[Letter from L. B. Houston to M. R. Tillotson, November 9, 1942]

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Letter from L. B. Houston, Director of Parks in Dallas, to M. R. Tillotson, the Regional Director of National Park Service, describing work that the park service had completed at White Rock Lake and other points in the Dallas area.

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[1] p. ; 28 cm.

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Houston, L. B. November 9, 1942.

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Letter from L. B. Houston, Director of Parks in Dallas, to M. R. Tillotson, the Regional Director of National Park Service, describing work that the park service had completed at White Rock Lake and other points in the Dallas area.

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[1] p. ; 28 cm.

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Dallas Park and Recreation Department Photographs

Photos of historic parks, facilities, and activities from the early 1900s to 1970s from the Dallas Park and Recreation Department.

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  • November 9, 1942

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  • Nov. 23, 2010, 1:38 a.m.

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  • Nov. 20, 2018, 5:15 p.m.

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Houston, L. B. [Letter from L. B. Houston to M. R. Tillotson, November 9, 1942], letter, November 9, 1942; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth129118/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.

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