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[Exterior of the Lamar Café]

Photograph of the exterior of the Lamar Café. The word "Lamar" is illuminated in a neon sign, and there is a bar of neon light on the roof.

Date: January 29, 1947

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

Photograph of students in a class learning at the Texas School for the Deaf. There are eight students sitting in desks and another student standing at the front of the room with the teacher. The teacher is pointing to a picture of a cow.

Date: April 29, 1946

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

[Students and a Teacher Gathered Around a Sheep]

Photograph of a group of male students and a teacher gathered around a sheep in a field at the Texas School for the Deaf. The students are wearing dark-colored clothing, and on of the students is using a forceps-like tool on the sheep.

Date: April 29, 1946

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

Soldiers on Parade in Austin, Texas

Photograph of American troops on parade through downtown Austin. The soldiers are riding in the back of 6x6 "deuce and a halfs" (CCKW350) which are towing 105mm howitzer cannons. The unit is probably part of either the 36th Infantry Division or the 2nd Infantry Division.

Date: March 29, 1946

Creator: Ellison Photo Service

Item Type: Photograph

[2nd Infantry Division on Parade]

Photograph of two M8 Greyhound armored scout cars from the 2nd Infantry Division on parade through downtown Austin. Following almost a year of combat in the European Theater, the 2nd Infantry Division was stationed in Texas to train up for deployment to the Pacific, which never happened due to the war's ending.

Date: March 29, 1946

Creator: Allison Photograph Service

Item Type: Photograph

[Beverly S. Sheffield at desk]

Photograph of Beverly Sheffield sitting at his desk. He holds a fountain pen above some papers. Sheffield wears a short-sleeved, button-up shirt and has glasses. A phone sits at his left elbow. His desk sits near a wall with two windows and a radiator. His name plate reads "B. S. Sheffield."

Date: July 29, 1948

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab, Ausin

Item Type: Photograph

Randy's Circle R Bar-B-Que

Exterior of Randy's Circle R Barbecue located at 501 E. 5th St. The restaurant eventually became known as The Pit. The building was the home of Susanna Dickinson, Alamo survivor, and her husband Joseph Hannig. It was restored and is now the Joseph and Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum.

Date: April 29, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.265925 -97.738634

Hurley Mattress Company

Photograph of an exterior view of Hurley Mattress and Awning Company which was located at 1101 E. 6th Street. Owner was Carlton E. Wilkerson.

Date: May 29, 1947

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.264822 -97.731569

[Side Exterior of Rural Home]

Photograph of the side exterior of a rural home. There is a man standing in front of the chimney of the home. The Bascom Giles home was in Manor, Texas.

Date: May 29, 1940

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

[View of Rural Yard]

Photograph of a view of the yard of a rural home. There are large trees and wooden buildings in the background. The Bascom Giles home was in Manor, Texas.

Date: May 29, 1940

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

[Exterior View of Rural Home]

Photograph of an exterior view of a rural home. The Bascom Giles home was in Manor, Texas.

Date: May 29, 1940

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

[Yard of Rural Home]

Photograph of a view of the yard of a rural home. A dirt road crosses the yard and there are several wooden buildings. The Bascom Giles home was in Manor, Texas.

Date: May 29, 1940

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph