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[Children in a Field]

Description: Photograph of a group of children in a field, with some sitting and others standing.
Date: April 18, 1958
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Young Women Baking]

Description: Photograph of young women wearing aprons and standing in a row behind a counter. One young woman puts ingredients into a bowl. Sugar, butter, cloves and other ingredients as well as baking equipment are on the counter. Instructions (possibly for something with pumpkin?) are written on a blackboard behind the women.
Date: September 30, 1958
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Group of Men and Women at a Meeting]

Description: Photograph of a group of men and women sitting around a table at a meeting.
Date: October 1, 1964
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Women Looking at a Display]

Description: Photograph of women looking at a display on a table with a basket of flowers, leather purses, and other crafts.
Date: May 1957
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Women on a Couch]

Description: Photograph of a group of women sitting on a couch in a living room, with two of them holding their children in their laps. Calendars, pieces of art and other notes are pinned to the wall behind them.
Date: March 1954
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Children on Stage Holding Signs]

Description: Photograph of children standing on a stage in the front of a room holding signs that say "candy," "cookies," "cake," and "pie," with people in rows of chairs facing them. A banner for 4-H is on the wall behind them.
Date: March 12, 1962
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Christmas Party]

Description: Photograph of people conversing at a Christmas party, with a man dressed as Santa standing next to a white Christmas tree in the background. Possibly at the Travis County Negro Extension Service building at 1154 Lydia Street, Austin, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Women and Girls Doing Crafts]

Description: Photograph of girls sitting at a picnic table outside doing crafts together. Women are sitting at a table behind them. Trees are in the background.
Date: July 8, 1958
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[4-H Members Giving Presentation]

Description: Photograph of a young woman speaking at a podium in the front of a room. Two other girls are standing to her right and two boys are taking their seats to her left, all 4-H members. A screen is visible in the background. The shoulder of an audience member is visible in the lower left corner.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Group Portrait of Men and Women]

Description: Photograph of a group of men and women, with some wearing straw hats, and a sign behind them that says "Mexico." This was possibly a Travis County Negro Extension Service educational event or program.
Date: March 12, 1962
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Woman Sewing]

Description: Photograph of a woman working at a sewing machine, with three more women watching her. There are broken windows in the wall behind them, and boxes on a high shelf.
Date: September 1, 1960
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[People at Food and Livestock Show]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of people surrounding wooden pens at the Travis County Food and Livestock Show in Rosewood Park in Austin. In the foreground is a cow tied to a fence. Cars are visible in the distance.
Date: 194X
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Woman Teaching]

Description: Photograph of a woman speaking and pointing to a large pad of paper in front of a room with people sitting around a large table. The top of the paper reads "Travis Co. Population."
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Women at Church]

Description: Photograph of women sitting in chairs behind pews in a church building eating plates of food. There is decorative garland hanging from the ceiling in the doorway.
Date: October 1954
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[4-H Club]

Description: Photograph of a group of young men and boys from 4-H. They stand between a large tent and a row of cars in a large open field. Other tents are visible behind them. Trees are in the background.
Date: 194X
Creator: Ross Studio
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Group of Women]

Description: Photograph of four women wearing dresses and standing together. They are likely at the Travis County Negro Extension Service building located at 1154 Lydia Street, Austin, Texas.
Date: May 24, 1960
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Photograph of a Policeman Lecturing]

Description: Photograph of a group of men and boys sitting on the ground facing a picnic table. One man is sitting at the table while a police officer stands next to it and gives a speech. A swing-set is visible in the background.
Date: 19uu
Creator: Howard, Edward C.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Group of Young Men and Women]

Description: Photograph of a group of young men and women standing together in a field in front of a fence. Some of them are holding textbooks.
Date: May 26, 1958
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Young Women on Stage]

Description: Photograph of a group of young women standing in a line on stage at the front of a room with other young people sitting in rows of chairs facing them. They appear to be giving a presentation. A banner for 4-H is on the wall behind them.
Date: March 12, 1962
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Boys Giving a Presentation]

Description: Photograph of two boys standing at a table and a microphone in the front of a room making a presentation. A girl sits at a table behind them. A sign to the left of the stage is partially visible and reads, "4-H Motto, Make the Best Better."
Date: March 12, 1962
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

1949 Livestock Show, Travis County

Description: Photograph of young men standing in a row with their calves at the 1949 Travis County Food and Livestock Show at Rosewood Park in Austin, Texas. Two men with sticks appear to be inspecting the cattle. A group of spectators is in the background.
Date: 1949
Creator: Ross Studio
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Hellen Mae Davidson, Bertha Hutchins, and Mrs. Viola Andrews]

Description: Photograph of three women sitting at a table sewing. A handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Hellen Mae Davidson, left, Bertha Hutchins, center, and Mrs. Viola Andrews, all of Del Valle community, says leather craft is an enjoyable and profitable hobby."
Date: June 16, 1958
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Children Looking at a Child Care Display]

Description: Photograph of a three children standing in front of a display with informational posters, baby clothes, and a sign that reads, "Proper childcare promotes good physical health, good mental health, wholesome personality, plus good citizenship."
Date: May 24, 1960
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Group in a Classroom]

Description: Photograph of a group of men, women, and children sitting in chairs listening to a man speaking in front of them.
Date: 19uu
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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