[Texas Constable in a Holiday Parade]

One of 205 photographs in the series: Albert Kiecke Scrapbook 1 available on this site.

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Photograph of Constable Helmuth W. Powell from Precinct 6, driving a maroon car in the parade for the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights. A sign highlighting his identity is posted on the back door of the driver-side of his car. His car is decked in stringed Christmas lights. He has an arm extended from his car window and is waving to the parade spectators. His car is coasting in the parade procession which is head down Farm to Market Road 518 and Highway 3 and eventually stopping at Walter Hall Park.

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1 photograph : col. ; 4 x 6 in.

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Kiecke, Albert December 11, 1987.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Texas History Collection and was provided by the League City Helen Hall Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 108 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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League City Helen Hall Library

League City residents organized the Library in 1971. It was renamed in 1985 in honor of one of the charter members Helen Hall. Today, it's one of the busiest and largest libraries in the Galveston County Library System and is also a member of the Houston Area Library System.

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Photograph of Constable Helmuth W. Powell from Precinct 6, driving a maroon car in the parade for the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights. A sign highlighting his identity is posted on the back door of the driver-side of his car. His car is decked in stringed Christmas lights. He has an arm extended from his car window and is waving to the parade spectators. His car is coasting in the parade procession which is head down Farm to Market Road 518 and Highway 3 and eventually stopping at Walter Hall Park.

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1 photograph : col. ; 4 x 6 in.

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  • December 11, 1987

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Kiecke, Albert. [Texas Constable in a Holiday Parade], photograph, December 11, 1987; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth279368/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting League City Helen Hall Library.

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