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Clifton High School Senior Class of 1936

Description: Group photograph of thirty three students and faculty members, or the senior class of Clifton High School, class of 1936. Pictured left to right; 1st row: Omar Jones, Aubrey Dahl, Carl Burton Caldwell, Jack Nabors, Joe Dahl, C.E.Schow, Woodrow Forson 2nd row: Mary Kilpatrick, Ruth Dyess, Johnnie Dyess, Nadene Ross, Jo Prigmore, Alice Mary Nelson, Edna Bergman, Reva Humphries 3rd row: Leon Eckert, Olive J. Dahl, Frances Hutcherson, Noryene Oswald, Superintendent W.D. Raley, Principal Oris Pierso… more
Date: 1936
Partner: Bosque County Historical Commission

PTA Officers, 1936

Description: PTA officers for the Irving public school system in 1936. Seated left to right: Mrs. F. N. Broach, Mrs. H. W. Simmons, Mrs. W. H. George, Mrs. Edgar Davis, Mrs. Ralph Barr, Mrs. Clyde Kirkpatrick, and Mrs. W. R. Duckworth; standing left to right: Mrs. A. C. Bolden, Mrs. R. L. Kirkpatrick, School Supt. A. S. Johnston, Mrs. Johnston, and Mrs. Ben Hurwitz.
Date: 1936
Partner: Irving Archives

[Photograph of Building Entrance at Texas Fair]

Description: Photograph of an entrance to a light-colored art deco style building at the State Fair of Texas. The entrance itself sticks out from the building, has two tall columns in front of the doors, a short flight of steps leading to the ground, and a tall, narrow window on either side of the opening. In front of the building is a small patch of grass in the middle of a concrete drive, which leads to a road running parallel to the building. There is a small group of people wearing hats and sitting on a… more
Date: 1936
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Humble's Hall of Texas History]

Description: Photograph of a multi-colored, two- or three-story art deco building with a facade that gives the impression of layering, and a large, three-dimensional, abstract image in the front-center. Below the abstract image is a sign that reads, "Humble's Hall of Texas History." Small groups (men, women, and children) are walking towards the entrance and up the short flight up steps to the doors. There are two pairs of flagpoles (with American and Texas flags) on either side of the steps, along with shr… more
Date: 1936
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photographs of Gulf Oil Radio Studio at Texas Fair]

Description: Photograph of a light-colored, multi-story and multi-level building with a decorative overhang all along the slightly concave-curved front of the building. The "Gulf Oil Products" logo is on the face of a tall facade at the front of the building, and below that, there are 3-D letters that say, "Radio Studios." There is a bus stop sign and another building just to the left of the Radio Studios, and two tall flagpoles in front of the building (An American flag right in front of the center, and a… more
Date: 1936
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~
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Sinclair Dinosaur Exhibit at Texas State Fair]

Description: Photograph of crowd of people standing in front of and looking at a large dinosaur model with a long neck and tail. The model stands on a fake rocky outcropping, which has the word "Sinclair" carved into its face. Most of the people in the crowd have their backs to the camera, and many of the women are wearing hats. The branches of an out-of-shot tree take up the top left corner of the photo, and the background is very bright. There is a decorative border around the edges of the photo, and note… more
Date: 1936
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Visiting Dignitaries at State Fair of Texas]

Description: Photograph of a large crowd of people - almost entirely made up of men in suits - standing in front of a building, facing towards the camera. The photograph is blurry and over-exposed, but three flags are just barely visible behind the crowd. Several of the men are wearing light-colored suits and holding hats. One man in particular, has his back to the camera and is shaking hands with someone in the crowd. There is a decorative border around the edge of the front of the photo, and writing on th… more
Date: 1936
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Women Holding Toys]

Description: Photograph of five women wearing dresses and holding toys in front of a brick building. They're identified on the back of the photograph as "Helen Be[t]tis, Ruth Coffee, Marie Hodges, Charlyne Creger, and Agnes Foster." Also on the back is Charlyne Creger's address, written and scratched out, and "K[10]'s Day," and the date, 1936.
Date: 1936
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Portrait of Seventh Grade, 1936

Description: Copy photograph of a group of students identified as the seventh grade class of 1936. They are posing in three rows, with two teachers standing on the ends of the middle row. There is a brick building in the background. In the bottom-left corner of the image, there is a piece of tape with red-colored text that says "Crop H[ere]."
Date: 1936
Partner: Richardson Public Library

[Pep Squad "A" - Abilene High School]

Description: Copy slide of a book picture of the Abilene High School pep squad in 1936. The squad members are gathered in horizontal rows in front of a wall and the front row are kneeling sideways with their arms raised. "Eagle" cones are seen on the ground in front of the squad members and Viola Huffman was President at the time.
Date: 1936
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Social English Club]

Description: Copy slide of a book picture of the members of the Social English Club of Abilene High School in 1936. The club has one boy and the rest are girls with one of them identified as Margaretta Higginbotham.
Date: 1936
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Maifest Parade Float]

Description: Photograph of a Maifest parade float. Several children wearing costumes are posing on the float. Some are wearing hats, some are wearing rabbit ears, and two are wearing crowns. The float consists of plant stalks. Text at the bottom-left of the image says "May 14, 1936 [/] W5."
Date: May 14, 1936
Creator: Winkelmann's Studio
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Two Women Dressed for Church]

Description: Photograph of two ladies standing together and smiling at the camera. The women are wearing long dresses, decorative hats, and high heels. They are facing toward the right-hand side of the image. There us a two-story building lined with windows visible in the background. The image is surrounded by a decorative border, and there is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Two loyal friends of the Mexican work. Mrs. W.W. Downing, Mrs. Stella Campbell of Corpus Christi".
Date: December 1936
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Three People Standing in a Field with Cars]

Description: Photograph of a young woman, an elderly man, and a teenage boy standing together in the middle of a grassy field. The man, who is wearing a suit, has his arms crossed and is facing the woman. The woman, who is wearing a long, lightly-colored trench coat, is holding a handbag and facing the man who is talking to her. The teenage boy, who is wearing a light cardigan and pants, is standing to the man's right and is looking to the side. On the far left-hand side of the image, there is a group of pe… more
Date: December 1936
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Portrait of a group of unknown people]

Description: Portrait of a group of unknown people in front of an unidentified building. There are men and women in the group, and more people looking over the railing to the right. The women are wearing dresses, and three people are holding books. The "Stewart Photo Co." stamp on the back dates the photograph to August 31, 1936.
Date: August 31, 1936
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Group of Bay City Mexican Church members]

Description: Photograph of a group of Bay City Mexican Church members. The group includes men, women, and children. Two of the little girls on the front row are holding baby dolls. They are posing in front of the church. According to the information on the back, the photograph was taken on December 27, 1936. The name Esparza is written on the back, but it is not clear whether or not this person is in the photograph.
Date: December 27, 1936
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
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