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[Cameras in the hallway at Dallas Police Department headquarters]

Description: Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. In the foreground of this image, reporters' hands hold their cameras and microphones high to capture Dallas Police Captain J.W. 'Will' Fritz (left of center, in the hat) and Dallas County Criminal District Attorney Henry Wade in the hallway outside the Homicide and Robbery Bureau at the Dallas Police Department headquarters.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

[Car in parade]

Description: Photograph of a car driving down the street in a parade. The car has the slogan, "Howdy Folks, Welcome" written on the side of it. There are people in the background and lined up on the side of the street watching.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Carpe Cubaba's Show Truck in Flood Water]

Description: Photograph of Carpe Cubana's show truck in La Feria, Texas. The camp had been flooded, and five members of the circus stand around the truck, trying to move it out of the knee-high water. The men wear loose-fitting sleeveless shirts and shorts. A horse is also attached to the truck in an attempt to free the truck from the flood waters. A hand-written inscription in white reads "CUBAN SHOW. TRUCK NO. 2, LA FERIA TEX. 5/29/29."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Witte Museum

[Carpe Cubana's Flooded Camp]

Description: Photograph of Carpe Cubana's flooded camp in La Feria, Texas. Several members of the crew stand in front of a tent posing for the camera. The flood waters reach up to the crew member's knees. One man balances on a barrel floating in the water.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Witte Museum

[Carpe Cubana's Flooded Show Camp]

Description: Photograph of Carpe Cubana's circus camp in La Feria, Texas. The camp had been flooded, and members of the circus stand together in knee-high water. Some members of the circus carry household goods such as pots, bags of food, and fold-up chairs. Several men sit in the water, and one man even balances a teacup on his head. Plain tents are visible behind the circus members. A hand-written inscription written in white reads "CUBAN SHOW CAMP," and "LA FERIA TEX. 5/29/29." A man sitting in the water… more
Date: May 29, 1929
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Witte Museum

[Carriages at a warehouse]

Description: Photograph of a large number of horse-drawn carriages at a warehouse in a large field, called "The Old Ware House." The small building on the right side of the photograph is identified as a "cotton house." Handwriting on the back of the photograph states that the buildings were similar to community buildings, and that a large picnic was taking place that day.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Cars in Santa Parade]

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.
Date: 1953
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cleveland Historic Society

[Casket being delivered to Parkland Hospital]

Description: Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image shows a casket from the Oneal Funeral Home being delivered to Parkland Hospital. Oneal driver Aubrey Rike (with dark hair) assists, followed by Dallas Morning News columnist Tony Zoppi (in dark suit). Oneal attendant Dennis "Peanuts" McGuire stands behind Zoppi.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

[Casket being loaded into a hearse at Parkland Hospital]

Description: Original black and white photographic negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer Eamon Kennedy. This image shows the president's casket being placed in an Oneal Funeral Home hearse parked at the emergency entrance of Parkland Hospital. Jacqueline Kennedy can be seen in the middle of the crowd at the back of the hearse. Mrs. Kennedy rode to Love Field airport in the hearse with the casket. Assistant White House Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff is visible at the left edge of the ph… more
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Kennedy, Eamon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

[Cattle grazing a field]

Description: Photograph of a group of cattle grazing the fields. There are four cows grazing in the foreground, and one cow standing further behind them. They are in a large field with two bales of hay in the background.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Cecil Coe Farm]

Description: Photograph of a herd of pigs from the Cecil Coe pig farm, two miles South of Wellington. There is a man standing on the right side of the photograph, wearing a long black coat and a hat. The pigs are grazing the field in a line to the left of the man.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

Certificate of Honorary Membership in the Young Democratic Club of Nueces County, Texas

Description: Certificate given to Sam Rayburn by the Young Democratic Club of Nueces County, Texas. Mr. Rayburn was given an honorary membership in the club on November 19, 1949. The document is printed on standard size ivory paper. The text of the certificate reads: "CERTIFICATE OF HONORARY MEMBERSHIP IN THE YOUNG DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT SAM RAYBURN IS HELD IN SUCH HIGH ESTEEM BY THE MEMBER- SHIP OF THIS ORGANIZATION THAT IT HAS ELECTED TO CONFER UPON HIM THE F… more
Date: 1949
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Chapel Interior]

Description: Photograph of the Chapel of the Holy Angels in St. David's Episcopal Church, prior to a current restoration. There is a white structure with candles and a cross on it, and a stained glass window on the right side.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: St. David’s Episcopal Church

[The Charity Window]

Description: Photograph of the Charity Window located in Saint David's Episcopal Church, created in 1923 in the memory of Reverend Thomas Booth Lee's wife. There are three panels, with two angels in the bottom two corners and a larger figure in the center.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: St. David’s Episcopal Church

Charlie Chaplin Clown

Description: Photograph of two clowns shaking hands in front of a circus tent. The clown on the right is imitating Charlie Chaplin. He chews on the end of a cigar and leans on a cane while wearing a bowler hat and suit. The clown on the left wears a similar suit and a crumpled cap.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Witte Museum

[Children in front of car on bridge]

Description: Photograph of two small children standing at the front of a car on a wooden bridge. They are leaning together and looking towards the camera. There is another person sitting in the car behind the wheel. Notes on the back of the photograph describe the location of the scene and state that Rube Sherwood is the mother of the children pictured.
Date: 1917
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Church Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of St. David's Episcopal Church with a large group of people in front. It is a small building with one front door and five windows on the side. There are houses in the background and there appears to be snow on the ground.
Date: 1867
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: St. David’s Episcopal Church

[Church Interior]

Description: Photograph of the interior of St. David's Episcopal Church. There is a large altar at the end of the room, with two people in front of it. There are palm plants in front of the altar, and stained glass windows on each side.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: St. David’s Episcopal Church

Circus Crew

Description: Photograph of Barnum and Bailey outdoor circus. Crowds of civilians mill around outside of the tents. An inscription on the photograph reads "#4 copyright 1910 by Wischuster, Barnum & Bailey's Circus, May 21, 1910. New York." A letter addressed to Sabino Abreu is written in Spanish on the back of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Witte Museum

Circus Lot

Description: Photograph of a plot of land where a circus performance is in the set-up process. The lot is surrounded by a run-down fence. Several family homes are visible beyond the collection of circus tents.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Witte Museum
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