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[Aerial View of Water Tower]

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of a 500,000 gallon water tower on Railroad Avenue. Behind the water tower, there is a train and an industrial storage lot. Text on the top-right of the photograph says "City of Port Arthur Water tower on Railroad Avenue and W. Thomas Blvd. Built 195. Capacity - 500,000 gallons. Photo - 11/13/74."
Date: November 13, 1974
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Aerial View of Water Tower]

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of a 300,000 gallon water tower. Trees surround the tower, and a baseball field is located behind it. Text at the bottom-left of the photograph says "City of Port Arthur Gilham Circle Water Tower. Built - 1920. Capacity - 300,000 Photo - 11/13/74."
Date: November 13, 1974
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Ahmad Bashir Looks at a Plate]

Description: Photograph of Lyndon Johnson, Ahmad Bashir, and others. Ahmad Bashir is looking at a plate that someone is holding out in front on him. The four people are smiling and all looking at the plate. The foursome is at LBJ Ranch.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Partner: LBJ Museum of San Marcos

Airplane Flying

Description: Negative of an airplane flying over Odessa, Texas during a military parade in 1956. The building on the left side of the picture is the Ector County courthouse.
Date: 1956
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Alamo City Jazz Band

Description: Photograph of a jazz quintet performing on a stage in front of a small group of people who are seated at three small tables. The name of the quintet is "Alamo City Jazz Band". Most of the people visible in the foreground are drinking beer, and a woman is taking a photograph of the people that are sitting at one of the tables.
Date: 1968~
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Alamo City Jazz Band

Description: Photograph of a jazz quintet performing on a stage in front of a small group of people who are seated at three small tables. The name of the quintet is "Alamo City Jazz Band". Most of the people visible in the foreground are drinking beer, and a woman is taking a photograph of the people that are sitting at one of the tables. Chuck Reilley, a local dentist and the bandleader plays trombone and James Carroll Bell is on trumpet, while Randle Tankersley plays the bass saxophone.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Alamo Hotel

Description: Photograph of exterior of The Alamo Hotel at 400 W. 6th Street -- 6th Street at Guadalupe.
Date: November 12, 1947
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Albert Bernson and Mabel Young Bernson

Description: Photograph of 2 people. This portrait is of Albert Bernson and Mabel Young Bernson, photographed in one torso-length, front-facing pose in front of a prop window. Albert Bernson is sitting and Mabel Young Bernson is standing behind, holding a bouquet of flowers. Albert Bernson was stationed at Camp Mabrey during World War II and is wearing his uniform in this photograph. Mabel Young Bernson is wearing a long white dress, a necklace, and a ring.
Date: unknown
Creator: Born, Julius
Partner: River Valley Pioneer Museum

Albert Lawrence Bates Fingerprint Card, 1933 (Oklahoma City Police Department)

Description: Oklahoma City Police Department fingerprint card for Albert Lawrence Bates. It includes a list of his criminal record dating from 1916 to 1933 plus a mugshot. Albert L. Bates (October 16, 1893-July 4, 1948) was an American bank robber and burglar during the 1920s and 1930s. He used a number of different aliases during his criminal career including George Davis, George Harris and J.B. King. He was the longtime partner of George "Machine Gun" Kelly and participated in the kidnapping of oil tyco… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Oklahoma City (Okla.). Police Dept.
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

Albert Praeger Home

Description: Photograph of Albert Praeger's home located on 613 South St Marys Street. Albert Praeger was born in Victoria in 1864. He moved to San Antonio with his family, where he attended school and later trained as a tinsmith. In 1892, as a newcomer to Beeville, he married Miss Elizabeth Webber of Beeville, and opened a tin shop on the courthouse square in 1893. In 1906, Mr. Praeger, a successful and respected businessman, built a new brick building on the corner of Corpus Christi and Washington Street… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

[Alice Studer]

Description: Photograph of 1 person. There are two three-quarter angle bust images of the same woman, Alice Studer. Her hair is up, and she is dressed in a fur coat.
Date: unknown
Creator: Born, Julius
Partner: River Valley Pioneer Museum
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