Resource Type

[Blackburn, S. A. - Industrial Arts Faculty]

Photograph of S. A. Blackburn writing at a desk in an office.
Date: October 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Two Officers Holding Trophies]

Photograph of Major Ray W. Hamilton and Lieutenant Williams holding sports trophies in their hands.
Date: October 15, 1942
Creator: Fitzgerald, Alonzo L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Digging Sweet Potatoes at Victory Garden]

Photograph of men digging sweet potatoes in Victory Garden at Sewage Treatment plant. Farm trucks and other vehicles are visible in the background.
Date: October 31, 1942
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin Athletic Club at Shoal Creek by House Park

Photograph of rear exterior of the Austin Athletic Club at Shoal Creek by House Park. Visible are: a tennis court; benches for watching matches; two workers changing out screens on the second floor windows. The first organized recreation center in Austin was the privately owned Austin Athletic Club, built in 1923, by William T. Caswell. In 1931. Mr. Caswell sold the club to the City of Austin for "a small remuneration". The name of the center was officially changed to the Austin Recreation Center in 1970. After substantial damage, due to the Memorial Day flood of 1981 that center was closed after the existing center was built and opened in 1986.
Date: October 30, 1942
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
System: The Portal to Texas History

Livestock

Photograph of sheep grazing on temporary pastures of wheat. Mr. R.R. Wooten has about 290 acres of Buffalo pasture but utilizes temporary pasture each year to prevent overgrazing of his permanent pastures. TX-40-912.
Date: October 12, 1942
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Nazarene Church

Large group of people outside church building.
Date: October 12, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Assembly Warehouse]

Image of several workers working in an assembly warehouse.
Date: October 31, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aircraft Assembly Line]

Image of several planes being constructed by workers in a large warehouse.
Date: October 21, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nazarene Church

Photograph of a church building. In 1942 there were two Nazarene churches in Austin. Central Church of the Nazarene was located at 4316 Alice Avenue. First Church of the Nazarene was located at 81 San Marcos Street.
Date: October 12, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake]

Photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, seated at his desk in his labcoat with a pencil and paper in hand.
Date: October 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History