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City of Beaumont Employees Newsletter Volume 7, Number 11, [1967]

Description: Beaumont city employee's newsletter issue featuring the city's fire department. There are several short articles explaining the roles of the various positions, including profiles on the administrative staff, how firefighters are trained, the fire alarm office, fire marshals, maintenance, and operations. The history of the department is shown through photographs of previous equipment and firefighters battling fires.
Date: 1967?
Creator: Beaumont (Tex.)
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Faye and Ray Brown at Trash Bash]

Description: Photograph of Faye and Ray Brown at the Better Influence Society's Trash Bash. They are standing next to a grill and Faye is grilling hot dogs. Ray is wearing a "Trash Bash" button on his shirt. "Faye and Ray Brown" is written on the back of the photo, with a "Better Influence Association" stamp.
Date: [1967..]
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Fort Worth Teenagers]

Description: Photograph of five teenagers on a porch in Fort Worth, Texas. Two of the boys are wearing Dunbar High School letter jackets. There is a stamp that reads, "Better Influence Association A Dynamic Youth Development Agency 2501 Ave B. Sycamore Park, Fort Worth, Texas 76105" along with handwritten text, "Helping Others," on the back of the photo.
Date: [1967..]
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Greater St. James Baptist Church Congregation]

Description: Photograph taken from the front of the church of a congregation seated in rows of pews at the Greater St. James Baptist Church. Most of them are women, wearing light-colored clothing with corsage; several men are seated in the front rows. Some people are also visible in the choir loft above the sanctuary. A handwritten note on the back says, "Greater St. James Baptist Church, Woman's Day 1967."
Date: 1967
Creator: Joel Washington's Photo
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society
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