[Portrait of Annette Strauss]

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Photograph of Annette Strauss, depicted in profile before a darkened backdrop, while wearing a plain shirt and having her head facing the left. Along the bottom margin of the photograph is written the surname "Von Hollen" in pencil.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 36 x 28 cm.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Mayor Annette Strauss Papers and was provided by the Dallas Municipal Archives to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of Annette Strauss, depicted in profile before a darkened backdrop, while wearing a plain shirt and having her head facing the left. Along the bottom margin of the photograph is written the surname "Von Hollen" in pencil.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 36 x 28 cm.

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Mayor Annette Strauss Papers

In 1983, Strauss won an at-large seat on the Dallas City Council. She became deputy mayor pro tem in 1984, during which time she fought for homeless families and was the vision behind a family shelter, still open today, and called the Family Gateway. In 1987, she was elected mayor of Dallas, accomplished without the direct support of the Dallas Citizens Council, and she led the city for two terms.

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  • Aug. 30, 2025, 6:25 p.m.

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  • Oct. 16, 2025, 1:25 p.m.

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[Portrait of Annette Strauss], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1841489/: accessed June 17, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.

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