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[Aerial Photograph of Burning Building]

Description: Aerial photograph of a burning, multi-story building at the corner of Elm and Lamar St. in Dallas, partially obscured by smoke. On the ground and in the streets, multiple fire engines and emergency vehicles attend the fire. Three of the trucks have long ladders extended, and firefighters at the tops of the ladders hold hoses pointed at the building, spraying large streams of water. The city is also visible around the burning building. Large hoses cover the streets between and around the fire e… more
Date: July 23, 1961
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Aerial Photograph of Randolph Field]

Description: Photograph of Randolph Field as seen from the air in an airplane. The base is located in the middle of a wide open landscape; most of the land around it is farm land or unused land.
Date: unknown
Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[Aerial Photograph of San Francisco Covered by Fog]

Description: Aerial photograph of the city of San Francisco, California partly covered by fog. There are a number of ships traveling through the water by the docks and ports along the coast.
Date: unknown
Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[Aerial Photograph of the Turneys' Farm]

Description: Aerial photograph of Turneys' farm located on FM 544 in Murphy, Texas; this photo shows the grouping of the farm buildings with the large open fields in the front and back.
Date: 1970
Creator: O'Neill, J.
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Aerial Photograph of Waste Oil Burning]

Description: Aerial photograph of waste oil burning off near Navasota, Texas. The oil is producing a large cloud of smoke that is clearly visible from the airplane.
Date: unknown
Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[Aerial Photograph of Yosemite National Park]

Description: Aerial photograph of the scenery at Yosemite National Park in California. The scenery includes thick forests and tall mountains and cliffs creating multiple valleys.
Date: unknown
Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[AGA Thermovision #1]

Description: Photograph of infrared Polaroid of utility poles/power lines taken with the AGA Thermovision.
Date: 1973
Partner: Edison Museum

[AGA Thermovision #2]

Description: Photograph of infrared Polaroid of service outlet taken with the AGA Thermovision.
Date: 1973
Partner: Edison Museum

[AGA Thermovision #3]

Description: Photograph of infrared Polaroid taken with the AGA Thermovision. Back of photo reads, "PTS #725 Behind Woolco North side".
Date: 1973
Partner: Edison Museum

[An Art Print of Admiral Frank Hermon Schofield]

Description: Painting of Admiral Frank Hermon Schofield. The painting was done by Arthur Beaumont in 1933. There is a battleship painted in the background behind Schofield.
Date: 1933
Creator: Beaumont, Arthur
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Austin Dam]

Description: Photograph of the Austin Dam. The water is flowing through the dam's open floodgates.
Date: 1938?
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[A Band Concert on the U.S.S. Texas]

Description: Photograph of a band concert being held on the deck of the U.S.S. Texas. The band is grouped together in a tightly bunched group of chairs while those not in the band are either laying on the deck, leaning on the railing, or walking by the performance.
Date: unknown
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Black Smoke Billowing From Burning Fence]

Description: Photograph of huge, black clouds of smoke billowing from a burning fence. In front of the burning fence is a short length of scrub grass, and at the foreground, there is a chain-link fence with barbed-wire on top.
Date: unknown
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Brick Wall at Beaumont Enterprises]

Description: Photograph of a brick wall. The top half of the wall is light colored while the bottom half is darker. In addition, there is a rectangular part of the wall that is even darker. There are wooden contraptions on the bottom and other equipment on the bottom right.
Date: 1961~
Partner: Edison Museum

[Brooks Field as Seen from a Balloon Hangar]

Description: Photograph of Brooks Field, Texas, located near San Antonio, Texas, from a balloon hangar. This balloon hangar is a short distance away from the base but it clearly shows the air strip and surrounding buildings.
Date: unknown
Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[Burning Building in Bonham]

Description: Photograph of a burning building in downtown Bonham. Men in the street are watching as smoke billows from the second floor. A sign partially visible on the neighboring building reads "Sadler, Coleman." Located at 223 N. Main Street.
Date: unknown
Location: 33.575851 -96.179693
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Camp MacArthur Clothing Repair Shop

Description: A glass slide of a clothing repair building at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: State National Bank
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Children Riding Donkeys]

Description: Photograph of two children on donkeys in Mineral Wells. Some houses are visible in the background.
Date: September 1, 1913
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Christmas Photograph of the Turney Family and Friends]

Description: Photograph of he Turney Family as well as some of their friends on Christmas Day 1918. Baldwin Gonzales is standing at the front in his U. S. Army uniform and Lee Turney is standing in the back between two women and is wearing a suit.
Date: December 25, 1918
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.
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