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[Display of Hand-Sewn Items]

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
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Display on Swine Integration]

Photograph of a man standing in front of a display with a sign that says "Swine Integration." The display has information about and photos of pigs.
Date: May 24, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children Looking at a Child Care Display]

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
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Display of Clothing]

Photograph of a display of handmade clothing. A sign on the display reads, "Texas Blind Deaf and Orphan School."
Date: May 24, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clothing, Linens, and Upholstery Display]

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
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Streets, steps - 7th and Trinity

Street scene with vehicles. Sign on building for Austin Gospel Tabernacle.
Date: January 24, 1958
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Signing Paperwork]

Photograph of a long line of men waiting to sign paperwork at Bergstrom Air Force Base. They hold their helmets in one hand, and binders in the other.
Date: June 24, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Furniture Store Display]

Photograph of a window display at Cabaniss Brown Furniture Store, where a long couch can be seen on the left side of the room and a shorter one with an end table can be seen on the right. A coffee table sits between them and a giraffe art piece can be seen on the wall to the left. A long cabinet can be seen in back of the room against a glass wall. Several advertisement signs can be seen throughout the display.
Date: February 24, 1958
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The exterior of Hillcrest Baptist Church]

A view of the exterior of the Hillcrest Baptist Church. It is a brick building with a sign in front that states "Hillcrest Baptist Church, Thos S. Burress, Pastor."
Date: February 24, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease]

A letter to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease, who discusses a massacre/race riot in which African Americans were killed.
Date: July 24, 1868
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Post-Civil-War loyalty oath signed by Judge J.B.M. McFarland] (open access)

[Post-Civil-War loyalty oath signed by Judge J.B.M. McFarland]

A document in which J.B.M. McFarland, a judge of the first judicial district, swears that he “neither sought nor accepted, nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatsoever, under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States”; a handwritten explanation follows.
Date: September 24, 1867
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin Beverage Company [warehouse interior]

Photograph of the interior of the Austin Beverage Company warehouse/distribution center at 411 Chicon Street. The trucks bear advertisements for the beverages they transport including "Jax Special Pale Brew" and "Blatz Pilsener Beer". Crates marked "Canada Dry" sit at the right of the image, ready to be loaded onto the empty truck at the left.
Date: October 24, 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Beverage Company exterior]

Photograph of the exterior of the Austin Beverage Company factory and warehouse located at 1923 E. Seventh Street. Six cars and company trucks are parked in front of the main entrance. Seven drivers and company executives pose around the vehicles.
Date: October 24, 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Round Rock Motor Company [exterior]

Photograph of Round Rock Motor Company garage and service station. Two cars are parked halfway in two garages. A number of cars are parked around the lot near signs advertising used cars for sale. Three gas pumps sit at the street side of the station. A sign advertises Sinclair Gasoline and another sign advertises regular gas for 21 cents.
Date: July 24, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[C.B. Smith Used Car Lot]

Photograph of C.B. Smith Motors Used Car lot at 5408 Burnett Road. Several cars are visible in the lot, parked near the street. Strings of lights and bunting hang across the lot. The dealearship building is visible in the background behind the cars. A sign for Safeway is visible down the road from the car lot.
Date: June 24, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History