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Texas Centennial Exposition, Dallas, 1936

J. E. HUDSON'S TEXAS CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION PHOTOGRAPHS

J. Elmore Hudson, circa 1936

These previously unpublished photographs of the Texas Centennial Expostion, taken by J. Elmore Hudson (seen left, circa 1936), show the Exposition grounds under construction and also after the Exposition had opened. Present day building names, if changed since 1936, are shown in brackets ( ).
Photos courtesy James E. Hudson, III.

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Fair Park Auditorium (Music Hall) during Exposition construction
Fair Park Auditorium (Music Hall) during Exposition construction
Possibly rear of Auditorium (Music Hall) during construction
Possibly rear of Auditorium (Music Hall) during construction
Transportation Building (Centennial Building) under construction
Transportation Building (Centennial Building) under construction
Agricultural Building under construction
Agricultural Building under construction
Fair Park Auditorium (Music Hall) during Exposition construction
Fair Park Auditorium (Music Hall) during Exposition construction
Federal Building (Tower Building) under construction
Federal Building (Tower Building) under construction
Cotton Bowl view, showing Hall of State under construction
Cotton Bowl view, showing Hall of State under construction
Gulf Radio Studios under construction
Gulf Radio Studios under construction
Hall of State under construction
Hall of State under construction
robably speaker tower and wall surrounding Band Shell, under construction
Probably speaker tower and wall surrounding Band Shell, under construction
Hall of State under construction
Hall of State under construction
Old Nuremberg Restaurant, on Midway, under construction
Old Nuremberg Restaurant, on Midway, under construction
Hall of Negro Life under construction
Hall of Negro Life under construction
View of Cotton Bowl showing Federal (Tower) Building and Hall of State under construction
View of Cotton Bowl showing Federal (Tower) Building and Hall of State under construction
Ford Motor Company Building Under Construction
Ford Motor Company Building Under Construction
Hall of Domestic Arts (Science Place II) under construction
Hall of Domestic Arts (Science Place II) under construction
Model Homes (probably) under construction
Model Homes (probably) under construction
Foods (Varied Industries) Building under construction
Foods (Varied Industries) Building under construction
Two men in front of uncompleted Aquarium
Two men in front of uncompleted Aquarium
People walking on the Midway
People walking on the Midway
Hall of Negro Life
Tour Bus with Federal (Tower) Building and Ford Motor Company buildings in background
Lagoon and back of Ford Motor Company Building
Lagoon and back of Ford Motor Company Building
View of Esplanade and Transportation Building (Centennial Building)
View of Esplanade and Transportation Building (Centennial Building)
Esplanade view, showing statues Tenor and Contralto
Esplanade view, showing statues Tenor and Contralto
Cotton Bowl probably during FDR's visit
Cotton Bowl probably during FDR's visit
Man walking on the Esplanade
Man walking on the Esplanade
Fair Park Coliseum (Women's Museum) getting a facelift
Fair Park Coliseum (Women's Museum) getting a facelift



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All the images on this page are courtesy James E. Hudson, III, whose grandfather took the original photographs. Please direct all reproduction inquiries to texian1846@yahoo.com.

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