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[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.
[Man Eating]
Photograph of a man sitting at the end of a long table eating a plate of food. The room might be a classroom; there are signs on the wall on the left reading "ones," "tens," and "hundreds."
[Children in a Field]
Photograph of a group of children in a field, with some sitting and others standing.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[Elderly Couple]
Photograph of an older couple standing with a table between them. On the table is a cake with candles, possibly a birthday cake or anniversary cake.
[Young Woman Sewing]
Photograph of a young woman working with a sewing machine, with another young woman watching.
[Exterior View of a House]
Photograph of a house. Three chairs are on the front porch. Some wooden planks lead up to the porch. The yard is not landscaped. Trees are visible in the background.
[Group of Men and Women at a Meeting]
Photograph of a group of men and women sitting around a table at a meeting.
[Band Performing]
Photograph of a band performing on stage, with a guitarist, saxophonist, and pianist visible. The man in the center is possibly a singer. Hi hands are blurry from movement, probably clapping or tapping a tambourine. A few women are visible in the background, standing behind the band.
[Women Looking at a Display]
Photograph of women looking at a display on a table with a basket of flowers, leather purses, and other crafts.
[Woman with an Egg]
Photograph of a woman wearing a white apron and sitting behind a table with an egg on a scale.
[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.
[4-H Club Style Show]
Photograph of a girl walking across a stage wearing a dress. A sign hangs below the stage and reads "Tour Topics." A string of flags hangs above the stage and each has the 4-H logo and says "4-H Clubs."
[Man on a Tractor]
Photograph of a man driving a tractor. He leans down and looks at the ground. Two other men are standing next to the tractor. A sign reading "3" hangs from the front of the tractor.
[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.
[Children on Stage Holding Signs]
Photograph of children standing on a stage in the front of a room holding signs that say "candy," "cookies," "cake," and "pie," with people in rows of chairs facing them. A banner for 4-H is on the wall behind them.
[Christmas Party]
Photograph of people conversing at a Christmas party, with a man dressed as Santa standing next to a white Christmas tree in the background. Possibly at the Travis County Negro Extension Service building at 1154 Lydia Street, Austin, Texas.
[Woman Giving a Speech]
Photograph of a woman speaking from a round podium on a stage, with more women sitting in chairs next to her. Behind them on stage are signs for Mobile Gas Company.
[Display of Hand-Sewn Items]
Photograph of a woman standing in front of a display of clothes, fabric, a sewing machine and sewing patterns. A sign above the display reads, "Good sewing techniques + proper equipment = well finished, fitted garment."
[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.
[4-H Members Giving Presentation]
Photograph of a young woman speaking at a podium in the front of a room. Two other girls are standing to her right and two boys are taking their seats to her left, all 4-H members. A screen is visible in the background. The shoulder of an audience member is visible in the lower left corner.
[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.
[Girl Holding Clothes]
Photograph of a young woman holding up shirts and dresses on hangers, with an open closet behind her. Shelves full of books are next to the closet. A school-room style chair with attached desk is in the foreground.
[Group Portrait of Men and Women]
Photograph of a group of men and women, with some wearing straw hats, and a sign behind them that says "Mexico." This was possibly a Travis County Negro Extension Service educational event or program.
[Woman Sewing]
Photograph of a woman working at a sewing machine, with three more women watching her. There are broken windows in the wall behind them, and boxes on a high shelf.
[Display on Swine Integration]
Photograph of a man standing in front of a display with a sign that says "Swine Integration." The display has information about and photos of pigs.
[People at Food and Livestock Show]
Photograph of a crowd of people surrounding wooden pens at the Travis County Food and Livestock Show in Rosewood Park in Austin. In the foreground is a cow tied to a fence. Cars are visible in the distance.
[Woman in a Home]
Photograph of a woman in an apron standing in the middle of a cluttered room, with a china cabinet, telephone, sewing machine, and chairs visible. The photo is taken looking through the doorway of a bedroom into the other room. The walls are not fully painted and there are patches on the ceiling.
[Woman Teaching]
Photograph of a woman speaking and pointing to a large pad of paper in front of a room with people sitting around a large table. The top of the paper reads "Travis Co. Population."
[Women at Church]
Photograph of women sitting in chairs behind pews in a church building eating plates of food. There is decorative garland hanging from the ceiling in the doorway.
[Boy with a Pig]
Photograph of a boy squatting next to a pig eating out of a feed trough. Fields are visible in the background.
[4-H Club]
Photograph of a group of young men and boys from 4-H. They stand between a large tent and a row of cars in a large open field. Other tents are visible behind them. Trees are 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.
[Students in a Classroom]
Photograph of students in a classroom or auditorium. Six students stand behind a picnic table, one girl holding a microphone, while other students sit in desks facing them.
[People with Turkeys]
Photograph of a man and woman standing in a farm yard full of turkeys. Wooden houses and/or barns are visible in the background.
[Group of Women]
Photograph of four women wearing dresses and standing together. They are likely at the Travis County Negro Extension Service building located at 1154 Lydia Street, Austin, Texas.
[Photograph of a Policeman Lecturing]
Photograph of a group of men and boys sitting on the ground facing a picnic table. One man is sitting at the table while a police officer stands next to it and gives a speech. A swing-set is visible in the background.
[Girl Reading]
Photograph of a girl sitting in a chair in the front yard of a house reading a book with a baby chicken on the cover. The porch of the house is visible on the left. The yard is not landscaped.
[Man Outside a House]
Photograph of a man standing outside of a house with his hand on the door handle and a paintbrush in his other hand. A wooden chair sits next to the house and a water tank is visible behind the house.
[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.
[Women Outside of a House]
Photograph of two women standing outside of a house with an enclosed porch. The area around the house is dirt and is not landscaped. Fields are visible in the background.
[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.
[Woman at a Bathtub]
Photograph of a woman washing towels in a bathtub.
[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.
[Young Women on Stage]
Photograph of a group of young women standing in a line on stage at the front of a room with other young people sitting in rows of chairs facing them. They appear to be giving a presentation. A banner for 4-H is on the wall behind them.
[Woman Decorating a Bed]
Photograph of a woman placing two stuffed dogs on a neat bed. Two religious pictures hang on the wall above the bed.
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