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1919 Girls' Basketball Team

Description: Photograph of a group of eight young women identified as the 1919 girls' basketball team. They are posing in a car on the corner of Main Street and McKinney Street in Richardson, Texas. Five of the women are sitting in the car, and three are standing on the sides of the car.
Date: 1919~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Richardson Public Library

1919 Richardson High School Football Team

Description: Photograph of twelve students and one coach identified as the Richardson High School football team. Coach W. H. Galloway is standing in between four boys on the back row, and eight boys are sitting in the front row. One boy in the center is holding a football with "R. H. S." written on it. Text below the image says "1919 Richardson High School Football Team." The boys are identified on the back of the image.
Date: 1919
Creator: Smith, Morris J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Richardson Public Library

[Beth-El Congregation's First Synagogue]

Description: Photograph of Temple Beth-El, the first house of worship for Beth-El, Fort Worth's Reform Jewish congregation. It was a two-story, neo-classical synagogue constructed of wood and stucco. Above the columned entrance was a wooden Star of David, beneath which were the Hebrew words "Y'he Or," meaning "Let There Be Light." Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph say, "Beth-El Congregation's 1st synagogue; built 1908 @ 5th & Taylor Streets. Photo from The Jewish Monitor, 1915. Greek Reviva… more
Date: 1915
Creator: The Jewish Monitor
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

A City Plan for Dallas

Description: Report of the Park Board in Dallas, Texas, including the text of the proposed city plan, called the "Kessler Plan." The plan describes suggested changes to the city including building levees; creating a belt railroad; building a union station; creating freight terminals; organizing a civic center; eliminating railroad grade crossings in downtown districts; extending roads in downtown areas; building parks, parkways, and boulevards; and adding playgrounds throughout the city. The text includes… more
Date: 1911
Creator: Kessler, George E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

Fire Protection, Hallettsville, Texas

Description: Postcard of a group of firemen posing in the Hallettsville Fire Department's Horse and Fire Wagon on LaGrange Street in front of the Fire Hall. According to accompanying information, the persons in the wagon (left to right) are Richard Waltersdorf, John E. Buss, and O. T. East, and the horse is called "Headlight." "Fire Protection, Hallettsville, Texas" is printed beneath the image. On the back is a letter written to Mrs. Henry Messer in Shiner, Texas.
Date: 1916~
Creator: Braunig
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[Frank T. Rembert Postcard]

Description: Photographic postcard of Frank T. Rembert, a telegrapher from Copiah County, Mississippi. Mr. Rembert moved to Longview, Texas in 1877. Mr. Rembert is wearing a suit and a hat, and he is sitting in a wicker chair.
Date: 1910~
Creator: Culpepper, Cody
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Gaston Howard]

Description: Photographic postcard of Gaston Howard of Longview, Texas. Howard is pictured wearing his full uniform. The photograph was taken in Paris, France, as noted on the back of the postcard. Howard enlisted as a Private, and came home from the war as a Sergeant.
Date: 1917
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Green's Brigade Reunion]

Description: Photograph of four men wearing hats; they are identified as the Thirty-third Annual Green's Brigade Reunion. One man is identified as M. Jones. Three men are standing, and one man is sitting in front. The standing men are wearing ribbons that say "Reunion."
Date: 1914
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Hallettsville VFD Celebration Committee

Description: Portrait of the Hallettsville Volunteer Fire Department Celebration Committee. The members are sitting or standing around a table, and many of them have something to drink. According to the accompanying article, the seated members are (left to right) H. J. Braunig, John E. Buss, H. J. Heye, Richard Waltersdorf, and Charles Pillar, and the standing members are (left to right) Willie J. Miller, Richard J. Strauss, Otto von Rosenberg, and Mauritz Nau. Written in the center of the photograph is "Ju… more
Date: June 27, 1910
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[Hebrew Institute Building Fund Committee]

Description: Letterhead stationary for the Hebrew Institute Building Fund Committee outlining all the donors for the institute and their monetary contributions. The building, designed by the architectural firm of Field and Clarkson, was constructed between April and August of 1914 in the 800 block of Taylor Street in Fort Worth, Texas at a cost of $14,668. The top left corner of the document shows an architectural drawing of the building.
Date: 1913~
Creator: Hebrew Institute. Board.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Interior View of Farmer's National Bank]

Description: Photograph of an interior view of Farmer's National Bank. A granite counter with bars on the top runs through the length of the image. A set of cattle horns are hanging in between two teller windows at the counter. Signs at the top of the windows says "Teller." In the bottom-left of the image, there is a bench and table.
Date: 1917
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Interior View of G. Herman Funiture Company]

Description: Photograph of an interior view of G. Herman Furniture Company. One man in the back of an office is sitting in a chair and reading a paper. A framed poster to the left of the man says "Buy a Bond of the 2nd Liberty Loan and Help With the War." In the front of the office, there are two desks and a bookshelf. Several signs are displayed in the office that say "Royal Easy Chairs."
Date: November 1917
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Lone Star School]

Description: Photograph of a rural class and teacher. Class stands in front of school building. Two doors are visible on building. Girls are wearing hair bows and dresses. Teacher and most of the boys are wearing coats and ties. One boy is wearing overalls and one boy is wearing a buttoned, collared shirt with neck tie. Class names are identified as best as possible by Jack Britain. Top row, from left to right: Lennie Underwood, Mona B. Britain, Virgie Morgan, Rosana Francisco, Gene Allen (Teacher), Gracie … more
Date: 1910?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Haslet Public Library
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