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[Interior view of a Home]

Description: Photograph of a kitchen with a small stove and pots hanging on the walls, as seen from a bedroom. The door between the two rooms is made of a cardboard. Most likely this was the home of an African American family in Austin.
Date: August 8, 1949
Creator: Studtman Photo Service
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

1949 Livestock Show, Travis County

Description: Photograph of young men standing in a row with their calves at the 1949 Travis County Food and Livestock Show at Rosewood Park in Austin, Texas. Two men with sticks appear to be inspecting the cattle. A group of spectators is in the background.
Date: 1949
Creator: Ross Studio
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[View of a Kitchen]

Description: Photograph of a small kitchen with a small stove, oven, and table. The walls are covered in newspaper. The floor is uneven and stained. This was most likely the kitchen in the home of an African American family.
Date: August 8, 1949
Creator: Studtman Photo Service
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Family Outside Their Home]

Description: Photograph of a family with two small children and a dog outside of their wooden house. Laundry is hanging to dry on lines. Other wooden houses in the background. Dirt, patches of weeds, and small trees surround the houses.
Date: August 8, 1949
Creator: Studtman Photo Service
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

Texas: Rock Springs Sheet

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of Rock Springs, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing parts of Kimble, Edwards, and Sutton Counties. The map includes county lines, towns, ranches, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevation. Relief shown by contours (interval 25 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:125,000
Date: 1949
Creator: Thompson, A. H.; Goode, R. U.; Urquhart, Charles F. & Wallace, H. S.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas Ranches King Ranch Area

Description: Survey map of big Southwest Texas ranches, including portions of King Ranch land in Jim Wells, Kleberg, Starr, Kenedy, Brooks, and Willacy Counties. Map includes labeled counties, towns, rivers, creeks, and roads. A legend, indicating ranches correctly and incorrectly located within their associated counties, is included beneath the map's title.
Date: 1949
Creator: Williams, J. & Neal, A. D., Sr.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas (McMullen County): Whitsett Quadrangle

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of Whitsett, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1949
Creator: Murphy, T. F. & Fisher, W. A.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas (Hidalgo County): San Juan Quadrangle

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of San Juan, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, ranches and farms, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 5 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1949
Creator: Marshall, R. B.; Tatum, Sledge; Davis, E. P.; Ecklund, C. A. & Seitz, R. C.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas Ranches Panhandle Section

Description: Survey map of large ranches in the Texas Panhandle region, including the name and/or the owner(s) of each ranch. Map also includes labeled counties, towns, rivers, creeks, and roads. Handwritten notes have been made to the map in pencil to denote the approximate acreage of a number of ranches.
Date: 1949
Creator: Williams, J. W. & Neal, A. D., Sr.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas (Live Oak County): Oakville Quadrangle

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of Oakville, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, ranches, and landmarks, with relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1949
Creator: Clements, S. E.; Druhot, G. S.; Milsted, H. S.; Plushnick, A. W. & Shupe, Walter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas (Frio County): Pearsall Quadrangle

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of Pearsall, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, rivers, creeks, roads, boundaries, railroads, and landmarks. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1949
Creator: Murphy, T. F. & Fisher, W. A.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas (McMullen County): Tilden Quadrangle

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of Tilden, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks, with relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Most of the map is comprised of black, unsurveyed area. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1949
Creator: Brewer, W. B.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas Falls City Quadrangle

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of Falls City, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, borders between counties, roads and highways, water bodies, and landmarks. Most of the map is comprised of intentionally blank, unsurveyed area. On verso: explanation and history of topographic maps of the U.S. and standard symbols used. Relief and shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1949
Creator: Reineck, R. H. & Schultz, J. T.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas Ranches Wichita Falls - Lubbock Section

Description: Survey map of large ranches of the West Texas/Panhandle region, between Wichita Falls and Lubbock, including the name and/or the owner(s) of each ranch. Map also includes labeled counties, towns, rivers, creeks, and roads.
Date: 1949
Creator: Williams, J. W. & Neal, A. D., Sr.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas Ranches West of Pecos

Description: Survey map of large Texas ranches that lie west of the Pecos River, including the name and/or the owner(s) of each ranch. Map also includes labeled counties, towns, rivers, creeks, and roads. A legend, indicating ranches correctly and incorrectly located within their associated counties, is included beneath the map's title.
Date: 1949
Creator: Williams, J. W. & Neal, A. D., Sr.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas: Cline Quadrangle

Description: Topographic quadrangle map of Cline, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads and highways, borders between counties, ranches, water bodies, and landmarks. On verso: explanation and history of topographic maps of the U.S. and standard symbols used. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights and includes red overprint of road classification. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1949
Creator: Ericson, W. T.; Johnson, H. F.; Holder, C. C.; Hass, R. C.; Parker, C. H. & Tingey, W. A.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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