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[Gulf States Utilities Crew in 1949]

Description: Employees at Gulf States Utilities in 1949.L-R: Jefferson, Perry, Howard, Lester, Pinder, Dailey, Hodges, Barber, Stahl, Woodard, Wilkinson, Harrison, Armstrong, Meeks, Steele, Gossett, Nicks, Murray, Rougeau, Thomas, Schultz, Bridges, Mitchell, Bland, Nantz, LeRoux, Cheschul, Osburn, Smith, Nick, Bolton, and Brown.
Date: 1949
Creator: L.A. Lang
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Photograph of Higgins Tornado Damage]

Description: Photograph of the destroyed Laubhan and Schwab Hardware store after a tornado. The ground is covered with wreckage, including wooden planks and beams, tables and chairs. Four men in jackets and hats stand on top of the wreckage in the center of the photo. Shelves remain standing in the background. Across the bottom are the words, "Laubhan & Schwab Hdwe. Bring on the Bulldozer."
Date: 1949
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of Higgins Tornado Damage]

Description: Photograph of the Alamo Theater wreckage in Higgins, Texas after a tornado. There are three parts of cinder-block walls still standing. The foreground is covered with destroyed parts, including wooden planks and metal beams. In the background are three buildings still standing. The words, "Wreckage of Alamo Theatre Higgins, Texas" are across the bottom of the photograph.
Date: 1949
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of Women on River Boat]

Description: Photograph of Marie Burkhaler, Harvest Queen and Vivian Osio plus an unknown woman sitting on a river boat called "Maria" while other boats pass by them. The man in the background is Hiram Parks. The photograph was taken at Xochimilco Lake in Mexico City.
Date: February 1949
Partner: Rose Marine Theatre

Group Photo for the Film "El Colmillo de Buda"

Description: Two women in glamorous costumes and a man in a tuxedo sit on a decorative sofa next to a man sitting on the floor while three others stand behind them. This picture was taken in a studio inside the Clasa Studios in Mexico while filming, "El Colmillo de Buda." Standing in the back are Hiram Parks, Brownsfield Owen, and the director of that movie, Juan Bustillo Oro. Sitting on the sofa, from left to right, are Amalia Aguilar, Angen Garasa and Sara Montes. The man on the floor is unknown.
Date: February 1949
Partner: Rose Marine Theatre
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