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[3 Alarm Fire at Second and Grand]
Photograph of six firemen and four civilians wading through the remains of a fire at the corner of Second and Grand street.
Date:
July 24, 1946
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[4 Alarm Fire at Ervay and Pacific Fire]
Photograph of a three story building decorated with ladders that lead to charred windows.
Date:
December 25, 1946
Creator:
Martin, Linwood J.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[4 Alarm Parking Garage Fire]
Photograph of a three story brick building with ladders and firemen leading hoses inside the windows.
Date:
December 25, 1946
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[4-H Camp]
Photograph of large tents in a park surrounded with trees. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, it was taken during a 4-H camp.
Date:
1946~
Creator:
Ross Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1944 Confirmation Class]
Photograph of the graduating confirmation class at the Swedish Lutheran Church in El Campo. Their names from right to left are Norma Bard, Grace Mildred Bergstrom, Alvin Jensen, Lawrence Bergland, Harold Bergland, and Keith Andersen.
Date:
July 9, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1948 Fire]
Photograph of firemen wading through water near equipment covered with sheets.
Date:
March 1948
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1949 Fire]
Photograph of three firemen silhouetted by a large fire.
Date:
1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1949 Inauguration Event Schedule]
Card with a schedule of events for the 1949 inauguration written on it. The events range from Saturday, January 18 to Thursday, January 23, and include dinners at the Mayflower Hotel and a buffet luncheon at the White House.
Date:
[1949-01-18..1949-01-23]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1949 Inauguration Ticket]
Ticket to the 1949 inauguration ceremonies. The ticket reads: "President's Platform. Inauguration Ceremonies. January Twentieth, 1949. Admit the Bearer to the Senate Wing of the Capitol and through the Rotunda Door to the President's Platform" and is signed "Carl Hayden, Chairman, Committee on Arrangements." The back of the invitation is signed "Joseph C. Duke, Sergeant at Arms, U. S. Senate."
Date:
January 20, 1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1949 Livestock Show, Travis County
Photograph of young men standing in a row with their calves at the 1949 Travis County Food and Livestock Show at Rosewood Park in Austin, Texas. Two men with sticks appear to be inspecting the cattle. A group of spectators is in the background.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Ross Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
T. A. Mayes
Photograph of Thomas A. Mayes, a Travis County Agricultural Agent with the Negro Extension Service.
Date:
1948~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial View of Fort Worth Airport]
Aerial photograph of runways and a residential area near Fort Worth Airport's Meacham Field.
Date:
1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial View of Runways and Airport Facilities]
Photograph of an aerial view of runways and airport facilities at the USAAF Base in Midland, Texas, now the Midland Texas Regional Airport.
Date:
[1945..1946]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Andrew Jensen Family]
Photograph of a man in a suit and hat, two young women, two girls holding dolls, and a young boy in overalls at the front.
Date:
1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Barbecue Diner Fire]
Photograph of a car crashed into a one story barbecue restaurant with Dr. Pepper signs, at the corner of Harwood and Corinth street. Two were killed in the accident.
Date:
May 14, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Basketball on Multiple Use Court at Grauwyler Park]
Photograph of a basketball game taking place on the multiple use court, where one can play tennis, volleyball, dance, skate, and other activities. A large plane flies overhead. The total cost of the park is $7,500 including lights.
Date:
October 1, 1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Beef Calves]
Photograph of a row of young men standing with their beef calves. A handwritten note on the back of the photo describes it: "Fourteen heavy weight beef calves weighing 819 pounds and over showed in Travis County's Third Annual Food and Livestock Show on the 26th and 27th of March 1947. These calves were sold at auction in Austin for an average of 29 cents per pound." The livestock show was held at Rosewood Park in Austin.
Date:
March 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Beef Calves at Food and Livestock Show]
Photograph of people showing their beef calves. A handwritten note on the back of the photo describes it: "Fourteen heavy weight beef calves weighing 819 pounds and over showed in Travis County's Third Annual Food and Livestock Show on the 26th and 27th of March 1947. These calves were sold at auction in Austin for an average of 29 cents per pound." The livestock show took place in Rosewood Park.
Date:
March 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ben Griffin Auto Fire]
Photograph of a two story white brick building at 1601 South Ervay with black smoke engulfing the roof while two firemen operate a hose at the top of a ladder.
Date:
June 3, 1948
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Birthday Greeting Card]
Birthday greeting card with a red ribbon running through it. The card has a picture of an older woman surrounded with a wreath of flowers, and includes text: "Greetings from 'Mama Sue' on her ninetieth birthday, December 25, 1948."
Date:
December 1948
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boy with a Cow]
Photograph of a boy kneeling next to a beef calf and holding a ribbon which says "Grand Champion Beef." He is at the annual Travis County Food and Livestock show in Rosewood Park in Austin.
Date:
1948
Creator:
Ross Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boy with a Cow]
Photograph of a boy squatting next to a cow and holding a ribbon. Most likely he is at an annual Travis County Food and Livestock show in Rosewood Park in Austin.
Date:
1948~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boy with a Prize Winning Pig]
Photograph of a young boy posing with his show pig and holding a first place ribbon at the Fourth Annual Travis County Food and Livestock Show.
Date:
1948
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boys and Men with Beef Calves]
Photograph of men and boys kneeling next to their beef calves in front of wooden pens at the 1948 Travis County Food and Livestock Show in Rosewood Park in Austin. Doris Miller Auditorium is partially visible in the background.
Date:
1948
Creator:
Ross Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History