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Resource Type:
Photograph
Decade:
1950-1959
Collection:
Rescuing Texas History, 2011
[Interior of Fostoria Commissary]
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the interior of Fostoria Commissary in Fostoria, Texas. The front counter features different styles of men's hats. There is a weight machine in the foreground that gives character readings.
Contributing Partner: Cleveland Historic Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253196/
Photograph of Sam Rayburn
Date: 1950/1961
Creator: Wichita Falls Times and Record News, Photographer Jim Cochran
Description: Photograph of Sam Rayburn. The photo is a head and shoulders view of Mr. Rayburn. He wears a dark suit jacket, dark tie, white button-down shirt, and a tan colored cowboy/fedora style hat. This image was taken of Mr. Sam later in his life, most likely between 1950 and 1961.
Contributing Partner: Sam Rayburn House Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth183490/
[Photograph of Larry Wydermyer with a Bicycle]
Date: 1952/1953
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Larry Wydermyer standing outside behind a bicycle on Tabor Street in Waco, Texas. He is six or seven years old, wearing a pair of light shorts and has his right hand on the seat of the bike, and his left on the handlebars. A few trees and a house are in the background, and an older woman can be seen sitting on the porch.
Contributing Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth200777/
[Sixth grade class photograph]
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a sixth grade class from the Samnorwood School. There are three rows of students and one teacher standing in the third row. They are posing outdoors in front of a brick wall.
Contributing Partner: Collingsworth County Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth207280/
[Cars in Santa Parade]
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of cars driving in the Cleveland Santa Parade. The car in the foreground has a logo on the side that advertises the Flower House and reads, "We telegraph Flowers". Stores in the background include Texas Jewelry, T. C. Hill Insurance, and Lack's. On the left is the Farmers State Bank and United Gas.
Contributing Partner: Cleveland Historic Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253153/
[Marching Band and Twirlers in Santa Parade]
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a marching band and a group of twirlers in the Santa Parade in Cleveland, Texas. Six women are in the foreground twirling batons with the marching band behind them. A small group of spectators watches from the side of the road.
Contributing Partner: Cleveland Historic Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253154/
[Mill Iron Ranch]
Date: 1953/1954
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a group of six men on horses at the Mill Iron Ranch. The men are all wearing cowboy hats, and are identified as Polly O'Neil, Ruffin Cox, Bob Henton, Virgil Thompson, Clem Timmons, and Norman Potter.
Contributing Partner: Collingsworth County Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth207432/
[Santa Float in Parade]
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a Santa float during the Cleveland Santa Parade. There is a man dressed as Santa Claus waving towards the crowd and two young children on the float. Sweet's Barber Shop and the Smart Shoppe can be seen behind the crowd watching the parade.
Contributing Partner: Cleveland Historic Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253194/
[Santa Parade in Downtown Cleveland, Texas]
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a car during the Santa Parade in downtown Cleveland, Texas. The car shows the logo "Cleveland Kiwanis" and is on the corner of East Houston and Travis Street. The Farmer's State Bank and Texan Theater, playing Call Me Madam, can be seen in the background. There is a crowd of people congregated by the side of the road near the Super Value Grocery.
Contributing Partner: Cleveland Historic Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253152/
[Photograph of Dominga Luna Throwing a Softball]
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Dominga Luna throwing a softball at City Park during a Track and Field meet. She is being watched by a large group of young women. The back of the image labels the image as "Dominga Luna, 10 from city park midget girls soft ball throw. Track and Field Meet, 1954".
Contributing Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth207060/