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Austin Annual Kite Tournament, 1942

Photograph of a group portrait of participants at the annual kite tournament featuring home made kites of various sizes flown by boys and a few girls. Most kites are decorated with a patriotic theme, in support of the American troops in World War II.
Date: March 15, 1942
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab, Austin
System: The Portal to Texas History

[2012.201.B0311.0396]

Photograph is of a pitcher crouched down with his baseball mitt in one hand and a catcher's mask in the other.
Date: May 15, 1942
Creator: Turner, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Training Area]

Photograph of the training area for the 56th Armored Infantry Battalion. Soldiers are visible in the background.
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exterior of Chapel]

Photograph of the exterior of Chapel No. 10 at Camp Barkeley.
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of SSgt. Ralph Casey]

Photograph of SSgt. Ralph E. Casey sitting next to an unidentified soldier at Camp Campbell.
Date: December 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Floyd Adams by Automobiles]

Photograph of Floyd Adams standing by a line of automobiles. Other cars and a building are visible in the background.
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Edwards Hall]

Photograph of the front of Edwards Hall, seen from the gate.
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers Fishing]

Photograph of soldiers fishing on the far side of a pond. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Sgt. Johnson and myself looking at the pond at Edwards Hall. Sgt. Johnson is fishing for gold fish. They are big gold fish."
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Todd County Courthouse]

Photograph of the Todd County Courthouse in Elkton, Kentucky.
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Miss Piper at Edwards Hall]

Photograph of a woman standing on a lawn with trees. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Miss Piper taken at Edwards Hall, Elkton, KY."
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Edwards Hall Gate]

Photograph of William Jenkins and another soldier standing behind an ornate gate that says "Edwards Hall."
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Edwards Hall]

Photograph of the west side of Edwards Hall in Elkton, Kentucky.
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers and Mrs. Moore]

Photograph of three soldiers and a woman standing outside of a building. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "This picture was taken on the west side of Edwards Hall with Mrs. Moore who we were the guest of. Left to right: Sgt. Reuthinger, Sgt. Johnson, Mrs. Moore, and myself" (William Jenkins).
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Women at Edwards Hall]

Photograph of two women in standing on a lawn with trees. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Miss Piper and Miss Lyn at Edwards Hall."
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Edwards Hall]

Photograph of the front of Edwards Hall, seen from the gate.
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers Fishing]

Photograph of soldiers fishing on the bank of a pond. A typed note on the back of the photo says "Another picture of us fishing at Edwards Hall."
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Edwards Hall]

Photograph of the west side of Edwards Hall, seen from across a lawn with trees.
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers at St. Edwards Hall Well]

Photograph of two soldiers standing on either side of a large well. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Sgt. Reuthinger and Sgt. Johnston at the old well in back of Edwards Hall."
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Women at Edwards Hall]

Photograph of two women in standing on a lawn with trees. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Miss Piper and Miss Lyn taken at Edwards Hall."
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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

[Photograph of Cox's Weekly Prevue slides]

Photograph of a slide that reads "Cox's Weekly Prevue" in black font against a white background. The slide is pinned to a light-colored wall.
Date: March 15, 1942
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of road bed sloughing off into gully caused by excessive run-off from adjoining cultivated fields. Conservation farming methods would have prevented this. OK-8450.
Date: December 15, 1942
Creator: Hammett, J.W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Inhabitants of Contractors' Hotel]

Photograph a group of seven inhabitants of the Contractors' Hotel, Honolulu, HI, including two carpenters, a mechanic, and a sheet metal worker. There are four men standing in the back row, all in wrinkled collared shirts, trousers and hats except for the man center right who is shirtless and without a hat. Three men sit on the ground with their lower bodies out of view, they all wear hats and overalls and the two men on the ends wear collared shirts underneath theirs. Above each man is a number written in red ink. On the left side of the men is a small plant and two-story building. Tio their right is two other buildings and smaller groups of men roaming around.
Date: November 15, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History