New Sanitation Truck

Photograph of the new City of Austin Sanitation Division sanitation truck. The truck in the photograph is a 1939 General Motors dump truck.
Date: January 9, 1940
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Widening of Woodrow Avenue]

Photograph of the widening of Woodrow Avenue. A young boy is watching the men work.
Date: June 9, 1939
Creator: City of Austin
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sweet potatoes gathered from City's Victory Garden

Photograph of men gathering sweet potatoes from Austin's Victory Garden. Baskets of sweet potatoes are visible in the foreground and cars are parked along the road in the background. Image was used in the City's 1943 Annual Report.
Date: November 9, 1943
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sewanee vs. [University of] Texas, 1899

Photograph of Texas vs. Sewanee. Bleachers seat from 150 to 300. Clark Field. Spectators (almost entirely men) crowd the bleachers and the sidelines on both sides of the field. The University of Texas began its football program in 1893 managed by Albert Lefevra, playing two games in the fall and two in the spring. The following year, the team hired its first official head coach, R.D. Wentworth.
Date: November 9, 1899
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Girls Playing Jump Rope at Palm Park]

Photograph of girls playing jump rope on a concrete slab at Palm Park. The decorative stone entryway structure is behind them.
Date: February 9, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History