[Buckboard Wagon with Passengers on Dirt Road]

Photograph of George Newcomb driving a buckboard wagon on a Lambshead Ranch dirt road. Passengers are Louise Webb Matthews, Susette Matthews Burns, Sally Brittingham (obscured), George Newcomb (driving), an unidentified little girl, and Anne Blanton.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Confederate Monument at Texas State Capitol]

Photograph of the Confederate Monument on the Texas Capitol grounds. A view of three of the "five bronze figures on a gray granite base representing the Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Navy, headed by the Confederate president, Jefferson Davis" (From Texas State Preservation Board). The monument reads: "Confederate Dead."
Date: January 1, 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Woman with Dog at Christmas Tree]

Photograph of a man and a woman sitting on the floor in front of a large Christmas tree. A dog is sitting on the woman's lap.
Date: 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Wearing Ben Hur Potentate Fez]

Photograph of a man wearing a fez that reads "Ben Hur Potentate."
Date: 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Matthews Family Sitting for a Group Photo]

Photograph of seven members of the Matthews family sitting for a group photo. The group is comprised of: (Back row) Sallie Matthews Judd, Joe B. Matthews, Ethel Matthews Casey, Watt Matthews, (front) Susette Matthews Burns, May Matthews Blanton, Lucile Matthews Brittingham. They are sitting with a wooden railing and a nightstand with a portrait of Watt Matthews to the left and curtained windows behind them.
Date: 1945~
Creator: Wagner Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Planting a Tree]

Photograph of men planting a tree in a ranch house yard. Oliver Jacobs is on the far left and Ardon Judd, Jr., is kneeling to the far right.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mitchell Automotive Supply]

Photograph of an exterior view of Mitchell Automotive Supply on 1300 Gilham Circle. An awning extends off the front of the building and has gas pumps underneath it. Text on the top of the building says "Mitchell Auto Supply phone 2-4031." A sign extending from one corner of the awning says "General Tire." In the background, there are two men standing outside of a garage.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Honorable Discharge Ceremony at Camp Wallace, Texas] (open access)

[Program: Honorable Discharge Ceremony at Camp Wallace, Texas]

Program describing the order of events for the Honorable Discharge ceremony for sailors of the U.S. Navy, held at the U.S.S. Houston Memorial Chapel.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report Card] (open access)

[Report Card]

Fourth grade report card of Dorothy Katt of Lower Valley School. The card is signed by Lutrell Watts, principal, and Maxine Watts, teacher.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruby Evelyn Dragoo and Lowell Dragoo]

Photograph of James Sutherlin's cousins, Ruby Evelyn Dragoo (pictured holding a doll) and Lowell Dragoo sitting at the steps of a house.
Date: 1945
Creator: Dragoo, Robert Wilson
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sylvia Katt in School Play]

Photograph of Sylvia Katt in costume for a school play at Lower Valley School. She is wearing a long, light-colored dress and is holding a bouquet of flowers. She is standing on the porch of the teacherage building. The porch was used as a stage.
Date: 1945?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Women Nicely Dressed]

Photograph of three nicely dressed women wearing hats. Two women are holding furs. There are two suitcases on the floor around them. They are standing in front of a door inside a home.
Date: 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[United States Navy Rating Description for SEAMAN, First Class, Issued to James Edgar Sutherlin - 03/30/1946] (open access)

[United States Navy Rating Description for SEAMAN, First Class, Issued to James Edgar Sutherlin - 03/30/1946]

Booklet from the United States Navy issued to James Sutherlin which describes his rating of Seaman, First Class. It was issued to James to help him get a job as a civilian after he was discharged.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[CIO Legislative Conference at the Driskill]

Photograph of the CIO Legislative Conference at the Driskill Hotel during the 49th Texas Legislature. There are several men and women seated at tables in a conference room. There is a banner hanging on the wall that reads: "Unionism is Democracy's Bulwark."
Date: January 11, 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Delegates at CIO Legislative Conference]

Photograph of a group of people standing at the CIO Legislative Conference at the Driskill. Several individuals in the group are wearing ribbons that read: "CIO Delegate."
Date: January 11, 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor Coke Stevenson Addressing 49th Texas Legislature]

Photograph of Governor Coke Stevenson addressing the 49th Texas legislature. He is standing at a podium and speaking into a microphone. Several men are standing behind and around him and they are clapping.
Date: January 11, 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Woman Seated at 49th Texas Legislature]

Photograph of a man and woman seated at a table during the 49th Texas Legislature. The woman is wearing a hat and fur coat and the man is wearing a suit. There are a few men sitting and standing in the background.
Date: January 11, 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Holding Ledger at 49th Texas Legislature]

Photograph of a man holding up a large accounting ledger at the 49th Texas Legislature. The ledger reads "Operating Expenses, Sales, Costs, Services, Summary." He is standing in an office.
Date: January 11, 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in Uniform with Two Women at 49th Texas Legislature]

Photograph of a man in uniform and two women seated around a desk at the 49th Texas Legislature. There are a few people standing around in the background.
Date: January 11, 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People in House of Representatives]

Photograph of people in the House of Representatives during the 49th Texas Legislature. There are men and women seated, standing, walking and chatting. The man walking between the two women in the photo has been identified as Governor Coke Stephenson.
Date: January 11, 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Women in an Office at 49th Texas Legislature]

Photograph of three women sitting and standing around desks in an office during the 49th Texas Legislature.
Date: January 11, 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Turkey Chicks in Incubator]

Photograph of a worker pulling a tray of turkey chicks out of an incubator on Ralph E. Janes turkey ranch. Another worker is watching. Their uniforms read: "Bar Nothing Ranch Austin Texas"
Date: February 4, 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Near a Tree]

Photograph of men near a tree. Several men sit around the tree among piles of earth, wooden slats, and tarps. Watt Matthews sits in the center of the left group and Oliver Jacobs sits on the far right. To the left, three men (including Carrol Martin, right) stand near a piece of of an industrial vehicle. A car is visible in the background to the left.
Date: March 11, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People in Front of a Truck and Tree]

Photograph of people standing in front of a truck bed that is carrying a tree. The tree is tied to the bed via the trunk and is sitting in a large wooden tub. Oliver Jacobs stands to the right of the man in the center.
Date: March 11, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History