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[View from Lakeside Hills looking out onto Katy Bridge, Feb. '54]

Description: Photograph of the Katy Bridge early in its operation as a bridge part of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad from the view of the Lakeside Hills. Detail is difficult to make out but it's likely this was taken during the process of the Brazos River Valley being flooded by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to create a flood control reservoir. Date: 02-1954.
Date: February 1954
Creator: Woodside, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[View from Lakeside Hills looking out onto the Brazos River Valley, Feb. '54]

Description: Photograph of the Brazos River Valley prior to its flooding from the view of the Lakeside Hills, a car making its way down a dirt road. The U.S Army Corp of Engineers constructed the Whitney Dam as part of plans to turn the valley into Lake Whitney, a flood control reservoir. Date: 02-1954.
Date: February 1954
Creator: Woodside, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postmaster A.L. Bronstad, Dena Oswald and clerk "Ruby" Orbeck at the opening of the Laguna Park Rural Station, Feb. 1, '54]

Description: Photograph of three citizens gathered for the opening ceremony for the Laguna Park Rural Station, the very first post office in the Lake Whitney community. From left to right: Clifton postmaster A.L. Bronstad, who delivered the office's very first post stamps; Dena Oswald, who was there to deliver some mail to Mrs. Orbeck; and Ruby "Al" Orbeck, the station's postal clerk who also sold souvenirs. Date: 02-01-1954.
Date: February 1, 1954
Creator: Woodside, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Ruby Orbeck writing a receipt for A.E. Drewry, Feb. 1, 1954]

Description: Photograph of post clerk Ruby "Al" Orbeck filling out a receipt for brewery owner A.E. Drewry at the Laguna Park Rural Station, the first proper post office in the Lake Whitney community. This interaction occurred during the station's opening as a post office, previously having solely been a souvenir shop run by Orbeck and her husband. Also in attendance were Clifton postmaster A.L. Barnard to deliver the station's first post stamps as well as Republican politician C.C. Baker, who pushed for th… more
Date: February 1, 1954
Creator: Woodside, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Laguna Park Rural Station grand opening — Dena Oswald, A.L. Bronstad and Ruby Orbeck, Feb. 1, 1954]

Description: Photograph of Clifton postmaster A.L. Barnard handling some postal stamps with clerk Ruby "Al" Orbeck during the grand opening of the Laguna Park Rural Station, Lake Whitney's first post office. From left to right: Dena Oswald, who was there to deliver some mail to Mrs. Orbeck; Bronstad, who delivered the station's first postal stamps and made recommendations about the equipment used for scaling and weighing; and Orbeck, the station's post clerk who also sold souvenirs at the location with her … more
Date: February 1, 1954
Creator: Woodside, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Laguna Park Rural Station grand opening — Ruby Orbeck and A.L. Bronstad handling postage stamps, Feb. 1, 1954]

Description: Photograph of Laguna Park Rural Station postal clerk Ruby "Al" Orbeck receiving postage stamps from Clifton postmaster A.L. Barnard during the station's grand opening as Lake Whitney's first post office. Barnard deliver the station's first stamps and made recommendations for weighing and measuring scales. While not visible, Republican politician C.C. Baker also attended after pushing for the station's opening at an earlier date. Date: 02-01-1954.
Date: February 1, 1954
Creator: Woodside, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postmaster A.L. Bronstad and others at the opening the Laguna Park Rural Station, Feb. 1, '54]

Description: Photograph of some citizens gathered for the opening ceremony for the Laguna Park Rural Station, the very first post office in the Lake Whitney community. From left to right: Clifton postmaster A.L. Bronstad, who delivered the office's very first post stamps; Dena Oswald, who was there to deliver some mail to Mrs. Orbeck; Dr. C.C. Baker, a Republican politician who pushed for an earlier establishing date for the station; and Ruby "Al" Orbeck, the station's postal clerk who also sold souvenirs. … more
Date: February 1, 1954
Creator: Woodside, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Main street in Kopperl, June '54]

Description: Photograph of the main street of Kopperl. A pickup truck towing a boat can be seen center-left while a trio of men stand on the corner next to the Mobilgas sign. Named for Galveston banker and Santa Fe Railroad director Moritz Kopperl, the town was founded in 1881 and has kept a population below 400. The nearby Kopperl Levee was constructed by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers after completion of the Whitney Dam to prevent flooding. Date: 06-1954.
Date: June 1954
Creator: Woodside, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Main street in Kopperl, June '54]

Description: Photograph of the main street of Kopperl. A pickup truck towing a boat can be seen center-left while two men stand on the corner next to the Mobilgas sign. Named for Galveston banker and Santa Fe Railroad director Moritz Kopperl, the town was founded in 1881 and has kept a population below 400. The nearby Kopperl Levee was constructed by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers after completion of the Whitney Dam to prevent flooding. Date: 06-1954.
Date: June 1954
Creator: Woodside, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man with catfish from the Kopperl Levee]

Description: Undated photograph of an unidentified older man with a catfish he caught from the Kopperl Levee. He appears to be in the parking lot of a fishing supplies store, based on the sign mentioning tackle and fresh shad. The shadow of photographer William "Bill" Woodside can be seen in the bottom left corner.
Date: 1950/1990
Creator: Woodside, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Kopperl Levee]

Description: Undated photograph of the Kopperl Levee, an unidentified man standing at the top of the dirt. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers constructed the levee shortly after completion of the Whitney Dam to prevent flooding.
Date: [1953..]
Creator: Woodside, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Sunglasses man and child piloting Klepper kayak near Whitney Dam]

Description: Undated photograph of an unidentified man and young boy rowing a Klepper, a German folding kayak, at Lake Whitney. Behind them is the northern wall of the Whitney Dam. A group of onlookers can be seen on the right, one of which appears to be in some kind of uniform. It's possible this was part of a professional demonstration of the Klepper kayak.
Date: 1950/1990
Creator: Woodside, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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