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Letter from State Senator Gonzalo Barrientos (open access)

Letter from State Senator Gonzalo Barrientos

Letter from State Senator of District 14 Gonzalo Barrientos, supporting First Baptist Church on its project to record their history as the oldest Baptist church for African- Americans.
Date: March 30, 2001
Creator: Barrientos, Gonzalo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
First Baptist Church Day Proclamation (open access)

First Baptist Church Day Proclamation

Proclamation made by Samuel T. Briscoe, Commissionar of Princinct 1 that proclaims April 20, 1997 as First Baptist Church Day.
Date: April 20, 1997
Creator: Briscoe, Samuel T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter from Governor George W. Bush (open access)

Letter from Governor George W. Bush

Letter congratulating First Baptist Church on its 130th Anniversary from Governor George W. Bush.
Date: April 3, 1997
Creator: Bush, George W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter from Kirk Watson, Mayor of Austin (open access)

Letter from Kirk Watson, Mayor of Austin

Letter from Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, supporting Ernestine Thompson and First Baptist Church on its project to chronicle its 133 year past.
Date: January 22, 2001
Creator: Kirk Watson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Banquet at First Baptist Church

Photograph of a banquet at First Baptist Church in Austin, TX.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Governor of Texas for a day - June 10, 1972 (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Governor of Texas for a day - June 10, 1972

Program for Barbara Jordan, Governor of Texas, June 10, 1972 from the "Governor for a Day" celebration.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Beautiful Bride]

Photograph of a beautiful bride from Austin, TX.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blacks in Music Bookmark

Bookmark about three black musicians from the Austin area of Texas. Benjamine L. Joyce, Barbara Conrad, Virgie Carrington DeWitty.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blackshear School Faculty

Copy print of faculty of the Blackshear School of Austin, TX in the early 1950s seated in the school library. A painting of children reading hangs behind them.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blackshear School Students

Copy print of students of the Blackshear School of Austin, TX in the early 1940s. Names written on the photo include: R. Corley and Rice (the principal).
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blackshear School Students

Photograph of students of the Blackshear School of Austin, TX in the mid 1920s.
Date: 1925~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blackshear School Students

Photograph of 5A students of the Blackshear School of Austin, TX in the early 1920s.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blackshear School Students

Photograph of 3A students of the Blackshear School of Austin, TX in the early 1920s.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bride and Groom

Photograph of a bride and groom standing outside the church.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

T. C. Calhoun

Portrait of T. C. Calhoun, the second principal of Kealing Junior High School in Austin, TX in 1935 .
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carl Walker

Photograph of Carl Walker sitting at a desk, reading a book. There are seals hanging on the wall behind him and a U.S. flag. Walker of Houston became the first negro in the south to be appointed an assistant United States District Attorney. A graduate of Texas Southern University Law School, his appointment in 1961 was to the southern district of Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Communion Cap from 1900

Communion cap circa 1900.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Communion Glasses in Tray

Communion glasses and tray from First Baptist Church at the W. H. Passon Historical Society.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cutting a Wedding Cake at First Baptist Church

Photograph of a husband and wife cutting a wedding cake at First Baptist Church.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
DAR honors Ernestine Thompson (open access)

DAR honors Ernestine Thompson

Announcement for the reception when the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) honored Ernestine Thompson with the Community Service Award at the W.H. Passon Historical Society on May 21, 2006. Ernestine collected artifacts for the Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum.
Date: May 21, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Douglass Club Cake

Photograph of a decorated cake for the Douglass Club 1906. The Douglass Club is an organization promoting the study of literature and philanthropy.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Douglass Club Members

Photograph of members of the Douglass Club, an organization promoting the study of literature and philanthropy.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Herman A. Barnett Works on a Patient Before Surgery]

Photograph of Dr. Herman Barnett and looking at some medical equipment while he holds a gas mask over a patient's face. He is wearing a surgical gown, a head covering, and a mask.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ebenezer Baptist Church Banquet

Photograph of unidentified individuals at a Ebenezer Baptist Church Banquet.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History