[Man with a Pig]

Photograph of a man showing a pig in the to a crowd of people formed into a circle.
Date: June 8, 1944
Creator: Austin Chamber of Commerce
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of a House]

Photograph of a wood-paneled house with laundry drying on a line on the porch. Some buckets are in front of the house and a pile of firewood is under the porch. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, the house belongs to Cecil Hayes. It was located at 303 Orchard Street, Austin, Texas.
Date: December 30, 1939
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Teacher and Students]

Photograph of a teacher holding a microphone and standing next to a table and an American flag, with a group of students behind her. They are in a covered, open-air auditorium, and trees are visible in the background.
Date: July 20, 1963
Creator: Ellison Photo Service
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Portrait of Men and Boys]

Photograph of a group of men and boys in a park, with some wearing ties with the 4-H logo. The eleventh man from the left on the back row is identified as Thomas A. Mayes, Travis County Agricultural Agent.
Date: unknown
Creator: Howard, Edward C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Policeman Lecturing]

Photograph of a group of men and boys sitting on the ground facing a picnic table. One man is sitting at the table while a police officer stands next to it and gives a speech. A swing-set is visible in the background.
Date: 19uu
Creator: Howard, Edward C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Demonstration on Pelts]

Photograph of a group of children sitting on the ground outside, with a man standing in front of them at a table covered with animal pelts. They are surrounded by trees and some cars are visible in the background.
Date: 19uu
Creator: Leon Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[4-H Camp]

Photograph of large tents in a park surrounded with trees. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, it was taken during a 4-H camp.
Date: 1946~
Creator: Ross Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[4-H Club]

Photograph of a group of young men and boys from 4-H. They stand between a large tent and a row of cars in a large open field. Other tents are visible behind them. Trees are in the background.
Date: 194X
Creator: Ross Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

1949 Livestock Show, Travis County

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.
Date: 1949
Creator: Ross Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boy with a Cow]

Photograph of a boy kneeling next to a beef calf and holding a ribbon which says "Grand Champion Beef." He is at the annual Travis County Food and Livestock show in Rosewood Park in Austin.
Date: 1948
Creator: Ross Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boy with a Show Pig]

Photograph of a young man sitting behind a large show pig and holding a ribbon in his hand.
Date: unknown
Creator: Ross Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boys and Men with Beef Calves]

Photograph of men and boys kneeling next to their beef calves in front of wooden pens at the 1948 Travis County Food and Livestock Show in Rosewood Park in Austin. Doris Miller Auditorium is partially visible in the background.
Date: 1948
Creator: Ross Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boys with Beef Calves]

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.
Date: 1949
Creator: Ross Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clothing, Rugs, Quilt, and Preserves on Display]

Photograph of a display in Doris Miller Auditorium in Rosewood Park with handmade clothes, rugs, quilts, and jars of preserves.
Date: unknown
Creator: Ross Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Girls' 4-H Campsite]

Photograph of tents in a field with a lot of trees. According to a handwritten caption below the image, it is the campsite for a girls' 4-H camp in Travis County.
Date: July 1946
Creator: Ross Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Girls at 4-H Camp]

Photograph of a group of girls standing in rows in a field during a girls' 4-H camp. They all hold their hands above their heads, possibly as part of an exercise or athletic activity.
Date: July 1946
Creator: Ross Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Young Women with Baked Goods]

Photograph of a group of young women standing around a long table with plates of baked goods on the table in front of them.
Date: unknown
Creator: Ross Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Portrait of Men and Boys]

Photograph of a group of men and boys posing in a field with a row of cars behind them. Two boys in the front row hold baseball bats. The fourth man from the left on the back row is identified as Thomas A. Mayes, Travis Co. Agricultural Agent.
Date: 194X
Creator: Ross Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Meat Display]

Photograph of cuts of meat displayed on a butcher paper wall, with ribbons on some of them, and jars of preserved food on a table below them. Signs on the wall say, "Kill and cure the A&M way and save from waste," and "Hands off." According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, it was taken at Rosewood Park in Doris Miller Auditorium, probably for the Travis County Annual Food and Livestock Show.
Date: 194X
Creator: Ross Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men and Women at a Meeting]

Photograph of two men and two women sitting at a desk in front of a room with people in rows of chairs facing them. Another man is standing and addressing the audience. The photo was taken at the Travis County Negro Extension Service building located at 1154 Lydia Street, Austin, Texas.
Date: 19uu
Creator: Ross Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men with Award-Winning Beef Calves]

Photograph of two young men standing with their beef calves, with a group of men and boys behind them. They are each holding ribbons, one of which says "Grand Champion Beef Calf" and the other of which says "Reserve Champion Beef Calf." One has a sign around his neck reading "13" and the other has one reading "11." A large group of men and boys is behind them.
Date: 194X
Creator: Ross Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Outside Their Home]

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.
Date: August 8, 1949
Creator: Studtman Photo Service
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

[Interior view of a Home]

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.
Date: August 8, 1949
Creator: Studtman Photo Service
System: The Portal to Texas History