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[Photograph of Deck Steel]

Description: Photograph of steel beams in a construction site. Handwritten text on back reads "FAP140-C (3) US Hwy 81 Williamson County. Curb forms and deck steel in place, span #3 Dry Berry Creek Bridge - 8-30-39".
Date: August 30, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

Political Cartoon by Clifford Berryman depicting Sam Rayburn and FDR

Description: Political cartoon drawing by C.K. Berryman, featuring Uncle Sam, Sam Rayburn and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The cartoon depicts Uncle Sam as the central character. He is holding columns marked "HOUSING" and "BILL" in his left and right arms respectively. He appears to be shaking them and the columns are both broken and surrounded by other broken columns. A hat near his feet reads, "HOUSE." Sam Rayburn stands before President Roosevelt in the lower left corner. Sam Rayburn says, "I'M… more
Date: August 1939
Creator: Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[The Kilgore Home]

Description: Photograph of the Kilgore home, a two-story house with a large, enclosed front porch. A long line of manicured bushes borders the property. According to accompanying information, the house is on Kansas and 4th Street in League City. It was the house where Theodore Kilgore and his wife Zonnie died, in 1955 and 1959, respectively. The house was then sold in 1959.
Date: August 1939
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Man in a Watermelon Patch]

Description: Photograph of Theodore Kilgore standing in a watermelon patch on land belonging to Frank Outlaw. According to accompanying information, Theodore hired a man named Pat Felts to plant 10 acres of watermelons on Frank Outlaw's property. The land is now the location of the Countryside South neighborhood.
Date: August 1939
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Man Fishing at Clear Creek]

Description: Photograph of Chester Knight, father of Zonnie Knight Kilgore, fishing in a row boat on the banks of Clear Creek in League City. The bridge in the background is Clear Creek Bridge; it was once the connection between Galveston County to Harris County. It was demolished upon construction of Highway 3.
Date: August 1939
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Photograph of Construction of Second Pier]

Description: Photograph of the construction of the second pier on the San Gabriel River. The large concrete structure is in a vertical position with workers at the top. Around the structure is construction materials and rocky ground.
Date: August 9, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

McMurry College President's Home, Abilene, Texas: Outdoor Fireplace Details

Description: Details of the outdoor fireplace for a residence commissioned by McMurry College in Abilene, Texas. It includes three drawings on the left side of the sheet detailing the elevation and two separate sections; the drawings on the right detail the metal hood, and three other sections of the fireplace.
Date: August 3, 1939
Creator: David S. Castle
Item Type: Refine your search to only Technical Drawing
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

[Train Engine #327 and Car - Talco, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a train engine and attached car on railroad tracks, viewed from the side. The number "327" is visible on two sections. Trees line the track in the background. Handwritten text below the image says, "Talco, Texas Aug 12th 1939 - Paris & Mt Pleasant #327 (ex T&P #327)."
Date: August 12, 1939
Creator: Winters, Charles E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Grace Museum

[CCC Tents Under Trees]

Description: Photograph of a campsite for the Civilian Conservation Corps, with two rows of tents with cots under shade of trees.
Date: August 14, 1939
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Rosewood park bandstand]

Description: Photograph of the empty Rosewood Park bandstand. The bandstand is surrounded by electric light posts, and a large tree offers shade to the left.
Date: August 23, 1939
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Sharpe and Brown Family Having a Picnic]

Description: Photograph of six members of the Brown and Sharpe family sitting at a picnic table in an outdoor area surrounded by trees. The women sitting in the front seat are identified as Cousin Maud and Mother Brown. The man sitting on the other side of the table is John Sharpe. Annie Sharpe is wearing a broad hat and a white apron. A smiling man and a woman in a dark dress to the left remain unidentified. A white tablecloth, large jar, and a basket are lying on the table.
Date: August 1939
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Williamson Museum
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