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Clay County Agent's Office

County Agent's Office with (l to r) Edwina Holman, Peggy Tate, Dorsey Eaton, Maurine Carpenter, Essie Mae Coody, Captain M.S. Duncan, and Ralph Garrett seated around a table on January 33, 1938.
Date: January 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Buffalo Springs First and Second Grade

First and second grade students of the Buffalo Springs School. List attached to the photo, "Mrs. Iva Selvage, Back Row (4 boys) ?, Gerald Bragg, Doyle Jones, Kenneth Times, Second Row (3 girls, 3 boys) Leota Cox, Betty Fuller, Velma Jean Alexander, Dean Scarber, Johnny Wayne Peden, Royce Times, Front Row (8 girls) Mary Jannett Brock, ?, Winnie Fay Cowley, Neomia Robertson, Wanda Edwards.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[George A. Hill, Jr. sitting at desk reading book]

George A. Hill, Jr. wearing glasses, reading book behind desk with papers spread out. Interior shot.
Date: December 23, 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Governor O'Daniel at Camp Bullis

Governor W. Lee O'Daniel inspects the troops in a grassy field at Camp Bullis.
Date: August 10, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Governor O'Daniel at Camp Bullis

Governor W. Lee O'Daniel stands with the troops in a grassy field at Camp Bullis as they salute.
Date: August 10, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Flooded Road]

Photograph of a view looking down a flooded street with homes on either side and standing water in the road during the 1938 flood.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trees on a Flooded Riverbank

Photograph of trees on a flooded riverbank in Austin, Texas during the 1938 flood.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Unidentified Boys in Front of a House]

Photograph of two unidentified boys standing in front of a wooden house in a yard that has been flooded with water during the 1938 flood.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Unidentified Boys Next to a Flooded River]

Two unidentified boys stand next to a flooded riverbank during the 1938 flood.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Flood

Aerial photograph of the 1938 flood. Looking Northeast from Congress Avenue, south of the Colorado River. Palm School in center background.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Unidentified Boy with a Kitten in Water]

Photograph of an unidentified boy standing in flood waters while holding a cat in his arms during the 1938 flood.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Bee County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Bee County, Texas

Text describing climate, agriculture, and soils of Bee County, Texas.
Date: October 1938
Creator: Smith, H.M. (Howard Malcolm), 1900- & Marshall, R. M. (Richard Moon), 1907-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Bee County, Texas

Map displays soil types along with creeks, towns, schools, churches, power transmission lines, oil and gas pipelines, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols. Scale 1:63,360.
Date: October 1938
Creator: United States. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Williamson County, Texas

Map displays soil types along with creeks, rivers, towns, schools, churches, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols.
Date: November 1938
Creator: United States. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey, Williamson County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey, Williamson County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, agricultural methods and management, and morphology and genesis of soils in Williamson County, Texas.
Date: November 1938
Creator: Templin, E. H. (Edward Henry), 1903-; Bean, Arnold H., 1908-; Huckabee, J.W. (John Walter), 1912-; Smith, Leslie H. & Layton, M. H.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mrs. Tom Graham]

An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Mrs. Graham is wearing a dress constructed using 150,000 bouganvillea petals put on individually. Trim and hair decoration made of chrysanthemums.
Date: December 1938
Creator: Edrington Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rose Hansen]

An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Rose is wearing dress made out of corn & eggplant.
Date: December 1938
Creator: Edrington Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rose Hansen]

An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Rose Hansen is wearing a dress made out of corn & eggplant dress.
Date: December 1938
Creator: Edrington Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Contestant 1]

An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Lady in feather like dress and head dress are made out of pompas grass, blouse of citrus peel.
Date: December 1938
Creator: Edrington Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Amparo Rodriguez]

An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Amparo is wearing a dress made of cotton.
Date: December 1938
Creator: Edrington Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dot Smith]

An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Arbor Vitae and Poinsettas wearing an evening gown made of some sort of tree leaf.
Date: December 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Laverne Diggs]

An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Laverne Diggs is wearing a dress, boots, hat & muffs. Made out of red peppers & ?
Date: December 1938
Creator: Edrington Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Laverne Diggs]

An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Laverne Diggs is wearing a dress, boots, hat & muffs made out of red peppers and other unknown
Date: December 1938
Creator: Edrington Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Louise Clark Huchingson Seamster]

An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Louise Clark Huchingson Seamster is wearing a long dress and cape made out of beets & popcorn
Date: December 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History