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David Richards, husband of former Texas Governor Ann Richards, standing with baseball glove in field; Richards is playing for The Raw Deal baseball team against another team of employees from a bar in San Antonio. The game took place in New Braunfels.

Double-decker bus belonging to the San Antonio softball team that played against "The Raw Deal" in New Braunfels

(L-R) Judge Guy Herman holding baseball glove, Fletcher Boone holding cup, and unidentified bar owner from San Antonio holding ball and Miller Lite beer; The Raw Deal softball team played against a San Antonio team in New Braunfels

Linda Wetherby on a bus, wearing t-shirt that reads "Legendary Raw Deal" and holding American flag during trip to softball game in New Braunfels to play against team from a bar in San Antonio. Photograph stuck to glass.

The Raw Deal cheerleaders on field; (L-R Dorothy Vance Reed, Prissy Mays, Linda Wetherby (of Esther's Follies), three unidentified children, Libby Boone in background, Lila Vance in foreground cheering

Unidentified Field Manager of The Raw Deal softball team wearing glasses and pointing at camera at a game in New Braunfels in the late 1970s. Photo stuck to glass.

Unidentified woman wearing a tomato costume next to smiling woman in white dress with others standing around in grass field in New Braunfels in the late 1970s when The Raw Deal softball team played against a team from a bar in San Antonio. Photograph stuck to glass.

Clara Louise Harrison Cape (1892-1995) was married to Edward Matthew Cape (1890-1972), son of early San Marcos settler John Matthew Cape. Her scrapbooks and knowledge of local history contributed to the research that produced "Clear Springs and Limestone Ledges: A History of San Marcos and Hays County for the Sesquicentennial." For the first part of the interview, Cape reads from a prepared statement that highlights what she remembered about San Marcos after arriving here in 1906 when she was about 15 years old. She talks about how different Texas was from Alabama, life as a student at the East End School, and the creation of Southwest Texas State Normal School. Cape then answers interviewer questions, discussing topics including the San Marcos River, native vegetation, the Depression, her family history, and being a friend of Lyndon Johnson.

Margaret Fields talks about her early life in New Braunfels and life during the Great Depression. She describes the university campus and the schooling she received at Texas State in the 1930s and 1940s. She mentions places like Old Main; people such as C.E. Evans, Mary Brogdon, Leland Derrick, and John Flowers; and her experiences living off-campus. She discusses the various teaching jobs she took in Comal County and Medina County as well as her work with the state vocational rehabilitation department in Austin and other companies in Houston. She outlines how it all led her to her current job at the Sophienburg Museum in New Braunfels.