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[Photograph of Higgins Tornado Damage]

Description: Photograph of the Alamo Theater wreckage in Higgins, Texas after a tornado. There are three parts of cinder-block walls still standing. The foreground is covered with destroyed parts, including wooden planks and metal beams. In the background are three buildings still standing. The words, "Wreckage of Alamo Theatre Higgins, Texas" are across the bottom of the photograph.
Date: 1949
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Near the Post Office and the Showboat Theater in Texas City]

Description: Looking north up 6th Street North in the downtown area of Texas City. Cars are parked on both sides of the road. Other cars travel in both directions on the street. A number of people can be seen standing on the corner or walking near the large multi-storied Post Office with the tall flag pole which stands on the corner of the street. Small businesses line both sides of the street. On the left side, beyond the Post Office on the corner, are signs identifying the first building as "Hetherin… more
Date: [1940..1949]
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Soldiers Gathered Outside of the May-Get-Inn]

Description: Newspaper clipping that features a photograph of a large group of soldiers standing in front of a wide building that has the words "May-Get-Inn" written on a banner on its side. The reverse side of the clipping features images of a city arranged around a canal, as well as a partial photograph of a man with juggling pins. The city in this photograph is believed to be Marseilles, France.
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Letter from Don Wampler]

Description: Letter from Don Wampler to Tiny, written in red pen on brown construction paper, asking that Tiny come visit Wampler and his family in Florida. Three photographs are pasted to the letter. One shows a ball team, another shows Wampler standing by a wooden fence outside a gym, and the third is a photograph of a movie theater.
Date: [1941..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Queen Theater at Christmas]

Description: Photograph of the Queen Theater at 700 Congress Avenue at Christmas. The featured listed on the marquee is "First Yank Into Tokyo". West 7th Street flanks the theater on the left and Lerner Shops, Rhealee, and McLellan's flank the theater on the right. A bus and a couple of cars are parked in front of the theater. Christmas lights stretch across Congress Avenue.
Date: December 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Postcard of Place Stanislas]

Description: Postcard of Place Stanislas in Nancy, France. An elaborate fence with arches and lamps is in the foreground, with Opéra national de Lorraine and Grand Hotel De La Reine visible on the other side of the square. A typed note on the back of the postcard says "NANCY - Place Stanislas - Le Théâtre et le Grand Hôtel. Une des grilles de Jean Lamour."
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of the outdoor stage of the Arneson River Theater on the River Walk]

Description: Photograph of the outdoor stage of the Arneson River Theater on the River Walk in San Antonio, Texas, taken from across the river. Tall trees with long, hanging branches stand on the right side of the stage. On the left, a walkway leads to a small stone bridge that arches over the river. Many buildings fill the background.
Date: [1940..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Art Cole and John Perkings]

Description: Photograph of Art Cole (left), executive director of the Midland Community Theater from 1946 to 1980, presented with Man of the Year awards by John Perkins (right) in 1949. Both men stand in front of a raised stage, behind a dinner table upon which are plates and papers.
Date: November 9, 1949
Creator: Frank Miller Studio
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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