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[Library at C.C.C. Camp]
Photograph of a group of men reading at the library at C.C.C. Camp in 1940. One of them is browsing through the books on the shelf.
[Baseball Game at C.C.C. Camp]
Photograph of a baseball game at C.C.C. Camp in 1940.
[Shooting Arrows at C.C.C. Camp]
Photograph of two men aiming a bow and arrow at C.C.C. Camp during the Summer of 1940.
[Views Taken at C.C.C. Camp]
Photograph of a small group of children playing baseball at a field at C.C.C. Camp in the Summer of 1940.
[Boxing at C.C.C. Camp]
Photograph of two men playing boxing at C.C.C. Camp with a few others seen seated behind them.
[Views at C.C.C. Camp]
Photograph of a group of people playing volleyball at C.C.C. Camp in 1940.
[Style Shows at Barton Springs]
Photograph of a group of people posing by the water at a style show at Barton Springs in 1941.
[Pool at C.C.C. Camp]
Photograph of a group of men playing pool at C.C.C. Camp in 1940.
[Portrait of C. M. Cureton]
Photograph of C. M. Cureton, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, as he was leaving the Bench at the close of the ceremonies celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the first meeting of the Supreme Court of Texas.
[Correspondence to Julie Graham from Representative Lyndon Baines Johnson]
A letter to Julie Graham from Representative Lyndon Baines Johnson, who congratulates her on graduating from high school.
[Correspondence to Richard Niles Graham from Maury Maverick, mayor of San Antonio]
A letter to Richard Niles Graham from Maury Maverick, mayor of San Antonio, who says that he is returning Graham’s copy of the book A Maverick American, which Maverick wrote, with his autograph.
[Women in a Field of Crops]
Photograph of four women standing in a field looking at vegetable plants. Two women are pointing to plants. A car is parked alongside the field. Telephone poles are in the background.
[Airplanes Flying Over Austin]
Photograph of C-47 airplanes flying over Austin in 1940.
[Basketball Team]
Photograph of a basketball team. Five men stand in the back row, four kneel in the front row, and the coach sits on the ground holding a basketball in front of them.
[Group of Military Personnel]
Photograph of a group of US Army Air Force personnel, standing next to a wire fence.
[Men Preparing for Tokyo Raid]
Photograph of Lt. Hank Potter, Lt. Colonel James Doolittle, and their flight crew preparing a Tokyo raid.
[Flying Over Highland Lakes]
Photograph of a plane flying over Highland Lakes.
Governor’s Mansion
Front elevation, grounds, gardens, walkway, very lush landscaping.
[Governor’s Mansion]
Looking west at the entrance of the Governor's Mansion.
New Sanitation Truck
Photograph of the new City of Austin Sanitation Division sanitation truck. The truck in the photograph is a 1939 General Motors dump truck.
[Street Car Railroad]
Photograph of a street car and street railroad tracks on West 40th Street near Avenue A.
Removing Street Car Tracks on East 1st
Photograph of two construction workers using jackhammers to remove the street cars tracks on East 1st Street.
[Austin Baseball Club Bus]
View of the side of a bus with "Austin Baseball Club, The Pioneers" painted on the side. No one is in the bus and storage compartments are open.
[Governor's Mansion behind trees and under snow]
Photograph of Texas Governor's Mansion grounds with snow, trees, greenhouse visible, south and front elevation. Seen from West 10th and Colorado Streets. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and continuously occupied since 1856. The mansion was occupied by Governor W. Lee O'Daniel and his wife Merle in 1940 when this image was taken. The mansion was named a Texas historic landmark in 1962 and a National historic landmark in 1970.
[Governor's Mansion]
Photograph of the Texas Governor's mansion taken from 11th Street and Lavaca Street.
Lifeguards of Barton Springs
Photograph of Barton Springs lifeguards. ID on back. Seated L-R: J. Garrison; C. Kelly, B; Estrada, N. Hargrave, J. Terrell, L. Baker, J. Toomy, S. Wilkerson, O. Ludwig, J. Prowse. Back Row L-R: B. Rundel, C. Extram, D. Gross, B. Wright, unidentified, Bev Sheffield.
[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.
Street Railroad Downtown
A crowd of people in downtown Austin. Caption on photo reads, "Loading the Plain Line Street Cars at Sixth and Congress, Austin, Texas, 1:40p.m., February 7, 1940 for their last run. Being replaced by new buses on the left."
[Headlights on Congress Avenue]
Photograph of car headlights on Congress Avenue at night looking south from the Capitol. The neon signs of Hotel Austin, Paramount Theater, Sears, and other businesses as well as painted advertisements are visible.
[Singers at Saengerrunde Hall]
Photograph of a group of men singing to an audience at Saengerrunde Hall. Streamers hang from the ceiling and various flags and banners are on the stage behind the men.
[Last streetcar in front of Palm School, Austin, Texas]
Photograph of an Austin Street Railway Company streetcar in front of the Palm School on First Street (now Cesar Chavez), reportedly taken on the last day of streetcar service in Austin. A group of children and a few women, possibly students and teachers, are standing on the sidewalk in front of the school, waving at the streetcar. There is a blurred car in the foreground, about to pass the streetcar on the right, and another car is behind the streetcar on the right side of the photograph. The Austin Chronicle reported on July 21, 2000 that "(t)he last day for Austin's streetcars came on February 7, 1940. By June (1940), most of the tracks had been torn up and paved over. The last tracks were removed in 1942, providing 50,000 pounds of steel for use in World War II."
[Style Show at Barton Springs]
Photograph of a man in a bathing suit standing on a stage during a style show at Barton Springs. A crowd of people sit on the hillside behind him and watch.
[Bathers at Barton Springs Pool]
Photograph of bathers standing and splashing in Barton Springs wading pool near the waterfall.
[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.
[Guadalupe Street]
Photograph of Guadalupe Street, looking south from 29th street, before street railway tracks were removed. A Humble service station is on the left side of the street and several other businesses including a laundry are on the right. The UT tower is visible in the background.
[Gaston Avenue]
Photograph of Gaston Avenue looking east to McCallum Drive; Pemberton Heights subdivision. Houses are visible on both sides of the street and in the background; also in the far background is the UT tower.
McCallum Drive Looking North
Photograph of McCallum Drive facing north. Houses are visible on both sides of the street and a car is parked on the right side of the street.
Woolridge Drive looking north from Claire Avenue
Photograph of Wooldridge Drive looking north from Claire Avenue. Several houses are visible in the background.
[Streetcar on West 40th Street]
Photograph of "West 40th Street, looking east from Guadalupe Street, before street railway tracks were removed." A streetcar is in the middle of the road and cars are on each side.
[Golfers putting on green at Municipal Golf Course]
Photograph of a man in suit putting while another golfer looks on. Golfers stand and sit in the shade under trees in the background. The Austin 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.
[Golfers putting on green at Austin Municipal Golf Course]
Photograph of a man putting while a man in a suit looks on. Men are standing in the background. The Austin 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.
[Golfers teeing off at Austin Municipal Golf Course]
Photograph of a group of men teeing off in front of the Municipal Golf course club house. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road, has served it's citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
[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's gym class at the Austin Athletic Club]
Photograph of a women's gym class at Austin Athletic Club. These twenty-five women appear to range in age from their twenties to their mid to late thirties. They wear short-sleeved white blouses and dark colored shorts with high-top lace-up sneakers. They stand on the floor and first step of the wooden bleachers of the interior volleyball courts.
[Women's gym class stretching at Austin Athletic Center]
Photograph of a large women's gym class lying in three rows on the floor on their left sides with their heads propped on their left arms, right arm crossed in front of their torsos, legs straight and toes pointed: ready to stretch. Their coats and outer garments are strewn on the wooden bleachers on the right background. A basketball hoop and archery target is visible in the rear of the building.
[Bryker Woods Elementary School Classroom]
Photograph of a room, possibly a library or study room, at Bryker Woods Elementary School, located at 3309 Kerbey Lane. Several large tables are in the foreground, bookshelves are along the back wall, and a chalkboard is on the wall on the right side.
[Construction at Zilker Park]
Photograph of men working on the construction of Zilker Park Club House addition.
Santa Rita Street
Photograph of a view down Santa Rita Street looking West from Perdenales in East Austin. L.A. Preston Food Store can be seen on the South side of the street.
[Mayor Miller, Guiton Morgan & T.B. Ladies]
Photograph of Mayor Miller and Guiton Morgan and two women indoors. Man on far left is Mayor Tom Miller.
[Side Exterior of Rural Home]
Photograph of the side exterior of a rural home. There is a man standing in front of the chimney of the home. The Bascom Giles home was in Manor, Texas.
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