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[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 9] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 9]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1936/1938
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

1937 Schreiner Institute Glee Club in Uniform

Photograph of the Glee Club in uniform. Twenty five cadets and club director John A. Guinn pictured. Caption from 1937 Recall yearbook page lists members from left to right as follows; "BACK ROW: Wiley; Vaughn; Hadden; Davis, C.; Terrell; Brown, S.; Pressler; Houy; Hagood; Simmons; McCord; Jenkins, K.; Guinn, director. FRONT ROW: Staples; Palacios; Browning; Wendtland; Jarvis, L.; Jaeggli; Haggard; Jenkins, R.; Newton, F.; Bush; White, M.; Woollett." Club officers are identified as Frank Newton (President) and Leslie Jarvis (Secretary). Club activities included appearances at the Kerrville Rotary Club and Schreiner Institute concerts as well as competition in the junior college men’s division voice contests held at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas on April 3, 1937 where the chorus won first place in its division and cadet Richard Jenkins was awarded top honor in the men’s solo contest.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Schreiner Institute Cadets in Uniform Lined Up for Inspection near Hoon Hall

Photograph of Schreiner Institute cadets in uniform lined up for inspection in the quad near Hoon Hall. Commandant Captain W. O. Green, and Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Dayton Stockton among the officers gathered at benches under a tree.
Date: 1937~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Stella Delaney in Front of the President's House at Schreiner Institute

Photograph of the president's house at Schreiner Institute. Stella Delaney, wife of first school president James J. Delaney, stands on the right by the steps.
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cadet Corp Battalion Commander Dayton Stockton and Battalion Sponsor Irene Jackson

Schreiner Institute Cadet Corp Battalion Commander and Senior Class President Dayton "Shorty" Stockton poses for a staff photograph with Battalion Sponsor Irene Jackson.
Date: 1937
Creator: Schreiner Institute
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Fletcher Walker

Photograph of cadet and Company A Captain, Fletcher Walker. This photograph appears in the 1937 Recall Yearbook. The subject is misidentified on the back as LaRue Haralson who also attended Schreiner Institute in the 1930s.
Date: 1937
Creator: Schreiner Institute
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Two Men in Front of a Southwestern Bus, Forehead Paint and One Pant Leg Rolled Up on Both Men (1937)

Photograph of two men in front of a Southwestern bus, forehead paint and one pant leg rolled up on both men (1937).
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Senior Portrait of Schreiner Institute Cadet Dayton Stockton

Schreiner Institute Cadet Dayton "Shorty" Stockton as a student was Lieutenant Colonel and Battalion Commander for the Schreiner Cadet Corps. He was named "Most Military Cadet", Secretary-Treasurer of the Officer's Club and Schreiner Institute Senior Class President according to the 1937 Recall Yearbook. Stockton would go on to serve Schreiner as Assistant Commandant and Commandant of the Cadet Corps in the 1940s.
Date: 1937
Creator: Scheriner Institute
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Schreiner Institute Shot Put Thrower Joe Max Kahn

Photograph of Schreiner Institute athlete and college freshman Joe Max Kahn preparing to throw the shot put.
Date: 1937
Creator: Schreiner Institute
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cadets Stand at Attention for Federal Inspection

Photograph of a company of the Schreiner Institute cadet corps standing at attention for the annual federal inspection by officers from Fort Sam Houston. The Schreiner band and sponsors may be seen in the background as an officer inspects a cadet's rifle. The text on the back of the photograph identifies inspecting officer as Colonel Theodore K. Spencer who conducted the annual inspections from 1939 to 1941.
Date: 1936
Creator: Schreiner Institute
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Battle of the Flowers Band Tournament Trophy, Second Prize

Second Prize trophy awarded to Schreiner Institute band. Inscribed: Southern Music Co. Trophy, Battle of Flowers Assn., Band Tournament, Junior College, Academy Class, 1937
Date: 1937
Creator: Schreiner Institute
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1935 Schreiner Institute, Foodball Squad, Conference Champions

Photograph of the Schreiner Institute Football squad as the 1935 conference champions.
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Students Gather Around a Deer

Photograph of a group of students standing around a friendly deer on the Schreiner Institute campus in Kerrville, Texas. George E. Pratka appears to be petting the deer as several other cadets including Julius Leisering, Dayton Stockton, and Donald D. Phillips look on in the background.
Date: 1935
Creator: Schreiner Institute
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

River Shot from a Bank, 1930 Yearbook

Photograph of a river shot from a bank, 1930 yearbook.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Scene on Prade Guest Ranch

Photograph of Mrs. Helen Prade on a horse above the Frio River at Prade Ranch near Leakey, Texas. Prade Ranch was opened as one of the first resort ranches in Texas in 1935 by Earl T. Prade. This photograph appears in the 1937 Schreiner Institute Bulletin Pictorial Number XV, No. 2 with the caption "Scene on Prade Guest Ranch, near Kerrville."
Date: [1935..1937]
Creator: Schreiner Institute
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Color Guard in Uniform

The 1931-1932 Color Guard in uniform presenting the national and school "colors" with arms. Color Sergeant R. F. Flutsch holds the American flag and Color Private Jack Randle holds the Schreiner Institute flag during military exercises at the Schreiner Institute in Kerrville.
Date: [1931..1932]
Creator: Schreiner Institute
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Schreiner Institute Band

Photograph of Schreiner Institute band students preparing for a parade.
Date: 1932
Creator: Schreiner Institute
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Employee Personnel, McKinney, Texas, Texas Textile Mills

T. S. Morris, the father of the donor, was born in 1899. He lived and farmed at Rt. 5, McKinney. At night, he worked at the Mill in the weave shop and dye room. In this photo he is a short man, in overalls, with two men to his left in dark jackets. He is near the sixth window from the left.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Armstrong County, Volume 1 (open access)

History of Armstrong County, Volume 1

The Armstrong County Histories are a compilation of biographical stories about the Armstrong County pioneers prior to 1900. According to the foreward: "Information supplied by members of these families make stories rich in romance, tragedy and humor, revealing the sturdy character of those who built our county. The book is made up of these family histories supplemented by ranch and community histories, articles of civic interest, church and cemetery stories, 'tall tales' by old timers."
Date: 1939
Creator: The Woman's Development Club
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Armstrong County, Volume 2 (open access)

History of Armstrong County, Volume 2

The Armstrong County Histories are a compilation of biographical stories about the Armstrong County pioneers prior to 1900. According to the foreward in Volume I: "Information supplied by members of these families make stories rich in romance, tragedy and humor, revealing the sturdy character of those who built our county. The book is made up of these family histories supplemented by ranch and community histories, articles of civic interest, church and cemetery stories, 'tall tales' by old timers."
Date: 1939
Creator: The Woman's Development Club
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
When Texas was young (open access)

When Texas was young

The battle of San Jacinto -- A surgeon's story -- The "Twin Sisters" -- Reminiscences, piratical and revolutionary, from the career of Colonel Warren D.C. Hall.
Date: 1930
Creator: Ziegler, Jesse A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Dictionary of the Atakapa Language: Accompanied by Text Material (open access)

A Dictionary of the Atakapa Language: Accompanied by Text Material

Volume contains all the Atakapa linguistic material known to be in existence in 1932. Includes nine Atakapa texts with English translations, an Atakapa-English dictionary, and an index to the Atakapa dictionary.
Date: 1932
Creator: Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907 & Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life of J. W. Holston (open access)

Life of J. W. Holston

Handwritten manuscript by John Willis Holston. Chronicles his family's journey to Texas from Mississippi in 1869. Includes stories from his days as a cowboy on a cattle drive, and his two year service as a Texas Ranger.
Date: 1930~
Creator: Holston, John Willis
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Teenage Girl]

Photograph of a teenage girl, Elizabeth "Betsy" Harris, née Ross, posing for a portrait in a collared jacket and shirt. Her blonde hair is styled in a short haircut. Below her portrait, the year "1930" is typeset within a decorative border.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History