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[Alpha Phi Alpha Members Around Couch]

Photograph of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity members standing behind a couch where several women are holding and looking at information for a Fort Worth fashion fair. The women are identified as Alphabettes and are wives of members of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. "Alpha and Alphabettes Ebony Fashion Fair" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1956..2009]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Buildings at Corner of Evans Avenue and Jessamine Street]

Photograph of two, two-story brick buildings with storefronts on the ground floors. One of the buildings houses Royal Southside Cleaners, and both buildings have campaign signs for Doug Crouch.
Date: [1957..1972]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New 1957 Fort Worth Church Guide (open access)

The New 1957 Fort Worth Church Guide

Directory of Black churches in the Fort Worth area with photographs, addresses, congregation sizes, and short histories and descriptions. The churches are organized alphabetically, by denomination, with a table of contents on page 2.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Cook and Royal Advertising Agency
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rainbo Worker Hands Bread to Woman]

Photograph of a Rainbo delivery worker handing a loaf of bread to a woman in a grocery store. There are shelves of Rainbo Bread and Krispy Krackers behind her. "Rainbow [sic] Bread] is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1958..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thomas W. Cole and Mrs. Cole Greet Another Couple]

Photograph of Thomas W. Cole and Mrs. Cole greeting another couple at a reception. There are greek letters on the wall behind them. "Wiley College President and Mrs. Cole" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1958..1971]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Doug Crouch and Dearlease Johnson]

Photograph of Tarrant County District Attorney Doug Crouch pointing at a clipboard on Dearlease Johnson's desk while another woman looks on. "D.A. Doug Crouch and Mrs. Dearlease Johnson" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1959..1966]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Doug Crouch With Diagram]

Photograph of Tarrant County District Attorney Doug Crouch showing a diagram of an automobile accident to another man. "Doug Crouch" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1959?/1966?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Costumed Dancers of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority]

Photograph of members of Zeta Phi Beta wearing dance costumes with antenna headdresses, posing for for a picture in a living room. Part of an upright piano is visible in the background. "Jabberwock" and "Zeta Phi Beta's Representation" are written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1960..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marion Brooks with Friends at a Club]

Photograph of Marion "Jack" Brooks and Reby Cary in a group of friends, seated together in a table in an Texan nightclub (possibly Fort Worth?). Cary sits fourth from left; Brooks sits third from right. The group is seated at a table with drinks, water pitchers, ashtrays, drink cups, and purses, all smiling and looking forward.
Date: 1960~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sorority Members Posing With Greek Letters]

Photograph of Delta Sigma Theta sorority members posing for a photo behind block greek letters, delta, sigma, theta. The women are in three rows, one seated on the ground, one seated on a couch, and one standing. "Delta Sigma Theta" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1960..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women Present Wheelchair]

Photograph of two women presenting a wheelchair to a third woman. "Delta Sigma Theta" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1960..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Griffin with Mayor John Justin]

Photograph of Charles Griffin shaking hands with and receiving a framed item from Mayor John Justin. "Mayor Justin and Charles Griffin" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1961?/1963?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Child Receiving Polio Vaccine]

Photograph of a child receiving the Sabin oral polio vaccine while his mother holds them on her lap. "Polio Clinic" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1961..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brenda Moody and Langston Coleman]

Photograph of Brenda Moody, crowned as Miss Como, standing with Langston Coleman who's wearing football gear. "Brenda Moody - '63, Langston Coleman - '65" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1962~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marie and Marion Brooks with Don Yarborough]

Photograph of Don Yarborough, Texan Democrat gubernatorial candidate, in the Brooks' house in Fort Worth. At left is Marie Norris Brooks, who pours Yarborough (right) a drink from an ornate pot wguke Dr. Marion "Jack" Brooks (center) looks on and smiles. Along the foreground is a table with dessert foods, and in the background, past the archway, is a low table with teacups and other party guests.
Date: 1962~/1964~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Miss Como and Court]

Photograph of Miss Como and the court, possibly for Como High School's homecoming. There are nine students standing in a line on a football field. The names are partially listed on the back; "L-R 1. Dorothy Henkins 2. ? 3. Laverne Queen 4. ? 5. Brenda Moody 6. Langston Coleman 7. Ellen Boyd 8. ? 9. Ronnie Johnson."
Date: 1962~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Miss KNOK 1962 Holding Flowers]

Photograph of the 1962 Miss KNOK, wearing a swimsuit, sash, and holding a bouquet of flowers. She's standing in front of a large crowd of African American patrons at the State Fair of Texas. "Miss KNOK" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Models at Ebony Fashion Fair]

Photograph of models on stage at the Ebony Fashion Fair in 1962 in Fort Worth, Texas. There is a sign reading "Ebony Fashion Fair, Oriental Flair" with a man standing under it, flanked by the models with six standing on each side. "Ebony Fashion Fair" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women Washing a Car]

Photograph of Delta Sigma Theta alumni chapter members washing a car at a Sinclair gas station. There's a man leaning on a car in the background. "Work Day for Deltas" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: [1962..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Discussing the Voter, Urban League]

Photograph of three individuals discussing voting education in Fort Worth, Texas. At left is Herman M. Sweatt, director of the southern regional office of the Urban League, who hands a "Planning Effective Non-Partisan Voter Education Campaigns" pamphlet to Marion J. Brooks (center), doctor and local civil rights leader, and an unidentified woman (right) looking onward.
Date: 1963
Creator: Turner, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Morningside Methodist Church]

Photograph of the Morningside Methodist Church located at 2860 Evans Avenue in Fort Worth, Texas, taken from the southeast corner.
Date: 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Students Wearing Letter Sweaters]

Photograph of students sitting on bleachers wearing letter sweaters. There are four rows of students, with the first row containing all the female students with the male students sitting or standing in the three rows behind them. "Como Jr. Sr. High School, 1963 Letterman's Club, Football Team, Willie Green, Jefferson Davis" is written on the back.
Date: 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bill Jackson Sr. and Bill Jackson Jr.]

Photograph of Bill Jackson Sr. and Bill Jackson Jr. sitting in a grocery store's back office next to a desk with two typewriters on it. Bill Jackson Jr. is sitting on his father's knee. "Jackson's Groc and House of M[...], Bill Jackson, Sr. and Jr., 3-11-1964" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: March 11, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1964 Spelling Bee Winner]

Photograph of a boy holding a trophy and standing next to a sign depicting a bee wearing a graduation cap and reading "1964 Spelling Bee." "Dunbar School" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History