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- [Altar Boys at St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of two altar boys kneeling at the altar of St. David's Episcopal Church.
- Ann Boyett
- Young woman seated on a sofa.
- [Base Headquarters]
- Photograph of the Bergstrom Air Force Base headquarters. An American flag is positioned in front of the building.
- George Thornton -- Trucks
- Photograph of a fleet of cars and trucks.
- Governor’s Mansion Interiors
- Front parlor fireplace, showing wallpaper.
- J. Frank Dobie
- Photograph of J. Frank Dobie talking with a woman. The UT tower is in background. (This photo was used in an article in The Saturday Evening Post.)
- J. Frank Dobie
- Photograph of J. Frank Dobie seated in his office smoking a pipe.
- J. Frank Dobie
- Photograph of J. Frank Dobie seated at a desk.
- J. Frank Dobie
- Photograph of J. Frank Dobie seated in front of a bookcase smoking his pipe with a book open in his lap and his boot up on the bookcase.
- J. Frank Dobie
- Photograph of J. Frank Dobie squatting on the ground in a pasture talking with an elderly man who is holding a steer skull in his hands.
- [Men Fixing Plane Propeller]
- Photograph of mechanics working on a C-47 radial engine in 1943. One of them stands on stairs, and the other stands on the ground and looks up at the propeller.
- [Men in Lounge]
- Photograph of men sitting in a lounge. Three men sit around a table in the center, while another plays a piano to the left. Chairs are lined up against the right wall. An American flag is in the foreground.
- [People at the Post Exchange]
- Photograph of people at the post exchange in 1943.
- [Personnel on Phones in the Central Tower]
- Photograph of two men, left, and a woman on phones in the central tower at Bergstrom Air Force Base.
- [Red Cross Nurses Preparing Supplies]
- Photograph of groups of Red Cross nurses prepare medical supplies at tables. There is a large poster on the wall in the back advertising "The Greatest Mother in the World, War Fund 1943."
- [Three Men at Desk]
- Photograph of three men standing at a desk. One man is showing a document to the other man. The photographer wrote the phrase "Gov. Akin" on the envelope of the negative.
- Del Valle Air Base
- Dentist is working on man in dental chair. Assistant stands in background.
- Del Valle Air Base
- Four men and a woman are lifting an engine with chains from a C-47 airplane.
- Del Valle Air Base
- Twenty-three uniformed women seated on two jeeps in front of barracks.
- Del Valle Air Base
- Man is swimming in a pool holding a rifle above his head. Other men are at the side of the pool.
- Del Valle Air Base
- Photograph of men and women in uniform standing in front of an automobile and an airplane -- "Turkey Bird." Del Valle Air Base became Bergstrom Air Force Base.
- Del Valle Air Base
- Photograph taken in a hospital ward. Del Valle Air Base became Bergstrom Air Force Base.
- Del Valle Air Base
- Photograph of three women in uniform. Del Valle Air Base became Bergstrom Air Force Base.
- Del Valle Air Base Hangar
- Photograph of airplane in hangar undergoing engine repair. Del Valle Air Base became Bergstrom Air Force Base.
- Soldiers from Del Valle Army Air Base training in Deep Eddy pool
- Six soldiers in training in the Deep Eddy pool. Two are holding rifles above their heads.
- Switchboard operators at Del Valle Air Base
- Photograph of two women working at a switchboard. A third woman observes. Del Valle Air Base became Bergstrom Air Force Base.
- [Acting governor Aikin in office]
- Acting governor A. M. Aikin Jr. sitting and speaking at a desk in the Texas governor's office, surrounded by what appear to be reporters. An aide sits to his left smoking a cigar, while most of the rest are writing on notepads.
- Confederate Reunion
- Photograph of man speaking a podium. Audience is seated in background.
- Confederate Reunion
- Photograph of two elderly men at podium. Others are seated on benches in background.
- Confederate Reunion
- Photograph of four elderly men raising a flag.
- V-Day Celebration
- Photograph of military and civilian personnel riding in a Buick convertible during a parade up Congress Avenue.
- [Interior of Austin Atheltic Club with scaffolding before painting]
- Photograph of interior view showing the scaffolding used in painting the interior of the Austin Athletic Club building and the condition of building before painting. Volleyball nets stretch across two courts, with empty bleachers visible in background. The first organized recreation center in Austin was the privately owned Austin Athletic Club, built in 1923, by William T. Caswell. In 1931. Mr. Caswell sold the club to the City of Austin for "a small remuneration". The name of the center was officially changed to the Austin Recreation Center in 1970. After substantial damage, due to the Memorial Day flood of 1981 that center was closed after the existing center was built and opened in 1986.
- Colonel Carmichael and Family
- Photograph of family group looking at photo album or scrapbook.
- V-Day Celebration
- Group of people seated at a ceremony at Memorial Stadium. Scoreboard is in background. One man on front row is in uniform.
- V-Day Celebration
- Mayor Tom Miller shaking hands with decorated soldier.
- V-Day Celebration
- Decorated soldier walking with assistance of man and woman at each side.
- V-Day Celebration
- Decorated soldier and woman seated next to another couple.
- V-Day Celebration
- Photograph of a parade up Congress Avenue. A decorated soldier waves from a Buick convertible.
- V-Day Celebration
- Photograph of a convocation at Memorial Stadium, Austin. Flags are flying and planes are flying over the stadium.
- V-Day Celebration
- Photograph of military and civilian personnel exiting a Braniff Airways plane.
- Mrs. Polk Shelton and Group of Aviatrix
- Smiling woman seated at controls of a small airplane.
- Mrs. Polk Shelton and Group of Aviatrix
- Woman dressed in pants standing with hand on propeller of small plane.
- Mrs. Polk Shelton and Group of Aviatrix
- Group of women in pants posed with a small plane, probably a piper cub.
- Bergstrom Field
- Man seated at a table. There is a monkey on a chain seated on the table.
- Bergstrom Field
- Man in uniform seated beside equipment inside airplane.
- Bergstrom Field
- Two men in uniform behind desk. One is standing while one is sitting. Name plate on desk reads: Capt. L.D. Kendall.
- Bergstrom Field
- Two men in uniform are standing in front of the propeller of an airplane.
- Governor Beauford Jester and Mother
- Future governor, Beauford Jester, and his mother seated with two other men. Man to right of mother appears to be Allan Shivers.
- Governor Beauford Jester's Mother, Frances Gordon Jester
- Mother of future governor, Beauford Jester, standing behind desk. Beauford Jester was elected Governor of Texas in 1947.
- Apperson Girl
- Two women. One is seated in a chair. The other is standing over her shoulder pointing out a Women's Auxillary Army Corps button on her lapel.