Neal Douglass Photography Collection - 295 Matching Results

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[Shriners Marching at the Shriner's Parade]

Description: Photograph of a group of Shriners in the Shriner's Parade marching down Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas. The men wear matching outfits of fezzes with tassels, dark ties, decorative short jackets, dark cropped pants, and white spats over black shoes. Two leaders march alongside the group, and they wear white suits and fezzes. They march past Kruger's Jewelers which is visible on the left. Spectators stand in front of a car parked in front of the jewelry store. Other stores visible in the backgr… more
Date: March 23, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Carnation Milk [residential delivery]

Description: Photograph of a Carnation Milk delivery van and three milkmen on a residential street. Two milkmen hold a basket of milk bottles while a third stands behind them in the open door of the van. In the background, a woman at house numbered 1401 stands at her screen door.
Date: March 20, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Walker's Austex [beef stew pie display]

Description: Photograph of Walker's Austex Beef Stew Pie display at a local retail fair. The display is a giant beef stew pie with cans of Austex beef stew lining the booth walls. Signs for the product claim "Austex Beef Stew Pie: It's Quick, It's Inexpensive, It's Easy to Serve. Just fill a pie shell with one can Austex Beef Stew" and "An Austex Budget Meal costs less than 50 cents to make an Austex Beef Stew Pie."
Date: March 22, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Athol Estes home]

Description: Photograph of the home of Athol Estes, wife of William Sydney Porter, known in literary circles by his pen name O. Henry. The two-story house is white, and trees and a birdbath are visible on the small front lawn. Two young children hold hands on the front walk. A car is parked on the street in front of the house. The narrow driveway on the left side of the house appears ill-cared for.
Date: March 4, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Y.W.C.A. Sports Day

Description: Photograph of three young women in a candid scene from the Y.W.C.A. Sports Day. Two young women wear shorts and sneakers, and a third woman wears a skirt and heels. One young woman holds a bat and another holds a softball.
Date: March 26, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bathing beauty]

Description: Photograph of a young woman posing on the riverbank. She is wearing a bathing suit and holding a beach towel over her head and shoulders. She is standing on a rocky river bank and smiling at the camera. A bridge and a dam are behind her.
Date: March 10, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Farmers Insurance Company secretary]

Description: Photograph of a Farmers Insurance Company secretary at her desk. She holds a document in her right hand, and her left hand is at her typwriter. Two stacks of papers sit on her desk to her right. She is smiling at someone who is out of frame.
Date: March 2, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Anderson High School [building exterior and students]

Description: Photograph of a group of students outside the entrance to Anderson High School. In the mixture of boys and girls, most students are exiting the building after school, while a few stand and talk to each other. One girl sits on the wall and reads from a notebook. The girls all wear long skirts, blouses, white socks and black shoes. The boys wears slacks and shirts, and one wears a jacket.
Date: March 1, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Anderson High School [basketball team]

Description: Photograph of the 1956 Anderson High School basketball team. The boys are lined up in one line according to height, facing left. They wear shiny warm-up track suits, which have numbers embroidered on the shoulders. Every other boy holds a basketball under his arm against his left hip. The photo was taken on the basketball court, under one of the baskets.
Date: March 1, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Shiner's Parade

Description: Photograph of a scene from Shriner Ben Hur Parade with Marshall Jimmie Jones riding in the back seat of a white Chrysler New Yorker convertible. A sign with his name hangs over the side of the car. Spectators are faintly visible in the background standing in front of parked cars along the parade route. Behind the spectators the lit signs of various businesses are visible, including Russel Stover Candies, a hotel, a cafe, and a bank.
Date: March 23, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

NAACP Membership Campaign Headquarters

Description: Photograph of three NAACP members standing outside, near the organization's campaign headquarters sign. One man on the right holds pamphlets and speaks to a young man and young woman on the left. The young woman holds a newspaper. The men both wear suits and the woman wears a white blouse with a long dark skirt. The A-frame sign reads, "N.A.A.C.P. / Membership / Campaign / Headquarters / Goal 1000 Members / Join Today / The Fight For / FREEDOM / 1017 East 11th St. / Phone Gr8-2839 / Rev. Robert… more
Date: March 22, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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