[Rescue workers holding a stretcher near an ambulance after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]
Date: 1947-04-16
Creator: unknown
Description: Four men holding a stretcher stand in front of an ambulance with its back doors open. The ambulance has a large medical cross painted on the side. A man in uniform stands near one side of the back doors, and four other military personnel stand near the right rear of the ambulance. One of the Army personnel has the medic armband on his left arm. Debris is scattered all over, and a fire hose runs near the men. In the background large pieces of debris and a three-story building with windows blown out can be seen. On the back of the photo is written: "From John P. Blazetic with 32nd medical battalion".
Holding Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11783/
Students in Elementary School #2
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Copy negative of a group of children outside of an elementary school. One group of children are sitting on the edge of a sidewalk; another group is standing in a line leading into a doorway, and a group is standing in a line going out of the doorway. In the background, there is a view of the classroom through the open door.
Holding Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth58502/
Harris Memorial Church
Date: 1954-06-14
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Description: Photograph a group of people standing in front of the alter and organ in Harris Memorial Church. A man standing in front of the group is adjusting equipment on a tripod.
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth33658/
Railroad Survey Crew Members in Gazebo, c. 1902
Date: c. 1902
Creator: unknown
Description: Members of the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway survey crew that surveyed a ten-mile section of track between Dallas and Fort Worth, c. 1902. The crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and south Texas before arriving in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Two of the crew members remained behind and founded the town of Irving along the tracks between Dallas and Fort Worth.
Holding Partner: Irving Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3367/
Railroad Survey Crew Poses for a Photo, c. 1902
Date: c. 1902
Creator: unknown
Description: Members of the Chicago Rock Island survey crew posing with surveying instruments in front of a tent, c. 1902. The crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. In Texas, they worked a ten-mile stretch between Dallas and Fort Worth. Two of the crew members remained in the area and founded the town of Irving along the tracks in 1903.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3363/
PTA Officers, 1936
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Description: PTA officers for the Irving public school system in 1936. Seated left to right: Mrs. F. N. Broach, Mrs. H. W. Simmons, Mrs. W. H. George, Mrs. Edgar Davis, Mrs. Ralph Barr, Mrs. Clyde Kirkpatrick, and Mrs. W. R. Duckworth; standing left to right: Mrs. A. C. Bolden, Mrs. R. L. Kirkpatrick, School Supt. A. S. Johnston, Mrs. Johnston, and Mrs. Ben Hurwitz.
Holding Partner: Irving Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3224/
Couple in Union Bower
Date: c. 1910
Creator: unknown
Description: An unidentified couple enjoys an afternoon in the Union Bower community, c. 1910. Union Bower was a farming community that today is part of eastern Irving.
Holding Partner: Irving Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3235/
Musicians in the Union Bower Community
Date: c. 1910
Creator: unknown
Description: This group of musicians played for square dances in the Union Bower community. Dances were held in the fall and winter because the weather was too hot during the summer. Left to right are: Tom Owens, Earl Steele, Lillie Owens, and Tom Wright. Lloyd Smith called the square dances, but is not in the picture. Union Bower was a farming community on the eastern edge of the city of Irving. The community was established about 1880.
Holding Partner: Irving Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3232/
Hawks Chapel Methodist Church
Date: c. 1907
Creator: unknown
Description: The Union Bower community was settled during the 1880s. It was located about north and east of the town site of Irving, which was founded in 1903. The Reverend W. E. Hawks of Dallas, who had been preaching in the Union Bower area since 1887, directed the building of a church in the community. In 1907, Hawks Chapel Methodist Church opened. In this photo, members of the congregation pose in front of the church.
Holding Partner: Irving Archives
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3234/
[Bearded man sitting next to a woman]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a bearded man sitting next to a woman. The woman is shown standing with her hand on the shoulder of the gentleman.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth37704/