Photograph of a kitchen with a small stove and pots hanging on the walls, as seen from a bedroom. The door between the two rooms is made of a cardboard. Most likely this was the home of an African American family in Austin.

Photograph of young men standing in a row with their calves at the 1949 Travis County Food and Livestock Show at Rosewood Park in Austin, Texas. Two men with sticks appear to be inspecting the cattle. A group of spectators is in the background.

Photograph of a small kitchen with a small stove, oven, and table. The walls are covered in newspaper. The floor is uneven and stained. This was most likely the kitchen in the home of an African American family.

Photograph of a family with two small children and a dog outside of their wooden house. Laundry is hanging to dry on lines. Other wooden houses in the background. Dirt, patches of weeds, and small trees surround the houses.

Photograph of two women standing behind and looking two cushioned chairs. A brick building is visible behind them.

Photograph of young men and boys standing in a row with their beef calves at the 1949 Travis County Livestock Show at Rosewood Park in Austin. Spectators stand behind them and cars are visible in the distance.

Photograph of two-story business fronts along a street in the Five Points neighborhood in El Paso, Texas. The building on the right has "El Paso Conservatory" written over its top row of windows. Businesses in the first story include Douglass Bros. hardware store and Wayne M. Tinkler & Co.'s appliance store.

Photograph of a basketball game taking place on the multiple use court, where one can play tennis, volleyball, dance, skate, and other activities. A large plane flies overhead. The total cost of the park is $7,500 including lights.

Photograph of several young people dancing while holding hands to form a circle.

Photograph of three firemen silhouetted by a large fire.

Photograph of a view of Cedar Street in El Paso, Texas. A variety of cars and business buildings can be seen along the avenue, with a mountain appearing in the background. Two women are crossing the road together.

Photograph of a view of Piedras Street in El Paso, Texas. A variety of cars and business buildings can be seen along the avenue, with a mountain appearing in the background.

Photograph of a western view down Wyoming Avenue in El Paso, Texas. Cars populate the road, while trees and buildings lie on either side. The Juárez Mountains can be seen in the background.

Photograph of Montana Avenue in El Paso, Texas. A variety of cars and business buildings can be seen along the avenue, with mountains appearing in the background.

Photograph of Montana Avenue in El Paso, Texas. A variety of cars and business buildings can be seen along the avenue, with mountains appearing in the background.

Photograph of a crossroads in the Five Points neighborhood of El Paso, Texas. Houses can be seen behind rows of trees. Cars can be seen along the central road. Mountains are visible in the background.

Photograph of a northward view of Piedras Street in El Paso, Texas. A variety of cars and business buildings can be seen along the avenue, with a mountain appearing in the background.

Photograph of a young boy in a white button up shirt and grey pants standing in front of a one story house.

Photograph of Marjorie Hansen kneeling in a grassy field, holding one young boy with a girl and two more boys standing to her right. All four children are approximately the same size.

Photograph of a Christmas parade float being towed by a car. The parade has the text "A Merry American Christmas," with a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty and a man dressed as Uncle Sam standing on it. The float was sponsored by Guy Mitchell Cleaners, Pure Milk Co., and Blue Bird Ice Cream.

Photograph of five firemen sitting at a table and eating spaghetti at a fire station in Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of the men of the Beaumont Fire Department posing in uniform in front of the Central Fire Station. Those in the front row are Frank Varnado, George Corrigan, Austin Manuel, Ruie Akin, Steve O'Connor, Frank Estes, J. N. Richardson, John D. Southwell, R. N. Tullos, C. A. "Red" Chriswell, and Louie Carter. The men in the middle row are Jake Buck, Vic Duhon, A. B. O'Quinn, Bobby Chase, Bill Sharpe, John McNair, Oscar Wilkerson, Joe Curry, Ulysses Duggins, Leland Jones, A. A. Langford, Everett Pfleider, Albert Bostick, O. M. Joiner, Aubrey Dixon, and Ed Gross. The men in the third row are Camille Gonzales, A. J. LeBlanc, Ralph Shelton, Harold Heidecker, Don O'Dell, Vansler Fontenot, Harris N. Taylor, Aaron Long, Wesley Phillips, and Nick Hill.

Photograph of a group of men posing together at a Texas Fire Department Instructors Conference. The men in the first row are W. R. Willis, W. J. McBride, H. R. Brayton, A. L. Rathke, W. J. Henderson, B. J. Korman, G. C. Adams, Skipper Lucky, and an unknown man. Those in the second row are Dagger Dickerson, Eugene Ray, two unknown men, H. B. Whitworth, John Woody, August Oertli, and G. Frank Williams. Those in the third row are Otis Muenster, A. L. Cartwright, and Bob Dodson, and several of the men in fourth are E. W. Parker, D. C. Musiek, Hugh Brinkley, Paul B. Conley, and Benjamin Huron. The men in the fifth row are Alfred Myers, Oscar Goodrich, Harvey Peyton, Monk Owens, and Cisco Black, Shorty Foust, Irwin Sprekles, and Harry Kerr. Those in the top row are Gene Sappington, John O'Brien, Frank McKinney, and Dan Butler.

Photograph of a large group of men posing on the steps in front of a building, possibly a firemen's training school.