Neal Douglass Photography Collection - 95 Matching Results

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[Shriners Marching at the Shriner's Parade]

Description: Photograph of a group of Shriners in the Shriner's Parade marching down Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas. The men wear matching outfits of fezzes with tassels, dark ties, decorative short jackets, dark cropped pants, and white spats over black shoes. Two leaders march alongside the group, and they wear white suits and fezzes. They march past Kruger's Jewelers which is visible on the left. Spectators stand in front of a car parked in front of the jewelry store. Other stores visible in the backgr… more
Date: March 23, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Early computers and office

Description: Photograph of two men in an early computing office. Two men observe a printer readout. One man sits in front of the machine, one stands behind the machine and leans over to read. The paper feeds from a shelf under the printer, through the machine, and into a box on the floor behind the machine. Reel-to-reel cabinets sit behind the men on the right, and a large IBM switchboard sits on a desk to the left. Exposed overhead ducts and vents are cooling the room.
Date: May 23, 1967
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Two Men at early computers]

Description: Photograph of two men reading the printouts of an early dot-matrix printer. Reams of paper sit on a shelf underneath the printer and feeds into the machine from below. The printout feeds directly into a box that sits on the floor behind the printer. One man sits in front of the machine and the other looks over the printout from behind. In the rear of the image are reel-to-reel cabinets. On the desk at the front is an early IBM switchboard. Florescent lights are overhead, and exposed vents cool … more
Date: May 23, 1967
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Simmons Motor Company [garage]

Description: Photograph of the mechanics work area of the Simmons Motor Company garage. A myriad of mechanics tools and machines line the walls of the garage, but the floor is shiny and free of clutter. Signs hang above the work space reading "Austin's Largest Independent New Car Dealer / authorized to sell all makes" and "Interference makes a mechanic's work less efficient."
Date: October 23, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Shiner's Parade

Description: Photograph of a scene from Shriner Ben Hur Parade with Marshall Jimmie Jones riding in the back seat of a white Chrysler New Yorker convertible. A sign with his name hangs over the side of the car. Spectators are faintly visible in the background standing in front of parked cars along the parade route. Behind the spectators the lit signs of various businesses are visible, including Russel Stover Candies, a hotel, a cafe, and a bank.
Date: March 23, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Al Jennings and Ernest Sharpe at an Alpha Delta Sigma event

Description: Man being fitted with mortar board at an Alpha Delta Sigma event. Ernest Sharpe places a membership cap on Al Jennings, who's being inducted as a member of the University of Texas advertising fraternity. Al Jennings was the advertising manager for the Austin American Statesman.
Date: March 23, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Location: None
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker at Desk]

Description: Photograph of the writer Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker sitting at a desk and reading a document. A woman is leaning over his shoulder reading the document. There are several newspaper pages posted to a bulletin board on the wall behind him.
Date: April 23, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin 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
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