Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Fires--Texas--Houston ; Fire departments--Texas--Houston--Press coverage ; Fire fighters--Press coverage ; Dentists--Press coverage ;...
Fire Fatal, Date: "03/02/75": Neighbors are gathered near a pile of salvageable furniture from the house; interview with a woman about her escape from the fire. -- Yell Fire, Date: "03/02/75": Nighttime footage of a large building on fire and...
Busy public square full of men near horse-drawn carriages surrounded by a hardware store, a dentist, a book store, an ice cream parlor, and a saddle and harness store.
Bryant, Thelma Scott, 1905-;
Centenarians--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Segregation--Texas--Houston--History;
African Americans--Texas--Houston--Social life and customs--History;
Oral histories
Thelma Scott Bryant, a centenarian from Houston, talks about her life as an African American growing up at the beginning of the 20th century. She describes the black community where she grew up; the churches, schools, theaters and businesses; and...
Contains copies of the River Oaks Corporation advertisements ; house plans of River Oaks homes ; Annual report of the Houston Chamber of Commerce, 1935 ; McCall's Home of the Month, April 1936.
