[Audie Murphy and others]

Photo of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldiers of WWII, and others. Austin, Texas.
Date: July 14, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[James P. Hart]

Photo of James P. Hart, President of UT. Austin, Texas.
Date: July 27, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Homer Garrison with medal]

Photo of Homer Garrison, Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, holding medal. Austin, Texas.
Date: July 2, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ann and Peter]

(back of photo) Ann and Peter July 8, 1951 - With the car I gave him - Austin, TX. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: July 8, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Trucks and workers pouring foundation outside]

Photo of trucks and Transmix Cement Company employees pouring cement onto ground. Austin, Texas.
Date: July 8, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wedding Invitation for Shirley Townsend and Mr. Murray Courtney Howell] (open access)

[Wedding Invitation for Shirley Townsend and Mr. Murray Courtney Howell]

Invitation to the wedding of Shirley Jeannine Townsend to Murray Courtney Howell. (Handwriting on the front of the invitation) Courtney was my godson. I baptised his elder Bro while Vicar of Escondido, California. in 1924-25 - Wm. Blackshear. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: July 14, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman posing with heels and swimsuit]

Photo of woman posing in heels and swimsuit. Austin, Texas.
Date: July 23, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Farmers Insurance Group and Austin Savings

Exterior view of one building which houses both the Farmers Insurance Group and Austin Savings. The building is on a corner lot and a car is parked next to building in the street.
Date: July 3, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Variety Boys Club

The Variety Boys Club poses on the steps of an unknown building; individuals are not identified.
Date: July 6, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A boy leaning on a memorial table at Camp Ben McCullouch]

A boy sitting at a table at Camp Ben McCullouch. The boy is leaning on a table created as a memorial. Most of the writing on the table is illegible, but the table was created as a memorial for a man with the last name of Puckett. The memorial was dedicated by his children. Camp Ben McCullouch was created as a reunion site for Confederate war veterans.
Date: July 21, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boys and girls standing at edge of Deep Eddy Pool]

Photo of boys and girls standing at edge of Deep Eddy pool, while two are helping swimmers out of the water. Austin, Texas.
Date: July 24, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man standing at edge of Deep Eddy pool while instructing swimmers in pool]

Photo of boys and girls standing at edge of Deep Eddy pool, while two are helping swimmers out of the water. Austin, Texas.
Date: July 24, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wally Pryor instructing teenagers in Deep Eddy swimming pool]

Photo of Wally Pryor instructing teenagers in Deep Eddy swimming pool. Austin, Texas.
Date: July 24, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young boys and girls standing at edge of Deep Eddy pool looking upon the swimmers in water]

Photo of boys and girls standing at edge of Deep Eddy pool looking upon the swimmers in the water. Austin, Texas.
Date: July 24, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Julie Adams and man eating at table]

Photo of Julie Adams and man eating at table. Julie Adams was a hollywood star. She was in "The Creature from the Blue Lagoon." Austin, Texas.
Date: July 27, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Julie Adams and man standing in front of plane]

Photo of Julie Adams and Austin General Wakefield standing in front of plane. Austin, Texas.
Date: July 27, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A blacksmith holding a horseshoe in a shop full of tools]

Shaw-Blacksmith with tools. An older man is holding a horseshoe in a wooden shop that contains many horseshoes and tools.
Date: July 30, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two men helping person with survival swimming equipment]

Photo of two men helping person with survival swimming equipment. Austin, Texas.
Date: July 30, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man standing on canoe in Barton Springs Pool]

Photo of a man with torn shorts and hat standing on a canoe in Barton Springs Pool, Austin, Texas.
Date: July 31, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rio Grande Flood of 1954, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard of flood water completely covering the International Bridge between Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and Laredo, Texas. At the skyline is the Mexican Customs and Immigration building. The explanation on the back of the postcard states: "A new four-lane bride is replacing the completely inundated and partially destroyed bridge at Laredo, Texas, by the Rio Grande Flood of 1954. The Mexican Immigration and Customs building is shown in the background."
Date: July 1954
Creator: Yates, Frank
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Parking Lot at the Goad Motor Company

View of the Goad Motor Company's parking lot full of cars for sale.
Date: July 8, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People waiting in line at 2-J Hamburgers]

People waiting in line at the glass window of 2-J Hamburgers. There is a man in a 2-J apron making hamburgers to the right of the photo.
Date: July 18, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People working at 2-J Hamburgers]

People and automobiles outside of "2-J Hamburgers." The sign outside states "2-J 19 cent Hamburgers, French Fries 10 cents"
Date: July 18, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People working at 2-J Hamburgers]

Employees working inside 2-J Hamburgers. There are three men wearing aprons and "2-J" shirts to the right of the photo. There are two women working to the left of the photo. There are several hamburgers on the grill.
Date: July 18, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History