Streetview of a street in downtown Houston; a horse and carriage and several cars can be seen in and parked on the side of the street. A sign for the Majestic Theatre is strung across the street; business signs can be seen, including S.H. Kress &...
Marks, Jo Alessandro -- Interviews;
Actresses -- Houston (Tex.)-- Interviews;
Women in the theater;
Alley Theatre (Houston, Tex.)
The founding member of the Alley Theater, Jo Alessandro Marks was inspired into acting through a speech given by Margot Jones. Her father was the Director of all bands of the Houston Independent School Distict schools. After graduating from the...
Contains the annual report for the Public Schools of the Independent School District of Houston for the fiscal year 1914 - 1915. Annual report contains remarks from the school district superintendents, a list of graduates from the districts schools...
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.
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...
View at corner of Texas Avenue and Milam Street showing Chamber of Commerce Building and Palace Theatre. Portion of Houston Chronicle Building in photograph.
View toward stage of open air theater. Rows of wooden benches on either side of an aisle. Theater building is stone and has Roman architecture. Stage is flanked on either side by wings of building with columns. Carved inscription on top of...
