[Recipe for Matzo Balls] (open access)

[Recipe for Matzo Balls]

Typed recipe on a card labeled "Driskill Hotel, Food Service Department--Recipe" listing ingredients and instructions. It is labeled at the bottom as "Matzo Balls," containing chicken fat, matzo meal, parsley, salt, and eggs.
Date: 194X
Creator: Corbitt, Helen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. W. Underwood to Chief of Naval Personnel, December 8, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from H. W. Underwood to Chief of Naval Personnel, December 8, 1943]

Letter from H. W. Underwood recommending Helen Corbitt for a position in the Navy based on her work in the Women's Reserve and at the Home Economics Tea House at the University of Texas.
Date: December 8, 1943
Creator: Underwood, Herbert Whitwell
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recipe for Swiss Steak] (open access)

[Recipe for Swiss Steak]

Typed recipe on a pre-printed card for the "Home Economics Tea House" at the University of Texas at Austin. In lists general instructions for cooking Swiss Steak, with salt and pepper, bacon fat, onions, carrots, and tomatoes. Some of the instructions have been corrected in pencil, and there is a note written at the bottom: "Cover [...] Tomatoes salt, and accent."
Date: 194X
Creator: Corbitt, Helen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recipe for Canadian Cheese Soup] (open access)

[Recipe for Canadian Cheese Soup]

Typed recipe on a card labeled "Driskill Hotel, Food Service Department--Recipe" listing ingredients with amounts for three different batches (1, 8, or 16 servings) and instructions. It is labeled at the bottom as "Canadian Cheese Soup," containing stock, carrots, celery, milk, butter, cornstarch, onions, flour, spices, and Rarebit of Cheddar cheese sauce.
Date: 194X
Creator: Corbitt, Helen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Capt. J. W. Howard, C. D. Jones, Ben Thompson, Fred A. Sterzing, Maylor W. A. Saylor, and Dr. R. H. L. Bibb Photograph]

Photograph of Capt. J. W. Howard, C. D. Jones, Ben Thompson, Fred A. Sterzing, Mayor W. A. Saylor, and Dr. R. H. L. Bibb wearing suits and uniforms in front of a light background.
Date: 1900~/1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[June and Tonia Gilreath at UT Austin]

Photograph of June and Tonia Gilreath with another young girl sitting on the side of the Littlefield Fountain at the University of Texas at Austin with the UT tower and trees in the background.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unknown African American Girl in Dress]

Portrait of an unidentified African American girl wearing a light-colored dress and bows in her hair posing in front of a pair of shuttered doors. There is a handwritten note on the front of the photograph that reads "Travis County."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Devil and Skeleton Dancers]

Photograph of two dancers dressed as a skeleton and a devil onstage under red lighting; the set piece behind them features a building and several skulls.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Skeletons in Parade]

Photograph of two men dressed as skeletons carrying an open coffin, leading a parade with other people in costumes and makeup, and cars in the background; on the right side people are watching the parade next to parked cars.
Date: 198X
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman in Skull Mask]

Photograph of a woman wearing a skull mask, pancho, and sombrero sitting in a chair with a video camera facing her; a man with glasses is standing on the left talking to her.
Date: 198X
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Chidlren Doing Crafts]

Photograph of two boys and a girl sitting at a table working on an art project with yarn, scissors, bottles of glue, and strips of construction paper; they have made small figurines out of what appears to be corn husks and tooth picks.
Date: 198X
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sam Coronado and Students]

Photograph of artist Sam Coronado sitting at a table in a classroom surrounded by students, standing and sitting, who watch him work.
Date: [1988..]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman in Art Installation]

Photograph of a woman standing in the middle of a room on dried grass, surrounded by pots of flowers lining the walls and a (possibly Nahuatl) text and various drawings on the walls; above her paper banners with different drawings are hanging from the ceiling.
Date: 1992
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children at Tables Doing Crafts]

Photograph of children sitting at tables engaged in some kind of craft project with several adults supervising and helping; there are colorful paper banners and other artworks visible in the background.
Date: 198X
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Students Sitting in Gym]

Photograph of children sitting on a gymnasium floor in four long rows and several adults standing and watching them.
Date: 198X
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Girl and Woman Holepunching]

Photograph of a young girl sitting at a table and a woman standing punching holes for her to complete a craft project; a young boy with his face paitned is visible in the background.
Date: 198X
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sylvia Orozco with Older Man in Studio]

Photograph of Sylvia Orozco and an unidentified older man standing in a studio with several paintings hanging and leaning against walls in the background.
Date: 1986
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women Posing with Artwork]

Photograph of five unidentified women posing in front of several paintings; a cameraman holding a video camera is partially visible in the foreground.
Date: [1988..]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sam Coronado at Chalkboard]

Photograph of Sam Coronado standing in front of a chalkboard holding up a print and gesturing to it while students sit at their desks and watch him.
Date: [1988..]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women Cutting]

Photograph of five women sitting at a table cutting out figures from construction paper; the table is covered with construction paper, bottles of glue, and other materials and there are other women sitting at other tables in the background.
Date: 198X
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gallery with Paintings and People]

Photograph of a gallery with a sculpture and paintings hanging on white walls and several people standing and looking at other artworks on the right side.
Date: 1986
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ribbon Cutting Ceremony]

Photograph of two women cutting a large purple ribbon with two men standing to their left and two other men standing to their right; the man on the left is holding a plaque and wearing a name tag. There are paintings hanging on the wall in the background.
Date: September 23, 1988
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Corn and Offerings]

Photograph close-up of an art installation featuring images of skulls, ears of corn, and dishes of food with ornamental textile objects hanging in the background.
Date: 1992
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Laughin at Exhibit]

Photograph of a woman wearing a skull mask and three people standing next to her and laughing; there are other people looking at various artworks and exhibits in the background.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History