1941 photos capture inauguration of Neal Pickett
These five photos out of the collection of Houston Post negatives make up the inauguration of Houston Mayor C.A. “Neal” Pickett in 1941. The negatives were starting to show signs of deterioration so I...
View ArticleA burning desire to put Oscar Holcombe back in office
In a matchbook I found recently for 50 cents, voters in 1946 were asked to send Oscar Holcombe and his “People’s Ticket” team of candidates to City Hall and the mayor’s office. Since 1921, Holcombe had...
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