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[Charles W. Norris in a Barber Shop]
Photograph of Charles W. Norris (left), a tailor in Fort Worth, standing in a barbershop with a tape measure around his neck and a clipboard in his left hand. At right, there are three barbers each standing behind a chair, two with customers. The chairs are placed in front of mirrors with desks and have lightbulbs hanging above. Handwritten on back: "Charles W. Norris, tailor, Fort Worth circa 1924-1925."
Date:
1924~/1925~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Masonic Quarterly, Volume 32, Number 12, August 1928
Quarterly publication of the Masonic Temple in Fort Worth discussing various topics of interest to members and related to the activities of the organization. This issue focuses on relief funds, including fundraising from members and a tally of money paid out to Texas lodges for relief during the previous year.
Date:
August 1928
Creator:
Freemasons. Prince Hall Grand Lodge No. 148 (Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Year Book 1929-1930 Alphin Charity and Art Club
Yearbook of the Alphin Art and Charity Club including brief information about the group, a list of activities from the club meetings, membership for club committees, and a member directory. There is a handwritten list of financial transactions after the last page for 1929 and a page inserted at the front lists phone numbers for the members of the Sick Committee.
Date:
1929~
Creator:
Alphin Art and Charity Club
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
[Check Written to the Grand Lodge F&AM]
Personal check from the Fraternal Bank & Trust Company of Fort Worth, made out to the Grand Lodge, F&AM (Free and Accepted Masons) for $850.00 and signed by William McDonald. McDonald was the Grand Lodge's Grand Secretary, and was a leader in the Black Masonic movement. His Fraternal Bank and Trust Company was located in the Grand Masonic Temple on East 9th Street.
Date:
December 3, 1934
Creator:
McDonald, WIlliam Madison
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of May Pearl Hollie McDonald]
Photograph of May Pearl Hollie McDonald (1916–1995). She wears a coat with a fur collar and a high-collared shirt, looking to the right and smiling. This photo has been hand-colored and may have been taken by Emma Woodward, spouse of Walter Woodard.
Date:
1935~/1940~
Creator:
Woodard, Emma
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check Written to Southwestern Bell Telephone]
Personal check from the Fraternal Bank & Trust Co. of Fort Worth, made out to the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for $15.71 and signed by William McDonald.
Date:
July 26, 1935
Creator:
McDonald, WIlliam Madison
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Mary Louise Pardee Thornton]
Photograph of Mary Louise Pardee Thornton, longtime registrar at I. M. Terrell High School. She wears a light-colored dress with bead necklaces and faces the left.
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Family Scrapbook]
Scrapbook containing photographs of various trips and events, along with cards, programs, and other collected ephemera.
Date:
1937~/1941~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[May Pearl McDonald and Martha Hollie]
Photograph of May Pearl McDonald (left) and possibly her mother, Martha Hollie (right) standing in the side yard of William Madison McDonald's house in Fort Worth, Texas. They pose together next to a pile of stones and a bush planted along the side of the house.
Date:
1937~/1941~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[May Pearl McDonald in Front of McDonald Home]
Photograph of May Pearl McDonald standing on the front steps of William Madison McDonald's home in Fort Worth, Texas. Behind her is the front entrance of a large, two-storied house.
Date:
1937~/1941~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Unidentified Woman in Front of McDonald House]
Photograph of an unidentified woman standing on the front steps of William Madison McDonald's home in Fort Worth, Texas. Behind her is the front entrance of a large, two-storied house.
Date:
1937~/1941~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Teaching Staff of I.M. Terrell High School]
Photograph of the teaching staff of I.M. Terrell High School standing on the steps of a building. The accompanying information identifies Hazel Harvey Peace as standing on the far right in the third row from the top. Lillian Bertha Jones Horace standing in the top row second from the right. "Teaching Staff #2 Johnson" is written on the back.
Date:
[1938..1972]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Women Seated at Table at Bethlehem Center]
Photograph of several women seated around a table at the Bethlehem Center. "Bethlehem Center Golden Age Club" is written on the back of the photo.
Date:
[1939..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Queen with Attendents]
Photograph of a girl being crowned queen, holding a flowers and wearing a cape, flanked by six other girls wearing white or pale colored dresses. "HP YMCA" is written on the back of the photo. The accompanying information states this was likely at the Highland Park branch of the Fort Worth YWCA.
Date:
[1940..1968]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tyler Barber College Class of 1940]
Photograph of the Tyler Barber College, class of 1940. The portrait of the college's president, H. M. Morgan, is at center, in front of illustrations of clippers and scissors. The graduating class is laid out in a grid, each wearing caps and gowns, set within a glass frame with decorative blue and red edges.
Date:
1940?
Creator:
Teal
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check to Turner and Dingee]
Personal check from the Fraternal Bank & Trust Co. of Fort Worth, made out to Turner and Dingee for $25.10 and signed by William McDonald.
Date:
March 2, 1942
Creator:
McDonald, WIlliam Madison
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Guinn Reflector, Yearbook of James E. Guinn Junior High School, 1944
Yearbook for James E. Guinn Junior High School in Fort Worth, Texas, including photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and local clubs.
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
James E. Guinn Junior High School
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check to Ure Drug Store]
Personal check from the Fraternal Bank & Trust Co. of Fort Worth, made out to Ure Drug Store for $4.25 and signed by William McDonald for the purchase of cigars. McDonald was a cigar aficionado.
Date:
June 5, 1944
Creator:
McDonald, WIlliam Madison
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ambassadors Debutantes]
Photograph of nine Ambassadors debutantes holding flowers, standing around an archway. There is a small platform with the arch that three women are standing on, with the others on either side. "Ambassadors Debs" is written on the back of the photo.
Date:
[1947..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four People Seated a Banquet Table]
Photograph of four people sitting at a banquet table in Fort Worth, Texas. They're identified on the back of the photo, from left to right: "Otis Martin, Res. of South Central Region, International African Chamber of Commerce; Adelle Martin, Coordinator for Fashion Show International African-American Culture and Educational Society; Nigerian dignitary; Leonard Black, Executive Director, International African Chamber of Commerce."
Date:
[1947..1983]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four Texas Realtors at National Conference]
Photograph of four Texas realtors at the National Association of Real Estate Brokers Incorporated annual conference at the Sherman House in Chicago, Illinois. The realtors are identified on the back of the photo as "Travis, George Harris, Shadowens, Robinson Houston."
Date:
[1947..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Pledges, Wiley College]
Photograph of pledges from the Zeta Phi Beta sorority of Wiley College, standing together on a flight of stairs in three rows and holding buckets painted with the sorority letters.
Date:
1947~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Como High School Basketball Team]
Photograph of the Como High School basketball team. There are thirteen players in uniform and two coaches wearing shirts and ties. The photo"State AAA Champs, Como High" written on the back.
Date:
1948?/1963?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History