Rescuing Texas History, 2010 - 58 Matching Results
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- Skiles Residence
- Photograph of a front-exterior view of the Skiles residence on 813 Beltline Road in Richardson, Texas. The wooden house is two-stories tall with a covered porch extending to the right. Plants and shrubs are growing in front of the house. It was built by Thomas and Priscilla Skiles in the 1860s.
- Skiles Residence
- Photograph of an exterior view of the Skiles residence on 813 Beltline Road in Richardson, Texas. The wooden house has a covered porch that extends to three sides of the house. A swing is hanging from the back of the porch. In the yard, there is a water hose, lawn chairs, and a picnic table; trees surround the house. It was built by Thomas and Priscilla Skiles in the 1860s.
- Miss Belle's Place
- Photograph of an exterior view of Miss Belle's Place. The wooden house is two-stories tall with a covered porch extending the width of the house. Four fold-out chairs are set up on the left of the porch, and there is one rocking chair on the right side. There is a white picket fence and a paved road in front of the house. Virginia Bell (Miss Belle) Robberson taught school in the house for forty years.
- Richardson Centennial Celebration
- Photograph of a line of horses in tack at the Centennial celebration. They are standing beside Richardson Public Library. A group of people are sitting on the window sills of the building. One person in the background is standing.
- Richardson Centennial Celebration
- Photograph of a group of women and horses participating in the Centennial celebration. Three women are riding horses, and are dressed in western wear. The group is standing outside of Richardson Public Library.
- Richardson Centennial Celebration
- Photograph of a group of men and women, some dressed in nineteenth-century costume, participating in the Centennial celebration. In front of them, there is a set of furniture. The photograph was taken on the first floor of Richardson Public Library.
- Richardson Centennial Parade
- Photograph of cars parked in a line waiting to participate in the Centennial parade. A group of women wearing costumes are gathered around the back of a white Datsun car. Behind the white car, there are women dressed in costume gathered around a red convertible. In the background, there is a woman and horse on a grass lot, and people beside a red truck.
- Richardson Centennial Parade
- Photograph of a line of parked trucks waiting to participate in the Centennial parade. A group of women are gathered around the back of a copper-colored truck. To the right of the truck, there is a white truck and red convertible with a crowd around them. In the background, there is a building identified as Richardson Public Library.
- Richardson Centennial Parade
- Photograph of a line of two trucks and one car waiting to participate in the Centennial parade. A group of women dressed in nineteenth-century costume are gathered around the cars. In the background to the right of the image, there is a view of Richardson Public Library.
- Richardson Centennial Parade
- Photograph of a group of people wearing costumes and waiting to participate in the Centennial parade. There are two trucks and one convertible car parked behind them. In the background, there is a grassy field.
- Richardson Centennial Parade
- Photograph of a group of women dressed in nineteenth-century costume, waiting to participate in the Centennial parade. They are standing in front of a red convertible car decorated with pink flowers and streamers. In the background, there are other cars and people.
- Richardson Centennial Parade
- Photograph of a parked red convertible Impala, waiting to participate in the Centennial parade. The car is decorated with pink flowers and streamers. A group of women dressed in costume are gathered around it. They are standing in front of Richardson Public Library.
- Richardson Centennial Parade
- Photograph of a parade float at the Centennial celebration on the corner of Main Street and Greenville Avenue. The float is shaped like a train locomotive. In the background, there are people watching the parade on the left, and a green truck on the right.
- Richardson Centennial Parade
- Photograph of a group of people wearing nineteenth-century costumes participating in the Centennial parade on the corner of Main Street and Greenville Avenue. They are pulling toy covered wagons with children riding in them. In the background, there is a building.
- Richardson Public Library - Centennial Costumes
- Photograph of twenty-three women and two men posing in front of a copper-clad fireplace at Richardson Public Library. They are wearing costumes in celebration for the centennial of Richardson, Texas. Seven people are identified as Gerrie Mason (left), Bertha (Bird) O'Neal (fourth from right), Tony Rampino (back row, center), Louise Frederick (back row, center), Paul Smith (back row, center), Marita Mangan (fourth from left), and Charlie Unk (far right). In the foreground, there is a group of chairs.
- Richardson Public Library - Time Capsule
- Photograph of a time capsule lowered into the ground at a centennial celebration for Richardson, Texas. A group of children, women, and men are gathered around the capsule. A piece of construction machinery is lowering it. In the background, there is a building identified as Richardson Public Library.
- T. C. Hudgins Home
- Photograph of an exterior view of T. C. Hudgins home on the corner of Polk Street and Greenville Avenue in Richardson, Texas. The wooden house is one-story tall with a covered porch in the front. Trees grow in the surround yard. A street sign on the corner says "Polk St."
- George W. Huffhines Home
- Photograph of an exterior view of the George W. Huffhines home on 310 Phillips Street. The wooden house is two-stories tall with a wide balcony on the left side. A building behind the house is identified as the smokehouse. A wooden fence surrounds the property. The house was sold to Mrs. Jackson, who later sold it to First Baptist Church.
- J. J. Pearce High School
- Copy of artist's rendering of J. J. Pearce High School, looking to the southwest corner of the building. In front of the building, there are streets, yards, and trees.
- John L. "Butch" Floyd Home
- Photograph of an exterior view of the John L. (Butch) Floyd home. The wooden house has an awning extending from the front. There are two people standing outside the house on the left. The house is located on what is now Spring Valley Road, west of Central Expressway.
- Portrait of Bob Hughey
- Photograph of a bust-length portrait of Bob Hughey, the Richardson, Texas city manager. He is wearing paisley tie and pinstriped suit jacket. He retired in April 1995, after 21 years. He took over the top spot when Robert B. Sherrill retired January 1, 1974. Mr. Hughey graduated from Texas Tech in 1960 with a bachelor's degree in government. From July 1960 to April 1963, he worked as an administrative assistant in Lubbock. Until joining Richardson in July 1971, Mr. Hughey worked for the cities of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Los Alamos, [New Mexico]. In 1974, he was named "Outstanding Young Man of Richardson" by the Richardson Jaycees. He is past president of the North Texas City Management Association and a former member of the Texas City Management Association's Ethics and Professional Standards Committee.
- Portrait of Gary Slagel
- Photograph of a bust-length portrait of a man identified as Gary Slagel. He is wearing glasses, a striped tie, and a suit jacket. Slagel served as Mayor of Richardson, Texas from May 1991 to 2007; he was then re-elected in 2009.
- [Portrait of H. W. Greer]
- Portrait of Henry Wise (H. W.) Greer, in a bust pose. He has a moustache and is wearing a dark jacket and a striped tie with a tie pin. The photograph is mounted inside a folded display folder. According to accompanying information, he died on March 14, 1942 (b. December 8, 1858).
- [Portrait of Ida Huffhines Greer]
- Portrait of Ida Huffhines Greer, in a bust pose. She is wearing an embroidered jacket over her dress with a pearl necklace and earrings. The photograph is mounted inside a folded display folder. According to accompanying information, she died on March 10, 1964 at age 94 (b. August 7, 1869).
- Portrait of Irene Cain
- Copy photograph of a woman identified as Irene Cain (born April 1904, died March 1987). She is sitting a desk with papers in front of her and holding a pen. Irene Cain was valedictorian of her high school class.
- Richardson High School
- Photograph of a group of Richardson High School teachers, faculty, and students. They are posing in two rows in front of a brick building.
- Richardson High School Boys' Basketball Team
- Photograph of the Richardson High School 1926-27 Boys' Basketball Team and coach. The boys are wearing identical sweatshirts and shorts with stripes on the sides. They are identified as C. Hudgens, V. McIlvain, A. Durham, F. Price, R. Floyd, L. Floyd, and Coach Blankinship. Text above the image says "'Longhorns' 1927-26," and text below the image labels each player with a number and identifies the coach.
- Richardson School
- Photograph of a group of Richardson School students and one teacher. They are posing in four rows in front of a wooden school building.
- Richardson School
- Photograph of a group of Richardson School students and one teacher. They are posing in five rows with the teacher standing behind them. Some students are identified as Helen Price Wiggs, Geneice Grugett, Vesta Stratton Lanier, Willie Maude Coe, [unknown] Echols, and [unknown] Terry.
- Richardson School
- Photograph of a group of Richardson School students. They are posing in six rows in front of a brick building.
- Richardson School
- Photograph of a group of Richardson School students. They are posing in three rows in front of a wooden building. Four people in the center of the back row may be teachers.
- Richardson School
- Photograph of a group of Richardson School students. They are posing in three rows in front of a wooden building. The students are labeled with numbers.
- Richardson School
- Photograph of a group of Richardson School students. They are posing in three rows in front of a brick building. Some student are identified as (third row) Carol Fender, Velma Huffhines, Irma Campbell, Elmer Dabney, Ella Durham, Ellie S., (second row) Georgia Saunders, Opal Lane, Bill Dooley, Ruby Oelschl, Ruth Huffhines, Mary Wright, Fannie Mae Huffhines, Vera Stratton, Lois [unknown], Cecil Reddick, (first row) Virgie Dabney, Hope Fox, Homer Wallis, Edna Griffin, Annie Mae Brown, and [unknown] Whittenburg.
- Richardson School Class
- Copy photograph of thirty-one students (and possibly teachers) arranged in four rows; they are Richardson School Class 1914-15. Some students are identified as Miss Vivien Compton, Bernice Gumm, Mary Vaughn, Nellie Terry, Bertha Kent, Mildred Thomas, Mary Price, Jack Rowland, Earl Reese, Clifford Wright, Johnny Byrd, Robert Ligon, Robert McIlvan, Lusk, Jackie Farrell, Effie McGee, Rachel Pirkle, Fay Roberson, Alice Carter, Mary Rippy, E. L. Certain, Homer Goode, J. C. Breedlove, Joe Cain, and Edgar Reddick.
- Richardson School Class Number 4 - 1917
- Photograph of a group of Richardson School students. They are posing in four rows on the steps of a brick building. One girl in the front row is holding a sign that says "Richardson Room No. 4 1917."
- Richardson Schools
- Photograph of a group of fifty-three school children and one teacher on Greenville Avenue. They are standing in front of a wooden building with double wooden doors.
- Wallis Family Residence
- Photograph of an exterior view of the Wallis family residence on Beltline Road. The wooden house is two-stories tall, with an awning extending the width of the house. There are trees and bushes in the foreground.
- White Family Residence
- Copy photograph of the White family home, located on Spring Valley near Waterview. The house is two-stories tall with a covered porch. There are four women and two men posing in front of the house; two of the women are on horses. They are identified as Naomi Watson Blewett, Millard Griffin, Mrs. Martha White, Laurence White, Fannie White Huffhines, and Mairfair Griffin McFarland (kneeling).
- Southwest Center for Advanced Studies
- Photograph of an aerial view of Southwest Center for Advanced Studies, now known as University of Texas - Dallas. There is a parking lot on the left side of the building. The building is surrounded by roads and open fields.
- Canyon Creek Neighborhood
- Photograph of a group of houses in Canyon Creek neighborhood. In the foreground, there is a yard with small shrubs, trees, and a metal swing. In the background, there are houses with wooden fences.
- Canyon Creek Neighborhood
- Photograph of a group of houses in Canyon Creek neighborhood. In the foreground, there are train tracks and a chain-link fence. In the background, there is front-view of several houses in a line.
- Texas Instruments
- Photograph of several employees in a laboratory at Texas Instruments. The employees are all sitting down at tables with laboratory equipment; they are wearing lab coats and hair coverings.
- Miss Belle's Place
- Photograph of an exterior view of Miss Belle's Place. The wooden house is two-stories tall with a covered porch extending the width of the house. The house is surrounded by trees, and a picket fence surrounds the property. In the foreground, there is a road with a car parked on it. Virginia Bell (Miss Belle) Robberson taught school in the house for forty years.
- Miss Belle's Place
- Photograph of an exterior view of Miss Belle's Place. The wooden house is two-stories tall with a covered porch extending the width of the house. The house is surrounded by trees, and a picket fence surrounds the house. Two cars are parked to the left of the house. Virginia Bell (Miss Belle) Robberson taught school in the house for forty years.
- Main Street
- Photograph of a view of Main Street from the Greenville Avenue intersection. One man is standing in the road in the foreground. A row of cars is parked on the side of the street. There are also businesses along the street.
- Miss Belle's Place
- Photograph of an exterior view of Miss Belle's Place. The wooden house is two-stories tall with a covered porch extending the width of the house. The house is surrounded by trees, and a picket fence surrounds the property. Virginia Bell (Miss Belle) Robberson taught school in the house for forty years.
- Miss Belle's Place
- Photograph of an exterior view of Miss Belle's Place. The wooden house is two-stories tall with a covered porch extending the width of the house. The house is surrounded by trees, and a picket fence surrounds the property. In the foreground, there is a road with a car parked on it. Virginia Bell (Miss Belle) Robberson taught school in the house for forty years.
- Main Street
- Photograph of a view of Main Street. Several cars are parked along the gravel road. Business run along the left side of it; one is identified as the Ritz Theatre, and a two-story building identified as Citizens State Bank. In the background, there is a water tower.
- Miss Belle's Place
- Photograph of an exterior view of Miss Belle's Place. The wooden house is two-stories tall with a covered porch extending the width of the house. A picket fence in the front extends the length of a road. Virginia Bell (Miss Belle) Robberson taught school in the house for forty years.
- Richardson School Stadium Construction
- Photograph of a group of several men constructing Richardson School stadium. One man on the right is holding a shovel. A group of men towards the center are gathered around the back of a truck. Three men are standing around long, metal pipes; two men are bent over, and one man is standing. In the background, there is a brick building.