Three drafts of a description of the history and business of House Plantation, a plantation owned by Arcola Sugar Mills Company. Sources include Bill Griffin, who lived on the plantation for 61 years and W. L. Howse, a former manager of the Arcola...
Mayor Again on Wharton, Date: "07/15/68": Mayor Louie Welch at his desk discussing forwarding a letter to the Attorney General which was then forwarded to the Department of Public Safety, who had not yet had time to respond. -- Salk Vacine, Date:...
Job Corps, Date: "12/09/65": Footage of an assembly line with welders; a man speaking to an audience in an auditorium. -- Tish Robbery, Date: "12/09/65": Interview with a man who was robbed by two gunmen who wanted jewelry; a woman and two boys...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921- --Press coverage ; United States. National Aeronautics and Space...
Prince Phillip at NASA, Date: "03/11/66": Footage of Prince Philip arriving and being greeted before being shown exhibits; at the end of the clip Prince Philip holds up a plaque. -- Astronauts, Date: "03/11/66": A man models EVA equipment while a...
Dock Workers Ratify, Date: "04/03/69": A full parking lot and a room crowded with men; a short scene with two men at the head of the room, followed by footage of the men filing out of the room. -- Hotel-Motel Men, Date: "03/31/69": Footage of...
San Jacinto Monument ; Jones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman), 1874-1956 ; Texas Centennial (1936) ; Houston, Andrew Jackson, 1854-1941
Groundbreaking: Mr. Jesse Jones and Colonel Andrew Jackson Houston at the groundbreaking ceremony of the San Jacinto Memorial. A military band performs for the group of spectators. Mr. Jones and others make speeches that are broadcast by station...
Rex Braun, Date: "01/07/70": Texas State Legislator Rex Braun presents some remarks on the Texas Air Control Board to the Houston City Council members. -- Crane and Little Girl, Date: "01/07/70": Mr. Crane speaks to City Council about Houston’s...
National Negro Business League (U.S.) ; Chicago Negro Chamber of Commerce ; Houston Defender ; Marchman, G. Stevens ; Albert, Alma ; Richardson, Clifton Frederick, 1892-1939
Dwellings--Texas--Houston ; Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans
Preliminary plans for a foot bridge at the ranch estate for Mr. and Mrs. John Bennick, on Old Richmond Road, Houston, Texas. Includes: Plan. Scale is 1/4 inch to 1 foot. -- Elevation. Scale is 3/8 inch to 1 foot. -- Section AA. Scale is 3/8 inch to...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Traffic accidents--Texas--Houston--Press coverage ; Texas. Air National Guard--Press coverage ; Airplanes--Press coverage ; Astrodome...
Auto Fatal, Date: "03/22/71": Footage of a police officer directing highway traffic past the scene of the accident, where two vehicles are shown to be totaled; Bill Sanford, a witness to the accident, describes to a reporter what happened. Mr....
Document appointing Major William T. Austin as aid de camp to the Commander in Chief of the Army of Texas, and Major Austin's orders, signed by Sam Houston, Commander in Chief of the Army, written by George Washington Hockley. Related to ...
Letter from Richard Greene to Richard Venables, dated April 8, 1864, with a suggestion that Venables apply for a position with General Greer. Includes a reply from Venables on the reverse, dated May 9, 1864. Venables gives an account of his recent...
Architecture, Domestic--Design and plans ; Dwellings
Includes: Schematic Hot Water Piping at Boiler. -- A. C. Units Schedule. -- Reheat Coils Schedule. -- Condensing Units Schedule. -- General Notes. Schematic Hot Water Piping at A. C. Unit Coils. -- Schematic Refrigerant Piping at A. C. Unit Coils....
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 ...
