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[Jerome Boyd Collins, Sr. with a Cow]

Description: Photograph of Jerome Boyd Collins, Sr. standing with a cow and holding a ribbon that says "Reserve Champion Beef Calf." He wears a cap with the 4-H clubs symbol. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, it was taken at the Third Annual Food and Livestock Show at Rosewood Park in 1946.
Date: 1946
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[4-H Camp]

Description: Photograph of large tents in a park surrounded with trees. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, it was taken during a 4-H camp.
Date: 1946~
Creator: Ross Studio
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Girls' 4-H Campsite]

Description: Photograph of tents in a field with a lot of trees. According to a handwritten caption below the image, it is the campsite for a girls' 4-H camp in Travis County.
Date: July 1946
Creator: Ross Studio
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[People and a Cow at the Food and Livestock Show]

Description: Photograph of a woman with a cow, and four men standing on either side of them. A sign on the building behind them reads "Second Annual Food and Livestock Show, March 21 and 22, 1946." One man holds a sign reading "13." The show took place at Rosewood Park in Austin.
Date: March 1946
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Girls at 4-H Camp]

Description: 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.
Date: July 1946
Creator: Ross Studio
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Gov. Coke Stevenson and Mr. Graur]

Description: Governor Coke Stevenson and Mr. Graur of SWB Co. talking in office. Austin, Texas.
Date: September 16, 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Man Driving Truck]

Description: Photograph of Frank Adams, in uniform, driving a truck.
Date: October 1946
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Students in a Classroom]

Description: Photograph of students in a class learning at the Texas School for the Deaf. There are eight students sitting in desks and another student standing at the front of the room with the teacher. The teacher is pointing to a picture of a cow.
Date: April 29, 1946
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Students and a Teacher Gathered Around a Sheep]

Description: Photograph of a group of male students and a teacher gathered around a sheep in a field at the Texas School for the Deaf. The students are wearing dark-colored clothing, and on of the students is using a forceps-like tool on the sheep.
Date: April 29, 1946
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Hall Level Works]

Description: Four women making levels in a workshop.
Date: December 24, 1946
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Anna Duval Bank's Spring Dance Recital]

Description: Photograph of Anna Duval Bank's Spring Dance Recital with a row of five young girls, including Sharon Ward (second from the front) and Elizabeth Ann Curry (third from the front), wearing drummer costumes and sitting on wooden chairs. They are holding drums decorated with cartoon characters on their laps. Champ Howell, a young boy wearing a similar costume, sits at the end of the row.
Date: 1946
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Soldiers on Parade in Austin, Texas

Description: Photograph of American troops on parade through downtown Austin. The soldiers are riding in the back of 6x6 "deuce and a halfs" (CCKW350) which are towing 105mm howitzer cannons. The unit is probably part of either the 36th Infantry Division or the 2nd Infantry Division.
Date: March 29, 1946
Creator: Ellison Photo Service
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[2nd Infantry Division on Parade]

Description: Photograph of two M8 Greyhound armored scout cars from the 2nd Infantry Division on parade through downtown Austin. Following almost a year of combat in the European Theater, the 2nd Infantry Division was stationed in Texas to train up for deployment to the Pacific, which never happened due to the war's ending.
Date: March 29, 1946
Creator: Allison Photograph Service
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Wooden Arch Hangar at Robert Mueller Airport

Description: Photograph of a wooden arch hangar at Robert Mueller Airport, built summer 1943. Writing on the back of the photograph reads: "The glued, laminated wood arches were built onsite. The curve was formed to templates laid out on the floor and constructed of 1" X 10" yellow pine plank. They were bolted together at the center and hoisted in place to receive the roof joists. Built by J.M. Odom Construction Co. Work supervised by Charles Morton, chief estimator."
Date: June 19, 1946
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[First Mexican Baptist Church]

Description: Photograph of exterior view of the First Baptist Church located at 1110 Karen Street, Austin. A sign above the door reads "Primera Iglesia Bautista Mexicana."
Date: 1946
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Women sewing]

Description: Photograph of women sewing in a room in the old Pan American Recreation Center on 3rd and Comal Streets. Most women sit at sewing machines while four women crowd together on a bench and sew or embroider by hand. four women stand at a table in the back for cutting fabric A young boy of a bout five sits on footrest in the foreground. There is Mexican art on the walls and the only door to the room is open. The Pan American Recreation Center was opened in June 1942 as the first Latin American Rec… more
Date: November 20, 1946
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab, Austin
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Dress fitting at Pan American Recreation Center]

Description: Photograph of a woman standing with her right arm lifted while a seamstress works on the waistline of her dress. More women are working on sewing machines or sewing by hand. Several women measure and cut fabric in the back. This sewing room was in the old Pan American Recreation Center at 3rd Street and Comal Street. The Pan American Recreation Center was opened in June 1942 as the first Latin American Recreation Center in Austin and run under the auspices of the Federated Latin American Club… more
Date: November 19, 1946
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Boys making model airplanes at the Pan American Recreation Center in Austin]

Description: Photograph of a group of six Latino youth making balsa-wood airplanes from a Comet brand "Air-Age Educational Kit" at the Pan American Recreation Center (Pan American Community Center), 300 Comal Street, in Austin. The boys are working at two picnic tables placed end-to-end. Several other people, including a girl, two boys, a man and a woman, stand behind the table either observing or assisting. There is a Mexican tourism poster featuring a woman, with her hair in braids, holding a basket of fr… more
Date: November 19, 1946
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory, City of Austin
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Construction of Calcasieu Lumber Company

Description: Photograph of the construction of Calcasieu Lumber Company offices, located at 301 W 2nd St. The photograph emphasizes the segregated restrooms in the foreground.
Date: February 13, 1946
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Braniff International Airways]

Description: Photo of a Braniff DC-4, the 1st DC-4 in Austin. Austin, Texas.
Date: August 10, 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Plane Interior]

Description: Interior features of plane, the 1st DC-4 in Austin. Austin, Texas.
Date: August 10, 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Two men in front of airplane]

Description: Two men in front of plane, the 1st DC-4 in Austin. Austin, Texas.
Date: August 10, 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Firm Foundation Publishers]

Description: Portrait of George Wallace Showalter. Firm Foundation was located at 104-108 E. 9th and 901 Congress Ave. Listed as "General Distributor of Religious Literature."
Date: August 27, 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Firm Foundation Publishing House

Description: Interior of bookstore at Firm Foundation Publishing House. Firm Foundation was a publisher and general distributor of religious literature which was located at 3110 Guadelupe Street.
Date: August 27, 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Location: 30.298402 -97.741116
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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