Arnold Chote and Buggy

Photograph of two men riding in a buggy. Arnold Chote was Travis County Commissioner, Precinct 1.
Date: February 3, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Beauford Jester

Photo of Beauford Jester standing at a podium. A small boy seems to be waving at the audience. Jester later served as Governor of Texas 1947-1949.
Date: July 1, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Betty Zoe Garza -- May Queen at St. Ignatius Martyr Catholic Church

Photograph of Betty Zoe Garza dressed as May Queen.
Date: May 18, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Bullis -- Colonel Wakefield

Photograph of two men in uniform standing behind desk.
Date: January 1, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Mabry -- Building #6

Photograph of the exterior of Camp Mabry Bulding #6.
Date: January 9, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Mabry -- Building #6

Photograph of the interior of Building #6 at Camp Mabry.
Date: January 9, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Mabry - West End

Photograph of a line of seven buildings at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas. The buildings have stone walls on the ends and wooden or metal siding along their lengths. Text at the bottom of the image says "West End."
Date: January 9, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Swift -- Induction Ceremony of the Old 59th

Photograph of men in uniform with civilians standing in the background.
Date: July 15, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Swift -- Induction Ceremony of the Old 59th

Photograph of soldier standing before microphones. Others stand at ease in the background.
Date: July 15, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Swift -- Induction Ceremony of the Old 95th

Photograph of a large military group marching in a field and saluting to the right. During WWII Camp Swift was an infantry and medical training camp. It also served as a POW camp, primarily for Germans soldiers from Rommel's Afrika Korps.
Date: July 15, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Capitol Monument to Builders of State of Texas]

Photograph of a monument across from the Texas State Capitol Building. It reads: "This Memorial to the Builders of the Great State of Texas Erected A.D. 1938 by the Texas Historical and Biographical Record." A list of names follows.
Date: June 25, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cast of School Play]

Photograph of the cast of the school play, "Poor Father." The students are posed on and near the teacherage porch, which was used as a stage.
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Charles Coburn

Photograph of three men standing. Charles Coburn is in middle holding a paper of some kind.
Date: April 16, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confederate Reunion at Driftwood

Photograph of two women and a man posing at a reunion of descendants of Civil War veterans at Camp Ben McCullough. The man is wearing a ribbon.
Date: July 1, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dan Moody

Photograph of former governor Moody seated at a table in a library. Moody served as governor of Texas from 1927-1931 and was credited with the prosecution of the Ku Klux Klan in Texas and with restoring integrity to state government.
Date: May 6, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Del Valle Air Base

Photograph of man in uniform seated at a desk. Del Valle Air Base later became Bergstrom Air Force Base.
Date: December 17, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Del Valle Air Base

Photograph of a soldier carrying a tray of dishes in the mess hall. Del Valle Air Base later became Bergstrom Air Force Base.
Date: December 17, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Del Valle Air Base

Photograph of soldier seated at a typewriter. Del Valle Air Base later became Bergstrom Air Force Base.
Date: December 17, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Del Valle Air Base Open House

Photograph of three men in uniform standing beside an airplane, possibly a C-47. Del Valle Air Base later became Bergstrom Air Force Base.
Date: January 12, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dr. Thomas B. Bailey and the Return of the First Recruit

Photograph of two men standing. One is in uniform. Thomas B. Bailey was a physician with offices at 317 Scarbrough Building.
Date: March 4, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[End of School Year Play]

Photograph of eight young girls in costume for an end of school year play. The girls are wearing light-colored, layered dresses and are each holding a flower-shaped sign. Each sign contains a letter and spell out 'Vacation.' They are on the porch of the teacherage building, which was used as a stage.
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[End of School Year Play]

Photograph of Lower Valley Students in a school play. The children are in costume on the porch of the teacherage building, which was used as a stage.
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Standing Outside for a Photograph]

Photograph of a family posing outside for a photograph. In the back row: Matt Blanton; Tom Blanton; Tom Brittingham; Joe B. Matthews; Minnie Bell Blanton; and Bill Blanton. In the front row: Louise Webb Matthews; Anne Blanton; Lucile Brittingham; May Blanton; and Watt Matthews.
Date: December 25, 1942
Creator: Blanton, Joseph Edwin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Standing Outside of Ranch Cookshack]

Photograph of a family gathered outside of a ranch cookshack. From left to right: Lucile Brittingham; Sallie Judd; Watt Matthews; Susette Burns; Ethel Casey; Joe Matthews; and May Blanton. They are standing in front of a red building with white trim and screened windows.
Date: December 25, 1942
Creator: Blanton, Joseph Edwin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History