]

Photograph of fifteen African-American men posing outside a building in two rows for a group picture. The men in the front row are crouched down and holding golf clubs out in front of them; the men in the back row are standing and some of them have clubs. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says, "Fort Worth Golf Club Assn."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Greater St. James Baptist Church Congregation]

Photograph taken from the front of the church of a congregation seated in rows of pews at the Greater St. James Baptist Church. Most of them are women, wearing light-colored clothing with corsage; several men are seated in the front rows. Some people are also visible in the choir loft above the sanctuary. A handwritten note on the back says, "Greater St. James Baptist Church, Woman's Day 1967."
Date: 1967
Creator: Joel Washington's Photo
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children at Corinth Baptist Church]

Photograph of a group of children, ten girls and four boys, posing in three rows in a choir loft at Corinth Baptist Church; a young boy and girl wearing crowns are standing together in front of the loft. A painting depicting Jesus in a river and Calvary is visible on the wall behind them (right), and an upright piano is partially visible in front of the loft on the left side of the image. Handwritten text on the back says, "King & Queen Review, Corinth Bapt. Church."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Attendees at Women's Tea]

Photograph of participants at a women's tea, including a group of eight women and two men standing in a semi-circle behind a table, with two other women sitting on either side of the table at the front. The table has a bouquet of flowers and a tea tray with a metal tea set. Handwriting on the back says, "Morningside Bapt. Church"
Date: unknown
Creator: John Turner Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[St. John Elementary Department]

Photograph of a large group of children seated in the choir loft of a church, with adults standing of seated around them. Visible on the wall behind them are a baptismal and a portrait of Jesus. A handwritten note on the back says "Elementary Dept. St. John Bapt. Church."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Directory: Dallas Negro Churches, Schools and Other Activities Civic, Business, Fraternal, Social, Etc. (open access)

Official Directory: Dallas Negro Churches, Schools and Other Activities Civic, Business, Fraternal, Social, Etc.

Directory of organizations within the African-American community of the Dallas, Texas area including descriptions and photos, with brief sketches of teachers, pastors, and other key people related to the listed agencies.
Date: 1930
Creator: Smith, James H.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baby Contest Participants]

Photograph of seven women seated in folding chairs in a row in front of a low wall, each with a young, toddler-aged child in her lap. Handwritten signs behind each of the women list the names of the participants. In the background, there are several rows of seating and a cross hanging on the wall above. Handwriting on the back says, "St. James Baby Contest."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women Being Crowned]

Photograph of a group of unidentified women wearing dark-colored dresses and corsages, posing together around a standing flower arrangement. There are six women standing a a row at the back, two women standing on the left side of the image, and, on the right, a man is placing a crown on the head of a third woman. A handwritten note on the back says, "Mt. Ararat Bapt. Church."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men with Catholic Interracial Council Sign]

Photograph of two unidentified men kneeling on either side of a Virgin Mary statue, holding a sign that says "Catholic Interracial Council. Fort Worth, Texas. 'Justice for All'" outside Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church. A priest wearing a cassock is standing in front of them, on the left side of the image, with his hands folded and raised in front of him. Part of the church is visible in the background, including several stained-glass windows.
Date: unknown
Creator: John Turner Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mrs. L. V. Hicks Holding Sign]

Photograph of a woman wearing a patterned, button-down shirt and sunglasses holding up a sign with the text, "Grace Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church Welcomes Delegates TO 9th Annual Youth Congress of Southwest Region Conference of Seventh Day Adventists, March 27-29, 1964 Carroll Peak Elementary School." Handwritten text on the back of the photo says: "Mrs. L. V. Hicks, Office Secretary of the Youth Department Extends a Hearty Welcome."
Date: 1964-03~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Choir on Decorated Stage]

Photograph of a group of people gathered in a tight group on a slightly-raised stage, and a man facing them with his arms raised. The room is decorated with crepe paper streamers on the ceiling, metallic fringe on the walls, and greenery around the edge of the stage and on the upright piano in the center of the image. A woman is seated at the piano and looking at the group, to her left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elder Harrison and Church of the Living God]

Portrait of a man wearing a clerical collar, cut into an oval shape and pasted on the left side of a photograph of the entrance to a one-story building with a sign that says "Church of the Living God, Elder C. Harrison, Pastor" above the front entrance. Handwriting on the back says, "Elder Harrison."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Bethel Junior Ushers]

Photograph of a group of thirteen girls and two boys of various ages posing in two lines at New Bethel Baptist Church with a man standing on the right side of the group and a woman standing to the left. Behind them, there is a closed curtain below a cross, and a loft area to the left, also with a drawn curtain. Handwritten on the back is, "New Bethel Jr. ushers."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Portrait of Unidentified Men]

Photograph of a large group of unidentified African-American men posing in four rows outside a brick building, at the head of a series of stairs. The men are wearing suits and several have clerical collars. Handwriting on the back says "Texas State Conference."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Vada Phillips Felder]

Photograph of Veda Phillips Felder, visible from the chest up, looking toward her right. She is wearing a light-colored shirt with dark edging around the collar, pearl necklace, and round earrings.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ebenezer Chapel Baptist Church]

Photograph of the front (west side) of Ebenezer Chapel Baptist Church located at 1915 Amanda Ave. in Fort Worth, Texas. It is a single-story, L-shaped brick building with a pointed steeple in the center of the main area. The area around the church is dirt and it appears that the building was recently completed. Handwritten on the back: "Ebenezer Bapt. Ch."
Date: unknown
Creator: John Turner Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women Conference Attendees]

Photograph of thirteen African-American women posing in a group at the front of a church during a conference in Fort Worth. Eleven of the women are standing in two rows and there are two women facing one another in the front; the woman on the left is wearing a tiara and holding out a wrapped box for the woman facing her on the right. Handwriting on the back says, "Baptist Ministers Wives."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vada Phillips Felder: Educator hosted MLK's visit to Fort Worth in 1959 (open access)

Vada Phillips Felder: Educator hosted MLK's visit to Fort Worth in 1959

Text of an obituary for Vada Phillips Felder, including background biographical information, statements from those who knew her, and a summary of and interview about hosting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a trip he took to Fort Worth.
Date: July 31, 2008
Creator: Smith, Diane
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Segmon Open House]

Photograph of five men and one woman posing in a line in the driveway in front of a single-story mid-century modern style brick home. A handwritten note on the back says, "O. L. Segmon's Open House."
Date: unknown
Creator: John Turner Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History