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50000th Telephone in Austin

Description: Woman talking on telephone, men standing and smiling. The caption published with this photograph states that: Mrs. Robert T. Miller [Anna Miller] of 3307 Cherrywood Lane makes the first call from Austin's 50,000th telephone. L to R: C.B. Smith, President of the Austin Area Economic Development Foundation; Luther Thompson, Chamber of Commerce President; Victor Ray, telephone company installer; and Taylor Glass, Mayor.
Date: January 1, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Location: 30.288401 -97.715470
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Ann Boyett

Description: Young woman seated on a sofa.
Date: January 1, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Aerials - Downtown and East Austin

Description: Aerial view of Downtown, East Austin, and UT football stadium with Robert Mueller airport in upper left.
Date: January 1, 1969
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Aerials - Downtown, Capitol

Description: Aerial shot of downtown on Congress Ave, looking north beyond State Capitol
Date: January 1, 1969
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Aerials - TEC Building

Description: Aerial shot of cranes and scaffolding at TEC construction site. 15th Street running left to right in center of photograph. Brazos St on the lower right and 14th on the lower left. The back of the Swedish Central Methodist Church (State purchased and demolished in the 1950s, as state administration grew and government complex spread). The University campus on the top right.
Date: January 1, 1958
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Aerials - TEC Building

Description: Aerial shot of finished TEC Building. Brazos St on the lower right and 14th on the lower left. The Swedish Central Methodist Church (State purchased and demolished in the 1950s, as state administration grew and government complex spread). The University Tower in the background.
Date: January 1, 1958
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Aerials - TEC Building

Description: Aerial shot of steel frame structure of TEC building. Brazos St is on the lower right and 14th on the lower left. The Swedish Central Methodist Church (State purchased and demolished in the 1950s, as state administration grew and government complex spread). In the center of photograph note steeple of Gethsemane Lutheran Church (15th and Congress; above the TEC building), to the left St. Austin's Catholic Church steeple (20th and Guadalupe) and the Goodall Wooten Dormitory to the right. The … more
Date: January 1, 1958
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Views/UT Tower

Description: Looking north at the University of Texas at Austin Tower under construction.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Location: 30.286352 -97.73905
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Baker's Shoe Store

Description: Exterior view of Baker's Shoe Store with show windows. Baker's Shoe Store was located at 708 Congress.
Date: January 1, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Buildings and display meetings

Description: Store window, Christmas display
Date: January 1, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Buildings and display meetings

Description: Photograph of a line of parked trucks and a car. City buildings are visible in the background.
Date: January 1, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Buildings and display meetings

Description: Men at front listening to guitar players
Date: January 1, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Buildings and display meetings

Description: 3 men playing guitar
Date: January 1, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Buildings and display meetings

Description: Men at meeting watching film
Date: January 1, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

L.C. Anderson High School -- 1912 Building

Description: Exterior view of L. C. Anderson High School on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Date: January 1, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

L.C. Anderson High School - Old Building

Description: Exterior view of L.C. Anderson High School and grounds. Anderson was the Black high school and at this time it was located at 1167 Comal Street.
Date: January 1, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Camp Bullis - Colonel Wakefield

Description: Photograph of two soldiers doing martial arts. They are on a lawn and there is a tent in background.
Date: January 1, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Camp Bullis - Colonel Wakefield]

Description: Soldiers making explosives with nails and cans.
Date: January 1, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Children's picnic

Description: children sitting at a picnic table
Date: January 1, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Christmas Lights on Congress Avenue

Description: Christmas lights as seen looking up Congress Avenue toward the capitol. Photo was taken at 6th and Congress Avenue. F.W. Woolworth & Co. is on left.
Date: January 1, 1947
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Christmas Lights on Congress Avenue

Description: Christmas scene looking up Congress Avenue toward the capitol. Both Paramount and State movie theaters are visible.
Date: January 1, 1947
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Construction; office

Description: 3 men looking over a document
Date: January 1, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Construction; office

Description: Woman in office
Date: January 1, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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