[Women with Sock Monkeys]

Photograph of women holding sock monkeys and standing in a large room with crafts displayed on the walls. Jarred goods are on shelves behind them, and a sign for 4-H is on the wall next to the shelves.
Date: March 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Women]

Photograph of young women standing in two rows facing each other, and one woman standing in the middle in front of a desk. They are at the Travis County Negro Extension Service building located at 1154 Lydia Street, Austin, Texas.
Date: October 21, 1955
Creator: Studtman Photo Service
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women Looking at Display with Dishes, Linens, and Dolls]

Photograph of three women looking at a display of dishes, handmade dolls, and linens. The exhibition was likely in Doris Miller Auditorium in Rosewood Park in Austin.
Date: March 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[World War II Memorial]

Photo of World War II memorial. Austin, Texas.
Date: August 29, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Volunteer Fireman Memorial]

Photo of Volunteer Fireman Memorial. Austin, Texas.
Date: August 29, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[War Memorial]

Photo of memorial that says, "I shall never surrender or retreat". Austin, Texas.
Date: August 29, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Confederate War Memorial]

Photo of Confederate War Memorial. Austin, Texas.
Date: August 29, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spanish-American War Memorial]

Photo of Spanish-American War Memorial. Austin, Texas.
Date: August 29, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lyndon B. Johnson, Tom Connally, and two other men in the Capitol]

Lyndon B. Johnson, Tom Connally, and two other men sitting in the Capitol building. Three of the men are sitting in chairs, and one older gentleman is in a wheelchair with a cane in his lap.
Date: January 1, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Construction of Brackenridge Hospital Addition

Construction site of Brackenridge Hospital addition. There is a lot of loose lumber on top of one of the buildings under construction. There are a few people on the other building being built.
Date: January 26, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

The largest Betty Crocker display ever built

3 men standing in front of a wall of boxes of Betty Crocker products. Sign says "The Largest Betty Crocker Display Ever Built in the State of Texas One Solid Car Load Sold To Watkins Super Market".
Date: August 24, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin National Bank Drive-In Bank

Building under construction. Signs read: "Going up...a New Kind of Drive-In Banking, The Austin National Drive-In Bank"; "Kuehne, Brooks & Bar Architects & Engineers"; "Rex D. Kitchens Const. Co., Austin, Texas"
Date: September 12, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior View of Canary Hut Restaurant]

Photograph of the interior of a restaurant called Canary Hut.
Date: August 26, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Architects Page Southerland & Page]

Photograph of architects, Page, Page, and Southerland, wearing suits and seated together at a table with a blueprint in front of them. There is a tobacco pipe in an ashtray on the table as well. A light colored curtain and wood paneled wall can be seen in the background.
Date: November 19, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior View of St. Joseph's Convent]

Photograph of the interior of the kitchen at St. Joseph's convent and chapel in Paris, Texas.
Date: October 3, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior View of Rae Ann Shop]

Photograph of the interior of Rae Ann Shop, a posh-looking women's clothing store with marble accents, modern style décor, and a mural on the wall, located at 2404 Guadalupe Street. There are two tables with products on them visible in the center of the photo.
Date: November 19, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior View of Seymour Fogel's House]

Photograph of the interior of Seymour Fogel's house "Southwind," located at 2411 Kinney Road in Austin, Texas. A plaque outside the home provides more information: “Built circa 1880 as a stone barn by physician/inventor George Peter Hachenberg (1824-1904), this structure was converted in the early 1950s to a studio and family residence by artist/educator Seymour Fogel (1911-1984) who named it Southwind.” The home has since been restored.
Date: August 18, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exterior View of Canary Hut Restaurant]

Photograph of the exterior of the Canary Hut restaurant. The building is a modern A-frame design, and there is a station wagon parked to the side of the building.
Date: August 26, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Symphony Musicians on Stage]

Photograph of the Austin Symphony posing with their instruments on stage.
Date: January 11, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior View of Seymour Fogel's House]

Photograph of the interior of a studio room in Seymour Fogel's house "Southwind" with lots of artwork, located at 2411 Kinney Road in Austin, Texas. A plaque outside the home provides more information: “Built circa 1880 as a stone barn by physician/inventor George Peter Hachenberg (1824-1904), this structure was converted in the early 1950s to a studio and family residence by artist/educator Seymour Fogel (1911-1984) who named it Southwind.” The home has since been restored.
Date: August 18, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exterior View of Austin Motel]

Photograph of the exterior of Austin Motel, located at 1220 South Congress Avenue. There is a large swimming pool in front of the building.
Date: April 4, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Classroom at St. Joseph's Convent]

Photograph of the interior of a classroom at St. Joseph's convent and chapel in Paris, Texas. There are desks and chairs throughout the room and a large window on the back wall.
Date: October 3, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Photographer's Guild Meeting]

Photograph of a group of people at an Austin Photographer's Guild meeting. There is food and drink on the tables, and a mounted stag's head on the back wall.
Date: June 22, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior View of Seymour Fogel's House]

Photograph of the interior of Seymour Fogel's house "Southwind," located at 2411 Kinney Road in Austin, Texas. The image is of a large, sparsely furnishing living space with several mid-century modern-style chairs and tables. A plaque outside the home provides more information: “Built circa 1880 as a stone barn by physician/inventor George Peter Hachenberg (1824-1904), this structure was converted in the early 1950s to a studio and family residence by artist/educator Seymour Fogel (1911-1984) who named it Southwind.” The home has since been restored.
Date: August 18, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History