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[Administration Building at Randolph Field]

Description: Photograph of an administration building with a tower at Randolph Field in San Antonio, Texas. There are cypresses, a raised American flag, and stones arranged to spell out "Randolph Field" in front of the building.
Date: May 3, 1932

[Children learning to read]

Description: Photograph of five children sitting in a classroom learning to spell. Four of the children are sitting in chairs across from their teacher while the fifth child stands next to the blackboard. Various spelling words in cursive and a poem in print are written on the board.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe

[End of School Year Play]

Description: Photograph of eight young girls in costume for an end of school year play. The girls are wearing light-colored, layered dresses and are each holding a flower-shaped sign. Each sign contains a letter and spell out 'Vacation.' They are on the porch of the teacherage building, which was used as a stage.
Date: 1942~

[School Play]

Description: Photograph of seven Lower Valley School students on stage in a school play. They are each holding signs with letters on them, which together spell out, "Welcome." The stage is the back porch of the teacherage building.
Date: May 1942

[End Of Year Play]

Description: Photograph of eight young girls in an end of year school play on the porch of the teacherage building. The girls are wearing crepe paper dresses and are holding flower signs. Each sign has a letter on it, and together they spell, "Vacation."
Date: May 1943

[Waikiki Tower in Honolulu]

Description: Photograph of the Waikiki Tower in Honolulu, Hawaii. Letters on the tower spell "Waikiki" from top to bottom.
Date: 1944~

[Hay and Hart with Leonards sign]

Description: Photograph of Johnny Hay (left) and Dale Hart (right) holding boxes with letters on them that spell out "Leonards." Hay is crouched holding the boxes that say, "Leo." Hart is sitting cross legged holding the boxes that say, "Nards."
Date: July 1, 1952
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

City Christmas Parade

Description: Photograph of a parade float identified as "'Night Before Christmas" for a Christmas parade. The float is a wooden structure with a grass-like material attached to it; there are people inside the float. It has a sign on the outside front that says "...Night Before Christmas Special;" there is a round sign with two vertical lines on the bottom front of the float. Text also on the front says "Miami Operating Co.," and letters on the side that spell out "S-P-E-B-S-Q-S-A." There are two horses… more
Date: 1955

[The First National Bank of Fort Worth slide]

Description: Photograph of a slide advertising The First National Bank of Fort Worth. The slide has a black border and pinned to a black board that is hanging on a wall. In the center of this black border is a grey rectangle with lighter grey, brick-like rectangles painted on it and there are large, white cursive letters over this that spell "fnb". Over these letters is a thin black strip with the words "The First National Bank of Fort Worth" in white letters inside of the strip.
Date: December 30, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

[Stadium Crowd at Event to Welcome Konrad Adenauer]

Description: Photograph of a stadium full of people. At the lower left, there is a group of men wearing shirts and bow ties who are sitting under letters that have been affixed to a railing. The letters spell out "willkommen Adenauer." To the lower right, boys and girls are dressed in traditional German style. Behind the children is a German flag (left) and patriotic bunting (right).
Date: April 1961
Creator: Dietel, Norman

[Stadium Crowd at Event to Welcome Konrad Adenauer]

Description: Photograph of a stadium full of people. At the lower left, there is a group of men wearing shirts and bow ties who are sitting under letters that have been affixed to a railing. The letters spell out "willkommen Adenauer." To the lower right, boys and girls are dressed in traditional German style. Behind the children is a German flag (left) and patriotic bunting (right).
Date: April 1961
Creator: Dietel, Norman

[Dallas County Courthouse in Dallas, TX]

Description: Photograph of Dallas County Courthouse in Dallas, TX. The white courthouse faces towards the right edge of the photo and is mostly rectangular in structure. The main part of the building is tall and lacks windows, and has a tall rectangular tower attached to its right end. Attache to the front of this section of the building is a slightly shorter structure that projects outwards from the rest of the building a short distance. The projecting structure is rectangular in shape and has seven rows o… more
Date: July 1965

[Men in Front of Truck]

Description: Photograph of ten men with a truck at a Du Pont plant. There are nine people standing in front of the truck and one man in the driver's seat. The men are identified on the back of the photo, "(Driver) R.C. Spell Left to Right: Jack C. M[e]thner, Earl Kelly, Jim Stonley, H.L. [..]ld, Ben Hamilton, [gap in writing] W.J. Vines, Kermit Tandberg, John Hallberg." "Property of Henry L. St[..]field." The truck may be a "Pumper."
Date: November 1966

[The Campus Theatre exterior, at night]

Description: Photograph of the Campus Theatre exterior in Denton, TX, at night. The theatre's entrance is lit up by yellow lights under the base of the building's signs, illuminating the doors and ticket booth below. The sign immediately above the theatre's front doors faces towards the left side of the photo and consists of a white horizontal rectangle across its center with red letters spelling out "The Man Who Came to Dinner" on its left half and "Leslie Enlow Mar 10" on its right half. Simple swirls lit… more
Date: unknown

[The Campus Theatre sign, at night]

Description: Photograph of the Campus Theatre sign in Denton, TX at night. The bottom half of the theatre's sign is triangular in shape, though only its left side visible in the photo. This part of the sign has an illuminated white rectangle across its center with red letters spelling out "Dancexpress", "Dance", Festival", and "May 29 30". Simple swirls lit up in red line the top and bottoms edge of the triangular sign while a line of green lights decorates the outer edge of the sign's underside. Also occup… more
Date: unknown

[Equestrian Reverie: A Captivating Lens on Precision at the National Cutting Horse Showcase]

Description: A photograph opens a portal into the ethereal ballet of equine precision and elegance, casting a spell at the National Cutting Horse Showcase. Step into a visual odyssey where every frame transcends the ordinary, beckoning you into a realm of unparalleled allure. This isn't just a captured moment; it's a vibrant exploration of cutting-edge horsemanship.
Date: 198X
Creator: Dalco Photography

[Interior of a Mission in Houston]

Description: Photograph of the inside of a Presbyterian mission in Houston, Texas. This photograph was taken at the inside entrance. There are eight rows of pews on both sides of the image with an aisle down the center. At the front of the room there are stairs leading up to an altar with a podium. There are open doorways on either side of the altar, as well as two large stained glass windows. In between the stained glass windows are large letters that spell out "MADRE" (translated to "mother"). There is wr… more
Date: unknown

[NTSU homecoming crowd]

Description: Photograph of the crowd at a North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas) homecoming football game. Most of the spectators are sitting in the stands. Several men are standing with letters that spell out, "Do it."
Date: 1970

[NTSU Homecoming crowd, 2]

Description: Photograph of the crowd at a North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas) homecoming football game. Most of the spectators are sitting in the stands. Several men are standing with letters that spell out, "Do it."
Date: 1970

[Photograph of First State Bank Parade Float]

Description: Photograph of a parade float sponsored by the First State Bank in Abilene, Texas. A young woman can be seen inside a glass box at the front of the car while the back is decorated with flowers that spell “HSU.”
Date: unknown

Ship at Sea

Description: Copy photograph of an aerial view of a US Navy aircraft carrier at sea. The crew is arranged on the deck to spell out "U.S.Navy." Eight planes can be seen flying past.
Date: unknown
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