Tag Archives: Texas

Esther Bubley (In Texas)

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Christopher George

Esther Bubley (1921-1998), Feed store, Tomball, Texas, 1945 (133.1983) Esther Bubley (1921-1998), Berry sellers, Tomball, Texas, 1945 (132.1983) “Berry sellers on road between Houston and Tomball.” louisville.edu Esther Bubley (1921-1998), In City Cafe, Tomball, Texas, 1945 (126.1983) “At the City … Continue reading →

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“Night Club Man…”

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Christopher George

Bob Jackson, [Nightclub owner Jack Ruby firing bullet at point-blank range into collapsing body of Lee Harvey Oswald, Dallas Police Station], November 24, 1963, (1912.2005) Unidentified photographer, [Television image of John F. Kennedy’s accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald being transported … Continue reading →

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“As Johnson was sworn in…”

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Christopher George

Cecil B. Stoughton, This was the scene in the cabin of the Presidential airplane in Dallas, Nov. 22, 1963, as Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in shortly after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Administering the oath was Judge Sarah … Continue reading →

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“a few minutes before”… and after

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Christopher George

Unidentified photographer, [John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, John Connally, and Nellie Connally in presidential limousine, Dallas], November 22, 1963 (2013.24.1) Pres. Jack Kennedy. Dallas, Texas [Written on verso]. Unidentified photographer, [John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, John Connally, and Nellie Connally in … Continue reading →

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Realities at the U.S.-Mexico Border: Then and Now

Posted on August 22, 2019 by jmosk02

“Photography is a powerful medium: a way to observe our history unfiltered and make historical events resonate decades later. Even in an era dominated by social media, photography still continues to shock and surprise. A still image allows you to … Continue reading →

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Fathers and children… mostly at Coney Island

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Christopher George

Lou Bernstein, Father and child, Coney Island, 1943 (84.1992) Harold Feinstein, Father and daughter on beach, Coney Island, 1950 (568.1982) Sidney Kerner, Father and son, Coney Island, 1937 (150.2003) Harold Feinstein, Boy on father’s shoulders, Coney Island, 1948 (556.1982) Dennis … Continue reading →

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KCOH

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Christopher George

Benny A. Joseph, Skipper Lee Frazier, KCOH disc jockey and go-go girls, Houston, 1965 (DA.1D1B.1) Skipper Lee Frazier A Mountain of Soul …When an opening became available at another radio station, KCOH, the time had come for the area to … Continue reading →

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Record Players

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Christopher George

Martin Munkacsi, [Portable record player], 1930s (2007.110.2650) USSR in Construction, July 1935 (2012.13.24) A portable gramophone manufactured by the Leningrad factory. The gramophone industry that came to us after the October revolution was a handicraft industry, in a semi-ruined condition. … Continue reading →

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Record Stores

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Christopher George

Weegee, [Man sleeping in front of the Metro Music store, New York], ca. 1943 (14473.1993) Todd Webb, Sixth Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets, New York, April 23, 1948 (2011.21.3) Todd Webb, Sixth Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets, New … Continue reading →

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Vote

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Christopher George

Vu, “They will vote…” May 8, 1929, (2009.52.43) Unidentified Photographer, [Senator John F. Kennedy giving a campaign speech, Alexandria, Virginia], August 24, 1960 (2013.96.24) ALEXANDRIA, VA., AUG. 24 — CAMPAIGNS IN VIRGINIA — Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Democratic … Continue reading →

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