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[Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medical Show]

Photograph of Malcolm Derden, portraying Dr. Millard from Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medicine Show. Malcolm speaks into a microphone in front of a large yellow painted backdrop. He wears a white vest over black pants, a black bow tie, and a black cowboy hat.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Derden, Winston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medical Show]

Photograph of Malcolm Derden and Smoky Wilson performing on stage at the Texas Folklife Festival as part of Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medicine Show. Smoky is wearing a coonskin cap and a red bandanna over a floral shirt, jeans, and suspenders. Malcolm plays the role of Dr. Millard, wearing a white vest, shirt, black pants, black bow tie, and a black cowboy hat.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Derden, Winston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medical Show]

Photograph of the Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medical Show. In the photograph, Smoky stands on the far left of the stage , wearing a coonskin cap and red bandanna on top of a floral shirt, denim pants, and suspenders. To the right of Smoky, Malcolm Derden plays the role of the Doctor in the show, while Glenda White performs a dance for the audience.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Derden, Winston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medical Show]

Photograph of the Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medical Show at the Texas Folklife Festival. In the photograph, Smoky and Glenda sing a song together, dressed in pioneer clothing as a crowd of festival participants watch the performance.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Derden, Winston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of article by John J. Herrrera, "My 17 Minutes with John F. Kennedy", Houston Chronicle - 1983-11-21] (open access)

[Draft of article by John J. Herrrera, "My 17 Minutes with John F. Kennedy", Houston Chronicle - 1983-11-21]

Draft of an article by John J. Herrera published in the Houston Chronicle on November 21, 1983. The article, titled "My 17 Minutes with John F. Kennedy", recounts Kennedy's trip to Houston and the brief time Herrera was able to spend with him. It also describes how Herrera and his family heard the news of Kennedy's assassination the following day.
Date: November 21, 1983
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Link to Link: The President's Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 4, Summer 1983 (open access)

Link to Link: The President's Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 4, Summer 1983

Link to Link is the national newsletter for the The Links, Inc., issued by the organization's president. It contains letters from the president as well as information about the national assembly, regional conferences, financial statements (including pledged donations), the organizational charter and bylaws, officers and elections, service programs, and other activities of The Links, Inc.
Date: 1983
Creator: Links, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Auction Contract Between San Antonio Performing Arts Association and San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc.] (open access)

[Auction Contract Between San Antonio Performing Arts Association and San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc.]

Auction contract between Sylvia Salazar of the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc., and Aaronetta Pierce of the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Salazar has agreed to provide two tickets for a ballet performance to the Links fundraising event, called the White Rose Extravaganza at Dusk.
Date: October 1983
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Links Chapter Documentation: Salute to Youth Awards Program - 1983] (open access)

[Links Chapter Documentation: Salute to Youth Awards Program - 1983]

Program for a 1983 awards ceremony sponsored by the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. in honor of local youths.
Date: May 1, 1983
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Addendum: Services to Youth Report (open access)

Addendum: Services to Youth Report

Addendum to the Services to Youth Report submitted to the 26th Western Area Conference of The Links, Inc. Discusses the activities of the Missouri City, Portland, and Spokane chapters.
Date: July 1983
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Links, Incorporated, Western Area, Report of Area Program Director - Services to Youth, 1981-1983 (open access)

The Links, Incorporated, Western Area, Report of Area Program Director - Services to Youth, 1981-1983

Presented at the 26th Western Area conference, this report details community services and activities for youth provided by Western Area chapters. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States.
Date: July 1983
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Program for the Twenty-Sixth Western Area Conference of The Links, Incorporated, July 1983 (open access)

Program for the Twenty-Sixth Western Area Conference of The Links, Incorporated, July 1983

This booklet contains greetings, a program of events, and committee membership lists for the 26th Western Area Conference of The Links, Inc. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States. The theme for this year's conference is "Making History -- Providing Hope."
Date: July 1983
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Western Area Communicator, Volume 1, Number 1, October 1983 (open access)

Western Area Communicator, Volume 1, Number 1, October 1983

The Western Area Communicator is a quarterly publication of local chapters of The Links, Inc., located in the western United States. It contains letters from the area director as well as chapter reports, financial statements, rosters, member updates, officer information, conference announcements, and other news related to the organization's service and personal development activities.
Date: October 1983
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Western Area Newsletter, Volume 11, Number 3, June 1983 (open access)

Western Area Newsletter, Volume 11, Number 3, June 1983

The Western Area Newsletter is a quarterly publication of local chapters of The Links, Inc., located in the western United States. It contains letters from the area director as well as chapter reports, financial statements, rosters, member updates, officer information, conference announcements, and other news related to the organization's service and personal development activities. This issue also contains a program of events from the Twenty-Sixth Western Area Conference in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: June 1983
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Western Connections, Volume 2, Number 3, Winter 1983 (open access)

Western Connections, Volume 2, Number 3, Winter 1983

Western Connections is a newsletter for local chapters of The Links, Inc., located in the western United States. It contains chapter reports, rosters, member updates, information about the achievements of members' children, and news related to the organization's service and personal development activities.
Date: 1983
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Western Connections, Volume 2, Number 4, Spring 1983 (open access)

Western Connections, Volume 2, Number 4, Spring 1983

Western Connections is a newsletter for local chapters of The Links, Inc., located in the western United States. It contains chapter reports, rosters, member updates, information about the achievements of members' children, and news related to the organization's service and personal development activities.
Date: 1983
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sylvia Salazar to Aaronetta Pierce - October 18, 1983] (open access)

[Letter from Sylvia Salazar to Aaronetta Pierce - October 18, 1983]

Letter from Sylvia Salazar, box office manager of the San Antonio Performing Arts Association, to Aaronetta Pierce of the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. According to the letter, she has enclosed two tickets to the Joffrey Ballet to be held on June 21, 1984, plus press information for the winner.
Date: October 18, 1983
Creator: Salazar, Sylvia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - December 7, 1983] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - December 7, 1983]

Mailgram letter from John H. Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside Development, to representative Henry B. Gonzalez. He writes to thank him for beginning an impeachment process for President Reagan that began with differences over his foreign policies. Specifically, Sanders condemns the United States involvement in Grenada and Lebanon.
Date: December 7, 1983
Creator: Sanders, John H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bill Corkery at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Photograph of "Cowboy" Bill Corkery demonstrating rope techniques to children at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Bill is standing in a grassy area wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt, cowboy hat and tan belt. He is twirling a piece of rope tied into a circle with his mouth. Three girls to his left and one boy to his right are watching Bill as he performs.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bill Shugart and the Texas Funteers]

Photograph of Bill Shugart performing with the Texas Funteers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Bill is playing a banjo on a stage with a Texas flag backdrop and a large canopy shading the performance area. He is wearing denim jeans with red suspenders, a striped tie, and brightly-colored pattern shirt, tucked into leather cowboy boots.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boat Building at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Photograph of Rick Pratt, Cameron Pratt, and Army Emmott building a boat at the Texas Folklife Festival. Rick Pratt stands to the left, wearing a white shirt and blue shorts as he lifts the boat frame. Army, pictured center wearing a tan shirt, shorts and burgundy hat, moves a hay bale underneath the frame. Cameron is turned away from the camera wearing a dark blue shirt, light blue shorts, and a blue bandanna around her hair.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children Playing Bocce Ball]

Photograph of participants at the Texas Folklife Festival playing bocce ball. Four children are standing in a row waiting their turn to play. The play arena consists of a grassy area lined with hay bales. Children and adults watch the game of bocce ball from outside of the hay bales.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cowboy Bill Crockery Demonstrating Lasso Techniques]

Photograph of "Cowboy" Bill Corkery demonstrating rope techniques to children at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Bill is standing in a grassy area wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt, cowboy hat and tan belt. He is twirling a piece of rope tied into a circle with one hand. Three girls to his left and one boy to his right are learning the technique. Participants of the festival are visible behind Bill.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dorothy Williams Selling Pysanky Easter Eggs]

Photograph of Dorothy Williams displaying Pysanky Easter Eggs at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Dorothy is sitting in a chair wearing a white dress with ribbon embroidery. A table with a large case full of fist-sized, elaborately painted Easter Eggs lies on the table in front of her.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drinking from a Bota]

Photograph of Fernando Herrera and Alberto Mendoza helping a participant at the Texas Folklife Festival learning how to drink from a bota at the Spanish booth. In the photograph, Fernando is holding the bota in the air in front of the participant, who leans backward with his mouth open, wearing a red plastic bib. A bota is a traditional Spanish receptacle for holding liquids.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History