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2-J Hamburger [Interior]

Photograph of interior of 2-J Hamburger at North Lamar and 40th streets in Austin, Texas. The overhead view shows male kitchen workers preparing burgers on the left, female workers bagging orders and cashiering in the center, and the customers ordering at the counter on the right. The back of a large menu hanging from the ceiling is visible on the right above the customers. Cars are visible in the parking lot, seen through the windows. The male employees wear white pants, white shirts, and white paper caps that say "2-J". The female workers wear white dresses with name badges. There are both Caucasian and African-American employees.
Date: August 10, 1960
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Maria, an enslaved woman, from Clinton Terry] (open access)

[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Maria, an enslaved woman, from Clinton Terry]

An agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of a Maria, an enslaved woman, from enslaver Clinton Terry.
Date: December 10, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Allandale Village storefront]

Photograph of the Allandale Village storefronts. Two stores are open for business: H.E.B. Food Stores and Francis Floorcovering, despite the unpaved parking lot. Other storefronts on the right side of the building appear to be empty.
Date: February 10, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin street and avenue guide and Travis County rural route directory with logs of the road (open access)

Austin street and avenue guide and Travis County rural route directory with logs of the road

"The Street and Avenue Guide consists of two sections. The first section comprises the numbered streets in numerical order. The second section comprises the streets by name in alphabetical order."
Date: June 10, 1921
Creator: Bush, D. A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bathing beauty]

Photograph of a young woman posing on the riverbank. She is wearing a bathing suit and holding a beach towel over her head and shoulders. She is standing on a rocky river bank and smiling at the camera. A bridge and a dam are behind her.
Date: March 10, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of sale for purchase of enslaved person by enslaver E.M. Pease] (open access)

[Bill of sale for purchase of enslaved person by enslaver E.M. Pease]

A bill of sale for the purchase of an enslaved person by enslaver E.M. Pease.
Date: August 10, 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bill Youngblood in Front of Terminix Sign]

Photograph of the roadside sign of Terminix pest control company located at Parkway and North Lamar. An insect statue can be seen on top of the sign, and a car with insect wings and an insect-like design can be seen next to a building in the background. In the foreground, Bill Youngblood, the owner of Terminix, can be seen in front of the sign, wearing a dark suit with a bow tie. He is smiling and standing with his hands behind his back.
Date: January 10, 1961
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Child on a horse]

Photograph of a young girl on a horse. The girl and horse are on a road with a fenced field behind them.
Date: May 10, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Community Chest

Group of women and the Mayor on the back of a fire engine. Back of the photo reads, "L-R: Mrs. Alden Davis, Mrs. Jess Walker (Ina). Mayor Tom Miller at right."
Date: October 10, 1941
Creator: Ellison Photo Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Courthouse at Anson, Texas]

Photograph of the courthouse at Anson, Texas. It is a two-story building with a tower in the center. A man is visible at the corner of the building and a horse is in the foreground, tied to a fence.
Date: January 10, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Daughters of the American Revolution Austin headquarters]

Photograph of the exterior of the Daughters of the American Revolution (Thankful Hubbard Chapter) headquarters at 708 San Antonio Street in Austin, Texas.
Date: June 10, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Department Store Display]

Photograph of a display full of perfume fragrances in a department store located at 5621 Inter-regional Highway. A tall gazebo model structure can be seen at the top of the display, and racks of clothing for sale along with store mannequins can be seen in the background.
Date: November 10, 1961
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Department Store Interior]

Photograph of several aisles of store displays in a department store located at 5621 Inter-regional Highway. In the foreground, a display of stacked chairs and tables can be seen, along with a scooter or bicycle. Each aisle in the background is packed with store goods, and each has a Santa shaped sign posted on it.
Date: November 10, 1961
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Display of Handmade Baby Clothes]

Photograph of a display of handmade baby clothes. A sign on the display reads, "Sew and Save."
Date: June 10, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Display of Home-Canned Foods]

Photograph of a display with jars of food and a sign that says "Home canned products." Some of the jars have award ribbons on them. A sign above the display reads "Texas Standard."
Date: June 10, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elderly Couple]

Photograph of an older couple standing with a table between them. On the table is a cake with candles, possibly a birthday cake or anniversary cake.
Date: June 10, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Farmland in Burnet, Texas]

Photograph of farmland in Burnet, Texas. A farmer can be seen harvesting crops in the distance.
Date: June 10, 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Girl Scout Troop Display]

Photograph of a display for Campbell Girl Scout Troop 125, with children and a woman standing in front of it.
Date: June 10, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A group of people boarding a bus for a Friday night cocktail party]

A group of people boarding a bus. A man and a woman are waving in the photo. Two of the people getting on the bus are holding flowers.
Date: November 10, 1961
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A group of people from the U.S.O. riding in a Buick Roadmaster]

A group of people from the United Service Organizations. They are riding in a Buick Roadmaster. There is a large flag behind them that says "USO", and the side of the car states "USO, Serving the Armed Forces."
Date: October 10, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[H.E.B. Food Store at Allandale Villiage]

Photograph of H.E.B. Food Store at Allandale Village shopping center in Austin. Workers on the roof prepare the sign for the grand opening.
Date: February 10, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
O. Henry to illustrate "Indian Depredations in Texas" (open access)

O. Henry to illustrate "Indian Depredations in Texas"

Negative image of affidavit concerning Jossiah [sic] Willbarger employment of O. Henry to illustrate "Indian Depredations in Texas," 10 November 1932, signed by N.A. Rector
Date: November 10, 1932
Creator: Rector, N. A.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Home-Canned Food Display]

Photograph of a man and woman standing in front of a display of home-canned food and quilts. A sign above the display reads, "Texas Standard."
Date: June 10, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior of Austin Atheltic Club with scaffolding before painting]

Photograph of interior view showing the scaffolding used in painting the interior of the Austin Athletic Club building and the condition of building before painting. Volleyball nets stretch across two courts, with empty bleachers visible in background. 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: February 10, 1943
Creator: Burea of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History