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- [Social Events 1930 thru 1938]
- Photograph of two children posing outdoors.
- [Social Events 1930 through 1938]
- Photograph of a crowd of people gathered for a social event that occurred in 1936.
- Wading Above the Falls
- Photograph of three people wading in Bull Creek. They are wearing swimsuits and the person in the middle is wearing a swim cap. Brushy hills are in the background behind them.
- [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.
- [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."
- [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.
- [Drawing by Oscar Strobel]
- A humorous drawing, with text, of a steer by artist Oscar Strobel.
- Statement by Judge J.W. Maxwell
- Regarding William S. Porter's note on some debt he owed Hatzfeld and Co.
- [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.
- Pool at Zilker Park
- Photograph of the pool at Zilker Park. Inscription on back of photo reads "Lily Ponds built w/relief labor 1935 Annual Report"
- [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.
- [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."
- [Rear Exterior of Governor's Mansion]
- Photograph of a rear exterior view of the Governor's Mansion.
- [President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt making a whistle-stop campaign appearance in Austin]
- Photograph of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt standing behind a podium, on a platform, at the end of a train car as he addresses the large, night-time crowd assembled before him. His outstretched arms grasp the podium. Roosevelt is surrounded by a group of people including his wife, Eleanor, and possibly John Nance Garner ("Cactus Jack"), the vice-president. A neon sign above the train car reads, "PROSPERITY'S ROSE BLOOMS AGAIN WITH ROOSEVELT." The crowd is standing shoulder-to-shoulder.
- UT Tower under construction
- View of University Avenue showing park in center and Tower under construction in background.
- [Seaholm Power Plant]
- Photograph of the Seaholm Power Plant at 800 West Cesar Chavez Street. The plant has a water tower, vent stacks, and railroad tracks crossing the foreground of the image. The plant is surrounded by a short, chain-link fence on all sides except where the main gate is open on the right side of the image. The plant was constructed during the 1930s and was eventually demolished in the 1960s.
- [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.
- 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.
- [Rosewood Park swimming pool]
- Photograph of the empty swimming pool at Rosewood Park for Negroes. The photograph shows the shower in the middle left where swimmers can wash off grass and dirt before entering the pool. The diving board is visible behind the shower indicating this is a photo of the deep end of the pool. A lifeguard sits in the lifeguard chair at the far end of the pool. A swing set is partially visible behind the diving board and a some trees.
- [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.
- 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.
- [Rosewood Park pool]
- Photograph of the swimming pool at the Rosewood Park for Negroes. The pool was built by J.F. Johnson Construction and is seventy feet wide by seventy five feet long, and runs three feet to seven feet and six inches deep. The photo is of the shallow end of the pool. Two cars are parked in near the pool. A lifeguard sits underneath a rules notice.
- [Swimmers at Rosewood Park pool]
- Photograph of swimmers at the swimming pool at the Rosewood Park for Negroes. Because of an extensive remodeling and enlargement program, Rosewood Pool opened its swimming session on June 19, but even with this late start, attendance for the rest of the season totaled 73,155. The completed pool measures 70' x 125' plus an adjacent wading pool that is 20' x 40', giving a combined total of 9,550 sq. ft. A water filtering system was installed with a 3-gallon per minute filter rate. The pool has a 350,000 gallon capacity with a 6-hour turnover. Other improvements include underwater lights in the deep end of the pool. Total cost of improvements was about $68,000.
- [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.
- [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 staircase was constructed next to the building by the Civil Works Administration (C. W. A.) in 1934, leading down to a baseball field. This view shows the side of the two-story stone house, designed by architect Joseph Sherwin, with two bay windows on the first floor. The stone steps and ball field are visible in the foreground.
- Austin High School Maroons
- Photograph of young man in football uniform. Believed to be House Park Stadium.
- Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado
- Photograph of building under construction
- Legislature - Candid
- Photograph of man seated at desk
- Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado
- Photograph of building under construction
- Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado
- Photograph of American Statesman Bldg
- Legislature - Candid
- Photograph of four men casting dice
- Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado
- Photograph of building under construction.
- 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.
- Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado
- Photograph of building under construction
- Austin American Statesman Building 7th & Colorado
- Photograph of building under construction
- 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.
- Walter Bremond
- Walter Bremond sits behind a desk with pencil in hand and papers in front of him.