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[Photograph of Pond and Fountain at State Fair of Texas]

Description: Photograph of a wide view of a pond with a large fountain in the middle. On the banks of the pond are small trees, and on the right bank, there are three flagpoles (without flags). On the left are four flagpoles with two American flags and two Texas flags, and in the background are some State Fair of Texas buildings, of various sizes and shapes. There is a handwritten note about the location and date on the back of the photo, as well as a decorative border around the edge of the front.
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Four Women Outside Movie Theater]

Description: Photograph of four young women standing and smiling for the camera, outside a movie theater. Other people are emerging from the shadowed theater overhang. Each woman is wearing a dress and coat or jacket, and the two women to the far left and right are holding books in their arms. The sign on the theater is just barely visible, reading "3 Smart Girls." There is a decorative border around the photo, and on the back, there are notes about the photo.
Date: 1936~/1937~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Invitation: Desmond's Service Grocery Opening]

Description: Invitation to the grand opening of Desmond's Service Grocery, held on Saturday, July 11 of an unknown year. The flyer text says there will music, dancing, refreshments, and souvenirs available.The flyer also says customers can purchase groceries by telephone. On the back of the flyer is an advertisement for the Dallas Railway Co.
Date: 192X
Creator: Desmond's Service Grocery
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 32.714814 -96.811407
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Program: Gatesville High School Football Banquet, December 16, 1947]

Description: Program for the Gatesville High School Football Banquet, sponsored by the Gatesville Lions Club, held on December 16, 1947, at the Gatesville High School Gymnasium. Includes a picture of the Cowbell trophy the Gatesville Hornets won at the Gatesville vs. Hamilton annual game, a menu for the banquet, and a list of the evening's events - as well as a list of the football players, coaches, managers, and yell leaders.
Date: 1947-12~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Location: 31.432547 -97.724582
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Old Men Sitting in a Drugstore]

Description: Photograph of five old men in jackets, hats (two cowboy hats, a fedora, a homburg, and a trilby), and two in glasses, sitting around a light-colored, square, single-pedestal table. Two men on the far right of the group and the far left man are holding and/or drinking from teacups. Behind them is a glass-shelf display counter with nick-knacks, dishes, small boxes, figurines, and cooking ware, as well as a cash-register on the counter-top. The back and right walls have all sorts of products hangi… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of the Texas Theatre Front]

Description: Street view photograph of the front of the Texas Theatre in Dallas at night. The movie theater has a multi-story facade, and is part of a strip of shorter buildings with cars parked in front of them. The theater has a long neon sign that says "Texas" with a star at the top, an illuminated over-hang, and a billboard poster for the movie "Wife, Doctor and Nurse" on the side of the building. There are handwritten notes on the back of the photo.
Date: 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.743093 -96.825570
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Carhartt of Texas Inc. Employees]

Description: Photograph of a group of adults arranged in five rows, some standing, some sitting, and some kneeling, with a sign that says "Carhart of Texas Inc" (may be a misspelling of Carhartt). The group is comprised of people of varying ethnicity, gender, and age, but most of the women have short hair. Behind the group, a simple, wooden staircase, against the back wall of the room, goes up to a door (out of shot) on the left. The photograph has a separate portion at the top, with a long photograph of fo… more
Date: 1966-11/1967-11
Creator: Garrett & Associates
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Cowboy Sculpture in Front of Building]

Description: Photograph of a sculpture of a cowboy pulling on the reins of a horse and lifting a rifle above his head with one hand, as he looks back over his left shoulder. There is a light-colored stone building and shrubs in the background, a man and woman walking behind the sculpture, and a person sitting in a chair in the entrance to the building. There are handwritten notes about the location and date on the back of the photo.
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Hall of Negro Life at Texas Fair]

Description: Photograph of a multi-story, windowless building with two dark, open entrances at the front center of the building and a lard concrete driving leading to a street. A circular symbol or image lays on the face of the building, below 3-D letters that say "Hall of Negro Life." There are benches scattered around the edge of the drive, and a tall flagpole bearing the American Flag. There are two pairs of men and women walking towards the entrances from the street that runs diagonal to the building. A… more
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of GM Building at Texas State Fair]

Description: Photograph of the GM building at Texas State Fair grounds, a three-story, light-colored building with two domed turrets on either side of the front of the building, and a wide portico with columns at the front. On the face of the building are the letters 'GM', and, below the edge of the portico's sloped roof, the words "The True The Good and The Beautiful." In front of the building are a short flight of steps, a flagpole that is just taller than the building itself with an American Flag, and a … more
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.781054 -96.765666
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of the Dallas Skyline From Oak Cliff]

Description: Photograph of the Dallas skyline from Oak Cliff between the Houston Street viaduct (on the left) and the Jefferson Boulevard viaduct (on the right).There is a long grassy area between the two viaducts, and there are flowers just visible at the bottom of the photo. On the back of the photo are handwritten notes about the location and date.
Date: 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.767481 -96.810209
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Diorama with Vaqueros and Horses]

Description: Photograph of a diorama that includes two vaqueros in chaps, sombreros, and vests, a campfire, a horse with a saddle and lasso on its back, and a mule with a pack on its back. There are also twigs, meant to represent trees and brambles, stuck into the diorama's base. The model rests on a dark, smooth surface, and is set against s a light-colored, blank backdrop. There is a note about the location and date written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Program: Musical Recital featuring John McCormack]

Description: Program for a musical performance, featuring singer John McCormack, with assistance from Lauri Kennedy (cellist) and Edwin Schneider (pianist), presented by D. L. Whittle, held on a February 1st, at 8:15 p.m., at Fair Park Auditorium in Dallas. Also includes advertisements for upcoming events at Fair Park Auditorium.
Date: 1920~/1939~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Cowboy Sculpture in Front of Museum]

Description: Photograph of a sculpture in front of the entrance of a large, light-colored stone building with two cubic columns and text over the entrance that reads, "Dallas Museum of Fine Arts." The sculpture is a cowboy pulling on the reins of a horse and lifting a rifle above his head with one hand, as he looks back over his left shoulder. There are small trees in the area to the left of the entrance, a man and woman walking behind the sculpture, a person sitting in a chair on the left side of the entra… more
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Girl Standing on Table Next to Christmas Posters]

Description: Photograph of a little girl in a short ruffled dress and light-colored shoes, smiling and standing on a wood table that sits against a wall of windows. There is a box with a slit in the top and text on all sides, next to the little girl. On the window are two posters advertising the opportunity to win the "worlds largest Christmas stocking," and a large Christmas stocking with various images on it, attached to another poster on the window. On the other side of the window, a long, floor-length c… more
Date: 1975~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.485158 -96.992945
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Church Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of a three-story church made of brick and light-colored dressings around the windows and corners of the bell tower, with steps leading up to the front doors. The photo is taken from across the street and to the left of the church, and there are two cars parked in front of another building just barely visible at the left of the photo. There is another, two-story building behind and to the right of the church, partially obscured by trees. Two large trees obscure the bac… more
Date: 193X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.745039 -96.823750
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell
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