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[An ice cream social at the First Methodist Church in Texas City around 1909]

Description: Three young ladies, dressed in white shirtfronts, lockets and long white skirts are sitting on chairs in a room eating ice cream. A young man, dressed in a dark suit jacket and plaid pants, eats ice cream from a large ladle. The ice cream tin and an extra plate sit on a wooden chair in front of the young ladies. The room holds other wooden chairs and a podium, behind the people. A map of the United States and a framed certificate are on the back wall. The room appears to be either a church… more
Date: [1906..1909]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Letter from D. S. Kennard to A. D. Kennard Jr., February 2,1862]

Description: Letter from D.S. Kennard to his father regarding his health and the weather. He also discusses the battle where a hundred Yankees died. He mentions the prices of food, shoes, and books. He comments on the poor food they are eating, but is willing to suffer as long as he can fight for independence.
Date: 1862-02-22~
Creator: Kennard, D. S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two Mexican Women Making Tortillas]

Description: Postcard image of two indigenous Mexican women baking tortillas. In this image we see two indigenous Mexican women (perhaps a mother and her daughter) smiling at each other as they are photographed baking tortillas. A stack of tortillas cools off in front of a wooden prep board. Three young boys stand behind the women as they look on and smile. We can assume that the boys are the sons of the woman that they are standing closest to - the woman facing the camera. And the woman not directly f… more
Date: 1914
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Display Window at T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store]

Description: Photograph of the display window at T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store in Dickinson, Texas. Cans of Bee Brand products set in pyramid formations line the bottom of the window. Above the cans are five posted signs advertising various produce for sale. The reflection of a building across the street is visible in the glass. A handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "This is a picture of the window by the produce stand. On one of the signs you will notice my mistake I told you about. The window ha… more
Date: 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[People Eating at a Restaurant]

Description: Photograph of a group of women sitting at a restaurant table. Atop the table are various plates of food, bowls, cups, and condiments. All of the women are wearing beaded leis around their necks. Lorena Harbison is the woman in yellow seated at the far end of the table.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Women at a Dinner Party]

Description: Photograph of a group of women seated around a circular table at a dinner party. Many of them are wearing name tags on their chests. The gray-haired woman on the left in the light pink cardigan is Lorena Harbison. There are multiple occupied tables in the background as well as people standing and mingling.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[People at a Dinner Party]

Description: Photograph of a group of people seated around a circular table at a dinner party. Many of them are wearing name tags on their chests. Amongst the people seated at the table is Lorena Harbison. She is the gray-haired woman in the navy blue cardigan sitting next to the only man at the table. There are multiple more occupied tables in the background.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Catered Food at Walter Hall Park]

Description: Photograph of a group of people gathered around several tables where catered food is being served to the guests of Walter Hall Park's dedication ceremony. A covered pavilion is just beyond the rows of tables, which are covered in a gingham-patterned tablecloth. Most of the individuals serving guests are standing by the aluminum trays of food and wearing aprons and hairnets.
Date: October 18, 1985
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Food Truck Caterer at Walter Hall Park]

Description: Photograph of a male caterer holding three stacked aluminum trays of food during the day of the Walter Hall Park dedication. He is balancing the trays in the window of a food truck which has written on its side, "Weaver's Hillbilly Bar-B-Que." According to other text on the side of the trailer, the food truck also serves sea food, sandwiches, and hot dogs.
Date: October 18, 1985
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Barbecue Trailer in a League City Parade]

Description: Photograph of a black barbecue trailer being pulled down Kansas Street in League City's 32nd Annual Village Fair parade. The barbecue is in the shape of a steam engine locomotive, branded with a CC on its front end. Text on the back end of the barbecue reads, "CC Express." A man in a cowboy hat and a red shirt is walking in stride with the barbecue trailer while grilling meat.
Date: May 10, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[People at League City Post Office Open House]

Description: Photograph of several individuals conversing indoors at the League City Post Office open house on its dedication day. An elderly man and woman are seated at a narrow desk while another man and woman are seated at the end of the desk. The elderly couple has plates of dessert set before them. A half-full baby bottle is sitting on the desk near the other two individuals. In the background, two other people are situated at a tall desk near a coouple of shelves and a shipping area sectioned off by a… more
Date: March 16, 1989
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Train-Themed Sheet Cake]

Description: Photograph of a multilayer sheet cake featuring a wintry scene: three village figurines and a train of boxcars carrying candy cargo on white, snow-like icing. The cake was made for the arrival of the Texas Limited train on the day of its inaugural stop at League Park.
Date: February 4, 1993
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Train-Themed Sheet Cake]

Description: Photograph of two young boys standing at the refreshments tables, near a sheet cake that features a train of icing boxcars and village figurines on its surface. On the table to the right is a large, silver punch bowl surrounded by a couple of floral bouquets and cups filled with punch. The refreshments are part of the festivities celebrating the Texas Limited train's inaugural stop in League City.
Date: February 4, 1993
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Celebratory Cake at League Park]

Description: Photograph of people serving a sheet cake at the celebration in League Park for the Texas Limited train's inaugural stop. People are clustered around the table waiting for a piece of cake, which has a snowy train scene on its surface.
Date: February 4, 1993
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[A Large Dinner Party]

Description: Copy negative of a large group of people at a dinner party. Most of the attendees are young men and women and they are all wearing formal attire. A smaller group of older adults are standing near the back wall. Festive touches like centerpieces, candles, and garland adorn the tables.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[A Large Dinner Party]

Description: Copy negative of a large group of people at a dinner party. Most of the attendees are young men and women and they are all wearing formal attire. A smaller group of older adults are standing near the back wall. Festive touches like centerpieces, candles, and garland adorn the tables.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Letter from Madge Saenz to Rosa Walston Latimer]

Description: Letter from Madge Saenz, referred to here as "Mary Magdalene (Jones) Saenz (known as Madge)", of Galveston, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which she gives detailed information about her position and work as a Harvey Girl in a Harvey House.
Date: unknown
Creator: Saenz, Madge
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer
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