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[Stone Slab Near Water]

Description: Color slide of a stone slab on a grassy hill, a short distance away from a body of water. The slab is center right, and bears an inscription just below a high relief wreath enclosing a five-pointed star. The inscription reads: "Site of A settlement made in 1851 by 20 Mormon families under the leadership of Lyman Wight 1796-1858 * * Here they built homes, lumber mills, and shops for the manufacture of furniture * Abandoned in 1853" A smaller line of text below reads: "Erected by the State of … more
Date: 1936/..
Partner: Burnet County Historical Commission

[Ted Jensen and Son at Danevang Service Station]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of Theodore (Ted) Jensen at the Danevang Texaco Service Station bottle feeding his son, Hans Clinton Jensen. Theodore is kneeling on the porch of a building just in front of a window while Hans Clinton is sitting in a baby walker. A sign advertising free band concert and a municipal band is hung on the exterior of the building to the right of Theodore's head. An automobile is partially visible behind the two individuals.
Date: July 1933
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Ten Club Terpsicore members posing at the White Ball]

Description: Photograph of ten Club Terpsicore members posing at the White Ball at the Rice Hotel Ballroom, 1939-1940. Standing, left to right: Angelita Perez, Virginia Gomez, Lupe Quintanilla, Edelia Cantú, Maria Medrano, Hortensia Ornelas. Seated, left to right: Socoro Garcia, Laurentina Rodriguez, Esther Luna, Catalina Gomez.
Date: [1939..1940]
Creator: Cantú
Location: 29.760388209080162 -95.36280499999998
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Three Hispanic Women in a Pick-Up Truck]

Description: Photograph of three women posed around a pick-up truck. One of the girls is sitting in the driver's seat, one is sitting on the side of the door, and the other is standing next to the door. Several other women are visible in the background behind the car. There is a building visible in the background. There is a decorative border around the image and a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "The new Tex-Mex truck - a gift from Refugio - Pres- Mex needs one too".
Date: December 1936
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Three People Standing in a Field with Cars]

Description: Photograph of a young woman, an elderly man, and a teenage boy standing together in the middle of a grassy field. The man, who is wearing a suit, has his arms crossed and is facing the woman. The woman, who is wearing a long, lightly-colored trench coat, is holding a handbag and facing the man who is talking to her. The teenage boy, who is wearing a light cardigan and pants, is standing to the man's right and is looking to the side. On the far left-hand side of the image, there is a group of pe… more
Date: December 1936
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Two boys at the opening of Hidalgo Park]

Description: Photograph of two boys, one with cap on, at the opening of Hidalgo Park in Houston, Texas.
Date: 1935
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Two Elderly Women and an Infant]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph depicting two elderly women, one of whom is holding an infant. Angeline Kaziah Smith is the eldest woman on the left, who is the infant's great-grandmother. The woman on the right, Maren Jensen, who is holding the baby in her lap, is the baby's grandmother. Both women are wearing dresses and glasses, and their gazes are directed toward the baby (identified as Hans Clinton) who is dressed in white. They are seated outdoors with a few trees, a tel… more
Date: 1933
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Two Women Dressed for Church]

Description: Photograph of two ladies standing together and smiling at the camera. The women are wearing long dresses, decorative hats, and high heels. They are facing toward the right-hand side of the image. There us a two-story building lined with windows visible in the background. The image is surrounded by a decorative border, and there is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Two loyal friends of the Mexican work. Mrs. W.W. Downing, Mrs. Stella Campbell of Corpus Christi".
Date: December 1936
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Vacation Bible School

Description: Photograph of a group of children and an adult female standing outside of a building to the right of the image identified as the Vacation Bible School. They are standing roughly into 4 rows, with the front row of girls wearing knee-length dresses and the boys dressed in different styles of dungarees. Only two of the girls are wearing shoes. There are two large trees in the distance. Black hand-written text on the back of the photograph is in a Germanic language, possibly Dutch, while a succeedi… more
Date: June 1937
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Young Man in Football Uniform]

Description: Photograph of a high school football player in uniform identified as J. C. Abshire, a Thomas Jefferson High graduate. He has dark short hair, is wearing a jersey with the number 15 on it, and is looking towards the camera with a neutral facial expression. Handwriting on the back of the photograph reads, "J. C. Abshire 1932. T. J. graduate."
Date: 1932
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast
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