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National Democratic Convention Hall in progress
Photography, Panoramic
In progress construction of the Lamella Trussless Roof building for use as the National Democratic Convention Hall. The then recently completed Niels Esperson Building is shown center frame in the background.
Image Collections

Olshan, Helen B
Olshan, Helen B.--Interviews ; Immanuel Olshan ; Construction industry--Interviews ; Olshan (Houston, Tex.) ; Texas Music Festival ; Oral histories
Houston Oral History Project - HMRC Collection

Highway Motel, Nuevo Laredo, Tamps: Revised Plan of Main Building, Lower Level
Motels--Mexico--Tamaulipas--Nuevo Laredo ; Architecture--Designs and plans
Preliminary floor plan for the lower level of the main building of the Highway Motel in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Architectural Drawings

Highway Motel, Nuevo Laredo, Tamps: Revised Plan of Main Building
Motels--Mexico--Tamaulipas--Nuevo Laredo ; Architecture--Designs and plans
Preliminary floor plan for the main building of the Highway Motel in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Scale is 1/8 inch to 1 foot.
Architectural Drawings

Highway Motel, Nuevo Laredo, Tamps: Plan of Basic Unit
Motels--Mexico--Tamaulipas--Nuevo Laredo ; Architecture--Designs and plans
Preliminary plan for a typical unit floor for the Highway Motel in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Scale is 1 inch to 50 foot.
Architectural Drawings

Highway Motel, Nuevo Laredo, Tamps: Motel Site Plan
Motels--Mexico--Tamaulipas--Nuevo Laredo ; Architecture--Designs and plans
Preliminary site plan for the Highway Motel in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Scale is 1 in to 333 feet. Includes a site plan, scale is 1:200.
Architectural Drawings

Motor Hotel in Nuevo Laredo, Tamps: Ground Level Plan
Motels--Mexico--Tamaulipas--Nuevo Laredo ; Architecture--Designs and plans
Ground Level floor plan for the Hacienda Motor Hotel in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Scale is 1/8 inch to 1 foot.
Architectural Drawings

Motor Hotel in Nuevo Laredo, Tamps: Typical Unit Floor
Motels--Mexico--Tamaulipas--Nuevo Laredo ; Architecture--Designs and plans
Plan for a typical unit floor for the Hacienda Motor Hotel in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Scale is 1/8 inch to 1 foot.
Architectural Drawings

Motor Hotel in Nuevo Laredo, Tamps: Schematic Section
Motels--Mexico--Tamaulipas--Nuevo Laredo ; Architecture--Designs and plans
Schematic section for the Hacienda Motor Hotel in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Scale is 1/8 inch to 1 foot.
Architectural Drawings

Motor Hotel in Nuevo Laredo, Tamps: View in Center Court
Motels--Mexico--Tamaulipas--Nuevo Laredo ; Architecture--Designs and plans
Rendering of the Center Court room of the completed Hacienda Motor Hotel in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Architectural Drawings

Motor Hotel in Nuevo Laredo, Tamps: A Motel Hotel in Nuevo Laredo, Tamps.
Motels--Mexico--Tamaulipas--Nuevo Laredo ; Architecture--Designs and plans
Rendering of the completed Hacienda Motor Hotel in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Architectural Drawings

Mitchell, George
Mitchell, George Phydias, 1919-; Gas industry -- Texas -- Houston; Businessmen -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Businessmen -- Texas -- Houston -- Biography; Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes; Galveston (Tex.) -- History; Oral histories
George Phydias Mitchell, oil and gas businessman and developer of an unincorporated planned community 25 miles north of Houston called The Woodlands, is interviewed by Jim Barlow.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Lack, Abe
Lack, Abe--Interviews ; Businessmen--Texas -Houston--Interviews ; Lack's Wholesalers ; Oral Histories ; Small business--Texas--Houston ; Immigrants--Texas--Houston--Interviews
Houston Oral History Project - HMRC Collection

Jamail, Joe
Jamail, Joseph D., 1925- ; Lawyers -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Lawyers -- Texas -- Houston -- Biography; Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes; Oral histories
Joseph "Joe" Jamail talks about growing up in Houston in the 1930s and his career as one of the top lawyers in America. He is considered one of the wealthiest lawyers in the nation and is often referred to as the King of Torts. Joe has given...
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Letter from Julia Ideson to Clarence R. Wharton, December 13, 1938
Letter from Houston Public Library librarian Julia Ideson to Clarence R. Wharton, thanking Wharton for the donation of a facsimile of the order of General Sam Houston to William T. Austin while he retreated from Gonzales. Related to ...
Archival Collections

Letter from Clarence R. Wharton to Miss Julia Ideson, December 10, 1938
Letter from Clarence R. Wharton regarding a facsimile of a document written by Sam Houston to William T. Austin which Wharton is transferring to Miss Julia Ideson and the Houston Public Library to be preserved. Related to MSS0113-b01f04-01 and...
Archival Collections

Fortunes afloat. The Houston Gargoyle, vol. iii, no. 26, June 29, 1930.
Contains descriptions of "Millionaires' Row," the Sebonac, the Augusta, the Southern Breeze, as well as other yachts belonging to members of the Houston Yacht Club.
Houston Waterways

Progressive Houston, vol. ii, no. 9, January, 1911
Ship Channel bond election results - Historical Sketch ; Tonnage on the Ship Channel ; Millions being invested in new buildings ; Citrus fruits take gold and silver prizes ; Texas Frisco headquarters remove to Houston ; Official statistics of...
Houston Waterways

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