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[Beef Calves at Food and Livestock Show]

Description: 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.
Date: March 1947
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Boy with a Cow]

Description: 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.
Date: 1948~
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Men with Award-Winning Beef Calves]

Description: Photograph of two young men standing with their beef calves, with a group of men and boys behind them. They are each holding ribbons, one of which says "Grand Champion Beef Calf" and the other of which says "Reserve Champion Beef Calf." One has a sign around his neck reading "13" and the other has one reading "11." A large group of men and boys is behind them.
Date: 194X
Creator: Ross Studio
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Beef Calves]

Description: 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.
Date: March 1947
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Children and Award-Winning Cow]

Description: Photograph of a girl and two boys standing with a small cow. One of the boys is holding a ribbon that says "Grand Champion Best." Other people and a car are in the background. This was at the annual Travis County Food and Livestock Show in Rosewood Park in Austin.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Boys with Beef Calves]

Description: 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.
Date: 1949
Creator: Ross Studio
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Midland County Courthouse, historic plaque on grounds

Description: Photograph of a historical marker in Midland, Texas. It reads: "Midland County (created and organized, March 1885). First known as the junction of many trails and site of the last Comanche raid into Texas. In 1881 the Texas and Pacific Railroad was built; equi-distant between El Paso and Fort Worth, this became known as Midland. First settler was a sheepman in 1882. Cattlemen came with Herefords in 1888. Water wells and windmills lured small farmers. Became headquarters for 1928 Permian Basin o… more
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Man and Children with Cattle

Description: Copy negative of Matilda Key Hefner, Mary Agnes Dryden and Francis Hefner walking behind two dark cows. Ms. Hefner is wearing a long dress and Mr. Hefner is wearing suspenders and a cowboy hat. In the background are two wooden buildings.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Children by Windmill

Description: Copy negative of two identical pictures of children standing at the base of a windmill with a cow. They are from left to right Martha Campbell with little J. Frank Cummings in front, Mary Ruth Campbell with little Alpha Theta Cummings in front, and Imogene Cummings with little Massey Cummings in front.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Children with Cows

Description: Copy negative of family members with cows. On the left is young Maurice Hefner Cummings, in front is young Imogene Cummings, and at the back right is William J. Cummings, each holding a cow by a rope.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of People with Cow]

Description: Photograph of Braniff Airways hostesses Ann Hall, left, and Dottie Elmore, right, taking possession of a prize 1100-pound steer raised by David G. Cox, center, and bought at cattle auction at the Fort Worth Stock Show, to be used for meals on domestic flights.
Date: unknown
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas
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