National Democratic Convention..Houston, Texas..1928

Found while looking at old photos online last night (early morning) :D

Thanks!

Now to respond to crispini

Supercool indeed.

I love your profile, too

i was looking at other photos last night, trying to find some archive I had once happened upon for the Texas City disaster. Haven't found it yet, but some of the images are amazing in their devastation.

:D

Wow! Maybe this is how the Republicans should do their conventions :P

would prefer to attend? I'm sure we could accommodate them all again at the Astrodome and not turn on the a/c. They can have it in the middle of August :P

She was just a few months old. Point of pride for her as one of the founding mothers of the Harris County Democrats, the progressive wing of the Democratic Party!!

The Harris County Democrats were founded after all the Democrats endorsed Eisenhower in 1952.
History:
http://www.harriscountydemocrats.org/history.php
Billie Carr:


I couldn't find a picture of Founding Mother Frankie Carter Randolph.

A story about the Harris County Democrats from their website:
The 1950’s were not a time of inclusiveness. HCD had to hold its meetings in union halls because there were no other halls that would allow an integrated group. There is an HCD story that shows how the times were and how they began to change. In the mid fifties, HCD wanted to hold a banquet but was having difficulties locating a place that would accept black guests. Finally, the Rice Hotel agreed that HCD could have their banquet for all the members. But, there was a catch, it would have to be a buffet dinner and nobody could sit down. When some elderly African American women sat in the few chairs left in the room, the management quickly removed the chairs. This came to be known as “vertical integration”. A truly integrated banquet was later held at the Shamrock after it was bought by Conrad Hilton.


My parental units knew both Frankie Randolph and Billie Carr and all the other liberals who started the HCD.

Many years ago.

I just happened upon that image and didn't know much about it other than what I could see.

I bet this picture was taken in the summer.

Seems like I might have seen somewhere that it took place in July. Close enough to August that with only fans to "cool" it would be a hot place, other than from the politics, guns and knives ;)

Back then gentlemen always wore their coats in public.

It had to be a steam bath in there which no doubt jacked up the cranky level.

the party was more deeply divided then than we can imagine.