Rescuing Texas History, 2009 - 34 Matching Results

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[Confederate Monument at Texas State Capitol]

Description: Photograph of the Confederate Monument on the Texas Capitol grounds. A view of three of the "five bronze figures on a gray granite base representing the Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Navy, headed by the Confederate president, Jefferson Davis" (From Texas State Preservation Board). The monument reads: "Confederate Dead."
Date: January 1, 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Matthews Family Sitting for a Group Photo]

Description: Photograph of seven members of the Matthews family sitting for a group photo. The group is comprised of: (Back row) Sallie Matthews Judd, Joe B. Matthews, Ethel Matthews Casey, Watt Matthews, (front) Susette Matthews Burns, May Matthews Blanton, Lucile Matthews Brittingham. They are sitting with a wooden railing and a nightstand with a portrait of Watt Matthews to the left and curtained windows behind them.
Date: 1945~
Creator: Wagner Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Mitchell Automotive Supply]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of Mitchell Automotive Supply on 1300 Gilham Circle. An awning extends off the front of the building and has gas pumps underneath it. Text on the top of the building says "Mitchell Auto Supply phone 2-4031." A sign extending from one corner of the awning says "General Tire." In the background, there are two men standing outside of a garage.
Date: 1945~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Report Card]

Description: Fourth grade report card of Dorothy Katt of Lower Valley School. The card is signed by Lutrell Watts, principal, and Maxine Watts, teacher.
Date: 1945~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Northeast Lakeview College

[Sylvia Katt in School Play]

Description: Photograph of Sylvia Katt in costume for a school play at Lower Valley School. She is wearing a long, light-colored dress and is holding a bouquet of flowers. She is standing on the porch of the teacherage building. The porch was used as a stage.
Date: 1945?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Northeast Lakeview College

[Three Women Nicely Dressed]

Description: Photograph of three nicely dressed women wearing hats. Two women are holding furs. There are two suitcases on the floor around them. They are standing in front of a door inside a home.
Date: 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[CIO Legislative Conference at the Driskill]

Description: Photograph of the CIO Legislative Conference at the Driskill Hotel during the 49th Texas Legislature. There are several men and women seated at tables in a conference room. There is a banner hanging on the wall that reads: "Unionism is Democracy's Bulwark."
Date: January 11, 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[People in House of Representatives]

Description: Photograph of people in the House of Representatives during the 49th Texas Legislature. There are men and women seated, standing, walking and chatting. The man walking between the two women in the photo has been identified as Governor Coke Stephenson.
Date: January 11, 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Turkey Chicks in Incubator]

Description: Photograph of a worker pulling a tray of turkey chicks out of an incubator on Ralph E. Janes turkey ranch. Another worker is watching. Their uniforms read: "Bar Nothing Ranch Austin Texas"
Date: February 4, 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Men Near a Tree]

Description: Photograph of men near a tree. Several men sit around the tree among piles of earth, wooden slats, and tarps. Watt Matthews sits in the center of the left group and Oliver Jacobs sits on the far right. To the left, three men (including Carrol Martin, right) stand near a piece of of an industrial vehicle. A car is visible in the background to the left.
Date: March 11, 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch
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