Man next to street car

Man standing next to street car in front of house. There is another street car in the background.
Date: April 10, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man next to street car (close up)

Man standing in front of street car. Coca-cola sign in background
Date: April 10, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Street car

Austin Street Railway Company street car.
Date: April 10, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tommy Caswell and Shortwave Radio

Two men wearing headphones seated in front of a shortwave radio setup.
Date: April 3, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mrs. Bill Wright; Boy Riding Catfish

Young boy riding a large catfish.
Date: April 4, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bishop Reicher Anniversary Party

Group of people seated around a banquet table. Bishop Louis J. Reicher stands behind the microphone.
Date: April 21, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

V-Day Celebration

Group of people seated at a ceremony at Memorial Stadium. Scoreboard is in background. One man on front row is in uniform.
Date: April 2, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

V-Day Celebration

Mayor Tom Miller shaking hands with decorated soldier.
Date: April 2, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

V-Day Celebration

Decorated soldier walking with assistance of man and woman at each side.
Date: April 2, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

V-Day Celebration

Decorated soldier and woman seated next to another couple.
Date: April 2, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mrs. Polk Shelton and Group of Aviatrix

Smiling woman seated at controls of a small airplane.
Date: April 19, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mrs. Polk Shelton and Group of Aviatrix

Woman dressed in pants standing with hand on propeller of small plane.
Date: April 19, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mrs. Polk Shelton and Group of Aviatrix

Group of women in pants posed with a small plane, probably a piper cub.
Date: April 19, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bergstrom Field

Man seated at a table. There is a monkey on a chain seated on the table.
Date: April 26, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bergstrom Field

Man in uniform seated beside equipment inside airplane.
Date: April 26, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bergstrom Field

Two men in uniform behind desk. One is standing while one is sitting. Name plate on desk reads: Capt. L.D. Kendall.
Date: April 26, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bergstrom Field

Two men in uniform are standing in front of the propeller of an airplane.
Date: April 26, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Governor Beauford Jester and Mother

Future governor, Beauford Jester, and his mother seated with two other men. Man to right of mother appears to be Allan Shivers.
Date: April 28, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Governor Beauford Jester's Mother, Frances Gordon Jester

Mother of future governor, Beauford Jester, standing behind desk. Beauford Jester was elected Governor of Texas in 1947.
Date: April 28, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Maureen Moore, State Labor Commissioner

Woman standing at desk holding a boxing glove. Racy calendar in background. Maureen Moore is listed in the 1947 Austin City Directory as Commissioner, State Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Date: April 4, 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mother with Baby

Woman holding baby in long dress.
Date: April 6, 1947
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gene Ravel, Jaycee of the Month

Photographic portrait of man wearing a suit and tie. In the 1947 Austin City Directory Gene Ravel is listed as a salesman for Alamo Products Company.
Date: April 9, 1948
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

The aerial blimp Ranger: Austin area, boarding etc

Boarding the aerial blimp Ranger, which was one of five Goodyear blimps commandeered by the Navy to patrol the coasts during WWII. The blimp landed at the Municipal Air Port.
Date: April 5, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Ranger aerial blimp at the Municipal Air Port

This is The Ranger, an aerial blimp in distance. This is one of five Goodyear blimps that was commandeered by the Navy to the patrol the coastline during WWII.
Date: April 5, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History