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[1931 Baylor University Basketball Team]

Description: Photograph of a Baylor University basketball team. The players are arranged in two rows on a set of bleachers, with a male at center holding a basketball painted with the year "1931" on it. The team's coach, Floyd Arnold "Jim" Crow, is seated rightmost along the bottom row, wearing a dark-colored coat with two fountain pens in his pocket.
Date: 1931~

[Cast of "Bluebonnet Land" at Gurley School]

Description: Photograph of the cast of Bluebonnet Land, a Musical Pageant of Texas, given in honor of the seventh grade class of Gurley School on May 18, 1937. The children sit in a yard outside. Several of the children wear black face, and a girl in the middle of the back row holds a Texas flag.
Date: May 18, 1937

[Funeral Notice for William Franklin Beck]

Description: Printed card announcing the funeral for William Franklin Beck, who was born January 11, 1853 and died February 20, 1933. The service was held at a Methodist church in Midlothian, Texas, and the interment was at Midlothian Cemetery.
Date: 1933

[Graves with Flower Garlands]

Description: Photograph of several flower garlands on the graves on Walter and Rachel Shirley with bushes and hills in the background.
Date: [1935..]

[A Group of Children Posing in Costume]

Description: Photograph of Mary Lou, June, and Anna Carolyn Scott, and Richard and Gus Berry posing together in costumes. The children standing in the back wear cowboy costumes, while the children kneeling in the front wear Native American costumes.
Date: Summer 1934

[Group of School Children]

Description: Photograph of a group of school children sitting in front of a brick building. The teacher sits in the middle of the front row.
Date: 1930~

[Ike Hudson and John Willis, Sr. in Dallas]

Description: Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr., right, and Isaac "Ike" Hudson, walking down the street in Dallas. This photo was taken during Dallas's Texas Centennial celebrations in 1936.
Date: 1936

[International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union Strikers, 1935]

Description: Photograph of strikers of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU), 1935. The workers, mostly women but including some boys and men, are arranged in four rows in a mostly-empty room. Those seated or kneeling do so on fabrics placed on the wooden floor. A sole lightbulb hangs from above.
Date: 1935

[Irvin Hart with Deer]

Description: Photograph of Irvin Hart wearing a hat and holding a rifle, posing in front of two deer with a truck in the background.
Date: December 21, 1930

[Lillie Black and Her Little Brother]

Description: Photograph of Lillie Black and her little brother. She stands next to a cart being pulled by a goat. Her brother, who is not named, sits in the cart and holds the reins. Both of them wear white.
Date: 1930~

[Lionel Robinson and his Cat]

Description: Photograph of Lionel Aulis Robinson Jr. (1915-1930) sitting on the grass with his cat, Highbrow. He looks down at the cat, leaning over it slightly.
Date: 1930

[Mary and Anna Scott in Cowboy Costumes]

Description: Photograph of Mary Lou and Anna Carolyn Scott posing with toy guns while wearing cowboy costumes. They stand in front of a brick house partially obscured by vegetation.
Date: Summer 1934

[The Pederson Sisters]

Description: Photograph of the Pederson sisters, including Helen Jackson, Laura Rabin, Alvida Colwick, Minnie Gustafson, Polly Lomax, and Ina Wylie. They sit in front of an automobile.
Date: 1933

[Photo Album of Landscapes and Events]

Description: Photograph album with 19 pages of pictures of land around the Brazos and Bosque Rivers. The photographs include the following scenes: Mouth of Childress Creek; Bluffs on the Brazos; behind the Lake Waco Dam; the V. A. Hospital of Waco; construction of the Waco Drive Bridge across the Brazos River; Cruz’s Well; Cruz’s Lily Pool; Cruz’s Home; Waco’s Filtration Plant; Artesian Well in Waco; Lake Waco; National Guard; Old Gun Club; South Bosque River near Waco; Cameron Park of Waco; Ditto Crossing… more
Date: 1934~

[Photo Album Page Covering San Antonio]

Description: Scrapbook page that includes 3 separate photos of architecture near or in San Antonio, Texas. One photo is of a well within the walls of the Alamo. The image on the top left of page 1 is the Base Administration Building at Randolph Field (aka Randolph Air Force Base. At the bottom right, there is an image of the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium Building, which has since been incorporated into the newer Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. On the second slide, the image in the upper left is of … more
Date: 1939
Location: 29.532437 -98.280204

[Photograph of a Brush Arbor, 1931]

Description: Photograph of a brush arbor made in Sylvan Beach, Texas. Text on the back says " Brush Arbor Sylvan Beach 1931 near La Porte. Daniel F. Draper estate ".
Date: 1931
Creator: Fox Company

[Photograph of a Dinosaur on a Bridge, August, 1936]

Description: Photograph of a Tyrannosaurus Rex on a bridge that has a sign that says " Longest Trail of Dinosaur Tracks on Exhibit ". There are two cars and a truck behind the bridge. Text on the back reads: " Texas exposition in Austin. Aug 1936 ".
Date: September 1936
Creator: Fox Company

[Photograph of a Group with a Dog]

Description: Photograph of Katie Traweek, Roy Gilreath, Kittie Belle Kirkpatrick, and other individuals identified as May, Mildred, Winnie, and June posing outside with a dog.
Date: March 1938
Creator: Fox Company

[Photograph of a Man]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a suit jacket, white dress shirt, and patterned tie.
Date: 1930
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