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[Negro Basketball Team]

Photograph of a Negro basketball team playing indoors at Rosewood Park in 1947.

Date: March 15, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

[Annual Kite Tournament]

Photograph of a group of people gathered outdoors at the Annual Kite Tournament in 1942.

Date: March 15, 1942

Item Type: Photograph

[Member of Girls Baseball Team]

Photograph of a girl catching a baseball with gloves on.

Date: March 15, 1941

Item Type: Photograph

[Annual Kite Tournament]

Photograph of a group of children posing with their kites on a field during an annual kite tournament in 1942.

Date: March 15, 1942

Item Type: Photograph

[Four People Standing in Formal Wear]

Photograph of two couples standing for a portrait at a St. Edward's University Spring Formal dance. Both of the men are wearing suits and ties and the women are wearing long dresses.

Date: May 15, 1949

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

[Man and Woman in Black-Face Makeup Dancing]

Photograph of a man in black-face makeup and a woman dancing on a stage, with two rows of children in the background. There is a large sambo-style face in the background.

Date: May 15, 1947

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

[Group of People Sitting Around a Table]

Photograph of a large group of people sitting around a long table at a St. Edward's University Spring Formal dance. There are wearing formal dresses and suits, and various bottles and glasses sit on the table.

Date: May 15, 1949

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

[Woman Singing on Stage]

Photograph of a woman singing on a stage at a "Black Face and Beauty" performance. There are two rows of children in the background. The woman is wearing a formal dress with a corsage on her hip.

Date: May 15, 1947

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

[Mel-Tones Band Performing on Stage]

Photograph of a man standing and singing on a stage with a band at St. Edward's University Spring Formal dance. The band members have matching music stands that reads "Mel-Tones."

Date: May 15, 1949

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

[Four People Standing in Formal Wear]

Photograph of two couples standing for a portrait at a St. Edward's University Spring Formal dance. The women are wearing long dresses and the men wear suits and ties.

Date: May 15, 1949

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

Austin Annual Kite Tournament, 1942

Photograph of a group portrait of participants at the annual kite tournament featuring home made kites of various sizes flown by boys and a few girls. Most kites are decorated with a patriotic theme, in support of the American troops in World War II.

Date: March 15, 1942

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab, Austin

Item Type: Photograph

Camp Swift -- Induction Ceremony of the Old 95th

Photograph of a large military group marching in a field and saluting to the right. During WWII Camp Swift was an infantry and medical training camp. It also served as a POW camp, primarily for Germans soldiers from Rommel's Afrika Korps.

Date: July 15, 1942

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Lamar Bridge Dedication and Opening

Photograph of man speaking at podium.

Date: July 15, 1942

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Camp Swift -- Induction Ceremony of the Old 59th

Photograph of men in uniform with civilians standing in the background.

Date: July 15, 1942

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Camp Swift -- Induction Ceremony of the Old 59th

Photograph of soldier standing before microphones. Others stand at ease in the background.

Date: July 15, 1942

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

[Major Crowe Family group]

Photograph of man with women, child and baby.

Date: March 15, 1946

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Captain Augustine De Zavala -- Draft Board

Photograph of Mr. Augustine De Zavala seated at a desk. De Zavala, who became a captain in World War I, was a grandson of Lorenzo de Zavala. This is a photograph of him as a committee member of the Re-employment and Transportation Committee, United States Selective Service Boards 1, 2 & 3, Travis County.

Date: September 15, 1943

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph