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[Bookie's Service Station]

Description: Photograph of a building identified as Bookie's Service Station on 2500 Procter Street. Several gas pumps are under an awning extending from the front of the building. Automotive repair supplies are scattered underneath the awning. Several men are working around the building. A sign in front of the building says "Texaco" above a "T" and star logo. In the background, a carport says "Bookie's Motor-Tune-Up-Brake Service." In the bottom right of the photograph, text says "25850 9-26-41."
Date: September 26, 1941
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

Byron Utecht

Description: Photograph of a man dressed in a three-piece suit smoking a cigarette. Byron C. Utecht was a correspondent for The Ft. Worth Star Telegram. He and his wife, Ethel, lived at 1819 Travis Heights Blvd.
Date: November 23, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Capitol Machine Works]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of the Capitol Machine Works building. A large tow truck is parked in front of the building and three men are leaning against the truck.
Date: May 30, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Capitol Truck and Trailer Building]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of the Capitol Truck and Trailer building. There is a large truck that is carrying a crane parked outsid the building. Two men are leaning against the hood of the truck. Sinclair gas pumps are visible in front of the building, and the Capitol Machine Works building is in the background.
Date: May 30, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Child with Toys]

Description: Photograph of a child sitting on the floor surrounded by toys. He is siting on a rug in front of a couch. The photographer wrote the name "McDonald Jr." on the sleeve of the negative.
Date: February 17, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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