Contains the annual reports for the Public Schools of the Independent School District of Houston for the fiscal years 1907- 1908, and 1908 - 1909. Annual reports contain remarks from the school district superintendents, a list of graduates from the...
Provides a history of the design and construction of the Julia Ideson building of the Houston Public Library, now home to the Houston Metropolitan Research Center. Includes 21 illustrations.
Subtitle: Containing the names, residences and places of business of the inhabitants; business directory; directory to streets and localities; charter; compendium of ordinances; officers of the city and county; courts; state and county taxes;...
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.
A racecar parked on a street. Sign painted on the automobile hood [difficult to read] " . . .Class; International Champion. . . 38 minutes, 6 seconds." Gas tank rests behind driver's seat. In distance, a Gulf filling station advertising gasoline...
Subtitle: Containing the present state, county and city governments; a complete list of all county officials, post offices and money order offices in Texas; also, an index of societies, associations, churches, corporations, educational institutes;...
2 boxes, 1 flat drawer The Houston Subdivision Collection is a collection consisting of brochures, pamphlets, and plat maps documenting the development of new subdivisions in the Houston area. Currently the collection fills two document boxes and...
Advertisement for Charlotte, the "greatest bareback rider of all time," with the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus. A clown presents flowers to Charlotte. Performance: October 1, 2, and 3, 1965.
Advertisement for the Cole Bros. Circus, with Clyde Beatty. People tour the menagerie, with giraffes, camels, elephants, a rhinoceros, a hippopotamus, tigers, a polar bear, a lion, and a leopard. Performance: Thursday, October 14, 1937.
Advertisement for the Cole Bros. Circus, with Clyde Beatty. Variety of performances, with aerialists, animal trainers and acts, clowns and acrobatics. Performance: Saturday, October 16, 1937.
Advertisement for the Hagenbeck-Wallace and 4Paw-Sells Bros. Combined Circus. Elephant in blue on a yellow background. Performance: Thursday, October 24 through Friday, October 25, 1935.
Advertisement for the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. Aerialists perform a number of different acts on rings, poles, ladders and swings. Performance: Thursday, October 24 through Friday, October 25, 1935.