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[Children and Award-Winning Cow]
Photograph of a girl and two boys standing with a small cow. One of the boys is holding a ribbon that says "Grand Champion Best." Other people and a car are in the background. This was at the annual Travis County Food and Livestock Show in Rosewood Park in Austin.
[Children Holding Crafts]
Photograph of children standing at a table outside holding craft projects, with baskets displayed on the table. Tents are visible behind them.
[Style Show]
Photograph of two girls modeling dresses on a stage with a small floral arrangement. A sign on the curtain behind them reads, "There's magic in the right know how."
[Women Looking at Display with Dishes, Linens, and Dolls]
Photograph of three women looking at a display of dishes, handmade dolls, and linens. The exhibition was likely in Doris Miller Auditorium in Rosewood Park in Austin.
[Award Ceremony]
Photograph of an award ceremony. A man receives an award from another man at a podium, while several other men sit in chairs behind them. A sign on the wall above the stage reads, "Agriculture." The heads of several audience members are visible in the foreground.
[Mrs. L. B. Norris and Miss M. E. Garrett Sewing]
Photograph of two women at a sewing machine. A handwritten note on the back reads. "Left, Mrs. L. B. Norris, Home Dem. Club member, Right, Miss. M. E. Garrett, District Supervising Home Dem. Agent."
[Girls at 4-H Camp]
Photograph of a group of girls standing in rows in a field during a girls' 4-H camp. They all hold their hands above their heads, possibly as part of an exercise or athletic activity.
[Girl with a Paper Mache Dog]
Photograph of a girl holding a paper mache dog, standing in front of a camera on a tripod. Several young men and women are in the background and some tents are visible behind them.
[Bertha Hutchins and Hellen Davidson]
Photograph of two young women doing leather crafts, one sewing a shoe and the other a bag. A handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Bertha Hutchins, left, and Hellen Davidson, right, of Del Valle Community, find their work in leather craft enjoyable and rewarding."
[Woman in a Kitchen]
Photograph of a woman standing in a kitchen opening a drawer. A cabinet door is open and dishes are visible. A calendar is on the wall.
[Young People in Line]
Photograph of a group of young men and women standing in line behind a table. They are standing on a stage or platform so they might be receiving diplomas or certificates. One woman stands in the foreground, looking up at the stage.
[Group of Women]
Photograph of four women standing together and laughing. Most likely they are at the Travis County Negro Extension Service Program building located at 1154 Lydia Street, Austin, Texas.
[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.
[Woman Looking at Elroy Elementary School Display]
Photograph of a woman standing in front of a display with children's drawings and crafts and a sign that says "Elroy Elementary School." The artwork represents "Church," "Home," "School," Hospital" and also shows the profile of a head with a headdress.
[Young Woman Giving a Presentation]
Photograph of a woman standing at the front of a classroom speaking. A large pad of paper is on an easel next to her. An American flag is behind her. The backs of students sitting at desks facing her are visible.
[Woman Baking]
Photograph of a woman standing at a table with a bowl of batter and scooping the batter into a muffin tin. Other bowls, cans of ingredients, and other tools are scattered on the table. The woman is likely leading a cooking demonstration.
[Woman Celebrating Birthday]
Photograph of an elderly woman standing next to a small table. The table has with a birthday cake with candles on it as well as forks, knives, teacups and saucers.
[Woman Folding Sheets]
Photograph of a woman folding sheets on top of a bed, with a young child standing next to her.
[Boys with Beef Calves]
Photograph of young men and boys standing in a row with their beef calves at the 1949 Travis County Livestock Show at Rosewood Park in Austin. Spectators stand behind them and cars are visible in the distance.
[Women in a Kitchen]
Photograph of two women standing in a kitchen organizing dishes and silverware. The woman on the left wears a suit and the woman on the right wears a dress with an apron and slippers.
[Women and a Child]
Photograph of a child sitting on the steps of a building (possibly a church), with two women standing on either side of the steps.
[Mrs. Dena Collins with Turkeys]
Photograph of a woman kneeling in a wooden building with many turkeys around her. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Mrs. Dena Collins, Home Dem. Club member and poultry demonstrator, Pilot Knob Community, Travis Co."
[Man Making Food]
Photograph of a man sitting on a porch and putting ingredients into a bowl. Packages of cornmeal, Quaker oats, and Wesson oil are visible. Two women sitting on the porch are visible behind him.
[Girls Jumping Rope]
Photograph of a group of little girls playing jump rope in a courtyard.
[Young Women Recieving Certificates]
Photograph of a group of young women wearing white dresses and standing on a stage in a line holding framed certificates. A man and a woman stand on either side of the group. A sign above the stage reads, "Agriculture."
[4-H Members]
Photograph of a girl sitting at a desk and reading a book with the 4-H logo on the cover, and a boy standing behind her looking over her shoulder.
[People at an Event]
Photograph of a group of men and women standing in lines in a community recreation center (most likely Doris Miller Auditorium in Rosewood Park in Austin) at an event of some kind. Some people are at a ticket window.
[Woman Outside a House]
Photograph of a woman standing on the porch of a wooden house and pointing away from the camera. In the lower right corner the trunk of a car is partially visible with things sticking out of it.
[Group Seated in Chairs]
Photograph of a group of men and women sitting in rows of chairs and laughing. Likely taken in the Travis County Negro Extension Service Building located at 1154 Lydia Street, Austin, Texas.
[Row of Tents]
Photograph of a row of large tents in a grass field with several big trees. Most likely, these were part of a 4-H camp.
[Group Portrait of Men and Women]
Photograph of a group of men and women dressed up and standing in front of a house. One man is wearing a chef's hat, and another man and two women are wearing all-white suits. Two men in the front row have ribbons on their lapels, though the text on the ribbons is not legible. The address number if the house is 1510.
[Young Man Speaking on Stage]
Photograph of a young man speaking at a microphone on a stage. Other young adults are at tables in front of the stage, and two young men are seated on the stage. A sign to the left of the stage is partially visible and reads "4-H Motto, Make the Best Better."
[Woman at a Style Show]
Photograph of an older woman wearing a dress and holding a purse while walking on stage at a style show.
["Spotlight On Fashion" Show]
Photograph of a girl in a white dress standing on an outdoor runway. Hanging from the runway/stage is a sign that says "Spotlight on Fashion."
[Students in a Classroom]
Photograph of a group of students laughing together in a classroom. Artwork and lessons are visible on the walls behind them.
[Students Outside of School]
Photograph of three young women in school uniforms sitting on a brick wall outside of their school building. They hold papers in their hands.
[Woman with Turkeys]
Photograph of a woman standing in a yard surrounded by turkeys. A small barn is at the left and a house is at the right.
[Mrs. Dee Gabrial Collins]
Photograph of Mrs. Dee Gabrial Collins with another woman in a room with tables. The tables have sewing machines and projects on them.
[Children Feeding Chickens]
Photograph of a boy and girl feeding chickens in a yard. Small shacks or chicken coops are visible in the background.
[City Street]
Photograph of a city street with cars parked and driving on it, and a crowd of people on the sidewalk. Several businesses are visible, including "The Auto Supply Company," a barber shop and a cafe. A billboard advertising Coca Cola is visible.
[Girls Cooking]
Photograph of two girls sitting at a table with bowls, a pie tin, and several ingredients, with another girl braiding the hair of one of them. Blackboards are on the wall behind them.
[Man at a Post Office]
Photograph of a man in a suit standing at the entrance to the post office building in Manor, Texas.
[Boy with a Prize Winning Pig]
Photograph of a young boy posing with his show pig and holding a first place ribbon at the Fourth Annual Travis County Food and Livestock Show.
[Formal Group Portrait]
Photograph of a group of men and women dressed up and wearing name tags, standing on steps. The first man on the left in the back row is identified as Thomas Mayes, Travis County Agricultural Agent.
[Photograph of Students in a Classroom]
Photograph of students sitting at long tables doing school work in a classroom.
[Women Doing Crafts]
Photograph of three young women sitting at a table together making crafts with leather.
[Young Women Sewing]
Photograph of seven young women sitting at an outdoor table and sewing. One girl and an older woman stand at the end of the table. Other tables of women are visible in the background.
[Woman on a Porch]
Photograph of a woman standing on steps leading up to the porch of a house. The front wall of the house has been partially plastered, but has wood siding at the top.
[S. A. Winn Standing on a Porch]
Photograph of Mrs. S. A. Winn, a home improvement demonstrator, standing on the steps of a porch in front of a house.
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