Working for a Living
Marion Butts Collection
Dallas Public Library
1946
One of the locations of the Powell Hotel, the first black-owned hotel
in Dallas. During segregation, hotels that served African Americans
were often located in houses in residential areas.
1946
Dave's Place, showing the front entrance and parking area.
1946
Newsstand at P. J. Service Station, with Applause Magazine,
published in Dallas by Don Gilbert on display - the top magazine
facing to the front
1946
Denmon's Pies proprietor Fred Eugene Denmon, left, with an
unidentified woman, surrounded by pies. Denmon’s Bakery was
located at 3203 Marsh.
1946
View outside Lawson Cleaners with the company’s delivery vehicle
in front of the store. Lawson had two Dallas locations, one at 1915
Allen, and the other at 4719 Myrtle.
1946
An employee inside Lawson Cleaners works with a garment on an
ironing board.
1946
Henderson and Wren Funeral Home building, located at 2112 N.
Washington, with attendants and hearses (which they referred to as
“rolling stock) outside
1946
Taxi belonging to the Pride of Dallas Cab Company, gets service at
P. J. Service Station
1947
An interior view of the Cimota Beauty Salon, located at 2109-2111
Allen Street, which sold hair grooming products and wigs in
addition to its traditional beauty services.
1947
Newsboys and girls in front of the Progressive News
offices. The company was owned by G.I. Aid Society,
Raymond Rogers, President.
1947
The front of Dillard's Variety Store, with building supplies in front of
the windows. Dillards had two Dallas locations, one in West Dallas
at 1805 Singleton Boulevard, and the other in East Dallas at 4904
Spring Avenue. The owners were E. C. Dillard and J. C. Dillard.
1946
Interior of Dillard's Variety Store, with shoppers browsing the aisles
1947
Inside William Madison McDonald's Fraternal Bank and Trust on
the first floor of the Fort Worth Masonic Temple, located at 9th and
Jones in Fort Worth. Fraternal Bank and Trust was an AfricanAmerican owned private bank that survived the Great Depression.
1947
Lott's Funeral Home was located at 2200 Thomas Street. Shown
here are five hearses from the company with attendants and
funeral home personnel standing beside the cars.
1947
Jack's Service Station and Garage, with owner Jack Wright
washing a car.
1947
Eighth Street Drug Store owners, Mr. and Mrs. Ines Jones, stand
behind the cash register inside the store.
1947
Ross Graves Café in Deep Elm (Deep Ellum). A woman behind
cash register assists a man at the counter.
1949
Damage done to the Good Will Barber Shop located at 2207 Hall
Street
1952
An early opportunity for a cashier at Quicky Food Stores
1960
Foster Kilgore, butcher for Rains Supermarkert, at work at the meat
slicer. R. C. Rains owned this local chain of grocery stores and
placed his first store in the State Thomas neighborhood.
1960
John Runnels of Kissin' Radio (KKSN 730) playing records in the
studio
1961
Marion Butts, Sr., editor of the Dallas Express newspaper at his
desk in the Express offices
1962
R.C. Hickman, manager of the Continental Bowling Lanes in West
Dallas offers a bowling ball to woman in the crowded bowling alley.
Mr. Hickman was also a photographer.
1963
Mr. & Mrs. Sherfield in front of the butcher case in their grocery
store. He holds a chicken, and she holds a ham.
1963
Inside the automotive bay at the new B.F. Goodrich Tire Co. on
Forest Ave.
1966
Women shop at the Mallory Hat Shop
1965
Madame C. J. Walker Beauty College students model wigs
1964
Chuck Banks, Lark Club Bartender. The Lark Club was a jazz club
located at 3113 Grand Avenue, and it featured artists such as David
“Fat Head” Newman.
1971
Employees of the Morris & Wells Mobil Service Station stand by the
gas pump