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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

Austin Aerials - misc. downtown, auditorium

Description: Directly south of the State Capitol and above Congress Ave., Shot of downtown Austin with The Driskill, Captiol, and UT Tower in view
Date: October 1, 1959
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Aerials - misc. downtown, auditorium

Description: From the southeast of the State Capitol, an aerial shot of downtown Austin, The Driskill, Captiol and UT Tower all in view
Date: October 1, 1959
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Aerials - misc. downtown, auditorium

Description: Aerial shot just north of the Colorado River looking south at Municipal Auditorium (later renamed Lester E. Palmer Auditorium).
Date: October 1, 1959
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Aerials - misc. downtown, auditorium

Description: Aerial shot over Colorado River, looking east past Congress Ave. Bridge and Auditorium Shores
Date: October 1, 1959
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Aerials - misc. downtown, auditorium

Description: Aerial shot above the Colorado River, southeast of State Capitol, looking north over Austin
Date: October 1, 1959
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Aerials - misc. downtown, auditorium

Description: Aerial shot above the Congress Ave. Bridge and Colorado River looking directly north to Capitol, UT Tower in distance
Date: October 1, 1959
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Aerials - misc, downtown, auditorium

Description: Aerial shot directly south of Capitol, (farther back) and Austin north of the Colorado River
Date: October 1, 1959
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

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

Boy with three deer (on tree)

Description: Photograph of a young boy with a hunting rifle, standing next to three killed deer, hung from the branches of a tree. The boy has his hand on the center deer.
Date: November 1, 1950
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

Continental Trailways Bus System

Description: View of waiting room, benches, newsstand and fountain.
Date: March 1, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Continental Trailways Bus System

Description: View of restroom interior inside terminal.
Date: March 1, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Continental Trailways Bus System

Description: View of waiting room, ticket counter and lockers.
Date: March 1, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Continental Trailways Bus System

Description: Interior view of terminal showing waiting room, ticket counter and manager's office.
Date: March 1, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Continental Trailways Bus System

Description: Interior view of waiting room and ticket counter.
Date: March 1, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Continental Trailways Bus System

Description: Nighttime view of exterior of the Continental Bus Center which was located at 1001 Congress Avenue. The capitol is seen in the background.
Date: March 1, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Continental Trailways Bus System

Description: Exterior view of terminal at night with bus parked in front. In 1952 the Continental Trailways terminal was located at 1001 Congress Avenue.
Date: March 1, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Continental Trailways Bus System

Description: Interior view of terminal with stairway leading to upper floor.
Date: March 1, 1952
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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