Rescuing Texas History, 2006 - 37 Matching Results
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- 1963 Easter Sunday Presbyterian children
- Photograph of children. Photograph of eight children from the Van Horn Presbyterian Church of Van Horn, TX on Easter Sunday, April 14, 1963. Front row-Biff Bell, ? Wychel, Ann Sourmore, Mildred Noron. Back row-Betty McMorris, ? McMorris, Barbara Noron, Kim Bell.
- Aerial View of Austin
- Aerial view of Austin with the Tower and Capitol barely visible in the background.
- Alpha Xi Delta Group Photo
- Color group photo of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority; individuals are unidentified.
- [American Legion Building]
- Street view of an American Legion Building. Austin, Texas.
- Ann Sammons and Presbyterian Children on Easter Sunday 1963
- Photograph of children. Photograph of Presbyterian children in Van Horn, Texas on Easter Sunday, April 14, 1963. Written on back, "Ann Sammons, April 14, 1963, Presbyterian"
- [Audie Murphy and others]
- Photo of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldiers of WWII, and others. Austin, Texas.
- [Customers at counter in a diner]
- Photo of customers sitting on bar stools in a diner in front of counter. Most likely at Woolworth's on Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas. (Had been identified as Holiday House restaurant, 1005 Barton Springs Road.)
- [First Methodist Youth Building]
- Photo of the First Methodist Church youth building. Austin, Texas.
- [Governor Allan Shivers and others standing in front of airplane]
- Photo of Governor Allan Shivers and others standing in front of airplane. Austin, Texas.
- [A group of women from the Cosmopolitan Club sitting at a table]
- A group of women sitting at table. They are members of the Cosmopolitan Club.
- Herman Jones
- Portrait of Herman Jones, a lawyer and eventually a judge, behind his desk. A view of the city is available through the open windows in the background.
- Interior of Johnny's Quick Foods
- Interior of Johnny's Quick Foods on East 6th Street. The employees and customers are unidentified.
- [Lauritz Melchior signing autograph]
- Photo of Lauritz Melchior signing autograph. Austin, Texas.
- [Lone Star Courts motel]
- A view from across the road of Lone Star Courts motel. The sign advertisment states: "Lone Star Air Conditioned Courts."
- [Ma Ferguson, Mrs. Geo Nalle and others]
- Photo of Ma Ferguson with others. . The back row, from left, is George Nalle, Jr., Anne Byrd Nalle, Dorrace Ferguson Watt, Ouida Ferguson Nalle, and George Nalle, Sr. Seated are Miriam Amanda Ferguson between her two great-grandsons (Nalle is their last name), and grandson James "Jimmie" Watt is on the right. This was on the occasion of Ma Ferguson's 75th Birthday.
- [Man looking at at slabs of meat]
- Photo of man looking at slabs of meat in meat locker. Austin, Texas.
- [Men working inside workshop area]
- Photo of two men working inside workshop. Austin, Texas.
- [Men working on T.V. Tower]
- Photo of men working on T.V. Tower. Austin, Texas.
- Miss Files and Mrs. Colson
- Miss Files and Mrs. Colson, the only women representatives, are photographed behind a wooden desk in a room full of unknown individuals.
- Newsmen
- 3 newspaper employees at counter looking at a copy of The Austin Mirror.
- [The Penicone quadruplets next to a man at a desk]
- The Penicone quadruplets at the legislature, next to a man in a light colored suit. The man wearing the suit is seated at a desk with the quadruplets surrounding him. The quadruplets are dressed in military uniforms. Austin, Texas
- [People washing cars at Joe's Quick Car Wash]
- A view from across a street of Joe's Quick Car Wash. There are two men washing a car to the left. A bus is approaching on the right. A man is waiting at the bus stop.
- [Portrait of Ben White]
- Portrait of Ben White. Austin, Texas.
- [Restaurant Employees Displaying Heinz Products]
- Photo of employees of a diner, holding Heinz bottles while standing behind counter. Most likely at Woolworth's on Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas. (Had been identified as Holiday House restaurant, 1005 Barton Springs Road.)
- Sharyland party at Shary Yacht Club - Port Isabel, Lower Rio Grande Valley of Tex.
- Excursion party posing in front of the Shary Yacht club
- South Austin Civic Club
- Unidentified men and women of the South Austin Civic Club meet for an unknown event.
- St. Edwards University
- Unidentified students work in a science laboratory in an unknown room at St. Edwards University.
- St. Edwards University
- Unidentified students sit in desks looking at a man, presumably a lecturer, who is standing behind a wooden podium and speaking in an unknown room at St. Edwards University.
- St. Edwards University
- Unknown students congregate to play cards at tables or sit on couches and chairs to chat in an unknown building at St. Edwards University.
- [A statue of Governor J.S. Hogg next to a building under construction]
- A statue of Governor James Stephen Hogg near a construction site. He is holding a hat and wearing a long suit jacket.
- [Street car, Matamoros, Mexico]
- Postcard of a streetcar drawn by a mule or donkey. The streetcar is being pulled along a track in the center of a street that is bordered by buildings. The picture shows Matamoros, Mexico across the border from Brownsville, Texas. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to "Miss Maria Sanchy" from "E. M." that reads, "Ni la ausencia y la distancia, ni el tiempo de no [v]erte; por ningunas sircustancias he de dejar de quererte, yours for ever." (Loosely: "Neither the absence and the distance, nor the time since I have seen you; under no circumstances have I stopped loving you.")
- [Three men and a woman dressed in formal attire at an airport]
- Four people wearing formal wear at an airport. There are three men dressed in suits and one woman wearing a dress. A man and a woman in the group are conversing about an object that they are both holding. There is a plane in the background labeled "Braniff Internation Airways." A woman and a young boy are leaning against a railing in the background.
- UT Track & Field shots; Greg Bell
- Man shaking hands with Greg Bell. Standing to the right is Bob Gutowski. This photo shows 1956 Olympic Long Jump champion Greg Bell being congratulated after his NCAA win in Austin on June 14, 1957 (where he produced the then second longest jump ever - 26'7"). To the right (standing) is Bob Gutowski, 5th in the event. Next day Gutowski broke the World record in the pole vault with 15'9 3/4." Other athletes and track stands in background.
- UT Track & Field shots; "multicultural"
- 2 men wearing track uniforms - California and U.S.A. - 1 man wearing street clothes. Night shot. The athlete on the left is Leamon King and the athlete on the right is Ira Murchison. This was taken at the NCAA championships in Austin.
- Vote Counting
- Group of unidentified men in a room with desks counting votes for the 1941 Senate race in which W. Lee O'Daniel won.
- Vote Counting
- Group of unidentified men in a room with desks counting votes for the 1941 Senate race in which W. Lee O'Daniel won.
- [Wedding Invitation for Shirley Townsend and Mr. Murray Courtney Howell]
- Invitation to the wedding of Shirley Jeannine Townsend to Murray Courtney Howell. (Handwriting on the front of the invitation) Courtney was my godson. I baptised his elder Bro while Vicar of Escondido, California. in 1924-25 - Wm. Blackshear. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.