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Carl Walker

Description: Photograph of Carl Walker sitting at a desk, reading a book. There are seals hanging on the wall behind him and a U.S. flag. Walker of Houston became the first negro in the south to be appointed an assistant United States District Attorney. A graduate of Texas Southern University Law School, his appointment in 1961 was to the southern district of Texas.
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Partner: Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum

Mack H. Hannah, Jr.

Description: Photograph of Mack H. Hannah, Jr. wearing a suit and sitting in a wood-paneled room. He is looking down at something that he's writing on a table. Mack H. Hannah Jr. founded the first negro owned and operated savings and loan association in Texas. He is now one of the leading negro mortgage bankers in the nation. As chairman of the board of Texas Southern University for 12 years, he is responsible for much of the Houston school's capital improvements program.
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Partner: Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum

Nancy Mahalia Colemen Thomas

Description: Portrait of Nanacy Mahalia Coleman Thomas. She was born a slave on August 1, 1860; married Jerry Thomas in 1879; was converted, baptized, and joined Ebenzer Baptist Church in 1883; became president of the Home Woman's Mission Society #4 in 1918 - 1930; she died on December 12, 1938.
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First Baptist Church Member Wearing a Hat

Description: Photograph of a woman wearing dressy clothes including a hat and jewelry. She is a member of First Baptist Church and is walking through a room. Other people are partially visible behind her, sitting in chairs, as well as a vending machine against the back wall.
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Partner: Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum

H.T. Kealing

Description: Portrait of a man, labeled "Prof. H. T. Kealing" in handwritten text at the bottom of the photograph. H.T. Kealing (1860 - 1918) was a principal, teacher, writer, editor, and distinguished Methodist Episcopal layman. He was among the first generation of blacks to attend school during the Reconstruction. Kealing Junior High School in Austin was named for him.
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Partner: Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum

Pastor Lee

Description: Photograph of Pastor Lee of First Baptist Church in Austin, Texas baptizing a child. The pastor, child, and a third person are standing in the middle of a creek or river.
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Partner: Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum

Pastor McDonald

Description: Photograph of several people in a room, including Pastor McDonald of First Baptist Church in Austin, Texas. The man on the right is wearing a dark suit and holding a basket, standing on a platform; to the left, a man in a light suit is facing him and a woman behind him is seated and holding a bouquet of flowers. A flag, microphones, and various other objects are visible behind the three people.
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Partner: Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum
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