Opening Titles: Text reads (in order): "A Vacation Junket, June 1939. In Two Parts. Photographed by Orris D. Brown. Done in a hop, skip and jump. Nashville Tenn." -- Replica of Parthenon: Footage of the exterior of the Parthenon building in...
Letter from C. F. Richardson, Sr. to Governor James V. Allred regarding the opposition to senate confirmation movement , Senator Hastings and the judiciary committee in Washington, DC.
Engagement party for Nick Peet and Catherine Chiakos at the Peet family home, circa 1939. Back (Left-to-Right): Mike Verges ; Georgia Kousakis ; Mary Peet ; Faye Verges ; Constantina Peet ; Bessie Verges ; Catherine Petheriotes ; Bill Kousakis ;...
Invitation from C. F. Richardson and E. L. Synder of the Houston Branch NAACP to the Pastors of Houston, members, and friends for the June 4, 1939 meeting to discuss the Reports of State Delegates NAACP Conference and June 8,1939 meeting.
RECTO: Colorized aerial image of ships docked at Turning Basin. Caption reads: ""5:-Turning Basin. Buffalo River. Houston. Texas. Houston's World Famous Port. 42238."" There is a copyright for Cecil Thomson in the lower left corner, and handwritten...
Cityscape: View of Houston skyline looking south from near Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou. Most obvious buildings: Gulf building and the Neils Esperson Building. Dome of Harris County Courthouse can be seen near left margin. Cars and one truck...
Henry Maresh was a local supervisor of the WPA project researching the history of Houston. The researchers combed through all available documentation, including extant newspapers, previously published books, and legal records, and extracted factual...
