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Aerial view of the Texas Centennial Exposition Entrance to the Hall of State (1936), one of the more than 50 buildings constructed for the Texas Centennial Exposition. The Texas Centennial Exposition was a world's fair presented from June 6 to November 29, 1936, at Fair Park, Dallas, Texas. A celebration of the 100th anniversary of Texas's ...
It followed the successful Texas Centennial Exposition, which was held to celebrate the centennial anniversary of Texas in 1936. Every exhibition building constructed for the 1936 fair (except the Hall of Negro Life, which was demolished) were simply redecorated for the event, but most major exhibitors (such as General Motors, Ford and Chrysler ...
Fort Worth’s Frontier Centennial in 1936 has been well documented by the late Mike Nichols and by Richard Gonzales, history columnists for the Star-Telegram, and in Jan Jones’ book, “Billy ...
Herbert Pickens Gambrell (July 15, 1898 - December 30, 1982) was an American historian known for his writing on Texas history, as well as his central roles in the Texas Centennial Exposition, Texas Institute of Letters, Texas State Historical Association, Dallas Historical Society, Southwest Review, and Southern Methodist University Press.
The Hall of State (originally the State of Texas Building) is a building in Dallas's Fair Park that commemorates the history of the U.S. state of Texas and is considered one of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the state. It was designed and built for the Texas Centennial Exposition.
Dallas skyline in 1936 Kindergarten class in Dallas, circa 1930s. The history of Dallas, Texas, United States, from 1930 to 1945 documents the city's emergence from the Great Depression, its economic boom after several local oil discoveries, its hosting of the Texas Centennial Exposition, and its existence during wartime.
After growing up in various Texas towns, Polly studied photography at the Clarence Hudson White School of Photography in New York City. In 1935 she was hired as a freelance photographer by the Texas Centennial Exposition to promote the Texas centennial. She was the first photographer to take photos for state marketing and tourism purposes.
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