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Austin - Views from Capitol

View of Austin from the Capitol Building with the Governor's Mansion visible.

Date: 192X

Creator: Boone Photo Company

Item Type: Photograph

[Austin Volunteer Fire Department]

Photograph of the Austin Volunteer Fire Department on parade down Congress Avenue.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

[Austin War Recreation Center Staff]

Photograph of two women, likely Austin War Recreation Center staff, at a desk looking at some paperwork. The desk is cluttered with papers and notebooks. One woman is standing and the other is seated and writing.

Date: unknown

Creator: Rosenthal, Alfred

Item Type: Photograph

[Austin War Recreation Council]

Photograph of a group of women, likely the Austin War Recreation Council, seated around a table. One of the women is taking notes on a sheet of paper.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Austin White Lime Company]

Photograph of the exterior of Austin White Lime Company. There is a man walking in front of the building and there are lime kilns in the background.

Date: 1890

Item Type: Photograph

Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association at Municipal Golf Course

Photograph of Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association golfer and spectators at start of drive.The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road and donated to the city in 1936, has served it's citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.

Date: July 1, 1966

Item Type: Photograph

[Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association golfer and family at Municipal Golf Course]

Photograph of a family of four featuring an AWPLGA golfer, her husband, son, and daughter, on fairway during an AWPLGA tournament at the Municipal Golf Course. The Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association (AWPLGA) was founded in 1940 by local female amateur golfers at the Municipal Golf Course in 1940. According to the 1950 AWPLGA constitution, the organization was formed to "promote the true spirit of golf and good fellowship among its members." Membership was open to all women golfers of … more

Date: July 1, 1966

Item Type: Photograph

[Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association golfer at the Municipal Golf Course tournament]

Photograph of a woman golfer in view between tree branches at the AWPLGA tournament at Municipal Golf Course. The Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association (AWPLGA) was founded in 1940 by local female amateur golfers at the Municipal Golf Course in 1940. According to the 1950 AWPLGA constitution, the organization was formed to "promote the true spirit of golf and good fellowship among its members." Membership was open to all women golfers of Central Texas. The municipal Golf Course, construc… more

Date: July 1966

Item Type: Photograph

[Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association golfer swinging at the Municipal Golf Course tournament]

Photograph of a golfer swinging on a drive at the AWPLGA tournament at the Austin Municipal Golf Course. The Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association (AWPLGA) was founded in 1940 by local female amateur golfers at the Municipal Golf Course in 1940. According to the 1950 AWPLGA constitution, the organization was formed to "promote the true spirit of golf and good fellowship among its members." Membership was open to all women golfers of Central Texas. The municipal Golf Course, constructed o… more

Date: July 1966

Item Type: Photograph

[Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association tournament at the Municipal Golf Course]

Photograph of four golfers standing on the green at the Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association tournament at the Municipal Golf Course. The Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association (AWPLGA) was founded in 1940 by local female amateur golfers at the Municipal Golf Course in 1940. According to the 1950 AWPLGA constitution, the organization was formed to "promote the true spirit of golf and good fellowship among its members." Membership was open to all women golfers of Central Texas. The… more

Date: July 1, 1966

Item Type: Photograph

[Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association trophy at the Municipal Golf Course tournament]

Photograph of a trophy awarded at the AWPLGA tournamen at the Austin Municipal Golf Course. Spectators are visible in the background. The Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association (AWPLGA) was founded in 1940 by local female amateur golfers at the Municipal Golf Course in 1940. According to the 1950 AWPLGA constitution, the organization was formed to "promote the true spirit of golf and good fellowship among its members." Membership was open to all women golfers of Central Texas. The municip… more

Date: July 1, 1966

Item Type: Photograph

[Austin Women's Volunteer Service]

Portriat of Mrs. L. B. Griffith, Chairman Austin Womens Volunteer Service; Miss Dolly Maude Harris; Mrs. Betty Anne Coffman, delivering Austin Telephone Directory.

Date: November 1942

Creator: Rosenthal, Alfred

Item Type: Photograph

Austin's First Ambulance

Photograph of Austin's first ambulance taken at 33rd and Speedway streets. The ambulance is horse-drawn and on the side, in addition to a cross, is a small plaque that reads "V.O. Weed." On the back of the photograph there is a note that reads "Mr. Bob Weed says that the body of this horse-drawn ambulance was removed and motorized with the coming of the auto-mobile, therefore it became Austin's first real ambulance."

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Austin's First Ambulance

Photograph of a horse-drawn ambulance taken at 33rd and Speedway streets. On the side of the ambulance, in addition to a cross, is a small plaque that reads "V.O. Weed." The body of this horse-drawn ambulance was removed and motorized with the coming of the automobile, therefore it became Austin's first real ambulance.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Avoid this in fairway No. 2

Photograph of a man standing in a sand trap to show how deep it is, on fairway number two at Austin Municipal Golf Course. A typed caption under the image says "Avoid this in Fareway No. 2."

Date: 19XX

Item Type: Photograph

[Awards at the Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association tournament at the Municipal Golf Course]

Photograph of a woman being presented with a trophy on green at the AWPLGA tournament at the Austin Municipal Golf Course. Spectators stand to the right. A man operates a camera in the bed of a truck on the left. The Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association (AWPLGA) was founded in 1940 by local female amateur golfers at the Municipal Golf Course in 1940. According to the 1950 AWPLGA constitution, the organization was formed to "promote the true spirit of golf and good fellowship among its m… more

Date: July 1, 1966

Item Type: Photograph

[AWPGLA at Muny]

Group portrait of ladies from the Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association. They hold a poster reading "Light up with Jax."

Date: [1960..1974]

Item Type: Photograph

AWPLGA at Muny

Group portrait of golfers from AWPLGA, the Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association, drinking Jax beer. The stand outside under some strands of lights. A small truck is in the foreground.

Date: [1960..1974]

Item Type: Photograph

[Back view of Blackshear Elementary School, located at 1712 East 11th Street]

Photograph of the back of Blackshear Elementary School, which is located at 1712 East 11th Street and backs onto Lawson Lane and was constructed in 1936. A two story brick building with a flat roof, the school was named for Edward Lavernia Blackshear, a former administrative supervisor of Austin's African-American schools. The building is symetrically designed, with groups of windows on the first and second floors. In the lower right corner of the image, hands hold a chalk board sign that read… more

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.268023 -97.722533