Noriega, Richard Joel "Rick";
Legislators--Texas--Interviews;
Texas--Politics and government;
Houston (Tex.)--Politics and government;
Oral histories
Richard Joel "Nick" Noriega was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1998. Since then he has served 5 terms in this capacity. During hurricane Katrina Mayor Bill White requested his help to oversee the evacuee shelter operations...
Taylor, Marvin, 1925-.;
Community activists -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
Houston (Tex.) -- Race relations;
Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes;
Herman Park (Houston, Tex.);
Oral histories
Marvin Taylor, a long time resident of Houston, talks about his involvement in the establishment of a jogging trail and improvements to Hermann Park, Houston.
Grand temple building possibly of light colored brick with stained glass windows. Two of the windows are open, possibly during a hot season. The grand entrance has two white columnsat least two stories in height with Corinthian style caps and a...
This church has many Gothic architectural details including pointed arched windows, a tall square tower and a shorter square tower, almost twenty golden crosses accent high spots above the roof line. A very wide concrete sidewalk draws visitors...
Christian Sanitorium appears to be a two story white wooden siding building with a half story accomodated with many dormer windows interspursed along the steep pitched roof. Three red brick chimneys are visible in the postcard. There is a...
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.
Contains copies of the River Oaks Corporation publications, Homes For All Times, and River Oaks ; newspaper articles about the death of Will Hogg ; advertisements for River Oaks.
Polar Wave Ice Palace, during construction: Men in distance working on curved wooden support for building's roof. Overhead view. Includes: American Construction Co.
Little girl, unidentified, wearing long dress and standing beside baskets of flowers. Possibly on the roof of a building (vent in right margin). Girl is wearing elaborate dress.
Little girl, unidentified, wearing long dress and standing beside baskets of flowers. Possibly on the roof of a building (vent in the upper right margin).
Model T Ford 1/2-ton delivery truck. Open cab with half of windshield folded down. Three foot-control pedals can be seen in front of driver's seat. Emergency brake handle beneath steering wheel. Roof over entire truck, but cab is not enclosed.
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...
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.
