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[Photograph of the Midlothian High School Choral Club, 1945]

Description: Photograph of the Midlothian High School Choral Club, a group of male and female teenagers and their older female teacher, arranged in four rows on a set of bleachers on the grassy lawn beside a building. The group is mostly comprised of girls in dresses, blouses and skirts, or uniforms, and 8 boys in wide-collared shirts. The building to their right is dark and has a few windows. The branches of a tree are visible at the top left of the photo (behind the students), partially covering a lighter… more
Date: 1945
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Horticulture Building at State Fair of Texas]

Description: Wide shot photograph of the Horticulture Building (now the Dallas Museum of Natural History) at the State Fair of Texas grounds. The building - a wide, narrow, light-colored, two-story building - is partially obscured by the trees dotting the lawn in front of the building. The building's entrance has tall, narrow windows on either side and above the doors (the only windows on the building). To the left of the building, two people walk along the path that splits and runs through the lawn, and a … more
Date: 1936
Location: 32.777764 -96.762416
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Hall of State Portico Corridor]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Hall of State portico corridor, taken from inside the corridor on the far left side of the building. The building itself is made of stone, with cubic rectangular columns (on the right) supporting the high ceiling above and casting shadows on the stone floor below. There are tall windows all along the wall on the left, with a stone bench below each one. Further down the corridor, where the portico opens up, there are two hanging light fixtures. There are notes about the d… more
Date: 1936
Location: 32.781212 -96.761066
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Desmond's Grocery Storefront]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of a small, brick strip of storefronts with a rigid shop awning and a sign hung perpendicular to the building face, taken from across an empty street (which runs parallel to the shops). Desmond's Grocery, the larger store on the left, has two glass doors and three large glass windows, one of which has the shop name on it. The other store is W. G. Ray Dry Goods and Notions, which has one glass window with the name on it, and a glass door. There is another, shorter buil… more
Date: 1926
Creator: Hawk, Herbert J.
Location: 32.714814 -96.811407
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[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

[Photograph of Group of Men at Dallas Post Office]

Description: Photograph of a group of forty men in suits, arranged in two rows, standing on the steps of the Dallas Post Office entrance stairs. All of them are wearing ties and white dress-shirts with variously colored suits. The post office is a light-colored stone building with two detailed columns on either side of the double door entrance, which has glass windows. There are two lampposts on either side of the stairs. On the back of the photo are the date and location, the photographer's stamp, and a no… more
Date: 1946
Creator: Hight, Geo. M.
Location: 32.783390 -96.798509
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 Group of Women and Three Men]

Description: Photograph of a group of thirty-one women and four men, arranged in three rows in a room with wood flooring and light-colored walls. The first row of people are sitting on wooden chairs, while the back two rows are standing. Three of the men are standing and sitting on the far left and one man is standing on the far right. The women are all wearing dresses or skirts and blouses, and most have short hair. There is a large tear down the left side,and on the back of the photograph there are notes … more
Date: March 16, 1950
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Three Men at State Fair of Texas]

Description: Photograph of three young men standing and smiling in front of a novelty backdrop, which depicts a window surrounded by two columns and curtains, and has the words "Fair Park Dallas Rink" on it. The man in the middle is wearing a dark, pin-striped suit with a matching waistcoat, and has his arms around the shoulders of the other two men. The man on the left is wearing a dark, wide-brimmed hat, a light-colored leather jacket, a wide-collar, color-blocked shirt, and dark slacks held up by a thin … more
Date: unknown
Location: 32.777447 -96.758866
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Tower Building at Texas Fair At Night]

Description: Photograph (taken at night) of a light-colored, concave-curve building with a tall, V-shaped tower in the center that has been illuminated very brightly. Two tall flagpoles, without flags, stand on either side in front of the building, and there are several plant-beds and skinny trees surrounding the structure. The building has two circular images on the face of the building on either side of the tower. A car is parked on the ohther side of a plant-bed in between the camera and the building. Th… more
Date: 1936
Location: 32.779673 -96.762750
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Pond and Fountain at State Fair of Texas]

Description: Photograph of a wide view of a pond with a large fountain in the middle. On the banks of the pond are small trees, and on the right bank, there are three flagpoles (without flags). On the left are four flagpoles with two American flags and two Texas flags, and in the background are some State Fair of Texas buildings, of various sizes and shapes. There is a handwritten note about the location and date on the back of the photo, as well as a decorative border around the edge of the front.
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 Old Men Sitting in a Drugstore]

Description: Photograph of five old men in jackets, hats (two cowboy hats, a fedora, a homburg, and a trilby), and two in glasses, sitting around a light-colored, square, single-pedestal table. Two men on the far right of the group and the far left man are holding and/or drinking from teacups. Behind them is a glass-shelf display counter with nick-knacks, dishes, small boxes, figurines, and cooking ware, as well as a cash-register on the counter-top. The back and right walls have all sorts of products hangi… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of the Texas Theatre Front]

Description: Street view photograph of the front of the Texas Theatre in Dallas at night. The movie theater has a multi-story facade, and is part of a strip of shorter buildings with cars parked in front of them. The theater has a long neon sign that says "Texas" with a star at the top, an illuminated over-hang, and a billboard poster for the movie "Wife, Doctor and Nurse" on the side of the building. There are handwritten notes on the back of the photo.
Date: 1937
Location: 32.743093 -96.825570
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Carhartt of Texas Inc. Employees]

Description: Photograph of a group of adults arranged in five rows, some standing, some sitting, and some kneeling, with a sign that says "Carhart of Texas Inc" (may be a misspelling of Carhartt). The group is comprised of people of varying ethnicity, gender, and age, but most of the women have short hair. Behind the group, a simple, wooden staircase, against the back wall of the room, goes up to a door (out of shot) on the left. The photograph has a separate portion at the top, with a long photograph of fo… more
Date: 1966-11/1967-11
Creator: Garrett & Associates
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Cowboy Sculpture in Front of Building]

Description: Photograph of a sculpture of a cowboy pulling on the reins of a horse and lifting a rifle above his head with one hand, as he looks back over his left shoulder. There is a light-colored stone building and shrubs in the background, a man and woman walking behind the sculpture, and a person sitting in a chair in the entrance to the building. There are handwritten notes about the location and date on the back of the photo.
Date: 1936
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Hall of Negro Life at Texas Fair]

Description: Photograph of a multi-story, windowless building with two dark, open entrances at the front center of the building and a lard concrete driving leading to a street. A circular symbol or image lays on the face of the building, below 3-D letters that say "Hall of Negro Life." There are benches scattered around the edge of the drive, and a tall flagpole bearing the American Flag. There are two pairs of men and women walking towards the entrances from the street that runs diagonal to the building. A… more
Date: 1936
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of GM Building at Texas State Fair]

Description: Photograph of the GM building at Texas State Fair grounds, a three-story, light-colored building with two domed turrets on either side of the front of the building, and a wide portico with columns at the front. On the face of the building are the letters 'GM', and, below the edge of the portico's sloped roof, the words "The True The Good and The Beautiful." In front of the building are a short flight of steps, a flagpole that is just taller than the building itself with an American Flag, and a … more
Date: 1936
Location: 32.781054 -96.765666
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of the Dallas Skyline From Oak Cliff]

Description: Photograph of the Dallas skyline from Oak Cliff between the Houston Street viaduct (on the left) and the Jefferson Boulevard viaduct (on the right).There is a long grassy area between the two viaducts, and there are flowers just visible at the bottom of the photo. On the back of the photo are handwritten notes about the location and date.
Date: 1937
Location: 32.767481 -96.810209
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Diorama with Vaqueros and Horses]

Description: Photograph of a diorama that includes two vaqueros in chaps, sombreros, and vests, a campfire, a horse with a saddle and lasso on its back, and a mule with a pack on its back. There are also twigs, meant to represent trees and brambles, stuck into the diorama's base. The model rests on a dark, smooth surface, and is set against s a light-colored, blank backdrop. There is a note about the location and date written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1936
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Cowboy Sculpture in Front of Museum]

Description: Photograph of a sculpture in front of the entrance of a large, light-colored stone building with two cubic columns and text over the entrance that reads, "Dallas Museum of Fine Arts." The sculpture is a cowboy pulling on the reins of a horse and lifting a rifle above his head with one hand, as he looks back over his left shoulder. There are small trees in the area to the left of the entrance, a man and woman walking behind the sculpture, a person sitting in a chair on the left side of the entra… more
Date: 1936
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Girl Standing on Table Next to Christmas Posters]

Description: Photograph of a little girl in a short ruffled dress and light-colored shoes, smiling and standing on a wood table that sits against a wall of windows. There is a box with a slit in the top and text on all sides, next to the little girl. On the window are two posters advertising the opportunity to win the "worlds largest Christmas stocking," and a large Christmas stocking with various images on it, attached to another poster on the window. On the other side of the window, a long, floor-length c… more
Date: 1975~
Location: 32.485158 -96.992945
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Church Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of a three-story church made of brick and light-colored dressings around the windows and corners of the bell tower, with steps leading up to the front doors. The photo is taken from across the street and to the left of the church, and there are two cars parked in front of another building just barely visible at the left of the photo. There is another, two-story building behind and to the right of the church, partially obscured by trees. Two large trees obscure the bac… more
Date: 193X
Location: 32.745039 -96.823750
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Goodyear Tires Blimp in the Air]

Description: Photograph of a Goodyear Tires blimp flying over the dry, grassy Trinity River bottom. In the background, a bridge and billboard signs are visible, and at the right of the photo, cars are just barely visible. The sky is covered in clouds and there are trees to the right. There are handwritten notes on the back of the photo.
Date: 1936
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell
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