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[Side Exterior of 5328 Surrey Circle]

Description: Photograph of 5328 Surrey Circle, in Dallas, Texas. This photograph is of the side exterior. The house has a low roof, a brick chimney, and tall windows. Hedges are planted between the sidewalk and the driveway, along the contours of the house. A Cadillac is parked under a canopy ceiling on a driveway.
Date: 1955
Location: 32.862992 -96.821062
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Rear View of 5328 Surrey Circle]

Description: Photograph of 5328 Surrey Circle, in Dallas, Texas. This photograph is of the rear view. The back of the house contains a plain grass lawn, accessible by a short set of stairs and demarcated from the house with short hedges and bushes. A young tree is planted behind the hedges, closer to the house. The house has tall windows, a short roof, and a brick chimney.
Date: 1955
Location: 32.862992 -96.821062
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[South Fifth Street and Austin Street, Waco]

Description: Photograph of South Fifth Street and Austin Street in Waco, Texas. Along this corner is the R. T. Dennis & Co. house furnishing store in the Dennis Building at center, the Wood Bros. male clothing store, Chris's Cafe, and the "Grocery So Different" to the left of the Dennis Building, the Oriental Billards and Dominos building on the other side of the road. Cars and bicycles are parked along the curb, and people walk across the street and along the sidewalk.
Date: July 5, 1957
Creator: Gildersleeve
Location: 31.556733 -97.131729
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Interior of 5328 Surrey Circle]

Description: Photograph of the interior of 5328 Surrey Circle, Dallas, Texas. A living space is depicted through a rectangular arch opening, lined with wooden moulding. Inside the room are couches, framed portraits, a lamp set on a round desk, a cabinet, and a fireplace with a dark marble mantel. Outside the living room are two cushioned chairs on both sides of the arch doorway, decorated with figures set in relief in oval portrait frames hanging above them, and a small cabinet with a flower vase and a mirr… more
Date: 1955
Location: 32.862992 -96.821062
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Front of 5328 Surrey Circle]

Description: Photograph of 5328 Surrey Circle in Dallas, Texas. This photograph is of the front exterior. The main entrance is at left, with a brick and stone walkway leading up to it as well as a small lamp to the left of the double doors. A short metal barrier decorated with flower and plant motifs is attached on the very short, elevated brick platform leading up to the house. A hedge is set in front of the main window at the front of the building, along which the stone walkway runs past. The roof is sho… more
Date: 1955
Location: 32.862992 -96.821062
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Home of H. D. Fillers]

Description: Photograph of the house of H. D. Fillers in Wichita Falls. The house is a simple, one-story suburban house, with a chimney, a doorway with a decorated entry, and two garage doors. Short trees and shrubs line the front of the building, and a large tree is partially visible at right. This photograph is addressed to Mrs. R. M. Packer.
Date: December 1950
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Porch of 5328 Surrey Circle]

Description: Photograph of 5328 Surrey Circle, Dallas, Texas. Depicted here is the porch behind the house, accessible by two dark-colored doors. A glass table, decorated with a small flower vase, is joined by six cushioned metal chairs. Cushioned furniture, including sofas and seats adjoined with smaller glass tables, is lined against the wall of the porch, which has a tiled stone floor. A short metal screen separates the porch from the rest of the back lawn.
Date: 1955
Location: 32.862992 -96.821062
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[1951 Portrait of Marion Jackson Brooks]

Description: Photograph of Marion Jackson "Jack" Brooks, a Fort Worth civil rights leader. He is pictured here around the time he completed his Doctor of Medicine at the Howard University School of Medicine, circa 195. He has eyeglasses, combed hair, and a suit and neck tie.
Date: 1951~
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Midland Woman's Club, Rodeo Coffee]

Description: Photograph of "rodeo coffee" meeting arranged by the Midland Woman's Club. Women with cowboy hats are seated behind a table with a selection of food and small cups throughout. Another row of women stand behind, looking towards the photographer. A list of names is written on the back of the photograph.
Date: July 1955
Creator: Birdwell, Joe V.
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Sign for Clyde Chesser and His Texas Village Boys]

Description: Paper poster for Clyde Chesser and His Texas Village Boys, a country band whose performances were broadcasted on KCEN in Temple, Texas. Members are identified from left to right: Gaylon Christie, with a lap steel guitar; Okie Davis, with a fiddle; Eddie Spradley, with a fiddle; Clyde (barefooted) Chesser, seated at center; Arnold Williams, with an acoustic guitar; Alvin Berry, with a double bass. This poster advertises the "Blue Bonnet Barn Dance", telecasted each Saturday.
Date: [1953..]
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Midland County Sheriff's Posse]

Description: Photograph of the Midland County sheriff's posse, depicted in two rows in front of a long stable-like wooden building. The back row stands and the front row sits below, and all men wear hats, a ribbon around their necks, and white shirts.
Date: 1950
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Midland County Sheriff's Posse, On Horseback]

Description: Photograph of the Midland County sheriff's posse on horseback, depicted in three rows on a large fenced-in field. Each officer wears hats, a ribbon around their necks, and white shirts.
Date: 1950
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Mary Louise and Ralph W. Thornton House]

Description: Photograph of the Mary Louise and Ralph W. Thornton house on 2764 Nies Street, Fort Worth. The house is a single story-home with a small square porch in front of the front door, its windows covered with awnings printed with the letter T on the front. A dark-colored car is parked in front of a garage along the right wall of the house, accessible from the road by a gravel path, and bushes and small plants are planted in the front lawn and along the front of the building.
Date: November 1954
Location: 32.767000 -97.306427
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[3rd Anniversary for Rev. C. A. Holliday]

Description: Photograph of a 3rd anniversary celebration for Reverend C. A. Holliday at the Greater St. James Baptist Church. Rev. Holliday is standing in front of a wooden pulpit along other church leaders and choir members standing in rows behind him. A thermometer measuring cash donated for the church building fund has been placed between large bouquets of flowers in front of the pulpit, and a banner for Rev. Holliday is hung along the back wall of the church.
Date: 1955
Creator: Turner, John
Location: 32.759453 -97.324906
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Ralph W. Thornton with His 1954 Ford Sunliner]

Description: Photograph of Ralph W. Thornton posing with his coupe, possibly a 1954 Ford Sunliner, parked in the driveway of his house. He leans against the passenger-side door and smiles widely, suburban homes visible behind him.
Date: November 1954
Location: 32.766732 -97.306423
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Visitors in Botanic Garden Maze]

Description: Photograph of visitors in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden hedge maze. Three adults are accompanied by a child and walk along a hedge wall. An empty barrel and a small wooden covering is beside them. An advertisement billboard and a streetlight is visible behind the hedges. The former site of the hedge maze is currently occupied by the botanical garden's vegetable garden.
Date: 1956~
Location: 32.733774 -97.366480
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Rose Garden, Looking Northeast, 1956]

Description: Photograph of the Rose Garden in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden in 1956, looking northeast. A large rectangular field of roses and shrubs on a flat plain of grass is prominent at center. A corner of the garden's former hedge maze is visible at bottom right. The covered pavilion of the Lower Rose Garden at the top of the "rose ramp" is located at middle right above the rose field, alongside a road where three cars are parked. The road goes into the background into an area of shrubs and large, tal… more
Date: 1956
Location: 32.734282 -97.366188
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Rock Springs Center Lobby]

Description: Photograph of a lobby inside the Rock Springs Center at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Two black couches with red cushions and white flower vases on both sides, backs facing each other, sit at the center of the image, with a white square coffee table visible in front with red wooden chairs adjoining it on a beige carpet. Two pairs of white tables with two white chairs each sit on the right side of the image, with a medium-sized tree in between. A Christmas tree is visible behind the couches. Wi… more
Date: [1956..]
Location: 32.736550 -97.365300
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Village Shopping Center, Midway]

Description: Aerial photograph of the Village Shopping Center, a set of strip malls, commercial buildings, and adjoining parking lots at the intersection of Wall Street and Andrews Highway. Houses and suburban developments are to the north of the shopping center, and the El Campo Moderno Courts is to the south, along Wall Street in the lower left. Commercial buildings are built along Andrews Highway, which curves to the northwest.
Date: 1958
Location: None
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Austin Avenue Methodist Church Chancel]

Description: Photograph of the chancel and the altar of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church in Waco, Texas. Most of the chancel is raised on a platform. At the very back is the raised choir loft and the Kilgen organ console (mostly obscured). The back wall contains wooden paneling, tracery and facade organ pipes. A short upper wooden screen separates the choir from the main part of the chancel, on which are clergy seats, the pulpit, decorated with a parament, and the altar. This portion is accessible by stai… more
Date: December 22, 1953
Creator: Willis Studio
Location: 31.549818 -97.138852
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Opening of First National Bank, Midland]

Description: Photograph of the opening of the First National Bank in October 1959, on the corner of West Wall and Colorado Street. People stand, converse, and walk around the main lobby of the bank, where there are tables set up with flowers and stacked programs and sheets, as well as escalators moving up and down.
Date: October 1959
Creator: Rubin's Studio of Photography
Location: 31.997458 -102.076830
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Downtown Midland, Texas Avenue]

Description: Photograph of downtown Midland facing east down West Texas Avenue. The Midland Parking Garage, a moderately-tall beige building is along the left side of the street. The Western United Life building, a tall beige building and the Petroleum Building, which has large Gothic-like spires along its southern face, are visible further down the street. Cars run down the road.
Date: 1957
Location: 31.998414 -102.078667
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Downtown Midland at Night]

Description: Photograph of downtown Midland at night, taken along the center of a street. Cars between the road, with moderately-tall buildings on both sides and power lines and Christmas lights hanging across the streets. The Crawford Hotel is partially visible on the left side of the street, and a building with a sign reading "THE OIL AND GAS BUILDING" is on the right side.
Date: 1959-12~
Location: 31.997492 -102.074729
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Codsen Station, Midland]

Description: Photograph of the Cosden gas station in Midland, serviced by Baker Oil Company, along Front Street (Highway 80). The gas pumps sit out in front, with tires laid out in columns in front of the station building. Signs for Dr. Pepper, Pennzoil, a cigarette brand, and other services are placed out in the front of the building. A Cosden oil truck is pulled in at right, and gas station workers stand in front of the pumps.
Date: 1950~
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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