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- Special work, Sixth Street and Congress Avenue looking North
- Photograph of a crew of African-American workers hard at work on the railroad intersections at 6th Street and Congress Avenue while foremen and others look on. Shops along the west side of the street are visible, including a dentist, shoe store, book store, and clothing store.
- Sprinkle Post Office
- Photograph of men and boys posing outside of the Sprinkle Post Office in 1893. There are people standing on the porch of the Post Office, sitting in carriages, and on horseback. There are two yoked steer in the center of the photograph. The photograph is from the essay, "History of Sprinkle, Texas" by Lulu Pearl.
- [Sprinkle, Texas]
- Photograph of farmers and workers with horses and donkeys on a road in Sprinkle, TX. Barr is the gentleman seated in one of the horse and buggies. This photograph was used in the essay, "History of Sprinkle, Texas" by Lulu Pearl.
- [St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of the exterior of St. David's Episcopal church. There are many people standing outside of the church.
- [St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of the exterior of St. David's Episcopal Church taken from across the street at the intersection of San Jacinto and East 7th.
- [St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of St. David's Episcopal Church taken from the front of the building looking northeast at the intersection of San Jacinto and East 7th.
- [St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of the exterior of St. David's Episcopal Church, taken from the intersection of San Jacinto and East 7th Street.
- [St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of St. David's Episcopal Church. A few cars are parked on the street alongside it.
- [St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of the exterior of St. David's Episcopal church.
- [St. David's Episcopal Church exterior]
- Photograph of an oblique view of the south front and west side of Saint David's Episcopal Church located at 301 East 8th Street. The gothic revival stone building has punched gothic windows, edged with stone quoins on the south facade, engaged pilasters and dormer vents. The symetrical south front has a central tower and castleated parapets. Two entrances are visible, both on the west facade: one on the south end and one on the north. There are four children standing in front of the west facade facing the camera, and what appears to be gas lamp standard at the southwest corner. The building was originally constructed in 1854. In 1870 the south addition was constructed, and the south tower was completed in 1885.
- St. John Orphanage Track, Proposed Naval Hospital Site
- Photograph of a dilapidated old building, St. John's Orphanage Track, also the proposed naval hospital site. The stone building is dirty and there is damage to the roof. It is surrounded by a field and a dirt road leads to the building.
- [St. John's Elementary School]
- Photograph of the St. John's Elementary School, now closed.
- [St. John's Elementary School Students]
- Photograph of three young girls playing in front of the St. John's Elementary School building.
- [St. Mary's Academy]
- Photograph of St. Mary's Academy, a private school for girls. It was established in 1874 by the Holy Cross Sisters who assumed operations of a local parish school from the Sisters of Divine Providence. At first, Mother Angela Guillespie and Sister M. Austin did all of the teaching and cooking, but expansion was necessary as enrollment increased in 1875. This building was built in 1885 in the face of increased enrollment. By 1947, the sisters moved the school to a bigger location, and this building was sold and demolished on July 30, 1954.
- [St. Mary's Catholic Church]
- Photograph of the front exterior of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
- [Stage Coach in Manchaca Springs]
- Photograph of Manchaca Springs stage stop on route from Austin to San Antonio. Men pose on and around a stage coach pulled by four horses in front of a building.
- State Capitol Austin, Texas
- Photograph of the Texas State Capitol taken from the south.
- [State Capitol Austin Texas]
- Photograph of a view north at front of Capitol with cars lining the driveway. Taken from top of building on Congress Avenue.
- [State Capitol - House of Representatives]
- Photograph of the House of Representatives, inside the State Capitol building, taken from the upper level balcony.
- [Station wagon pulls Jackie Gerber, skiing on snow]
- Photograph of Jackie Gerber of Austin, trying to ski behind a car on the first snowfall in several years. About 3-4 inches fell in the area, causing the closure of schools and many businesses. The modified water skies used by Gerber didn't do too well on the dry snow.
- Steam Threshing Tractor
- Photograph of two men taking a break underneath a steam powered threshing tractor. The tractor itself looks to have been manufactured by Case, possibly a Model 75.
- [Stephen F. Austin High School exterior]
- Photograph of the exterior view of Stephen F. Austin High School. Tree branches across the upper right corner of the image obscure the view.
- [Stone Structure in Skeet Field]
- Photograph of a stone structure in Skeet Field with trees in background.
- [Storytime at the Pan American Recreation Center library]
- Photograph of a young woman reading a story to five children at the Pan American Recreation Center library. The woman and five children sit at a circular table with full stacks in the background. A second book lies unopened on the tabletop. An illustration of an elephant reading a book decorates the library wall.
- [Street Car Bridge over Waller Creek]
- Photograph of the street car bridge over Waller Creek located at 1st and Red River. People are standing along the bridge and there is a home in the background. Note on photograph reads: "Street car bridge 1st & Red River Austin, Tex. 4-23-15."
- [Street Car Railroad]
- Photograph of a street car and street railroad tracks on West 40th Street near Avenue A.
- [Street Vendors near UT Campus]
- Photograph of the Renaissance Market near "The Drag" by the University of Texas, Austin campus. There are street vendors and market goers lining the street. There is Subaru station wagon parked on Guadalupe Street and a dalmatian watching the photographer.
- [Streetcar on West 40th Street]
- Photograph of "West 40th Street, looking east from Guadalupe Street, before street railway tracks were removed." A streetcar is in the middle of the road and cars are on each side.
- [Student gathering on University of Texas at Austin campus before Governor Ferguson protest parade]
- Photograph of a group of University of Texas students and supporters gathered on the lawn behind the Old Main Building, as they prepare for a protest march to Governor James E. Ferguson's (Pa Ferguson) capitol office. Many of the group are seated on the lawn or on chairs, and some hold umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun. A caption on the back of the photograph reads "scene in the campus before the student parade, May 28, 1917, Old Main Bg. in the background." The group was protesting Governor Ferguson's call for fraternities and sororities to be banned from the UT campus, and his further call for the removal of University president Dr. Robert Ernest Vinson. The Governor was not successful in either case, and was indeed himself impeached and removed from office by the Texas legislature on September 25, 1917.
- [Student looking at University of Texas Main Building]
- Photograph of student with backpack in foreground with U.T. Tower in background. Students are walking around the main campus in front of the main building. Several students are sitting in front of the steps. Several tables are visible in the background. An event is taking place.
- [Student on UT shuttle bus]
- Photograph of a female student holding onto the bar near the front door on the UT shuttle bus number 429. The driver looks out of the windshield. The student wears a backpack and appears to be waiting to exit the bus at the current or next stop. A "No smoking" sign above the driver prohibits passengers from smoking on the bus.
- Student Protest March
- Photograph of student protesters marching on Congress Ave with flags and signs. Photo used in Headliners Club Austin American-Statesman sesquicentennial exhibit, 1986.
- [Students at Brackenridge Elementary School]
- Group photograph of students and teacher at Brackenridge Elementary School. All of the students and the teacher are African American.
- [Style Show at Barton Springs]
- Photograph of a man in a bathing suit standing on a stage during a style show at Barton Springs. A crowd of people sit on the hillside behind him and watch.
- Summer Musical at Hillside Theater
- Photograph of the Summer musical, "Peter Pan", at the Hillside Theater at Zilker Park. Photograph of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys.
- Summer Musical "Peter Pan"
- Photograph of the Zilker Park Hillside Theater Summer musical, "Peter Pan". In the photograph Captain Hook and Peter Pan are sword fighting.
- [Sun Bathers at Barton Springs]
- Photograph of a woman and a man sit on the banks along the side of the pool at Barton Springs. The woman is wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a bikini bottom. They are turned away from the camera.
- [Sunbathers at Barton Springs Pool]
- Photograph of the hillside at Barton Springs with lifeguard Mark "Mac" MacDougal in the foreground and sunbathers scattered across the hillside behind him.
- [Sunday Break Music Festival in 1976]
- Photograph of a large crowd of people at the Sunday Break music festival with a stage visible in the backgroud. Performing acts included America, Peter Frampton, Santana, and Gary Wright. 56,000 people were in attendance with a gross income of $532,000 against expenses of $425,000. Medical assistance was provided by YWCA's Middle Earth Program with over 100 volunteers. DPS agents and uniformed city police were not invited in the gates.
- [Supreme Court of Texas]
- Photograph of the Supreme Court of Texas around 1900. The photograph was taken in the court chambers and features Chief Justice R.R. Gaines, Associate Justices T.J. Brown and F.A. Williams, Clerk Charles S. Morse, and Deputy F.T. Connerly.
- Sweet potatoes gathered from City's Victory Garden
- Photograph of men gathering sweet potatoes from Austin's Victory Garden. Baskets of sweet potatoes are visible in the foreground and cars are parked along the road in the background. Image was used in the City's 1943 Annual Report.
- "Sweetheart" Pan American Invitational Softball Tournament
- Photograph of Pan American Recreation Center's "Sweetheart" for their Invitational Softball Tournament with the trophies. The Pan American Recreation Center was opened in June 1942 as the first Latin American Recreation Center in Austin and run under the auspices of the Federated Latin American Club and directed by the Austin Recreation Department. The name "Pan American Recreation Center" was chosen by the executive committee during a center naming contest. On September 7, 1956, a new Pan American Recreation Center was formally dedicated at 2100 East 3rd Street, just west of the old location and where it currently exists today. The building adjoins Zavala School and was built at a cost of $155,261. The Hillside Theater was later built and completed in June 1958.
- [Swimmers at Barton Springs]
- Photograph of swimmers in and around Barton Springs pool.
- [Swimmers at Barton Springs]
- Photograph of swimmers in and around Barton Springs Pool. More young people socialize on the two banks of the pool than swim in its waters. Several swimmers are standing on the diving boards.
- [Swimmers at Rosewood Park pool]
- Photograph of swimmers at the swimming pool at the Rosewood Park for Negroes. Because of an extensive remodeling and enlargement program, Rosewood Pool opened its swimming session on June 19, but even with this late start, attendance for the rest of the season totaled 73,155. The completed pool measures 70' x 125' plus an adjacent wading pool that is 20' x 40', giving a combined total of 9,550 sq. ft. A water filtering system was installed with a 3-gallon per minute filter rate. The pool has a 350,000 gallon capacity with a 6-hour turnover. Other improvements include underwater lights in the deep end of the pool. Total cost of improvements was about $68,000.
- Swisher's Addition South Austin
- Photograph of reproduction of plat map of Swisher's Addition subdivision in South Austin. The main thoroughfare is South Congress Avenue.
- [Tackle at unknown game at Clark Field]
- Photograph of Tackle at an uknown game at Clark Field. Coaches, referees, and players look on from the field and sidelines. A large crowd of spectators stands along the opposite side of the field. The University of Texas began its football program in 1893 managed by Albert Lefevra, playing two games in the fall and two in the spring. The following year, the team hired its first official head coach, R.D. Wentworth.
- Taniguchi - Oriental Garden
- Photograph of garden architect and builder Isamu Taniguchi posing on the rocks at Zilker's Oriental Garden.
- [Tarrytown Place House]
- Photograph of a Tarrytown residence designed and built in 1937 by J.D. Monk and George Kipper. 12" double concrete wall, concrete sub floor on concrete joists.
- [Technical instructor with engine components and diagram]
- Photograph of a technical instructor at the UT School of Military Aeronautics stands between two engine components and uses a wooden pointer to explain pieces of the engine from a chalkboard diagram. In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson and the Council of National Defense established military schools for aviators at six college campuses around the country. The Schools of Military Aeronautics (SMAs) were to provide basic technical instruction for beginning pilots before they moved on to flight training. The SMA students were not considered regular university students. Those attending the SMA became soldiers in a new branch of the US Army called "Air Service," later becoming the United States Air Force. The UT SMA was initially housed in B. Hall, but moved housing once enrollment expanded from 50 to several hundred men. By the end of the war, the UT SMA had over 1,000 men enrolled--the largest in the country--and was known as the "West Point of the Air." It would be the prototype for the Air Force Academy.