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[4-H Members]
Photograph of a girl sitting at a desk and reading a book with the 4-H logo on the cover, and a boy standing behind her looking over her shoulder.
[L. B. Allen Arranging a Bedroom]
Photograph of L. B. Allen standing in a bedroom. A doll is on the bed, two pictures hang on the walls, and there is a bedside table with a lamp. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, she is giving a bedroom demonstration as part of the Pflugerville Home Demonstration Club.
[Group of Women Talking]
Photograph of two women standing and talking to several seated women. A man is seated in the background.
[House and Church]
Photograph of a house with a flower bed and a woman gardening, with a church in the background. Fields are visible in the distance
[Woman Gardening]
Photograph of a woman picking vegetables in a garden with houses in the background. Some baskets are visible in the foreground. The gardens are separated by wire fences.
[Women Cutting Fabric]
Photograph of women standing around a bolt of fabric with scissors. One woman cuts while the other two women look on.
[4-H Group]
Photograph of a group of girls of various ages in a field, with some of them holding booklets with the 4-H logo on the covers.
[Girls Cooking]
Photograph of two girls standing at a table and preparing food. On the table are bowls, a pie tin, various tools, as well as ingredients, including a box of "Hi Ho Crackers."
[Girls Cooking]
Photograph of two girls sitting at a table with bowls, a pie tin, and several ingredients, with another girl braiding the hair of one of them. Blackboards are on the wall behind them.
[Girls in Classroom]
Photograph of girls standing in a room looking at a poster which says "Calories: measure of heat or energy, produced by food in the body, needed for work and play."
[Students in a Classroom]
Photograph of a group of students laughing together in a classroom. Artwork and lessons are visible on the walls behind them.
[Woman in a Kitchen]
Photograph of a woman in an apron standing in a kitchen holding a framed certificate. A calendar and a picture of Jesus are on the wall near the certificate. A refrigerator is at right with tins on top of it.
[Woman in a Kitchen]
Photograph of a woman standing in a kitchen opening a drawer. A cabinet door is open and dishes are visible. A calendar is on the wall.
[Woman with an Egg]
Photograph of a woman wearing a white apron and sitting behind a table with an egg on a scale.
[Woman with Dishes]
Photograph of a woman putting dishes away neatly in a kitchen cabinet, probably as part of a home demonstration.
[Woman with Eggs]
Photograph of a woman standing next to a table with eggs spread on a towel. Cartons full of eggs are at the back of the table and a fan is also on the table.
[Man and Woman in a Yard]
Photograph of a man and woman working in a yard. A wooden house and a telephone pole are in the background.
[Man Making Food]
Photograph of a man sitting on a porch and putting ingredients into a bowl. Packages of cornmeal, Quaker oats, and Wesson oil are visible. Two women sitting on the porch are visible behind him.
[Women Outside of a House]
Photograph of three women standing outside of a wood-sided house. The woman on the left holds a wooden chair, and another chair is next to her.
[Woman Gardening]
Photograph of a woman gardening in a yard. She squats near a row of heads of lettuce. A wooden house is visible behind her.
[Woman in a Garden]
Photograph of a woman standing in the middle of a vegetable garden near rows of lettuce. In the background a house and clotheslines are visible.
[Woman Tailoring Clothes]
Photograph of a woman tailoring clothing on another woman, while standing in a bedroom. A plaque on the wall above the bed reads "Jesus Never Fails."
[Children in a Field]
Photograph of a group of children in a field, with some sitting and others standing.
[Group Portrait of Young Men and Women]
Photograph of a group of ten young men and women standing in front of a house. One of the boys holds a basketball. Another young boy is partially visible at the edge of the photo.
[Teenagers on a Baseball Field]
Photograph of a group of six teenage boys standing in a field, with one boy wearing a baseball glove. Two other boys are behind them, playing.
[Woman Baking]
Photograph of a woman standing at a table with a bowl of batter and scooping the batter into a muffin tin. Other bowls, cans of ingredients, and other tools are scattered on the table. The woman is likely leading a cooking demonstration.
[S. A. Winn Standing on a Porch]
Photograph of Mrs. S. A. Winn, a home improvement demonstrator, standing on the steps of a porch in front of a house.
[Mrs. Dena Collins with Turkeys]
Photograph of a woman kneeling down in a room full of turkeys. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Mrs. Dena Collins, Home Dem. Club member and poultry demonstrator, Pilot Knob Community, Travis Co."
[Mrs. Dena Collins with Turkeys]
Photograph of a woman kneeling in a wooden building with many turkeys around her. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Mrs. Dena Collins, Home Dem. Club member and poultry demonstrator, Pilot Knob Community, Travis Co."
[Woman and Turkeys in a Garden]
Photograph of a woman in a garden watering plants with turkeys walking around the plants. Small trees and brush are visible in the background.
[Woman Gardening]
Photograph of a woman standing between rows of vegetables in a garden. She uses a hoe or similar tool. A small wooden house is visible in the background.
[Woman in a Garden]
Photograph of a woman working with a long pole (a hoe?) in a garden. A wooden house is in the background.
[Children in Rosewood Park]
Photograph of two young girls standing in a park with a group of children playing behind them. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, it was taken in Rosewood Park in Austin in 1958.
[Children on Playground]
Photograph of a group of children spinning on a roundabout at a playground.
[Group of Young Men and Women]
Photograph of a group of young men and women standing together in a field in front of a fence. Some of them are holding textbooks.
[Woman Cooking]
Photograph of a woman cooking or preserving food in a kitchen, with a younger woman watching her in the background. Several jars of preserved food are on the table in front of them. This was likely from a demonstration on food preservation.
[Woman Gardening]
Photograph of a woman kneeling down in a garden tending to plants. A wooden fence is in the background.
[Girl in a Garden]
Photograph of a girl holding vegetables in her hands while standing in a garden. She wears a white dress and sandals. Houses are in the background.
[Women Outside a Building]
Photograph of two women wearing white dresses and standing on the steps of a brick building. The building in the background across the street has a sign reading "Cold Storage Co." Men are visible in the background standing next to a car in the street.
[Bertha Hutchins and Hellen Davidson]
Photograph of two young women doing leather crafts, one sewing a shoe and the other a bag. A handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Bertha Hutchins, left, and Hellen Davidson, right, of Del Valle Community, find their work in leather craft enjoyable and rewarding."
[Girls Holding Leather Crafts]
Photograph of two girls standing together and holding leather crafts. Some supplies are visible on the table in front of them.
[Hellen Mae Davidson, Bertha Hutchins, and Mrs. Viola Andrews]
Photograph of three women sitting at a table sewing. A handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Hellen Mae Davidson, left, Bertha Hutchins, center, and Mrs. Viola Andrews, all of Del Valle community, says leather craft is an enjoyable and profitable hobby."
[Women Doing Crafts]
Photograph of three young women sitting at a table together making crafts with leather.
[Women and Girls Doing Crafts]
Photograph of girls sitting at a picnic table outside doing crafts together. Women are sitting at a table behind them. Trees are in the background.
[Women Doing Crafts]
Photograph of women sitting at wooden tables outside and doing crafts together. Various tools and supplies are on the tables. Trees are in the background.
[Women Tooling Leather]
Photograph of women sitting at a wooden table outside and tooling leather items. Various supplies are on the table. Trees are in the background.
[Green & White Grocery Store]
Photograph of the Green and White Grocery store building, taken from a building across the street. The store was located at 1201 East 7th Street in Austin.
[Young Woman Making Waffles]
Photograph of a young woman standing in a kitchen and pouring batter into a waffle maker on a table. A refrigerator is partially visible on the left, and various bins are on the floor under the table.
[Young Woman Preparing Food]
Photograph of a young woman standing behind a table mixing ingredients in a bowl with a hand mixer. Several cans and bags of ingredients are on the table. A refrigerator is behind her.
[Young Women Baking]
Photograph of young women wearing aprons and standing in a row behind a counter. One young woman puts ingredients into a bowl. Sugar, butter, cloves and other ingredients as well as baking equipment are on the counter. Instructions (possibly for something with pumpkin?) are written on a blackboard behind the women.
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