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[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."
Battle Ship South Carolina
Photograph of the Battleship South Carolina at Galveston, Texas.
[Teacher and Students]
Photograph of a teacher holding a microphone and standing next to a table and an American flag, with a group of students behind her. They are in a covered, open-air auditorium, and trees are visible in the background.
Nixon-Clay College Classroom with Students
Photograph of female students in a classroom at Nixon-Clay College in Austin, Texas. A teacher stands in front of a chalk board on the left, and students sit in desks divided into two groups on the left and on the right. The students are all writing in notebooks. A man stands at the rear of the room looking out a window. A stairwell divides the classroom. Physical damage to the negative has caused a white line down the center of the image.
Pure Milk Company Portraits
Photograph of a boy and a woman at a kitchen table. The woman stands in front of the table, her hand resting on the back of the chair, and she watches the boy as he sits and pours milk from a carton into a glass.
Carnation Milk [residential delivery]
Photograph of a Carnation Milk delivery van and three milkmen on a residential street. Two milkmen hold a basket of milk bottles while a third stands behind them in the open door of the van. In the background, a woman at house numbered 1401 stands at her screen door.
Letter from Trueman O'Quinn to Dudley Frasier
Letter thanking Frazier for copy of "The Heart of O. Henry." O'Quinn mentions that he reviewed the book for KTBC-TV.
[Texas Rangers with Governor Miriam "Ma" Ferguson]
Group of men in suits with a woman standing on the steps of the Capitol.
[Texas State Capitol]
Looking north at the Capitol building from the roof of a building, possibly the Littlefield building at 6th and Congress. The photo shows the Travis County Courthouse in a state of disrepair at the corner of 11th and Congress.
Removing Street Car Tracks on East 1st
Photograph of two construction workers using jackhammers to remove the street cars tracks on East 1st Street.
[Calbraith P. Rodgers landing plane]
Photograph of a crowd gathered around Calbraith P. Rodgers when he crash landed his plane at Ridgetop. He was flying from Sheepshead Bay, New York to Pasadena, California.
[Lester Palmer Auditorium exterior during construction]
Photograph of the exterior of the Lester E. Palmer Municipal Auditorium under construction. One curved beam is attached to the interior center scaffold. The building is now called the Long Performing Arts Center.
[Wood and corrugated metal building]
People stand in front of a wood and corrugated metal building at a housing project. There is debris scattered on the dirt ground around them.
[Removal of Railroad Tracks from E. 1st St.]
Photograph of East 1st Street, showing brick immediately after rails have been picked up and method of loading rails. Houses on either side of the street are visible on both sides of the street. Workers and their vehicles are in the background.
[Aerial view of courts and seats at Caswell Tennis Center]
Photograph of an aerial view of all six tennis courts, spectator stands, and parking at the Caswell Tennis Center on Shoal Creek at 24th and N. Lamar. Two men's doubles matches are visible in the back two courts. Spectators crowd in the shade under the awning. Residential neighborhoods are visible behind the tennis courts in the background.
[Sing Song at Barton Springs]
Photograph of Sing Song Program at Barton Springs. An orchestra is on a small stage with an ivy-covered fence behind them. Children are visible sitting in the foreground, watching the concert.
[Women sewing]
Photograph of women sewing in a room in the old Pan American Recreation Center on 3rd and Comal Streets. Most women sit at sewing machines while four women crowd together on a bench and sew or embroider by hand. four women stand at a table in the back for cutting fabric A young boy of a bout five sits on footrest in the foreground. There is Mexican art on the walls and the only door to the room is open. The Pan American Recreation Center was opened in June 1942 as the first Latin American Recreation Center in Austin and run under the auspices of the Federated Latin American Club and directed by the Austin Recreation Department. The name "Pan American Recreation Center" was chosen by the executive committee during a center naming contest. On September 7, 1956, a new Pan American Recreation Center was formally dedicated at 2100 East 3rd Street, just west of the old location and where it currently exists today. The building adjoins Zavala School and was built at a cost of $155,261. The Hillside Theater was later built and completed in June 1958.
[Christmas Event at Hancock Recreation Center]
Photograph of a group of older adults seated for a Christmas event at Hancock Recreation Center. A wreath is visible along one of the walls of the room.
Fulton's Ice Cream Parlor
Two men and a little girl at the bar. A rooster is standing on the stool next to the girl. Fulton's was located at 1608 Lavaca St.
[Pan American Recreation Center] Hillside Program
Photograph of a band performing on a stage before a large audience seated on the lawn at the Pan American Recreation Center Hillside Program.
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"
Photograph of musicians in the orchestra pit and actors on stage during a production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" at Zilker Hillside Theater.
[Girl Scouts at Southern Union Gas Company]
Photograph of a group of Girl Scouts participating in a gas stove presentation at the Southern Union Gas Company. The sign in the store reads "Always Be Modern With Gas".
[Girls Watching Gas Stove Presentation]
Photograph of an audience of girls watching Girl Scouts demonstrate the use of a gas stove at the Southern Union Gas Company.
Mrs. Allan Shivers and Daughter in Governor's Mansion
Marialice Shivers and daughter Marialice Shivers II on stairs
Marialice Shivers II, daughter of Governor Allan Shivers in Governor's Mansion
Daughter in cowboy outfit on settee
[Fred Krauser Family Group]
Family group in living room, 12 total.
[Young man in Native American costume, posing]
Young man in Native American costume, posing. Part of the Grass, Douglas & Peggy Ann Curtis group.
[Young woman in costume, posing]
Young woman in costume, posing. Part of the Grass, Douglas & Peggy Ann Curtis group.
[Young man and woman, wearing costumes and posing]
Young man and woman, wearing costumes and posing. Part of the Grass, Douglas & Peggy Ann Curtis group.
Trench-digging machinery
Trench-digging machinery in action, on a field.
Trench-digging machinery
Trench-digging machinery in action, seen from inside the dug out trench.
[Men sitting on couch]
Six men sitting on furniture at an unknown furniture store.
[Lorene Bolt, Secretary of the Year]
Three men standing around a typewriter and loving cup. Mrs. Bolt to the right wearing tiara at Scott Investment Co., 103 1/2 E. 7th St.
[Lorene Bolt, Secretary of the Year]
Man at desk. Mrs. Bolt taking notes to the right at Scott Investment Co., 103 1/2 E. 7th St.
[Lorene Bolt, Secretary of the Year]
Three secretaries standing over Mrs. Bolt in a posed photo at a desk at Scott Investment Co., 103 1/2 E. 7th St.
[Lorene Bolt, Secretary of the Year]
Man at desk. Mrs. Bolt taking notes to the right at Scott Investment Co., 103 1/2 E. 7th St. Man is possibly Spencer J. Scott.
[Lorene Bolt, Secretary of the Year]
Boy and Mrs. Bolt outdoors playing badminton at 1405 E. 37th St. Bolt was the office manager for Scott Investment Company.
[Lorene Bolt, Secretary of the Year]
Mrs. Bolt and boy at dining room table at 1405 E. 37th St. Bolt was the office manager for Scott Investment Company.
[Lorene Bolt, Secretary of the Year]
Mrs. Bolt and boy on floor with train set at 1405 E. 37th St. Bolt was the office manager at Scott Investment Company.
[Reverend O. G. Barrow, Rosedale Baptist Church]
Man standing with hands crossed and fat tie.
[Rosedale Baptist Church]
Exterior of Rosedale Baptist Church at 1300 W. 44th St.
[Pioneer Air Lines]
Pilot and flight attendant exiting airplane. Pilot is handed a Baylor watch by two men.
[Terry Jo Cocke with trophies and ribbons]
Terry Jo Cocke stands in front of shelves holding dozens of horse-jumping ribbons and trophies.
Poster of equestrian Terry Jo Cocke
Poster of equestrian Terry Jo Cocke. The drawings on the poster portray her holding a first prize, riding her horse and jumping over an obstacle. The wording is the following: "Terry Jo Cocke; Champ of the Southwest!; Terry Jo is a sinch to make the 1952 Olympics. She rules the junior section in Hunter and Jumper competition. For 3 years Terry Jo has won the title in the 13-to-18-year-old group. And little sister Sue takes all the honors in the 12-and-under class."
Mary McLaurin
Photograph of two young women. One is on a bicycle.
[Austin High Football Game with San Marcos High]
Photograph of Austin High School football players in a game with San Marcos High School players.
[James H. Pittsford Jr. Standing on Chair]
Photograph of J.H. Pittsford, Jr., standing on a chair at a table. A large jar sits on table. A woman is looking at the child. He is ten months old.
[University of Texas Dorm House]
Photograph of the exterior of a University of Texas dorm house on campus.
[University of Texas Dorm House]
Photograph of the back of a University of Texas dorm house on campus.
[University of Texas Dorm House]
Photograph of the front exterior of a dorm house on the University of Texas campus.
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