[Five Women Posing for a Picture]

Photograph of five women posing for a picture. The girl on the right is much younger than the rest, and the woman next to her is much older. The woman second from the left is making a silly face by sticking her tongue out. Behind them is the door to a house.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Looking out over Austin]

Photograph of a large group of men, women and children looking out over Austin, Texas from the top of a hill outside the Zilker Park Clubhouse. The building has a flagpole in front of it. Some of the adults are talking while others are looking at the city. Some of the children are sitting on the ground playing. The University of Texas tower and State Capitol can both be seen in the distance.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of the Foundation of Shelton Chapel]

Photograph of an aerial view of the foundation of Shelton Chapel while under construction at 27th and Wichita Street.
Date: 1942
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of the Trenches for the Foundation Footings for Shelton Chapel]

Photograph of an aerial view of the trenches being dug for the foundation footings at the construction site of Shelton Chapel at 27th and Wichita Street. A few men are actively digging the trenches while others watch.
Date: 1942
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nine Men in Front of Shelton Chapel]

Photograph of nine men standing in front of the doorway to Shelton Chapel. Some of them are looking up and smiling, while others are looking around. Two of the men are holding books, and one of those two is looking at his book. There is a hat on the ground on a step to the right of the men.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Missionary Candidates Posing for a Group Photo Outside Shelton Chapel]

Photograph of five men in suits posing for a group photo on the steps in front of Shelton Chapel. The men are all missionary candidates. From left to right they are Frank McElroy, Jr., Walter Bennett, Erwin Gray Culley, Roy Cleveland, and C. Jackson McClendon. The main archway can be seen behind them, and they are all looking to the right of the camera.
Date: 1941/1942
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Play with Statue and Baby]

Photograph of three actors on stage performing a play in colonial costumes. Behind the actors, there is a statue framed by a giant picture frame, and in front of them is a baby in a chair covered by a black blanket.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of People Eating at a Banquet]

Photograph of people eating at a banquet. The men are all wearing suits and the women are wearing dresses. Two men can be seen on the right side of the picture waiting on the guests. There are signs on some of the tables with names and other information on them.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Men Standing in a Circle]

Photograph of a group of men standing in a loose circle, possibly at the groundbreaking for Shelton Chapel. They are all dressed in suits. All of the men are standing, except for a man in the bottom of the photograph who is seated. There are a few chairs visible in the background, as well as a hat on the ground.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Playing Guitar at the Seminary picnic at the Zilker Park Clubhouse]

Photograph of a man playing guitar at the annual Austin Seminary picnic, being held at the Zilker Park Clubhouse. The room is full of people sitting on benches at banquet tables watching the musician, who is the only one standing. He has his foot up on a bench to support the guitar, and there is a piano behind him.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Large Group Posing for Photo on Steps in Front of Building]

Photograph of a large group of people posing for a photo on the steps in front of an archway. They are mostly men wearing suits, but there are a few women scattered throughout wearing dark colors. There is a small girl in the bottom left of the group standing in front of a smiling man and holding his hands.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boy Getting Thrown into Water]

Photograph of a boy getting thrown into water by other boys. There is a large gathering of people in the background watching. There is a sign in the upper portion of the image that says "'B' Hall Duckin'."
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Picture of a Man with Tie Pin]

Photograph of a man. He is wearing a suit and a tie with a tie pin in it and is seated. He is looking up and is not smiling. There is a building in the background.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman Posing Outside House]

Photograph of a woman posing for a picture outside of a house. She is half seated on the arm of a bench with her arms crossed on her lap. She is smiling directly into the camera. Behind her head a mailbox is visible, and behind the bench is a window.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photo of a Man in a Suit]

Photograph of a man posing for a picture. He is standing in an archway and wearing a dark suit. He is not smiling, but is looking directly at the camera.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seven Men in a Tight Circle]

Photograph of seven men standing in a tight circle. They are all dressed in suits, and most of them are looking towards the right side of the photo.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young People on a Pier on the Colorado River]

Photograph of a large group of young people on a pier. Most of the people are looking at something to the right, and some are leaning over the railings. There are pirate flags on either side of the pier. The other side of the river can be seen in the background.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[UT Tower Seen Through Trees]

Photograph of the University of Texas clock tower as seen through snow-covered trees.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Shot of Construction Site and Cement Truck]

Photograph of an aerial view of the construction site of Shelton Chapel looking south at 27th and Wichita Street. A group of men are lined up along the left edge of the site with a cement truck in front of them. The University of Texas at Austin Tower and the Texas State Capitol building are visible in the distance.
Date: 1942
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Passing Around an Illustration of Shelton Chapel]

Photograph of people at a party passing around an artist's rendition of Shelton Chapel including the un-built library wing. The room is crowded, the men are wearing suits, the women are wearing dresses, and there is a table covered with a tablecloth and decorated with flowers and candles on the right side of the picture. Next to the table, Austin Seminary professor Samuel Levinson Joekel is in a white suit wearing a boutonniere and holding the picture of Shelton Chapel. Underneath the picture there is a young boy in a more casual shirt looking directly at the camera.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Standing in Archway next to a Monument]

Photograph of a man standing underneath a heavily adorned archway leading into a building. He is dressed in a dark suit and is leaning on a small monument.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Men Posing for a Photo]

Photograph of five men posing for a picture. They are all dressed in dark suits and smiling into the camera. Sampson Hall is in the background.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of the Entire Foundation of Shelton Chapel]

Photograph of an Aerial View of the entire foundation of Shelton Chapel while under construction at 27th and Wichita.
Date: 1942
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Workers at Shelton Chapel Site]

Photograph of men around a trench at the Shelton Chapel construction site on the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary campus. Two construction workers are standing inside of the trench while several men to the left pour dirt or concrete in the hole; three other men are watching from the other side, one of whom is wearing a suit and tie. Lubbock Hall and other buildings are partially visible in the background.
Date: 1942
Creator: Foster, William Hague
System: The Portal to Texas History