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- [Dance Club at Municipal Golf Course #2]
- Photograph of a group of people members identified as part of the Municipal Golf Course clubhouse.
- [Dance Club at Municipal Golf Course]
- Photograph of a group of people dancing at the Municipal gold Course clubhouse in 1943.
- [People at the Post Exchange]
- Photograph of people at the post exchange in 1943.
- [Men Fixing Plane Propeller]
- Photograph of mechanics working on a C-47 radial engine in 1943. One of them stands on stairs, and the other stands on the ground and looks up at the propeller.
- [Personnel on Phones in the Central Tower]
- Photograph of two men, left, and a woman on phones in the central tower at Bergstrom Air Force Base.
- [Men in Lounge]
- Photograph of men sitting in a lounge. Three men sit around a table in the center, while another plays a piano to the left. Chairs are lined up against the right wall. An American flag is in the foreground.
- [Base Headquarters]
- Photograph of the Bergstrom Air Force Base headquarters. An American flag is positioned in front of the building.
- Governor’s Mansion Interiors - The Gold Room
- Corner of room showing love seat, curtains and part of fireplace.
- Governor’s Mansion Interiors
- Archway into room showing part of fireplace, love seat and curtains.
- Governor’s Mansion Interiors
- Front parlor fireplace, showing wallpaper.
- [Altar Boys at St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of two altar boys kneeling at the altar of St. David's Episcopal Church.
- [Red Cross Nurses Preparing Supplies]
- Photograph of groups of Red Cross nurses prepare medical supplies at tables. There is a large poster on the wall in the back advertising "The Greatest Mother in the World, War Fund 1943."
- Sweet potatoes gathered from City's Victory Garden
- Photograph of men gathering sweet potatoes from Austin's Victory Garden. Baskets of sweet potatoes are visible in the foreground and cars are parked along the road in the background. Image was used in the City's 1943 Annual Report.
- [Group of Men in Uniform]
- Photograph of a group of soldiers in a few styles of uniform, with a few women and a pastor, possibly at Camp Mabry.
- [Interior of Austin Atheltic Club with scaffolding before painting]
- Photograph of interior view showing the scaffolding used in painting the interior of the Austin Athletic Club building and the condition of building before painting. Volleyball nets stretch across two courts, with empty bleachers visible in background. The first organized recreation center in Austin was the privately owned Austin Athletic Club, built in 1923, by William T. Caswell. In 1931. Mr. Caswell sold the club to the City of Austin for "a small remuneration". The name of the center was officially changed to the Austin Recreation Center in 1970. After substantial damage, due to the Memorial Day flood of 1981 that center was closed after the existing center was built and opened in 1986.
- [Arch construction of the Negro Recreation Building, now Doris Miller Auditorium, in Rosewood Park]
- Photograph of the construction of an arch at the Negro Recreation Building, now Doris Miller Auditorium, in Rosewood Park. A man in a fedora sits astride a semi-circular laminated wooden truss, working on joining it at the center. This truss, and two completed trusses in the background are framed against the sky. The trusses are supported by posts, and temporarily joined together with wooden cross braces. The top of a wooden scaffold is visible in the lower right corner of the image.
- [Construction of the Rosewood Recreation Center, now Doris Miller Auditorium, in Rosewood Park]
- Photograph of construction of the Negro Recreation Building in Rosewood Park. Three men stand on the back of a 1930s flat bed truck, as they use a crane mounted on the truck to lift half of a laminated wooden semi-circular arched truss into place. Two of the trusses are already completed in the background. The scaffolding used to support workers joining the trusses at their centers stands to the back of the truck. The trusses are joined by cross members, and the half truss erected to the left in the photograph is supported by a post, awaiting the other half of the truss. Two wooden saw horses and several stacks of bags of cement(?) are on the ground under and near the trusses. This photograph appeared in the 1944 Annual Report of the Austin Recreation Department, on page 48, labeled "New Gymnasium - Auditorium at Rosewood".
- [Children around USN sand sculpture at Sandcraft]
- Photograph of a group of children around a sandbox with a sand sculpture of an anchor and the initials U.S.N. (United States Navy) imprinted over it at Sandcraft Park.
- Bergstrom Field
- Photograph of two men in uniform beside sign for the Headquarters of the 53rd Troop Carrier Wing. Maurice Milton Beach, commander of the 53rd Troop Carrier Wing is on the left.
- Del Valle Air Base
- Photograph of men and women in uniform standing in front of an automobile and an airplane -- "Turkey Bird." Del Valle Air Base became Bergstrom Air Force Base.
- Del Valle Air Base Hangar
- Photograph of airplane in hangar undergoing engine repair. Del Valle Air Base became Bergstrom Air Force Base.
- Switchboard operators at Del Valle Air Base
- Photograph of two women working at a switchboard. A third woman observes. Del Valle Air Base became Bergstrom Air Force Base.
- Confederate Reunion
- Photograph of man speaking a podium. Audience is seated in background.
- George Clark, Navy Officer, and Wife
- Photograph of man in uniform standing with his wife in front of a fireplace.
- Del Valle Air Base
- Photograph taken in a hospital ward. Del Valle Air Base became Bergstrom Air Force Base.
- Del Valle Air Base
- Photograph of three women in uniform. Del Valle Air Base became Bergstrom Air Force Base.
- [Three Men at Desk]
- Photograph of three men standing at a desk. One man is showing a document to the other man. The photographer wrote the phrase "Gov. Akin" on the envelope of the negative.
- Confederate Reunion
- Photograph of two elderly men at podium. Others are seated on benches in background.
- Captain Augustine De Zavala -- Draft Board
- Photograph of Mr. Augustine De Zavala seated at a desk. De Zavala, who became a captain in World War I, was a grandson of Lorenzo de Zavala. This is a photograph of him as a committee member of the Re-employment and Transportation Committee, United States Selective Service Boards 1, 2 & 3, Travis County.
- Captain Augustine De Zavala -- Draft Board
- Photograph of Augustine De Zavala standing with cane. De Zavala was the grandson of Lorenzo De Zavala
- J. Frank Dobie
- Photograph of J. Frank Dobie seated in front of a bookcase smoking his pipe with a book open in his lap and his boot up on the bookcase.
- Confederate Reunion
- Photograph of four elderly men raising a flag.
- V-Day Celebration
- Photograph of a parade up Congress Avenue. A decorated soldier waves from a Buick convertible.
- V-Day Celebration
- Photograph of a convocation at Memorial Stadium, Austin. Flags are flying and planes are flying over the stadium.
- V-Day Celebration
- Photograph of military and civilian personnel riding in a Buick convertible during a parade up Congress Avenue.
- Buster Kreuz
- Photograph of man in a machine shop with guns.
- Civil Air Patrol Boys
- Photograph of five boys standing. The Civil Air Patrol is a Congressionally chartered volunteer civilian auxiliary of The United States Air Force.
- George Brooks
- Photograph of man dressed in white suit.
- Civil Air Patrol Boys
- Photograph of five boys standing.
- V-Day Celebration
- Photograph of military and civilian personnel exiting a Braniff Airways plane.
- Paul Wakefield
- Photograph of two men in uniform.
- Austin Girl Scouts
- Photograph of two girls in swimming suits holding a board filled with badges.
- J. Frank Dobie
- Photograph of J. Frank Dobie seated with two men in uniform in front of The Littlefield Fountain and the UT tower.
- Two Children on a Bench
- Photograph of two small girls seated on a wrought iron bench.
- George Thornton -- Trucks
- Photograph of a fleet of cars and trucks.
- Irving Mayer
- Photograph of a man, two young women and a young man by a floor lamp.
- Baby in Crib
- Photograph of a baby lying in a crib.
- W.D. Cooper
- Photograph of a man seated on a sofa holding a baby in his lap.
- Mrs. McNamara and Children
- Photograph of three women and three children.
- [Two Children Sitting on Bench]
- Photograph of two children sitting on a bench in a room. They are looking off to the side and away from the camera. The photographer wrote the name "Irvin Mayer" on the envelope of the negative.