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[Display of Hand-Sewn Items]

Description: Photograph of a woman standing in front of a display of clothes, fabric, a sewing machine and sewing patterns. A sign above the display reads, "Good sewing techniques + proper equipment = well finished, fitted garment."
Date: May 24, 1960
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Students in a Classroom]

Description: Photograph of a group of students in a classroom. Boys sit at desks and girls stand against a wall behind them. A few girls hold plates and other girls hold boxes of food. A poster and student artwork are hanging on the wall behind them.
Date: May 9, 1962
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Child in Costume]

Description: Photograph of a woman in a polka dot dress putting a robe on a child wearing a paper crown, probably in preparation for a play or theatrical production.
Date: May 24, 1960
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Women Gardening]

Description: Photograph of two women standing in a field, leaning over and pulling vegetables out of the ground. A house and a telephone pole are visible in the background.
Date: May 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Women in a Field of Crops]

Description: Photograph of four women standing in a field looking at vegetable plants. Two women are pointing to plants. A car is parked alongside the field. Telephone poles are in the background.
Date: May 25, 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Woman Cooking]

Description: Photograph of a woman cooking or preserving food in a kitchen, with a younger woman watching her in the background. Several jars of preserved food are on the table in front of them. This was likely from a demonstration on food preservation.
Date: May 27, 1958
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Handmade Clothing Display]

Description: Photograph of a display with handmade clothing. A poster on the display reads, "Be thrifty, sew it yourself," and has a drawing of a woman sewing. A sign below the display reads, "Texas Blind Deaf and Orphan School."
Date: May 24, 1960
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Women Sewing]

Description: Photograph of four women sitting and standing around a table with a sewing machine making clothes. There is extra fabric and tools on the table and chairs around them.
Date: May 10, 1961
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Mrs. Dena Collins with Turkeys]

Description: Photograph of a woman kneeling down in a room full of turkeys. 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."
Date: May 6, 1958
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Woman Gardening]

Description: Photograph of a woman standing between rows of vegetables in a garden. She uses a hoe or similar tool. A small wooden house is visible in the background.
Date: May 6, 1958
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Clothing, Linens, and Upholstery Display]

Description: Photograph of a display with clothes, quilts, linens, and upholstered furniture. Signs on the display say "Clothing," "Do it yourself," and "Cut the cost of home management and beautification by refinishing and reupholstery of furniture, handmade linens, etc."
Date: May 24, 1960
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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