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- 50th Wedding Anniversary
- Photograph of couple standing behind fiftieth wedding anniversary cake.
- About New York with O. Henry
- Article excerpted from a literature magazine providing a description of the places in New York that O. Henry used as settings for many of his short stories. The article is illustrated with photographs.
- Aerial views - East Avenue Highway
- Aerial view of neighborhood south of the University of Texas in foreground, with the University Campus in the center and the Capitol and downtown visible above Texas Memorial Stadium. Red River Street is prominent in the frame.
- Aerial views - East Avenue Highway
- Aerial photograph of downtown Austin. The photograph shows a view of downtown Austin from East Avenue highway during the construction of IH 35. The intersection is Airport Boulevard on the foreground, with the golf course on the right hand side in the middle of the photo, which later became Hancock Center, the first shopping center in Austin.
- Aerial views - East Avenue Highway
- Aerial view of State Capitol and north downtown, looking north to the University of Texas. East Avenue on the far right corner of the photograph.
- [Agreement for sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy]
- An agreement for the sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy who was "eleven or twelve years old." Hercules was sold by enslaver Ephraim M. Guthrie to enslaver Thomas Graham. The agreement names Hercules a "slave for life."
- Airport scenes: control tower, planes
- Stewardess serving man drink in plane.
- Airport scenes: control tower, planes
- Photograph of a man in an airport control tower, speaking on a telephone.
- [Alamo Hotel Being Torn Down]
- Photograph of the Alamo Hotel in Austin, Texas being torn down.
- Allandale Village Shopping Center
- View of the Allandale Village Shopping Center from the parking lot of The Frisco restaurant; The Frisco restaurant's sign is visible in the foreground. An H.E.B. Food Store and the Mosely's Allandale Cafeteria are visible in the shopping center.
- [American Legion Building]
- Street view of an American Legion Building. Austin, Texas.
- [American National Bank Building]
- Aerial view of the American National Bank/Littlefield Building at 601-605 Congress Avenue.
- Arthur T. Brandon, Ex-Head of U.T. Public Relations, and Wife
- Man and woman standing beside staircase. The Brandons, Arthur and Margaret, resided at 1517 Parkway.
- Asst. softball coach for Doss
- Portrait of man.
- 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 Community Garden near airport]
- Photograph of Austin Community Garden looking towards the airport. Rows of plants and a string fence separating rows are visible in the foreground. The airport control tower, airplanes and gates are visible behind the chain-link fence in the background.
- [Austin High Football Game with San Marcos High]
- Photograph of Austin High School football players in a game with San Marcos High School players.
- [Austin Motel Design Proposal]
- Photograph of a reproduction of an artist's rendering for a proposed design for the Austin Motel.
- Austin National Bank Drive-In Bank
- Building under construction. Signs read: "Going up...a New Kind of Drive-In Banking, The Austin National Drive-In Bank"; "Kuehne, Brooks & Bar Architects & Engineers"; "Rex D. Kitchens Const. Co., Austin, Texas"
- Austin National Bank Drive-In Bank
- Building under construction.
- Austin National Bank Drive-In Bank
- View of building under construction. Signs reads "Rex D. Kitchens Construction Co."
- Austin National Bank Drive-In Bank
- Drive-in bank building under construction
- Austin National Bank Drive-In Bank
- Building under construction. Driskill Hotel is visible to the right.
- [Automobile]
- Photograph of an automobile parked on the side of a dirt road, with tall grass covering a wire fence. A nearby fence post has a sign on it that says, "Ocean Highway." The vehicle has a sign on its back that says, "Excuse My Dust" and a barrel hanging from it reads "1081 Austin."
- [A band called "The Mello-Tones"]
- "The Mello-Tones" playing an array of musical instruments. There is a table to the right of the photo with musical instruments on it. The men are all wearing dark suits.
- [Bankers Convention on UT Campus]
- Photograph of a large group of people attending a bankers convention. They are standing in front of the University of Texas Main Building and Tower. The photographer wrote the name "Milton Boswell" on the envelope of the negative.
- Beard's Grocery 7 exterior building
- Man standing outside store. Sign says Beard's Grocery, Humble Dealer. Truck parked by sign.
- [Bikini Kill Performing at Cavity]
- Photograph of the members of Bikini Kill performing at Cavity in Austin, Texas. Kathleen Hanna is standing in the front and singing into a microphone and the other members of the band are visible in the background playing instruments.
- [Bill of sale for purchase of slave by E.M. Pease]
- A bill of sale for the purchase by E.M. Pease of a slave named Tim or Tom.
- [Blimp Flying Over Texas Capitol, Number 1]
- Photograph of a Goodyear Blimp flying over the Texas Capitol.
- [Blimp Flying Over Texas Capitol, Number 2]
- Photograph of a Goodyear Blimp flying over the Texas Capitol.
- [Brick House Colonnade]
- Photograph of the exterior of Sigma Nu Fraternity, a two story, light colored brick house, featuring a colonnade porch. Fourteen windows can be seen on the foremost house wall and a tree can be seen in the left foreground. Two men in light shirts and slacks can be seen standing on the right end of the porch next to a set of steps.
- [Bride and Groom Standing at Their Wedding Cake]
- Photograph of a Wayne Riddell and his bride standing at their wedding cake on their wedding day. The groom is wearing a dark-colored suit, and the bride is wearing a light-colored dress.
- [Bride Getting Ready on Her Wedding Day]
- Photograph of a bride getting ready on her wedding day. She is wearing a light-colored dress, and there is a vanity in the background.
- [Cactus Pryor speaking at Hancock Recreation Center]
- Photograph of Cactus Pryor, legendary Austin radio/tv personality and author, who was the featured speaker at the Hancock Recreation Center and Golf Course's Centennial Luncheon, September 1999.
- Calloway's Code
- A newspaper staff tries to decipher a code sent by a reporter abroad.
- Candid Shot of P.K. Williams
- P. K. Williams posed in an old horse-drawn buggy in front of Rambler (car parts and service)
- Capitol Chevrolet OK Used Cars and Trucks
- View of OK Used Car and Trucks Lot. Capitol Chevrolet. This lot was located at 400 San Jacinto.
- Captain Augustine De Zavala -- Draft Board
- Photograph of Mr. Augustine De Zavala seated at a desk. De Zavala, who became a captain in World War I, was a grandson of Lorenzo de Zavala. This is a photograph of him as a committee member of the Re-employment and Transportation Committee, United States Selective Service Boards 1, 2 & 3, Travis County.
- Captain Augustine De Zavala -- Draft Board
- Photograph of Augustine De Zavala standing with cane. De Zavala was the grandson of Lorenzo De Zavala
- [Carl Franklin Receives Memento]
- Photograph of Colonel Carl Franklin receiving a memento from Rowland Person after Franklin's last flight. General Blood, Bill Head, Jack Mouton, and Dorothy Rowland applaud in the background.
- [Carnation Milk Company]
- Exterior of buildings and delivery trucks.
- Child of Virginia Cross
- Photograph of small child standing on glass table wearing boots and little else.
- [Children on shoulders of man]
- Photo of children on shoulders of man during Harry Truman's Whistle Stop campaign. Austin, Texas.
- [Children Riding Donkeys]
- Photograph of two children on donkeys in Mineral Wells. Some houses are visible in the background.
- [Children's Birthday Party]
- Six children in a group. One at a little piano. A.P. Jennings (who commissioned the photograph) was the advertising manager at the Austin American-Statesman newspaper.
- [Children's Birthday Party]
- Little boy sitting on table next to birthday cake holding present. A.P. Jennings (who commissioned the photograph) was the advertising manager at the Austin American-Statesman newspaper.
- [Children's Birthday Party]
- Little boy sitting on table next to birthday cake, eating a candle. A.P. Jennings (who commissioned the photograph) was the advertising manager at the Austin American-Statesman newspaper.
- Child's steering wheel, passenger seat area
- Child at toy steering wheel in car
- Civil Air Patrol Boys
- Photograph of five boys standing. The Civil Air Patrol is a Congressionally chartered volunteer civilian auxiliary of The United States Air Force.