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[Barton Springs Lifeguards]
Photograph of 9 lifeguards at Barton Springs with James A. Garrison, superintendent of Parks and Recreation. L-R: Garrison; C.L. Kelly; Bennie Estrada; Neville Hargrave; Jimmy Terrell; Leonard Baker; Jack Toomey; Sterling Wilkerson; Otto Ludwig; Joe Prowse.
[Congress Avenue Flooded by Colorado River]
Photograph of Congress Avenue flooded by the Colorado River. Note on photo reads: "Looking northwest from So. Congress Sept. 28, 1936."
[Main Building and baseball field at Rosewood Recreation Center]
Photograph of Rosewood Recreation Center, showing the historic Bertram-Huppertz home which became the clubhouse and bath house once the park was established for black citizens. The City acquired the 1875 home of Rudolph Bertram, and adjacent land at 2300 Rosewood Avenue, from his daugheter Emmie Bertram Huppertz (Mrs. Charles Huppertz) in 1928, for the purpose of creating a segregated park for the African American community. The development included a swimming pool for Negros. A grand stone staircase was constructed next to the building by the Civil Works Administration (C. W. A.) in 1934, leading down to a baseball field. This view shows the side of the two-story stone house, designed by architect Joseph Sherwin, with two bay windows on the first floor. The stone steps and ball field are visible in the foreground.
[Municipal Airport Hangar]
Photograph of a view of a hangar with doors open. There is a man on top of the roof and man below with truck.
[Paramount Theater Exterior]
Photograph of exterior view of the Paramount theater at night. The neon blade is lit. Several cars are parked on the street. The State Theater is partially visible on the left.
Pool at Zilker Park
Photograph of the pool at Zilker Park. Inscription on back of photo reads "Lily Ponds built w/relief labor 1935 Annual Report"
[President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt making a whistle-stop campaign appearance in Austin]
Photograph of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt standing behind a podium, on a platform, at the end of a train car as he addresses the large, night-time crowd assembled before him. His outstretched arms grasp the podium. Roosevelt is surrounded by a group of people including his wife, Eleanor, and possibly John Nance Garner ("Cactus Jack"), the vice-president. A neon sign above the train car reads, "PROSPERITY'S ROSE BLOOMS AGAIN WITH ROOSEVELT." The crowd is standing shoulder-to-shoulder.
[Rear Exterior of Governor's Mansion]
Photograph of a rear exterior view of the Governor's Mansion.
UT Tower under construction
View of University Avenue showing park in center and Tower under construction in background.
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