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[Adam R. Johnson at his desk]

Photograph of Adam R. Johnson, the Director of the Texas Relief Commission, at his desk in his office. A portrait of Franklin Roosevelt is on the desk behind him. Photograph is signed and dated 5/19/1936.

Date: 1936

Item Type: Photograph

Aerial view of Municipal Golf Course

Photograph of An aerial view of Austin Municipal Golf Course, donated to the city in 1936 by the Austin Lion's Club. The club house is visible in the center of the image, with holes surrounding. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road, has served its citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.

Date: [1936..]

Item Type: Photograph

Asian Men and Women Meeting at the Capitol

Photograph of unidentified Asian men and women sitting around a table in a room at the capital. There are other people standing and sitting on the other side of a bar behind them.

Date: 1936

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado

Photograph of building under construction

Date: August 9, 1936

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.269356 -97.743783

Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado

Photograph of building under construction

Date: August 9, 1936

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.269356 -97.743783

Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado

Photograph of American Statesman Bldg

Date: December 6, 1936

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.269372 -97.743785

Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado

Photograph of building under construction.

Date: August 9, 1936

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado

Photograph of a three-story building under construction, with workers seated outside the front of the building a construction company sign in the lower-right part of the image. A church is visible in the background and a small wooden building is situated on the street in front of an empty lot between the church and the building. Vehicles are parked on both sides of the street.

Date: August 9, 1936

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.269370 -97.743799

Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado

Photograph of building under construction

Date: August 9, 1936

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.269366 -97.743772

Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado

Photograph of building under construction

Date: August 9, 1936

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.269366 -97.743778

Austin High School Maroons

Photograph of young man in football uniform. Believed to be House Park Stadium.

Date: December 6, 1936

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

[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.

Date: 1936~

Creator: Boone Photo Co.

Item Type: Photograph

[Bathers at Deep Eddy]

Photograph of Deep Eddy swimming pool looking northwest towards the dressing rooms. People swimming, others sitting on the edge of the pool. View from the deep end of the pool. Deep Eddy began as a natural swimming hole in the Colorado River and was expanded into a man-made swimming pool in 1915 by A.J. Eilers, Sr. Deep Eddy pool is the oldest swimming pool in Texas and is operated and maintained by the City of Austin.

Date: 1936

Creator: Austin Police Department Identification Bureau

Item Type: Photograph

[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."

Date: September 28, 1936

Item Type: Photograph

[Drawing by Oscar Strobel]

A humorous drawing, with text, of a steer by artist Oscar Strobel.

Date: May 8, 1936

Creator: Strobel, Oscar & Strobel, Oscar

Item Type: Artwork

[The Falls of Bull Creek]

Photograph of the falls of Bull Creek. The text on the back of the photo reads, "The high falls near 'Slanting Rock' swimming hole in upper Bull Creek. This shows about half of the falls."

Date: July 25, 1936

Item Type: Photograph

[Family Standing in Bull Creek]

Photograph of a family wading in Bull Creek. There are three children, an adult man, and a small dog standing in the water; a number of trees are visible along the bank in the background.

Date: July 25, 1936

Item Type: Photograph

[Gearing Hall, Painter Hall and Lily Pond]

Looking northeast from the lily pond behind the Tower on the University of Texas campus. Gearing Hall, known then as the Home Economics building, on the left and the Painter Hall, then the Physics building, on the right, are in view.

Date: September 1936

Creator: Ellison Photo Co.

Item Type: Photograph

Legislature - Candid

Photograph of man seated at desk

Date: December 6, 1936

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Legislature - Candid

Photograph of four men casting dice

Date: December 6, 1936

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

[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 sta… more

Date: 1936

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin

Item Type: Photograph

[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.

Date: January 31, 1936

Item Type: Photograph

Nash Moreno's Auto Repair Service Station

Photograph of the front of Nash Moreno's Auto Repair Service, located at 1005 E. 6th Street in Austin. Mr. Moreno is fifth from the right. The cars are Roy's Taxis. Service men and taxi drivers stand at the front of each of five taxis parked facing the road. Next door is the Casino Bar.

Date: 1936

Item Type: Photograph

[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.

Date: 1936

Item Type: Photograph

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[Adam R. Johnson at his desk]

Aerial view of Municipal Golf Course

Asian Men and Women Meeting at the Capitol

Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado

Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado

Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado

Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado

Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado

Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado

Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado

Austin High School Maroons

[Barton Springs Lifeguards]

[Bathers at Deep Eddy]

[Congress Avenue Flooded by Colorado River]

[Drawing by Oscar Strobel]

[The Falls of Bull Creek]

[Family Standing in Bull Creek]

[Gearing Hall, Painter Hall and Lily Pond]

Legislature - Candid

Legislature - Candid

[Main Building and baseball field at Rosewood Recreation Center]

[Municipal Airport Hangar]

Nash Moreno's Auto Repair Service Station

[Paramount Theater Exterior]