Ten baskets of oranges on ground in front of orange trees. Wire fence in front of baskets, and a building is visible behind the orange trees. Includes: N. E. Stout Farm.
The founder of the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Houston, Dr. Mavis Kelsey, examines his career as a physician in the Texas Medical Center and the creation and development of the clinic.
Contains short essays on Houston public school buildings, detailing the personal lives of the people they are named after, the buildings' funding and beginnings, the buildings' locations, and highlights of the schools.
The passion for sports writing was imbibed in Mickey Herskowitz from an early age. Growing up in Houston, he started writing for the Houston Post when he was only 14 years old. When the Chronicle purchased The Post, he started writing for the...
Contains reminiscences of C. C. Cox and a group of recollections from other early Texans from the Austin papers published in 1903. Includes an article about the re-establishment of the Tejas missions.
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...
Three men hold shovels at the ground breaking of the Police Station. The men are identified as Chief Hamilton, Mayor Grant Webster, and Bob Stevenson A&M Bellaire Hosp. The proposed new station is visible on a poster behind the men.
Thunderbirds, Date: "07/27/68": Footage of Thunderbird aircraft flying in formation while a voice-over announcer names the formations and the pilots involved. -- A & M Fire School, Date: "07/27/68": Footage of a helicopter hovering over treetops...
Two men stand behind two seated women. Pictured, seated, from left to right: Roena Loftin, City Clerk; Doris Brown, City Manager's Secretary. Pictured, standing, from left to right: King Cole, City Manager; Patt Lilly, Assistant City Manager.
This folder contains the reminiscences of Mrs. Dilue Rose Harris about her life moving to and growing up in Texas in the late 1830s. She describes living in Harrisburg, the Battle of San Jacinto, and some of the first elections in Texas. It is...
