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[Pastor's Retreat]

Description: Photograph of a group of people participating in a Pastor's Retreat. Wilma Roberts, the only woman participating in the retreat, is shown in front.
Date: September 12, 1950
Creator: Williamson Studio
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Partner: Archives of the Central Texas Conference United Methodist Church

Paying Poll Tax in Cafeteria

Description: Employees paying poll tax in the cafeteria on November 9, 1951. Employees (L-R): J.W. Melcher, E.C. Massingill, Jr., F.H. West, T.A. Johnston, J.A. Gordon, W.D. West, C.F. West, Chester May, C.F. Jones. Poll tax men: W.S. Lamb and J.I. Short.
Date: November 9, 1951
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

["Presentation," party for Jewish Debutantes, 1951]

Description: Photograph of the "Presentation" party for Jewish Debutantes in 1951 in the Venetian Ballroom of the Blackstone Hotel, Fort Worth. The women are arrayed on a staircase in two rows. They are holding bouquets of flowers and wearing formal gowns. There is a palm frond potted plant at the bottom of the stairs. The women from left to right on the back row: Barbara Walensky (Zale), Esther Rosenthal, Gloria Laves, La Rue Glickman (Glazer), Sandra Rashti, Jayne Meyers (Eisen), Sonja Sandler (Stenzler),… more
Date: 1951
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

President Dwight Eisenhower

Description: Photograph of President Dwight Eisenhower speaking to a group of cattle raisers. He stands at a podium decorated with stars. A sign above him reads, "Welcome Mr. President" and one below him reads, "The Hereford Heritage". Many men sit on the platform and photographers stand below in the crowd.
Date: 1957~
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Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

RB-36 Bomber

Description: Photograph of the Convair B-36 in flight. Also known as the Peacemaker, this plane was a strategic bomber built by Convair for the US Air Force. The B-36 had the biggest wingspan of any bomber ever built.
Date: May 15, 1950
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Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

Reserve Grand Champion Steer, Houston Stock Show

Description: Photograph of the Reserve Grand Champion Steer wearing a harness at the Houston Stock Show with five men standing behind him. The steer has a banner on it's back that reads, "Reserve Grand Champion Steer of Show Houston Fat Stock Show & Livestock Exposition, Houston Texas 1959". The lead rope is being held by a young man in a button-up shirt and watch with a paper pinned to his shirt with the number 2. Three more men stand behind the steer, wearing suits and ties. On the right side of the f… more
Date: 1959
Creator: James Cathey
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Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum
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