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[Annie Rooney Hill at Piano]

Description: Photograph of an older woman sitting on a stool and playing an upright piano while another woman stands on the right and watches. There is sheet music on the piano and on a photograph of a man is visible on the wall behind it.
Date: January 30, 1972
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Clipping: Passage of King Holiday]

Description: Newspaper clippings of the article, "Passage of King Holiday," from the San Antonio Register discussing the reactions of the Hispanic and Italian American communities to the state legislature's decision to replace Columbus Day with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday for state employees. There is a photo of Mario Salas, Joe Scott, Rick Greene, W. B. Johnson, Mr. Byrd, and John Saunders standing in front of the statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: May 30, 1991
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Clipping: Weigh option on King holiday]

Description: Newspaper clipping of the article, "Weigh option on King holiday," in the Waco Tribune-Herald discussing the status of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Texas, the possibly ramifications for Houston's Super Bowl bid, and the efforts of Mario Salas, Ron Wilson, and Frank Tejada to elevate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to a paid holiday for state employees.
Date: March 30, 1991
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas
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