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- 2-J Hamburger [Interior]
- Photograph of interior of 2-J Hamburger at North Lamar and 40th streets in Austin, Texas. The overhead view shows male kitchen workers preparing burgers on the left, female workers bagging orders and cashiering in the center, and the customers ordering at the counter on the right. The back of a large menu hanging from the ceiling is visible on the right above the customers. Cars are visible in the parking lot, seen through the windows. The male employees wear white pants, white shirts, and white paper caps that say "2-J". The female workers wear white dresses with name badges. There are both Caucasian and African-American employees.
- [Acting at Rosewood]
- Photograph of a small group of people performing some moves at Rosewood Park in 1969.
- [Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Maria, an enslaved woman, from Clinton Terry]
- An agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of a Maria, an enslaved woman, from enslaver Clinton Terry.
- [Allandale Village storefront]
- Photograph of the Allandale Village storefronts. Two stores are open for business: H.E.B. Food Stores and Francis Floorcovering, despite the unpaved parking lot. Other storefronts on the right side of the building appear to be empty.
- April Olrich - movie star by plane
- April Olrich, movie star, standing beside nose of airplane named Graf Spee.
- [Arch construction of the Negro Recreation Building, now Doris Miller Auditorium, in Rosewood Park]
- Photograph of the construction of an arch at the Negro Recreation Building, now Doris Miller Auditorium, in Rosewood Park. A man in a fedora sits astride a semi-circular laminated wooden truss, working on joining it at the center. This truss, and two completed trusses in the background are framed against the sky. The trusses are supported by posts, and temporarily joined together with wooden cross braces. The top of a wooden scaffold is visible in the lower right corner of the image.
- [Artist Sculpting]
- Photograph of artist, Charles Umlauf, in the middle of sculpting a bust of a man with a bow tie. The artist is standing to the left of the large bust, wearing a t-shirt and holding a sculpting tool. The back ground is a solid, dark color.
- Austin American-Statesman
- Classified Ads Wants Ads staff.
- Austin American-Statesman
- Young woman seated at desk talking on telephone and writing.
- Austin American-Statesman
- Young woman working at telephone switchboard.
- Austin American-Statesman
- The picture is of the Legislature typing/typist pool at the Capitol. The woman on the left is Judy Ebeling Wetzel. The woman on the right is Jean Williams Barac.
- Austin American-Statesman
- View of people at work in newsroom.
- Austin American-Statesman
- Man seated at drawing board.
- Austin American-Statesman
- Charles Green, editor, in shirt and tie seated at desk reading newspaper. Workman in apron standing at his side.
- Austin American-Statesman
- Man seated at desk. Douglass identifies him as Charles Green, Editor of The American-Statesman.
- Austin American-Statesman
- Rolls of newsprint ready for the presses.
- Austin American-Statesman
- Man at work.
- Austin American-Statesman
- Typesetters at work.
- Austin American-Statesman
- Typesetters at work
- Austin American-Statesman
- Five typesetters at work. Two are smoking while working.
- Austin American-Statesman
- Editorial staff working around a desk.
- Austin Chapter of The Links, Inc.
- Photograph of members of the Austin Chapter of The Links, Inc. The photograph was taken during the chartering ceremony of the chapter on December 10, 1960 in the home of Lillie Belle Hines. The charter members in the photograph from left to right are: Lillie Belle Hines, E. Louise Woodward, Thelma M. Elliott, Opan M. Seabrook, Percy G. Lyons, Dr. Connie Yerwood Conner, Mary Y. Thompson, Olive Durden Brown, Clara M. Johnson, Ruth W. Mayes, Catherine B. Lamkin, and Hazel P. Adams.
- Austin Country Club
- View of ballroom and dance floor. The country club was located at 5712 Riverside Dr.
- Austin Country Club
- Interior view of room with tables and chairs. The County Club was on Montopolis Rd. (Riverside Drive)
- [Austin Country Club]
- Photograph of the interior spaces of the Austin Country Club off Riverside Drive, east of the city.
- Austin Country Club
- Photograph of sitting area.
- [Austin National Bank 50th Anniversary]
- Photograph of two women and a man standing at the Austin National Bank 50th anniversary party.
- [Austin National Bank 50th Anniversary]
- Photograph of a man standing and chatting with another man in a wheelchair at the Austin National Bank 50th anniversary party.
- [Austin National Bank 50th Anniversary]
- Photograph of a group of men standing and chatting at the Austin National Bank 50th anniversary party.
- Austin street and avenue guide and Travis County rural route directory with logs of the road
- "The Street and Avenue Guide consists of two sections. The first section comprises the numbered streets in numerical order. The second section comprises the streets by name in alphabetical order."
- [Bathing beauty]
- Photograph of a young woman posing on the riverbank. She is wearing a bathing suit and holding a beach towel over her head and shoulders. She is standing on a rocky river bank and smiling at the camera. A bridge and a dam are behind her.
- Beverley Sheffield and two members of the Soroptimist Club
- Beverley Sheffield and two members of the Soroptimist Club viewing a piece of paper.
- [Bill of sale for purchase of enslaved person by enslaver E.M. Pease]
- A bill of sale for the purchase of an enslaved person by enslaver E.M. Pease.
- [Bill Youngblood in Front of Terminix Sign]
- Photograph of the roadside sign of Terminix pest control company located at Parkway and North Lamar. An insect statue can be seen on top of the sign, and a car with insect wings and an insect-like design can be seen next to a building in the background. In the foreground, Bill Youngblood, the owner of Terminix, can be seen in front of the sign, wearing a dark suit with a bow tie. He is smiling and standing with his hands behind his back.
- Black Tie Opening of The Austin Club - Commodore Perry Hotel
- Group of people in formal dress at the opening of The Austin Club.
- Black Tie Opening of The Austin Club - Commodore Perry Hotel
- Black tie opening of The Austin Club in the new Commodore Perry Hotel. Women smoking after dinner.
- Black Tie Opening of The Austin Club - Commodore Perry Hotel
- Photograph of group seated at dinner.
- Black Tie Opening of The Austin Club - Commodore Perry Hotel
- Group of people in formal dress seated in front of a mural at the opening of The Austin Club in the new Commodore Perry Hotel.
- [Bowl-O-Rama parking lot]
- Photo of Bowl-O-Rama parking lot. Austin, Texas. Located at 517 South Lamar.
- [Braniff International Airways]
- Photo of a Braniff DC-4, the 1st DC-4 in Austin. Austin, Texas.
- C. J. Martin and Son Livestock Supplies Store
- Interior of store with man standing behind counter. C. J. Martin & Sons was located at 413 Chicon and is listed in The City Directory as a manufacturer of chemicals.
- C. J. Martin and Son Livestock Supplies Store
- Interior of livestock supplies store. C. J. Martin & Sons was located at 413 Chicon and is listed in The City Directory as a manufacturer of chemicals.
- Carl Mueller in Military Uniform
- Carl Meuller stands in front of a closed door in a dress military uniform.
- [Charles A. McCormick Talking on the Phone]
- Charles McCormick, President-Treasurer of International Life Insurance Company talking on the phone, seating behind desk. International Life Insurance Company building at 9th and Brazos.
- [Child on a horse]
- Photograph of a young girl on a horse. The girl and horse are on a road with a fenced field behind them.
- [Children at Hula Hoop Contest]
- Photograph of a group of children engaged in a hula hoop contest in 1968.
- Community Chest
- Group of women and the Mayor on the back of a fire engine. Back of the photo reads, "L-R: Mrs. Alden Davis, Mrs. Jess Walker (Ina). Mayor Tom Miller at right."
- [Computer Furniture]
- Photograph of three pieces of wooden computer furniture in front of a bright red back drop. The furniture can be seen arranged to hold computers, monitors, keyboards and paper. The table in the middle is the smallest, and can be seen with only a scanner or printer resting on it.
- [Construction of the Rosewood Recreation Center, now Doris Miller Auditorium, in Rosewood Park]
- Photograph of construction of the Negro Recreation Building in Rosewood Park. Three men stand on the back of a 1930s flat bed truck, as they use a crane mounted on the truck to lift half of a laminated wooden semi-circular arched truss into place. Two of the trusses are already completed in the background. The scaffolding used to support workers joining the trusses at their centers stands to the back of the truck. The trusses are joined by cross members, and the half truss erected to the left in the photograph is supported by a post, awaiting the other half of the truss. Two wooden saw horses and several stacks of bags of cement(?) are on the ground under and near the trusses. This photograph appeared in the 1944 Annual Report of the Austin Recreation Department, on page 48, labeled "New Gymnasium - Auditorium at Rosewood".
- Cooks inside of 2-J restaurant
- Photo of cooks inside 2-Js Restaurant. Tall man second from left is Jearl Ledbetter. The cooks are wearing 2-Js hats. Austin, Texas.