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- [View of a House]
- Photograph of a wood-paneled house with laundry drying on a line on the porch. Some buckets are in front of the house and a pile of firewood is under the porch. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, the house belongs to Cecil Hayes. It was located at 303 Orchard Street, Austin, Texas.
- [Women in a Field of Crops]
- Photograph of four women standing in a field looking at vegetable plants. Two women are pointing to plants. A car is parked alongside the field. Telephone poles are in the background.
- [Men Butchering Meat at Victory Food Show]
- Photograph of give men butchering meat, with cuts of meat displayed on the walls behind them. A banner on the wall above the meat reads "First Annual Travis County Victory Food Show, March 17-18." According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, the third man from the left is T. A. Mayes. About six people are on the opposite side of the table watching the men.
- [Men Butchering Meat at Victory Food Show]
- Photograph of men standing at a counter butchering meat, with many cuts of mean displayed on the wall behind them. A sign on the wall above the meat display reads "First Annual Travis County Victory Food Show, March 17th and 18th."
- [Man with a Pig]
- Photograph of a man showing a pig in the to a crowd of people formed into a circle.
- [4-H Camp]
- Photograph of large tents in a park surrounded with trees. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, it was taken during a 4-H camp.
- [Jerome Boyd Collins, Sr. with a Cow]
- Photograph of Jerome Boyd Collins, Sr. standing with a cow and holding a ribbon that says "Reserve Champion Beef Calf." He wears a cap with the 4-H clubs symbol. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, it was taken at the Third Annual Food and Livestock Show at Rosewood Park in 1946.
- [People and a Cow at the Food and Livestock Show]
- Photograph of a woman with a cow, and four men standing on either side of them. A sign on the building behind them reads "Second Annual Food and Livestock Show, March 21 and 22, 1946." One man holds a sign reading "13." The show took place at Rosewood Park in Austin.
- [Girls' 4-H Campsite]
- Photograph of tents in a field with a lot of trees. According to a handwritten caption below the image, it is the campsite for a girls' 4-H camp in Travis County.
- [Girls at 4-H Camp]
- Photograph of a group of girls standing in rows in a field during a girls' 4-H camp. They all hold their hands above their heads, possibly as part of an exercise or athletic activity.
- [Beef Calves]
- Photograph of a row of young men standing with their beef calves. A handwritten note on the back of the photo describes it: "Fourteen heavy weight beef calves weighing 819 pounds and over showed in Travis County's Third Annual Food and Livestock Show on the 26th and 27th of March 1947. These calves were sold at auction in Austin for an average of 29 cents per pound." The livestock show was held at Rosewood Park in Austin.
- [Beef Calves at Food and Livestock Show]
- Photograph of people showing their beef calves. A handwritten note on the back of the photo describes it: "Fourteen heavy weight beef calves weighing 819 pounds and over showed in Travis County's Third Annual Food and Livestock Show on the 26th and 27th of March 1947. These calves were sold at auction in Austin for an average of 29 cents per pound." The livestock show took place in Rosewood Park.
- [Row of Tents]
- Photograph of a row of large tents in a grass field with several big trees. Most likely, these were part of a 4-H camp.
- T. A. Mayes
- Photograph of Thomas A. Mayes, a Travis County Agricultural Agent with the Negro Extension Service.
- [Boy with a Cow]
- Photograph of a boy kneeling next to a beef calf and holding a ribbon which says "Grand Champion Beef." He is at the annual Travis County Food and Livestock show in Rosewood Park in Austin.
- [Boy with a Cow]
- Photograph of a boy squatting next to a cow and holding a ribbon. Most likely he is at an annual Travis County Food and Livestock show in Rosewood Park in Austin.
- [Boy with a Prize Winning Pig]
- Photograph of a young boy posing with his show pig and holding a first place ribbon at the Fourth Annual Travis County Food and Livestock Show.
- [Boys and Men with Beef Calves]
- Photograph of men and boys kneeling next to their beef calves in front of wooden pens at the 1948 Travis County Food and Livestock Show in Rosewood Park in Austin. Doris Miller Auditorium is partially visible in the background.
- [Young Boy and a Show Pig]
- Photograph of a young boy kneeling next to a show pig and holding a ribbon that reads "1st Place, Travis County Fourth Annual Food and Livestock Show, 1948, Swine, Sponsored by the Austin Negro Chamber of Commerce with Austin Chamber of Commerce Assisting." The boy wears a cap with the symbol for 4-H clubs. The event took place at Rosewood Park in Austin.
- 1949 Livestock Show, Travis County
- Photograph of young men standing in a row with their calves at the 1949 Travis County Food and Livestock Show at Rosewood Park in Austin, Texas. Two men with sticks appear to be inspecting the cattle. A group of spectators is in the background.
- [Boys with Beef Calves]
- Photograph of young men and boys standing in a row with their beef calves at the 1949 Travis County Livestock Show at Rosewood Park in Austin. Spectators stand behind them and cars are visible in the distance.
- [Women with Chairs]
- Photograph of two women standing behind and looking two cushioned chairs. A brick building is visible behind them.
- [Family Outside Their Home]
- Photograph of a family with two small children and a dog outside of their wooden house. Laundry is hanging to dry on lines. Other wooden houses in the background. Dirt, patches of weeds, and small trees surround the houses.
- [Interior view of a Home]
- Photograph of a kitchen with a small stove and pots hanging on the walls, as seen from a bedroom. The door between the two rooms is made of a cardboard. Most likely this was the home of an African American family in Austin.
- [View of a Kitchen]
- Photograph of a small kitchen with a small stove, oven, and table. The walls are covered in newspaper. The floor is uneven and stained. This was most likely the kitchen in the home of an African American family.
- [Children Cooking Outdoors]
- Photograph of a group of children cooking cans of food over a fire. Trees are in the background.
- [Women at a Table]
- Photograph of a group of women and girls sitting at the end of an outdoor table. On the table are several partially-made baskets and a bowl.
- [Girls in a Building]
- Photograph of girls standing in a building with wooden columns and an exposed ceiling.
- [Students Outside of School]
- Photograph of three young women in school uniforms sitting on a brick wall outside of their school building. They hold papers in their hands.
- [Travis County Home Demonstration Club Women's General Exhibition]
- Photograph of women and a child standing in front of a display with a sign that says "Travis County Home Demonstration Club Women's General Exhibition."
- [Woman Baking]
- Photograph of a woman using a towel to take food out of an oven.
- [Women Preparing Food Outdoors]
- Photograph of women standing at a table outdoors and preparing food in a large colander. One woman stands at the right and holds a can and another woman stirs something in the colander. A boy and another person only partially visible stand at the left and hold cans of food. Trees are in the background.
- [Students in a Classroom]
- Photograph of students sitting at desks in a classroom. Artwork (possibly Valentines) are affixed to a blackboard on the wall behind them, and the alphabet is displayed above the blackboard.
- [Woman Cutting Fabric]
- Photograph of a woman cutting fabric on a table in a room.
- [Women on a Couch]
- Photograph of a group of women sitting on a couch in a living room, with two of them holding their children in their laps. Calendars, pieces of art and other notes are pinned to the wall behind them.
- [Style Show]
- Photograph of two girls standing on a stage at a style show wearing fancy white dresses. A sign on the curtain behind them reads, "There's magic in the right know how." A woman sits at a table with a microphone at the back of the stage.
- [Style Show]
- Photograph of a girl walking on stage during a style show wearing a floral print dress. A sign on the curtain behind her reads "There's magic in the right know how."
- [Style Show]
- Photograph of two girls modeling dresses on a stage with a small floral arrangement. A sign on the curtain behind them reads, "There's magic in the right know how."
- [Goldie Hodge Holding a Plate]
- Photograph of Goldie Hodge standing next to a wooden table and holding a large, ornate plate.
- [Goldie Hodge Taking Notes]
- Photograph of Goldie Hodge sitting in a chair and writing in a notebook. She is seated at a desk with a telephone on it. A calendar is on the wall behind her and various notes are pinned to the wall on her left.
- [Students in an Auditorium]
- Photograph of students sitting at picnic tables in a school building or auditorium.
- [Children Feeding Chickens]
- Photograph of a boy and girl feeding chickens in a yard. Small shacks or chicken coops are visible in the background.
- [Children Holding Crafts]
- Photograph of children standing at a table outside holding craft projects, with baskets displayed on the table. Tents are visible behind them.
- [Girls Doing Crafts]
- Photograph of girls standing at a table outdoors doing crafts.
- [Girls Receiving Awards]
- Photograph of three girls in white dresses standing on a stage and being given something from a man standing at a microphone.
- [Group of Women]
- Photograph of a group of women wearing white outfits and holding paper packets. They are in front of a building, possibly a restaurant and gas station, with signs behind them that read "Mobilgas Special" and "Magnolia."
- [Group Portrait of Young Men and Women]
- Photograph of women in white outfits sitting in chairs, with young men in white shirts and ties standing behind them. The group is in front of a building, possibly a restaurant, with a sign reading "Magnolia." A patch on one man's shirt is possibly the symbol for 4-H.
- [Group Seated in Chairs]
- Photograph of a group of men and women sitting in rows of chairs and laughing. Likely taken in the Travis County Negro Extension Service Building located at 1154 Lydia Street, Austin, Texas.
- [Man and a Boy]
- Photograph of a man opening a freezer inside of a building, with a child standing next to him. The interior walls of the building are not finished.
- [Photograph of Students in a Classroom]
- Photograph of students sitting at long tables doing school work in a classroom.