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[Young Women Baking]
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.
[Young Woman Preparing Food]
Photograph of a young woman standing behind a table mixing ingredients in a bowl with a hand mixer. Several cans and bags of ingredients are on the table. A refrigerator is behind her.
[Young Women Cooking]
Photograph of young women wearing aprons standing in a row behind a counter covered in baking and cooking tools, including bowls, a pot, and a stand mixer.
[Young Woman Making Waffles]
Photograph of a young woman standing in a kitchen and pouring batter into a waffle maker on a table. A refrigerator is partially visible on the left, and various bins are on the floor under the table.
[View of a House]
Photograph of a wood-paneled house with laundry drying on a line on the porch. Some buckets are in front of the house and a pile of firewood is under the porch. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, the house belongs to Cecil Hayes. It was located at 303 Orchard Street, Austin, Texas.
[A blacksmith holding a horseshoe in a shop full of tools]
Shaw-Blacksmith with tools. An older man is holding a horseshoe in a wooden shop that contains many horseshoes and tools.
[Two men helping person with survival swimming equipment]
Photo of two men helping person with survival swimming equipment. Austin, Texas.
[V.E. Sterzing singing with the Sterzing Orchestra]
V. E. Sterzing singing along with the Sterzing Orchestra. Sterzing is singing into a microphone while the rest of the orchestra is playing several different musical instruments.
Aerials of area around Congress Avenue Bridge
Aerial view of area around Congress Avenue Bridge facing the west. Other bridges and buildings are shown. The bridge in the foreground (eastmost bridge) is the Congress Ave bridge, and the 1st Street bridge and Lamar Blvd. bridge are also visible.
Austin Motorcycle Company with Police Men
Exterior view of the Austin Motorcycle Company. In front of the building an unidentified group of men are standing for the photograph, including a line of police men standing next to their Harley Davidson motorcycles.
Ma and Jim Ferguson Voting
Ma and Jim Ferguson are shown putting their votes into a ballot box during the 1940 election.
Ma Ferguson in Costume in front of State Capitol
Ma Ferguson poses in period costume next to a cannon in front of the state capitol building. She's wearing a sash reading "Texas 100 Years Old."
[Governor Marion Price Daniel with family]
Gov. Price Daniel with his family. Austin, Texas.
[Austin Body Works]
Austin Body Works. Austin, Texas.
[Governor Marion Price Daniel swearing into office]
Gov. Price Daniel swearing into office. Austin, Texas.
[Ribbon Cutting Ceremony]
Photograph of Lieutenant Colonel Glyndon Bruhl holding the ribbon as Colonel Charles P. Sloan, Jr. prepares to cut it to open the 62nd Tactical Reconnaissance Training Squadron flight operations facility.
[Group of Children on a Carousel]
Photograph of a group of children posing for a portrait on a carousel. Two children are on horses, and the others are arranged in two rows on the side of the carousel.
[Children at a Birthday Party]
Photograph of a group of kids at a birthday party. There are five parents watching the children play. The kids are playing on the ground, and some are looking at the camera.
[Women Dining at Blue Willow Tea Room]
Photograph of two women sitting at a table at the Blue Willow Tea Room, being attended by a man. The man is wearing a light-colored suit jacket and dark-colored pants, and the women are wearing light-colored dresses. There is a mantle and fireplace in the background, as well as a cabinet with china.
[Jazz Band Playing at Law School Party]
Photograph of a jazz band playing at a law school party at the Avalon Club hosted by Louis C. Davis. Three members of the band are holding saxophones, four members are holding trumpets, and one is holding an upright bass The band members' music stands have the initials "CL" on them.
[Interior View of the Lower Colorado River Authority Building Dining Area]
Photograph of the dining area at the Lower Colorado River Authority Building. There are multiple tables around the area, and a sink in the foreground.
[People Dancing at a Law School Party at the Avalon Club]
Photograph of a group of people dancing at a law school party at the Avalon Club hosted by Louis C. Davis. Three women are sitting in the foreground at a table, and the dance floor is full of people.
[Interior View of the Lower Colorado River Authority Building Lobby]
Photograph of the lobby and information desk at the Lower Colorado River Authority Building. The information desk has "INFORMATION" written in big letters above it, and a plant by the front door.
[Two Men and a Woman in the Kitchen of the Blue Willow Tea Room]
Photograph of two men and a woman working in a kitchen. They are all wearing light-colored uniforms. The woman is wearing a dress, and putting muffins into an oven. One of the men is holding a plate, ready to serve, and the other is preparing a plate.
[Newlyweds Sharing a Piece of Wedding Cake]
Photograph of newlyweds J. C. Simpson and Miss Palma Hughs sharing a piece of wedding cake. Simpson is wearing a dark-colored suit, and Hughs is wearing a white satin wedding dress. There are two women standing on either side of them in dark-colored dresses.
[Party Goers Sitting at a Table]
Photograph of six people sitting at a table for a meal at a tower party. There are other people sitting at a table in the background.
[J. C. Simpson and Miss Palma Hughs Walking Down the Aisle]
Photograph of J. C. Simpson and Miss Palma Hughs walking down the aisle from the alter on their wedding day. Simpson is wearing a suit and tie, and Hughs is wearing a white satin dress. There are multiple rows of people looking the other way on either side of them.
[Exterior of the Daily Tribune]
Photograph of the exterior of the Daily Tribune building, located at 920 Colorado Street. In the background, a second large building is visible.
[Seven People at a Table at a Law School Party]
Photograph of four men and three women sitting at a table with bottles on it at a law school party at the Avalon Club hosted by Louis C. Davis.
[Entertainers at a Tower Party]
Photograph of two men entertaining people at a tower party. One man is standing at a microphone, and the other is dressed in a hobo or hillbilly - type costume and holding a homemade fishing pole. There are people sitting at tables in the background.
[Five Men Entertaining People at a Party]
Photograph of five men standing in front of a room at a tower party. One is wearing a dark-colored suit, and the other four are wearing light-colored suits. There is extra chairs and tables and a stage in the background.
[Girl Holding a Hearing Aid]
Photograph of a young girl holding a hearing aid. She is sitting on a couch, wearing a light-colored dress, and visible from the knees up.
[Man Standing on the Dance Floor at a Law School Party]
Photograph of a man in a dark-colored suit standing in the middle in the middle of a floor, holding a champagne bottle at a law school party at the Avalon Club hosted by Louis C. Davis. There are other men and women in the background in dark- and light-colored clothing.
[Palma Hughs Preparing for Wedding]
Photograph of Miss Palma Hughs getting ready for her wedding day. She is adjusting her hat in a vanity mirror, and there is a portrait of her soon-to-be husband J. C. Simpson on the vanity.
[American Legion Men In Costume]
Photograph of a group of men from Travis Post 76 dressed in costumes for the American Legion Fool's Parade. The one on the far left is wearing a dress with a colander on his head, the next is wearing a sign that reads, "A Bath in Austin is 99% Chlorine Water". Next to him, a man is wearing a dress and a wig and holding a sign that is partially cutoff reading "Looking for the new hotel." and the final two are wearing suit jackets without pants.
[American Legion Parade]
Photograph of a group of individuals wearing various costumes, walking in an American Legion parade through a residential area. One man is in a cart pulled by a mule. There are three signs that read, "Travis Post 76 Austin, Tex.," "Travis Post American Legion," and "Looking for the New Hotel."
Entry in Fool's Parade
Photograph of a group of individuals lining up for an American Legion parade. There are three signs that read, "Travis Post 76 Austin, Tex.", "Travis Post American Legion", and "Looking for the New Hotel". The men are in costume. Some are in dresses, some are in tuxedo jackets without pants. A handwritten notes on the back reads, "Evidently they didn't know how to hold 'em." Individuals are named on the back of the print.
[Men in Costume for an American Legion Parade]
Photograph of a group of men marching in an American Legion Parade. Some are in dresses, others are in formal tuxedo jackets without pants. One is a clown. One of them is holding a sign that says "Travis Post 76 Austin, Texas":
East Austin School Children
Photograph of East Austin school children in the lower 4th grade. The names of everyone in the photograph are listed on the back. Miss Mary Johnson is the teacher. The photograph is cabinet card format.
[Classroom with Children]
Photograph of an Vic Robertson Elementary School classroom full of small children. The kids can be seen sitting at clusters tiny, child-sized desks throughout the room, and the teacher can be seen in the background, caught mid-motion on camera. A chalkboard can be seen on the wall behind the teacher, and an open doorway can be seen in the corner to the right in the background. Various classroom charts and signs can be seen on the walls.
[Tracking Receiver]
Photograph of the front view of VLF Tracking Receiver Model 599 CS. Various knobs and gauges for fine tuning the signal and other components can be seen on the front face, along with two metal bars attached to either side.
[Head-Shoulder Portrait]
Photograph portrait of a young African-American man seen from the shoulders up. He can be seen wearing a light colored suit jacket with no tie, and a dark, wide shirt collar over his lapels. A short, chain necklace can be seen around his neck.
[Credit Union]
Photograph of the interior of a Credit Union building in an unknown location in Austin. A desk and chair with telephone and typewriter can be seen in the right foreground, and a cubicle desk area can be seen to the left. A decorative brick wall divides the room areas and a seating area can be seen near a window in the background.
[Vic Robertson Exterior]
Photograph of the exterior of Vic Robertson Elementary. The building is a long, single story, brick structure, with a large, blocky roof awning seen protruding from the North wall. A long row of windows can be seen to the right of the awning, and sidewalk paths can be seen around the building's perimeter. A flag pole and mail box can be seen in the mid-ground on the school's small lawn, and an empty street corner can be seen in the foreground.
[Conference Room]
Photograph of a conference room within the architecture office of Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse, and Greeven, located at 2816 Hemphill Park. A marble table with eight dark chairs around it can be seen in the foreground. A light fixture hangs above the table and a standing lamps can be seen in the back left corner next to a spare wooden chair. Through the background wall's glass sliding doors, a statue of a person laying back can be seen outdoors on the patio.
[Television with Keyboard]
Photograph of an exposed circuit board with an alphanumeric keyboard, attached to a Hitachi television displaying text.
[Children at School Lunch]
Photograph of a small group of school children having lunch at a long table in the Vic Robertson Elementary School cafeteria. The children can be seen at the center left of the room, surrounded by empty tables. Teachers can be seen helping students in the background to the right, along with windows on the back wall through which lunch ladies can be seen in the kitchen.
[Texas Ranger Captains]
Four men standing behind a seated man on a porch. Back reads: "Texas Ranger Captains. Seated: Captain Dan Roberts. Standing L to R: Captain J. A. Brooks, Adjutant General W. W. Sterling, former Ranger Captain Frank A Hamer and Captain John R. Hughes."
Pool at Zilker Park
Photograph of the pool at Zilker Park. Inscription on back of photo reads "Lily Ponds built w/relief labor 1935 Annual Report"
Georgia's Ruling
Short story about the General Land Office in Austin, Texas. Story was published while O. Henry was in prison in Columbus, Ohio.
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