Rescuing Texas History, 2018 - 15 Matching Results

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[1940 Personnel of the Beaumont Fire Department]

Description: Photograph of the personnel of the Beaumont Fire Department in 1940. The individual portraits of the firefighters are arranged in seven rows with the department and year, "Beaumont Fire Dep't. 1940," at the center. There are five larger portraits of the officers are arranged around the department name. The firefighters are identified on the attached sheet, listed by row from left to right.
Date: 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[S.B. Allen Memorial Hospital, Bonham, Texas]

Description: Postcard of S.B. Allen Memorial Hospital in Bonham, Texas. The image is an illustration depicting a red brick building with columns obscured by several trees. The text, "S.B. Allen Memorial Hospital, Bonham, Texas" is printed across the top of the image. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Mr. Paul M. Gre[...]" and the address and personal names have been scratched out.
Date: 1940-08-2u
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Texas Medical Association

[Cable Work at Denison Dam]

Description: Reprint photograph taken of construction workers installing steel cables throughout the structure. There is a sign in the foreground that reads "keep walk way clear". Handwritten text on back reads "With structural reinforcing steel visible in the background, workers lay cable around the intake conduits".
Date: 1940~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Sherman Museum

[Construction of the Denison Dam Intake Structure]

Description: Reprint photograph taken at Denison Dam during the construction of the intake structure. The rail and derrick systems can be seen in the upper half of the photograph. Rows of metal spikes are visible before concrete is poured over them. Handwritten text reads "These are the rail and derrick systems used to pour concrete meant for the intake structure of Denison Dam".
Date: 1940~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Sherman Museum

[Construction of the Denison Dam Spillway]

Description: Reprint photograph taken of the construction of the Denison Dam. Workers are visible within the center of the photograph. Handwritten text written on back reads "Part of the 18.5 million cubic yards of fill dart used to construct the earthen portion of the Denison Dam. The spillway was built of earth first, then concrete, much of the dam is concrete, with dirt, rock, and gravel covering.".
Date: 1940~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Sherman Museum

[The Crazy Radio Gang]

Description: Composite image that includes smaller portraits of the men that make up the "Crazy Radio Gang". Underneath each portrait is the man's real name and his job title or radio name. There are two men in blackface identified as "Sugar Cane and February" in front of a WBAP radio microphone. At the bottom of the card is written souvenir from Mineral Wells, Texas, Sept. 1940.
Date: 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[John Sealy Hospital Group and State Medical College]

Description: Postcard of a partial view of John Sealy Hospital Group and State Medical College in Galveston, Texas. The image is an illustration, showing white or tan buildings with red roofs on either side of a road with three blue cars in it. "Partial View of John Sealy Hospital Group and State Medical College, Galveston, Texas" is printed across the top of the image. "[...]ed. June 5-1940" is written in pencil on the back of the postcard.
Date: June 5, 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Texas Medical Association

[People on Boardwalk]

Description: Photograph of a large group of men posing for a photo in a street or on a boardwalk. The men are wearing a variety of uniforms or suits. The last row of people in the photo appear to be standing on a wooden platform or ramp. There are two business signs visible, "Dairyland Ice Cream Rx Gross Rx" and "Southlan[d] Caf[e]." The back of the photo reads, "South Central Dist. Jan 1940 - Pearsall, Frank Williams."
Date: January 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Queen with Attendents]

Description: Photograph of a girl being crowned queen, holding a flowers and wearing a cape, flanked by six other girls wearing white or pale colored dresses. "HP YMCA" is written on the back of the photo. The accompanying information states this was likely at the Highland Park branch of the Fort Worth YWCA.
Date: [1940..1968]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.723325 -97.312251
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Scott and White Hospital]

Description: Postcard of five images of the Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas. The images are illustrations depicting hospital buildings, sometimes obscured by trees, with a yellow border ornamented by floral patterns. "Scott and White Hospital, Temple, Texas" is printed across the top of the postcard. The correspondence is addressed to Dorothy Depew and signed "Ethel" and mentions having surgery done.
Date: August 12, 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Texas Medical Association
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