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[1959 Dairy Princess Crowning]
Photograph of the crowning of the 1959 Mid-Texas Milk Producers Association Dairy Princess. A group of 17 female contestants stand in a row behind a banquet table with a punch bowl full of milk. All of the contestants pose with glasses of milk in front of a sign that says "June's Best Meals Start With Dairy." Other signs on the wall behind them are obscured. In the foreground a long dining table is set.
Date:
May 8, 1959
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Early computers and office
Photograph of two men in an early computing office. Two men observe a printer readout. One man sits in front of the machine, one stands behind the machine and leans over to read. The paper feeds from a shelf under the printer, through the machine, and into a box on the floor behind the machine. Reel-to-reel cabinets sit behind the men on the right, and a large IBM switchboard sits on a desk to the left. Exposed overhead ducts and vents are cooling the room.
Date:
May 23, 1967
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Men at early computers]
Photograph of two men reading the printouts of an early dot-matrix printer. Reams of paper sit on a shelf underneath the printer and feeds into the machine from below. The printout feeds directly into a box that sits on the floor behind the printer. One man sits in front of the machine and the other looks over the printout from behind. In the rear of the image are reel-to-reel cabinets. On the desk at the front is an early IBM switchboard. Florescent lights are overhead, and exposed vents cool the room.
Date:
May 23, 1967
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rural barrack buildings]
Photograph of the exterior of rural, barrack-style buildings, possibly owned by the State Hospital Board. One car is parked at a building in the back, but other buildings appear empty. No other vehicles or people are on the property.
Date:
May 5, 1950
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[State hospital board kitchen]
Photograph of the interior of the State Hospital Board barrack-type building. The kitchen here is supplied with pots, pans, mixing bowls, measuring cups, and various other kitchen ware. The ovens and stoves are in the center of the room and are flanked by two food preparation tables (one in front and one in back). On the right side of the room is a large sink. At the back of the room, the door to the food storage area is open.
Date:
May 5, 1950
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Acock Laboratories interior equipment]
Photograph of the interior of the Acock Laboratories in east Austin near East Fifth Street. The machinery is dirty with use, and a fresh bag of Acock Brand product sits on one of the machines on the right.
Date:
May 17, 1952
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men examining brickwork at St. Paul's Lutheran School]
Photograph of three men examining the brickwork at St. Paul's Lutheran School. The engraved stone says "St. Paul's Ev. Luth. School 1890-1930." The photograph was taken 23 years after the last date on the engraving. One of the men holds a box that is covered in brick dust while the other two look on. They have not yet opened the box.
Date:
May 9, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Junior-Senior Banquet at Liberty Hill High School]
Photograph of the Junior-Senior Banquet at Liberty Hill High School on May 15, 1953. Co-ed students in formal dress are seated around the exterior of tables arranged in a "U" shape.
Date:
May 15, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Child on a horse]
Photograph of a young girl on a horse. The girl and horse are on a road with a fenced field behind them.
Date:
May 10, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Passengers on Board Trans-Texas Airways Plane]
Photograph of a Trans-Texas Airways pilot and a family of passengers standing alongside the plane, as if about to board. The pilot holds a ticket which the father and one son look at. The mother and a younger son look on. "Trans-Texas Airways" and a logo are painted on the side of the plane.
Date:
May 27, 1955
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Our Lady of Guadalupe [graduating class of 1953]
Photograph of the graduating class of 1953 of Our Lady of Guadalupe School in Austin, Texas. The class is composed of twelve young women and five young men, all proudly holding their diplomas. They are posed in two rows, women seated in the front row and men and women standing in the second row. All wear dark gown and mortar board caps with white tassels.
Date:
May 15, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Children near a pool]
Photograph of a group of children on the grass near a pool. Two men stand behind the children. The girls are dressed for summer and are enjoying their time outdoors.
Date:
May 19, 1956
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Austin Motor Truck Company]
Portrait of man in worker's overalls.
Date:
May 25, 1951
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Presentation Ceremony - Austex Chili]
Group of people. One person handing something, a award perhaps, to some people at the Austex Chili Company at 500-502 West 3rd.
Date:
May 30, 1951
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mrs. Tony Burger]
Portrait of a woman in a white dress.
Date:
May 28, 1951
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ralph Yarborough]
Portrait of man at desk.
Date:
May 2, 1952
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ralph Yarborough]
Portrait of man in library.
Date:
May 2, 1952
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Destroyed buildings after Waco Tornado]
Photograph of partially-demolished buildings along south 5th Street in downtown Waco, Texas after a tornado, looking north. A tall building is still standing at the end of the street (left) and a sign is partially visible for the Roosevelt Hotel on the right side of the image. There are work vehicles in the street.
Date:
May 12, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Destroyed buildings after Waco Tornado]
Destroyed buildings in downtown Waco.
Date:
May 12, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Destroyed car in road after Waco tornado]
Crews clean up debris at night.
Date:
May 12, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People among debris after Waco tornado]
People in uniform in a group among destroyed buildings at night.
Date:
May 12, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Girl Scouts at Southern Union Gas Company]
Photograph of a group of Girl Scouts participating in a gas stove presentation at the Southern Union Gas Company. The sign in the store reads "Always Be Modern With Gas".
Date:
May 20, 1951
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Girls Watching Gas Stove Presentation]
Photograph of an audience of girls watching Girl Scouts demonstrate the use of a gas stove at the Southern Union Gas Company.
Date:
May 20, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Berry Family Reunion]
Group of five people.
Date:
May 14, 1951
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History