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[1934 Rockwall First Baptist Congregation]

Description: Photograph of a congregation of the Rockwall First Baptist Church in 1934, gathered together in dozens atop a large field in front of suburban homes. Several cars are parked behind the crowd of people, especially at left. Children are seated along the front of the crowd. A note on the back indicates the type of gathering ("Open-Air church mtg"), and the church's pastor at the time, E. K. Daugherty.
Date: 1934
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.924938 -96.461499
Partner: First Baptist Church of Rockwall

[Check Written to the Grand Lodge F&AM]

Description: Personal check from the Fraternal Bank & Trust Company of Fort Worth, made out to the Grand Lodge, F&AM (Free and Accepted Masons) for $850.00 and signed by William Madison McDonald. McDonald was the Grand Lodge's Grand Secretary, and was a leader in the Black Masonic movement. His Fraternal Bank and Trust Company was located in the Grand Masonic Temple on East 9th Street.
Date: December 3, 1934
Creator: McDonald, WIlliam Madison
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Llano Hotel Cafe Interior, Christmas Decorations]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Llano Hotel cafe in Midland. The cafe, which has several dining tables with white tablecloths, a bar with a cash register, and shelves of food in the back, is decorated for Christmas, and cafe owner Calvin Trammell sits on one of the bar seats with his elbow resting on the counter. Large sparkling lights hang from the ceiling.
Date: December 1934
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.997698 -102.074740
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Lower Rose Garden with Pool #1]

Description: Photograph of the Lower Rose Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. At center is the "rose ramp", a wide rectangular set rose arrangements bordered with short hedges and lined with concrete steps along both sides. Above the "rose ramp" are a set of stairs leading to a raised platform containing a wide pavilion containing square colonnades on both ends of the structure and a trapezoidal roof. Below the "rose ramp" is the lower portion of the rose garden, which contains polygonal beds of roses … more
Date: [1934..1940]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.734766 -97.363882
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Men's Sunday School at the Midland County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of a Sunday School class in front of the Art Deco facade of the Midland County Courthouse. Most wear hats, and a handful of women stand in the right corner along a man in a wheelchair. A man holding a baby, in the second row, fifth from right, is Troy Eiland, holding Bethel Eiland. The class's teacher was Paul T. Vickers, and its president Harry L. Haight, and they met in the Scharbauer Hotel Ballroom on the southeast corner of Loraine and Wall Street.
Date: July 1934
Creator: Lackey, Clint
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.998063 -102.076205
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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