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Pittman Street, West from Abrams Road, 1959, Richardson, Texas

Description: Pittman Street, 400 block, looking west, from Abrams Road. This block of Pittman is paved, with curbs. Five houses are visible on the left/north side of Pittman. The houses with the white roofs were built ca 1953. The house with the darker rook has a chimney. The 300 block of Pittman, in the lower left corner, is blacktop, with no curbs. A school zone sign and the street sign are at the NE corner of the intersection.
Date: August 1959
Partner: Richardson Public Library

Lois Lane, north from Spring Valley, 1968, Richardson, Texas

Description: Lois Lane, 400 block, north from the intersection with Spring Valley Road. The street is paved with curbs and sidewalks. One car is parked on the street; one covered boat is in front of a house on the left/west. The homes variously have front driveways, or circular driveways, or possibly rear driveways. The southern half of the block does not have utility poles on the street.
Date: November 25, 1968
Partner: Richardson Public Library

Main Street, Richardson, Texas

Description: View down an unpaved street, wheel tracks visible, with buildings visible on both sides. On the left is a 3 or 4 store row of false fronted buildings with awnings in front. Behind them is a single building with the gabled ends perpendicular to the street. A railroad crossing sign is visible. On the horizon is a large barn. Both sides of the street have electrical/utility poles. On the right is a row of buildings/stores with awnings, some with false fronts. It looks as if there is a cross st… more
Date: 1910
Partner: Richardson Public Library

Main Street, with wagons, Richardson, Texas

Description: View down an unpaved street, with buildings visible on both sides. On the left is a partially visible building, buildings and cranes in the background, and a one-horse cart or buggy. On the right are electrical poles, a pitched roofed building, a row of three storefronts, the near two with false fronts. In front of the storefronts are 2 large wagons, with the wheels of a third barely visible. The wagons are facing away and appear to be filled with crops, silage, corn or hay. The wagons are hi… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Richardson Public Library

Floyd Inn location, Richardson, Texas

Description: Large open field. In the foreground is a grouping of seven trees, with some shrubs or saplings, all growing in grass/weeds. Only the center tree, the one closest to the foreground, is leafed. Behind is a large open space, with cultivated areas visible on the horizon. On the left of the horizon is a large building, with a taller domed portion, part of Restland Cemetery. The note on the back states that the tree was planted in 1856. The Floyd Inn served as a stop for the stage from Dallas to… more
Date: 1973~
Location: None
Partner: Richardson Public Library

Greenville Avenue, Elevated View 1927, Richardson, Texas

Description: Elevated view of Greenville Avenue, looking south, probably from Main Street. In the foreground, on the right is a church with Polk St. behind it. On the left is the First United Methodist Church, which was built in 1898. One car is on Greenville Ave. A sidewalk runs along the right/west, side of Greenville Ave. In the background is Philips Street, with the Mount Calvary Baptist Church on the SE corner of the intersection, completed in 1886. The Richardson School building, opened in 1914, is o… more
Date: May 5, 1927
Partner: Richardson Public Library

Greenville Avenue, Elevated View 1988, Richardson, Texas

Description: Elevated view, looking south, of Greenville Avenue starting from the Main Street intersection. On the near left/east is the Exterior Rolling Shutter Co. building, with an "L" shaped retail building behind, facing south and west. The spires of the First Baptist Church at Philips and Greenville are visible. On the right/west side of the street is the Din Hao Market, P&R Auto Supply, houses and trees. In the back, on the right, is the RISD Administration building and the large bus barn. On the h… more
Date: 1988
Partner: Richardson Public Library

Texas Street, Richardson, Texas

Description: Street block of four commercial buildings, all have front awnings and wooden walkways/sidewalks. The 2 buildings on the right are false front. The left most building has the gable end facing the unpaved street. Left to right: pony, possibly tethered to an awning support pole; three men in front of the left-most door; three men standing outside the next business; two children at the edge of the walk; one man standing under the awning of the Drug Store; one man standing in front of the right-m… more
Date: 1880/1905
Partner: Richardson Public Library

Arapaho Road at North Central Expressway, Richardson, Texas

Description: Arapaho Road, east from North Central Expressway (U.S. Highway 75), taken from roadside between north-bound Central and its access road. A vehicle carrying earth-moving equipment is east-bound on Arapaho Road. At the SE corner of the intersection is a sign: "TURN LEFT FASCINATION HOMES NORTHRICH WEST." Five or six small trees are enclosed with a low fence on the right/south side of Arapaho. Further east is a gravel/cement/construction facility. On the left/north side of Arapaho are 2 hou… more
Date: 1958~
Location: 32.961263 -96.727334
Partner: Richardson Public Library

Arapaho Road at West Branch, Cottonwood Creek, Richardson, Texas

Description: Grade-level, iron trestle bridge over West Branch of Cottonwood Creek on Arapaho Road. The ends of the bridge spans have horizontal wooden boards attached. Arapaho Road appears to be hard gravel. In the background is the intersection with Martin Rd. (now West Shore Dr.), which extends right/north. The creek area is filled with trees. One utility pole is at the NW corner of the intersection. Beyond, to the horizon, appears to be a flat field.
Date: unknown
Partner: Richardson Public Library

Main Street, Elevated View, Richardson, Texas

Description: Elevated view of Main Street (Belt Line) from a water tower, looking southwest. The main commercial block has brick and wooden buildings, most with awnings, many with false fronts. Four cross streets are visible; Main Street curves off just at the right edge of the photograph. The railroad, with crossings signs, is in the horizontal center of the picture. Also visible are residences, a long storage/warehouse railroad structure to the left of Main Street and the Train Station to the right of … more
Date: 1927
Partner: Richardson Public Library

Main Street at US Highway 75, Richardson, Texas

Description: Looking north west, the intersection of Main Street / Belt Line Rd. and the east-side frontage road of U. S. Highway 75 (Northbound). A pile of dirt/rocks is on the left foreground; center front is an eroded ditch that is covered by a concrete culvert at Main Street. Two cars are visible on Main Street, and 2 more are parked north of Main Street, on the right side of the photograph. Multiple real estate/housing development signs are on the intersection corners. Buildings are visible in the ri… more
Date: 1958
Creator: Martin, Jerry
Partner: Richardson Public Library

Polk Street and Central Street, Richardson, Texas

Description: Polk Street, looking east. This photograph is a close-up view of the center of photograph RPL007d. The North Texas Lumber Company building on the right/south is between Central Street and the Houston & Texas Central Railroad. On the rails is a Southern Pacific boxcar. In front of the rail car is a long flatbed truck partially loaded with cargo.
Date: unknown
Partner: Richardson Public Library

[Dallas-Ft Worth, Local aeronautical chart]

Description: Photograph of map showing geographical visual points used to guide aircraft above North Texas.
Date: 1965
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Woman hugging man]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified woman hugging a man beside a child and another man. All are standing next to a car parked on a driveway. Written on back: "1954 Dallas."
Date: 1954
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[El Chico Cafe interior]

Description: Photograph of the interior of El Chico Cafe with no guests. The interior includes: chairs, tables, tablecloths, condiments, and tortilla warmers. Vines , agave plants, and sombreros are painted on the walls. A sombrero and sarape hang on the center of the right wall. Written on photograph: " El Chico Café - Equipped by Garder Hotel Supply Co. - 601 S. Akard, Dallas, Texas." Written on back: "El Chico Cafe #2 - Frank Cuellar."
Date: 19XX
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Rambler TELOP]

Description: Photograph of a TELOP advertising Rambler dealers. The slide reads, "Rambler Dallas-Tarrant County, Rambler Dealers." The first "Rambler" is in bold. The writing is in black font on a white background.
Date: 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[WBAP station people pose with Rambler]

Description: Photograph of four men from WBAP posing for a picture in front of a new Rambler on set. A video camera stands to the left of them, and the Rambler sits behind them to their right. Behind the car, there is a sign that reads "Rambler Dallas-Tarrant County Rambler Deal."
Date: October 15, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Garland Downtown Square]

Description: Photograph of Garland's downtown square, filled with wagons and horses, with Citizens National Bank visible on the left.
Date: [1890..1910]
Partner: Historic Mesquite, Inc.

[Photograph of Garland Downtown Square]

Description: Photograph of Garland's downtown square, with a large crowd of people surrounding a fenced enclosure in the street.
Date: [1890..1910]
Partner: Historic Mesquite, Inc.

[Noble creating a county map]

Description: Photograph of Sharon Noble creating a map of counties in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. She is holding a piece labeled "Dallas." Roy Eaton is standing next to her. They are both smiling.
Date: April 13, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Aerial view of Dallas Naval Air Station, 2]

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of Dallas Naval Air Station. Several buildings and runways are visible. The station is now known as the Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex
Date: 197X
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Pump House Near Union Station in Dallas]

Description: Aerial photograph of a pump house in Dallas, with the Union Station railroad in the background. The photo was taken at night, and there are three buildings visible: the pump house building, a long two-story building, and a large building that is mostly hidden by darkness. There is a road between the large building and the other two buildings, and the lights of the city of Dallas can be seen in the distant background. There are handwritten notes about the photograph on the back.
Date: 1937
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell
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