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[Adam R. Johnson at his desk]

Description: Photograph of Adam R. Johnson, the Director of the Texas Relief Commission, at his desk in his office. A portrait of Franklin Roosevelt is on the desk behind him. Photograph is signed and dated 5/19/1936.
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Aerial Photograph of Tents at Camp Hulen]

Description: Aerial photograph looking at the rows of tents at Camp Hulen. According to the text on the back of the photo, the commanding general's headquarters and staff officers' tents are located in the center of the frame. The tents in the upper left corner belong to the 141st Infantry Regiment, and at the very top is the 142nd Infantry Regiment.
Date: August 6, 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Palacios Area Historical Association

[American Legion Rendering]

Description: Rendering of a rear addition to the American Legion Post 36 Building located at N. Santa Fe Street and W. Missouri Avenue in El Paso, Texas. The building has four tall archway windows to the right, columns on a slightly elevated balcony in the center, and landscaping with trees to the left near a flag.
Date: 1930~/1939~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Coldwell School Rendering]

Description: Rendering of the front of the Coldwell School in El Paso, Texas. There are windows along its length, with a main entrance in the middle. The ground is slanting up and to the right.
Date: 1930~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Colorado River Flood 1]

Description: Photograph of the flooded Colorado River. Trees are submerged in the water. "Handwritten note on the back reads, "1 By placing pictures 1 and 2 end to end the full width of the Colorado River is shown."
Date: June 15, 1935
Creator: Boone
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Colorado River Flood 2]

Description: Photograph of the south banks of the Colorado River during a flood. Handwritten note on the back reads, "2 The two buildings shown on either side of South Congress Avenue at the end of the bridge were the only ones left in the river valley."
Date: June 15, 1935
Creator: Boone
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

S. D. Myres Saddle Company Catalog: [1938]

Description: Catalog listing items for sale by the S. D. Myres Saddle Company, including custom saddles, decorative leather accessories -- such as gun holsters, belts, briefcases, and knife sheaths -- metal components -- such as spurs and belt buckles -- and various other items for hunting or law enforcement. Entries include descriptions of the items with prices, and illustrations or photos of the items. Text at the start of the catalog describes the creation and proper maintenance of saddles.
Date: 1938~
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Dinner Bell]

Description: Postcard of a dinner bell in a field. There is a field of trees in the background. The text on the back reads, "How about answering the dinner bell on Prude Ranch". There is a stamp affixed to the back of the postcard and it was mailed July 25, 1938.
Date: 1938~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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