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[Dallas County Courthouse Construction]

Description: Photograph of the metal frame of the unfinished, multi-story Dallas County Courthouse. From out of shot on the left, a stream of water is directed at the building. Inside the framework, two staircases going up the whole building are visible. On the back of the photograph is a handwritten note identifying the building as the Dallas County Courthouse and giving the date.
Date: June 19, 1964
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.779088 -96.807294
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters at the 3100 Block of Knox Street]

Description: Photograph of firefighters and their equipment in the sidewalk and street in front of George's Cafe and the Knox St. Barber Shop on the 3100 block of Knox Street. There are three ladders propped up against the front of the cafe, and debris lines the sidewalk in front of the stores. Behind the buildings is a billboard for Motorola, while other shop fronts and watching bystanders are visible in the background. There is a telephone pole in front of the cafe that extends out of shot. On the back of… more
Date: June 20, 1961
Creator: Laird, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.822890 -96.788144
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters Clean Up Rubble at Cabana Motor Hotel]

Description: Photograph of five firefighters in firefighting suits, facing towards the camera and looking down, walking in dark, wet ash and rubble on a rooftop. Two of the firefighters are spraying water from a fire hose into a small wheelbarrow, and another firefighter is carrying a small ax. One of the other two firefighters is wearing a light-colored firefighting suit. The buildings of the Dallas city-skyline are visible in the background, and a man in plainclothes is visible beyond the firefighter on t… more
Date: June 22, 1962
Creator: Allen, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.786299 -96.813356
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters Hose Down an Unfinished Building]

Description: Photograph of two firefighters on two ladders, using hoses to spray a multi-story, unfinished building. The heads and shoulders of two more firefighters are visible at the bottom of the photograph, and a man in khakis crouches in front of the closest ladder. The background and the top left portion of the building is obscured by smoke. On the back of the photograph is a label, a handwritten note, and two stamps giving information about the photo.
Date: June 19, 1964
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters Spray Down Unfinished Courthouse]

Description: Extremely wide shot photograph of firefighters hosing down an unfinished courthouse building. The firefighters stand at the top of two long ladders, extending from fire engines parked in the street next to the construction site. A hose snakes along the street towards the truck and there is a large pool of water in the street. In the background, another building is visible, and on the far right of the photo, a small portion of the buildings lining the street can be seen. On the back of the photo… more
Date: June 19, 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[General William C. Westmoreland meets with press]

Description: Photograph of General William C. Westmoreland, Army Chief of Staff, meeting with some of the local press during his visit to Fort Wolters. General Westmoreland is in uniform, standing behind a podium with several microphones pointed towards him. On the wood-paneled wall behind him is a large, hanging insignia, reading, "Above The Finest."
Date: June 21, 1969
Creator: Herbert, H. Key
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Letter from Ingrid Griggs to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs, June 23, 1965]

Description: Letter from Ingrid Griggs to her husband Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs regarding daily life back home and that she had to use a check to get a birthday present for James. Ingrid also notes that she has made $15 by mowing yards, and paid someone to take out a lot of trash cans.
Date: June 23, 1965
Creator: Griggs, Ingrid
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from Margaret B. Guy to Tom Ringo, June 16, 1965]

Description: Letter from Margaret B. Guy to Tom Ringo saying that "for the first time incorporated communities up to 500 population can participate in the Community Improvement Program of the Texas Agricultural Service." The letter says that Reagan Brown "can make a group believe they can do anything."
Date: June 16, 1965
Creator: Guy, Margaret B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Haslet Public Library

[Man With Hard Hat]

Description: Photograph of man with hard hat pushing some kind of rod into ground. He is standing on gravel but there is grass in the background. Also visible is a construction vehicle on the left.
Date: June 10, 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Edison Museum

[Men Working in Dirt]

Description: Photograph of five unidentified men working in dirt. There is water at the bottom of the image and a wooden plank in the middle perpendicular to the ground. The men are wearing hard hats and appear to be digging into the ground.
Date: June 10, 1969
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Edison Museum
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