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[Oil Well Fire]

Photograph of the Sinclair #1 Oil Well, near Gladewater, Texas. The oil well caught fire on April 28, 1931 and killed nine men.

Date: April 28, 1931

Creator: Nicks, C. B.

Partner: Longview Public Library

Photograph of seven young girlfriends of Longview, Texas. The friends are pictured at Annie Castleberry's home in Longview. They are all dipping their bare feet in a pond. From left to right, the friends pictured are: Etta Wilkins, Nannie Howard , Birdie Cole, Annie Castleberry, Berdale Weeks, Opal Holt, and Nannie Holland Weatherby. The photograph is mounted on grey cardboard.

Date: April 1902

Partner: Longview Public Library

[Tornado Destruction]

Photograph of destruction caused by a tornado in Dallas, Texas. A car in the foreground has been partially destroyed, and is covered with rubble from the building behind it. Debris litters the ground.

Date: April 2, 1957

Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Shirley Grammer Holding Wiseman Bible]

Photograph of Shirley Grammer holding the Wiseman Bible in front of a potted plant by a brick building in Wilson County, Texas.

Date: April 16, 2010

Partner: Wilson County Historical Society

[Man on Ranch]

Photograph of Johnnie Zaiontz walking past a house surrounded by trees on the Tom Callaway Ranch in La Vernia, Texas.

Date: April 5, 2005

Creator: Grammer, Shirley

Partner: Wilson County Historical Society

[T. H. Quelle Residence]

Photograph of the T. H. Quelle residence. The wooden house is one-story tall with a porch on the left side. In the foreground, there are trees in the yard.

Date: April 1926

Creator: Winkelmann's Studio

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Tornado Destruction in Dallas, Texas]

Photograph of destruction caused by a tornado in Dallas, Texas. A car is pressed up against a wall on the left. Its roof has been ripped off and it is surrounded by debris. Another car is parked to the right, and appears to have sustained less damage.

Date: April 1957

Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Fire Department.

Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

Houston Hustlers in Hallettsville, Texas

Photograph of the Houston Hustlers as they came through Hallettsville, Texas. According to an accompanying article, "Seven wagons chained together and drawn by eight yoke of oxen conveyed the Houston party from the depot to the barbecue grounds." The wagons are in front of several buildings on the west side of the Courthouse Square. According to another accompanying article, you can see the Lavaca Bank, the white building in the center background, partially visible. There are other people in th… more

Date: April 26, 1907

Creator: Fey & Braunig

Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[Welcome Reception for Dr. Loston]

Photograph of Dr. Gloria Jackson, Rev. Milbrew Davis, Dr. Adena Williams Loston and Mrs. Shirley Davis, taken during a welcome reception for Dr. Loston as the new President of St. Philip's College. The photograph was taken in the Heritage Room on the MLK campus.

Date: April 5, 2007

Partner: St. Philips College

[First Baptist Church Old Sanctuary Last Worship Service]

Photograph of worshippers open door to exit after last service in old Sanctuary used for over a quarter of a Century. New Sanctuary is visible at left which was dedicated on April 16, 1961.

Date: April 9, 1961

Creator: Young, Moon

Location: 30.342987 -95.080488