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[Administration Building, Texas Centennial Exposition]
Photograph of the Administration Building taken during Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. Arch of building has a statue, Spirit of the Centennial, in center. In front of the statue is a water fountain surrounded by three flags. An American flag is flying in the left of the photo; there is a tree on right.
[Agriculture Building, Texas Centennial Exposition]
Photograph of the Agriculture Building taken during the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. Multi-story brick building with entrance that faces east. Entrance has four square columns that lead to the front doors. Sign to far left reads: BUS STOP.
[Alamo, Texas Centennial Exposition]
Photograph of the Alamo taken during the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. Rock building with four columns in front. Foreground has four poles with benches in between poles. Two men and a woman standing to right of photo.
[Amphitheatre, Texas Centennial Exposition]
Photograph of the Amphitheatre taken during the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. The theatre is a huge dome shaped cement stage. Two people are standing toward front of stage (left) and may be singers with a seated orchestra in the background. Rows of seating can be seen in foreground.
[Aquarium, Texas Centennial Exposition]
Photograph of the Aquarium taken during the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. White, one story brick building with three sets of double doors at the entrance. To far left of photo, is an arch with two people wearing hats walking under it. People can be seen on and in front of the cement steps leading to the entrance of the Aquarium. Trees on the far left. A street is visible in the foreground.
[Black frame, drawing of Erastus Deaf Smith]
Black frame, very thin. Encloses drawing of Erastus Deaf Smith 1982.008.002a
[Black frame that enclosed drawing of Mirabeau B. Lamar]
Black frame that enclosed drawing of Mirabeau B. Lamar 1982.008.003a
[Cotton Bowl, Texas Centennial Exposition]
Photograph of the Cotton Bowl from the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. Stadium filled with people. People standing in row formations on the field. There is also a stage area set up behind them with red, white, and blue banners. Large building in background.
[Erastus Deaf Smith]
Front - black and white drawing of Erastus Deaf Smith wearing a jacket and tie. Shadows behind him. Back - worn around edge of picture plain brown paper covers all backside of the frame and picture backing.
[Esplanade and State Building]
Photograph of the esplanade and the State Building taken during the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. Center of photo shows a long, narrow body of water. Two women are sitting on a bench in right foreground. Flags flying in background. Buildings on right and left.
[Esplanade at night, Texas Centennial Exposition]
Photograph of the Esplanade at night taken during the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. Lights to and around buildings. Spotlights shining in the sky in background.
[Esplanade Exhibit buildings]
Photograph of the Esplanade and the Exhibit buildings taken during Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. Foreground shows several boxed in areas of landscaping. Background shows tops of several tall buildings.
[Federal Building, Texas Centennial Exposition]
Photograph of the Federal Building taken during the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. Brick building has a tall rectangular shaped tower on the north of the building. American flags on right and left of tower. Flag in right background (may be Texas).
Ford Building, Texas Centennial Exposition]
Photograph of the Ford Building taken during the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. Ford Building has a huge sign proclaiming it "FORD" directly above the five sets of double doors at the front entrance. Multi-story brick building, has two American flags flying on tall flagpoles on either side of the front entrance. Tree on far right of building.
[General Motors Building, Texas Centennial Exposition]
Photograph of the General Motors Building taken during the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. White stucco building with five arches that lead to the front entrances of the building. Above building entrance is a large "GM". American flag to the left of the front entrances and partial view of another American flag on far left of photo.
The Houstonian yearbook, red cover
The Houstonian yearbook, 1936; red cover
[Illustration of Mirabeau B. Lamar]
Black-and-white drawing of Mirabeau B. Lamar, visible from the chest up, wearing a dark-colored suit jacket and bowtie, with a light-colored, collared shirt. It is in a black frame that is aged in some spots. Text printed below the image: "Mirabeau B. Lamar. The Father of the Texas Public School System."
[John Moore III as a young adult, wearing a suit and necktie]
Photographic portrait of John Moore III as a young adult, ca. 1936. Moore is wearing a medium toned coat, white shirt, striped necktie, and wire framed glasses. Photographer's mark on front of gray folder, "The Gray Studio, Houston, Tex."
[John Moore III in his military school uniform as a young adult]
Photographic portrait of John Moore III as a young adult, in his military school (Schriner?) uniform, ca. 1936. Photographer's mark at bottom center of matte, "Wheelus, Kerrville."
[Kelly Peareson and Mary Peareson at Camp Mystic in Kerrville, TX]
Photographic print of Kelly Peareson and Mary Peareson at Camp Mystic in Kerrville, TX about 1936. Kelly is wearing a striped blouse with puffy short sleeves and a v-neck collar with shorts. Mary is wearing a white blouse with large collar at v neck and white shorts. Other girls are seated in the grass behind them (one to the right of Mary has a large "T" on the front of her white shirt. Partial view of girls standing to left top corner.
[Law West of the Pecos]
Photograph of the "Law West of the Pecos" building taken during the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. One-story wooden building with covered porch that extends the entire length of the building. Top of the roof has a sign that reads: Judge Roy Bean, Notary Public. Signs on left under covered porch "The Jersey Lilly" and on right "Justice of the Peace". Wooden fence on right of photo. Wooden building to left of photo.
[A man standing in front of the Jaybird Monument]
Photograph of the Jaybird Monument. A man (unidentified) with a dark three-piece suit and hat is standing in front of the monument's iron fence that surrounds it. He has his arm wrapped around a corner post. The monument is a free standing cement monument. Bare trees can be seen behind the monument. Building in the background. Businesses in left background. Two large two story buildings in right background. Photo has tears in border and is creased in bottom left corner. Black ink writing on back.
[Mother of Texas Jane Long]
Photograph of a framed print of an illustrated portrait above the text "Jane Long, Mother of Texas." The print is centered in a dark mat, in a gold frame. Part of a wall or wood surface is visible at the top of the photo.
[Museum of Domestic Arts, Texas Centennial Exposition]
Photograph of the Museum of Domestic Arts taken during the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. Museum is a multi-story brick building with a covered entrance with three round cement columns. Two sets of steps lead to the building. There is a shrub on either side of the covered entrance. Shrubs are in front of the cement platform that leads to the second set of steps.
[Photo of the main entrance of the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas]
Photograph of the main entrance to the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. People in foreground. Flags next to building on right. Tall square cement structure with a star toward the top in center of photo. Flag to the right of the tall structure. Trees in background.
[Photo of the midway at the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas]
Photograph from the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936 of the midway. To the left of the photo is the Ripley Believeland Building. To right, is a display that claims to have a "28 ft. monster- alive 205 years".
[Photo of the midway at the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas]
Photograph of the midway from the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. To the left of the photo is the Ripley Believeland Building. To right, is a display that claims to have a "28 ft. monster- alive 205 years".
[Radio Studios, Texas Centennial Exposition]
Photograph of the Radio Studios taken during the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. White stucco building has "Radio Studios" written at entrance and "Gulf Oil Products" written above that. People can be seen standing/walking in front of the building. A Texas flag is flying on right of photo, and an American flag is flying toward the left (both from very tall flag poles.)
[Rosenberg High School Team of 1936]
Photograph (copy) of the Rosenberg High School Team of 1936. Wilbert Kovar is #50. Coaches: John Janca on left, and Charlie Burrus on right. (As written on back in type). First row is sitting on ground. Second row (includes #50, second from left) is kneeling. Third row (includes coaches) is standing. Scanned image is of copy.
[State Building, Texas Centennial Exposition]
Photograph of the State Building taken during the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. Multistory building with square columns that extend across entire front of building. Large tree to right of photo. Six pine trees/shrubs to left.
[Travels and Transportation Building]
Photograph of the Travels and Transportation Building taken during the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. White stucco building with columns and dome shaped entrance. Large body of water in front of entrance. A small tree in bottom right corner of photo.
[Varied Industries, Texas Centennial Exposition]
Photograph of the Varied Industries taken during the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, Texas in 1936. Brick building with square columned entrance. Two large flags on flagpoles in center of entrance with a fountain in front of them. Large tree on far left. Two dark colored flags on right of photo (one is almost totally obscured by a shrub)
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