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- [An aerial view of construction at the University of Texas]
- An aerial view of the University of Texas campus. Construction of Parlin Hall just beond the flagpole in the center. Most of the framework for the building is already constructed.
- Alamo Hotel
- Exterior view of The Alamo Hotel at 400 W. 6th Street. Kash-Karry Grocery sign is visible in background at left. Wesley's Distinctive Dry Cleaning storefront is visible to the right of the hotel. The cleaners was located at 606 Guadalupe.
- Alamo Hotel
- Exterior of Alamo Hotel, 400 W. 6th St.
- [Allan Shivers and KTSA at the Governor's Office]
- Photograph of Texas state governor Allan Shivers and others from KTSA at the governor's office.
- Armstrong Tractor Company [Displays New Tractors]
- Photograph of employees of Armstrong Tractor Company displaying the new Ford tractor and equipment. Signs read "We Welcome the New Ford Tractor to Texas" and "Ford Tractors Flown to Austin by Braniff for State Highway Department, Armstrong Tractor Co." A crowd of men and boys gather to look at the new equipment.
- Athol Estes Porter Autograph book
- Autograph album belonging to Athol Estes, includes 10-line two stanza poem. First letters of first five lines acrostically spell Athol (first letters of lines) and Estes (last letters of lines). Signed "W.S.P."
- Austin Machine & Supply Co.
- Four men examining plans at Austin Machine & Supply Co.
- Austin Machine & Supply Co.
- Exterior of Austin Machine & Supply Co. building
- Austin Machine & Supply Co.
- Men working on a machine
- [Austin Motor Truck Company]
- Portrait of man in worker's overalls.
- [Austin Motor Truck Company]
- Photo of man sitting at desk wearing a Hawaiian shirt.
- [Austin National Bank]
- Photo of Austin National Bank. Austin, Texas.
- [Bank Interior]
- Photograph of multiple desks spread in an Austin Savings and Loan Association office located at the corner of 11th and Lavaca Street.. Each desk has a chair on one side for a loan officer and two chairs on the other side for clients. The area is enclosed with a low fence that can be partially seen in the foreground. Cylindrical lights hang above the desk area, and in the back ground, an atrium area can be seen with plants and a decorative back wall.
- [Barton Pool Cleanup]
- Photograph of two men standing by a tractor on a flooded street.
- [Barton Pool Cleanup #2]
- Photograph of the view at Barton Pool when it was being cleaned in 1970. Two men are seen; one of them is in the water and the other is seated by the grass.
- [Barton Pool Cleanup #3]
- Photograph of the scenery at Barton pool when it was being cleaned in 1970. A man is seen seated on a tractor.
- Beverly Sheffield
- Man seated at desk writing. Beverly Sheffield served as Director of Austin Parks and Recreation Department for many years. In 1947 when this photo was taken, he was Supervisor of Deep Eddy Bathing Beach.
- Beverly Sheffield
- Man sitting at desk talking on the telephone. Beverly Sheffield is listed as being Supervisor of Deep Eddy Bathing Beach in the 1947 City Directory. He later served for many years as Director of Austin Parks and Recreation Department.
- Bob Donahue
- Portrait of Bob Donahue
- [Capitol Monument to Builders of State of Texas]
- Photograph of a monument across from the Texas State Capitol Building. It reads: "This Memorial to the Builders of the Great State of Texas Erected A.D. 1938 by the Texas Historical and Biographical Record." A list of names follows.
- Capt. Drannon -- Chief of Scouts
- Photograph of Capt. Drannon, Chief of Scouts, at age 80 in Clarendon, Texas. A farmhouse is visible in the background.
- [Catholic School Interior]
- Photograph of the interior of St. Mary's School Convent and Rectory, located at 1261, Highway 71, Nada, Tx. A pale statue can be seen standing at the center of a circular room. Plants grow at the base of the statue and the perimeter wall of the room is made of windows that show a view of secondary room. The second room follows the curvature of the inner room and is full of student desks.
- [Chief Justice Tom C. Clark in Austin]
- Photograph of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom C. Clark sitting in a chair and holding a copy of the Austin Statesman. The headline reads: "Moscow Charges B29 Attacked Red Fighters Over Soviet Region."
- [Children Coloring at Rosewood #3]
- Photograph of a group of children seated by a table coloring on some papers.
- [Children Digging]
- Photograph of two boys digging with shovels outside a recreation center in 1967.
- [Children Playing with a Kite]
- Photograph of two children seated on the ground playing with a large kite.
- [Children Reading]
- Photograph of a group of children reading at a library. The children are seated at a table and the older one among them has a book in hand while others are focused on him.
- Child's Birthday Party
- Photograph of a group of children gathered around a birthday cake.
- [Church Gymnasium]
- Photograph of the St. Cyril and Methodius Parish Gym. The gym can be seen in the center of the photograph and has a wing branching off to the right. A cross can be seen hung above the word, "Gymnasium", on the eastern wall to the upper right of an entrance. The foreground is an empty lot, and some small trees and buildings can be seen on either side of the gym in the background.
- [Cleaning Up Barton Pool]
- Photograph of a group of people holding a hose in the middle of Barton Pool.
- [Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease]
- A letter to Julia Maria Pease from a former employee who had emigrated from Japan—he wants to go back and get married, and he asks Pease to verify that he had legally come into the US from Japan, so that he can return with his wife.
- [Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease]
- A letter to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease, a former slave.
- [Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley]
- A letter to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley, the child of a former slave.
- [Correspondence to Richard Niles Graham from Richard Berkeley Bell]
- A short letter to Richard Niles Graham from tennis player Richard Berkeley Bell.
- Couple and a young boy standing in bedroom
- A man, a woman and a young boy stand in a wallpapered bedroom.
- Couple standing in bedroom
- Couple standing in a bedroom.
- [Covert Buick]
- Photograph of exterior view of Covert Buick Buildingg, 416-420 San Antonio Street.
- [Customer at counter inside Lammes Candy Store]
- Two women at a counter inside the Lammes Candy Store. Austin, Texas.
- [Customer at front counter inside Lammes Candy Store]
- Customer inside the Lammes Candy Store. Austin, Texas.
- [Customers inside Lammes Candy Store]
- Customers inside the Lammes Candy Store. Austin, Texas.
- Eddie Joseph
- Photograph of a group of children seated on the floor around a man in a chair who is talking to them. Eddie Joseph operated The Campus Man's Shop at 2350 Guadalupe.
- Evangelical Free Church
- Photograph of exterior of building. The Evangelical Free Church was located at 1610 Colorado. The pastor was Reverend Paul Rosell.
- [Events at Recreation Centers and OEO Workers]
- Photograph of a group of men and female children at a recreation center during an unknown event in 1967. Three of the children are seated on a table and a young man is standing behind them between two other men.
- [Exterior of Austin National Bank]
- Photograph of a view of the exterior of the Austin National Bank building taken from across the street.
- [Exterior View of a Terrace Motor Hotel Building]
- Photograph of an exterior view of a Terrace Motor Hotel leasing building. There is a concrete road leading up to the buildings, and green spaces with trees and bushes outside.
- [Exterior View of Pack's Barbecue]
- Photograph of the front of the Pack's Barbecue Market. There are three people standing inside the markets, and the advertisements reads, "Pack's Pit Barbecue Beef Fryers Ribs."
- [Exterior View of Terrace Motor Hotel Buildings]
- Photograph of an exterior view of Terrace Motor Hotel buildings. There is a concrete road leading up to the buildings, and green spaces with trees and bushes outside.
- [Exterior View of the Cook Funeral Home]
- Photograph of an exterior view of the Cook Funeral Home taken from the east. It is a two-story brick building with exterior windows and two entrances. There is a sign that reads "Cook Funeral Home" on the side of the building.
- [Exterior View of the Edna Fire Station]
- Photograph of the Edna Fire Station building taken from the north. The word "Edna" is written in brick on the building, and a firetruck inside the building.
- [Exterior View of the Edna Fire Station]
- Photograph of the Edna Fire Station building taken from the north. The word "Edna" is written in brick on the building, and there is a fire department sign with a firetruck inside the building.