[View of a House]

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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.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory December 30, 1939.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2014 and was provided by the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 146 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Description

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.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2014

Rescuing Texas History collects photographs, newspaper articles, letters, postcards, and other historical materials from across the state and beyond to document and preserve the rich history of the state.

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Travis County Negro Extension Service Program Photograph Collection

Photos documenting the extension services in Austin’s African-American community during the mid-20th century. The collection depicts an era of Austin history that, due to urbanization, exists only in photographs and memory.

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  • December 30, 1939

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  • Nov. 10, 2014, 3:42 p.m.

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  • Jan. 9, 2015, 12:29 p.m.

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Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory. [View of a House], photograph, December 30, 1939; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth531294/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.

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