Barnstone, Gertrude, 1925- ;
Theater -- Texas -- Houston -- History;
School board members -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
School integration -- Texas -- Houston -- History;
Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes;
Oral histories
Gertrude Barnstone talks to Jane Ely about her life in the theatre arts, her memories of Houston and Houstonians and her election to the Houston School Board during the desegregation of the Houston School System.
Beauty Contestants in bathing suits and sashes from different stores pose on the promenade. There is one little girl, and she has a sign in front of her that reads Miss Super Value Foley.
Image of a building behind trees. The sign on the building reads Bird Storage Smith. A sign on a tree in the foreground reads Save money by buyinglumber from Harrisberg Lumber Co. Three men pose in front of the building.
Streetview of a building housing several businesses including E. J. Nabors & Co. Groceries and Feed, a Post and Cigar shop. Behind the building, along the dirt road, are several other buildings. In the distance the school building can be seen.
Streetview of the corner of Second and Main Street, La Porte, Texas. Bob Watts Saloon, a three-story building can be seen. Five motor cars are parked in the street. A boy poses in front of one car.
A car and a horse and carriage can be seen in the foreground in front of a building with a sign that says Brenton & McKay Bankers. Attached to the photograph was a clipping that looked like receipt for photograph reprint.
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...
