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[St. Austin Catholic School]
Photograph of the porch and entrance to St Austin's Parish School, now St. Austin Catholic School, at 1911 San Antonio St., Austin, Texas. The corner of the building has "St. Austins Parish School" in metal letters on the right side of the wall, and a large metal cross on the left. Two trees and a bush stand to the right near the entrance.
[Living Room near Kitchen and Bedroom]
Photograph of a living room in a postwar home. In the left foreground is a chair and table with an ashtray on it, behind which is an opening to a bedroom. In the center against a wall is a TV set on a stand and a desk with a chair, lamp, rotary phone, ashtray, and mirror. In the right background is a bar with three stools at it, behind which is the kitchen.
[Single-Story Building and Landscaping]
Photograph of a single-story, postwar building used as a club or restaurant. The structure is set on top of brick and stone landscaping that leads down to a sidewalk. An overhanging room extends out, with large curtained windows, a door, and a wooden staircase. A tree stands in the right-foreground, behind which is a water tower.
[Lobby]
Photograph of a lobby. At center are some chairs with a metal table and glass coffee table. Behind them in the background is a couch with more tables and lamps on either side of it. The couch is set against a set of windows, through which two parked 1950s-era cars are visible. A potted plant stands on the far right; a door is visible in the far left.
[Finishing a Bus]
Photograph of an assembly line of Ford buses. In the center three men work on a nearly completed, unpainted bus. In the background to the right is a line of buses in various states of completion with several laborers around them. In the background on the left various tools and pieces of machinery are visible.
[Empty Kitchen]
Photograph of a kitchen with tile flooring. To the left is an oven, stove, and sink with cabinets beneath a window. At center is a dishwasher with light-colored cabinets on either side and lining the wall above it. To the right is a door, next to which is a Frigidaire refrigerator.
[Living Room with Fireplace]
Photograph of a living room. On the left is a sand- or limestone fireplace with a potted plant, two cushioned chairs and two lamps. Next to the nearer chair is a table with an ashtray and a rotary phone. In the background is a curtain next to a glass door and two tall, wide windows, in front of which are two more chairs and a table with a potted plant on it. In the center-foreground is a coffee table with a ceramic ashtray and flowers in a vase.
[Portrait of a Woman and Young Men's Group]
Portrait photograph of 38 young men posing with 1 woman in front of a drawn curtain. The subjects are arranged in four rows: the rearmost two are standing, while the second from front sits and the front kneels, plus one man front-and-center sitting cross-legged. The woman stands in the middle of the second row from back, wearing a belted dress. The men are all wearing suits and ties of varying shades and styles.
[Buildings nears Austin]
Photograph of unidentified buildings on a hill northwest of downtown Austin, Texas. In the center is a four story brick building rising from the middle of a matching single story section. To its right are low structures obscured by trees and a freestanding four story building with a covered walkway next to it. A single story building is visible nearby to the left, behind which on an adjacent ridge is a watertower. The hills are covered with short trees, with a road winding through them in the left-background. The University of Texas Tower and the Texas State Capitol are visible on the horizon above the trees to the right, along with a second watertower.
[Seaholm Power Plant]
Photograph of four metallic exhaust stacks at Seaholm Power Plant in Austin, Texas. A 1940s-era pickup truck and a coupe are parked in the foreground. Workmen can be seen walking at the base of the stacks.
[Backyard with In-Ground Pool]
Photograph of a backyard with an in-ground pool. A stone walkway leads down stairs from the left to the stone-lined pool. Various tables and chairs are set up around it while two tubes float on the surface. In the background is a modern, two-story house or set of apartments. Various shrubs line the wall behind and to the left of the pool, with two large oaks visible at center and right.
[Two-Story House with Balcony]
Photograph of a modern two-story house with a balcony and built-in carport, in which are two parked 1950s-era cars. Three cloth folding chairs are set up in the front yard with a bush in the foreground. The yard is surrounded by trees, including one which appears to have had a notch in the roof built around its trunk.
[Small, Furnished Room]
Photograph of a furnished room, arranged as a combined sleeping and living room. On the left under a window is a wide couch with a back cushion and pillows; next to that in the middle of the room is a metal table with a statuette, ashtray, and magazines on it. Behind the couch in the left corner is a lampstand, a chair, and a table with vase, all in front of a curtained window and a door leading to a balcony. A cushioned chair is pushed against some cabinets on the right.
[Living and Dining Room]
Photograph of a living and dining room in a single-story, postwar house. In the left foreground is a coffee table with ashtrays and a magazine on it. In the left background beyond the coffee table is a dining table set with four cushioned chairs and a fruitbowl. Behind that, against a stone wall, is a cabinet with a mirror and potted plants on top, as well as some small shelves with a metal pitcher. To the right of the dining table is a plaster wall, in which are some paper doors. To the right of that, at center, is a cushioned chair with two tables, the larger of which has a lamp and Buddha on it. Further to the right are glass doors leading to a patio.
[Church Facade]
Photograph of the front of an unidentified church. The top of the building is obscured by a large oak tree. Leaves hang over the top of the picture in the foreground. A cattle trailer is visible in the bottom right background.
[Bedroom with TV and Lounge Space]
Photograph of a bedroom in a postwar home. In the right foreground is a bed next, to which is a nightstand with a lamp. In the left foreground is a dresser with a fruitbowl and a statuette on top. Past the bed is a desk and chair, with a framed picture of a male figure, an ashtray, and some other items on it. In the center and left background stands a coffee table surrounded by cushioned chairs. The right corner has a table with a rotary phone on it, above which hangs a cylindrical lamp. The left corner has a record collection and a TV set.
[Kitchen with Doll and Stuffed Animal]
Photograph of a kitchen. A combined counter and stove is in the foreground, set with two chairs, plates, and silverware. A doll and stuffed animal lie next to the plates. On the right are two refrigerators separated by a counter, with a fruitbowl on top and drawers beneath. Above the counter is a window looking out into a wooded yard. An oven is mounted in the wall in the background on the left, past which is an opening into another room.
[Dining Room with Large Windows]
Photograph of a dining room at a club or restaurant with several set tables and chairs. The left side wall is made up of large windows, overlooking some landscaping with a wooden footbridge.
[Single-story School Buildings]
Photograph of three school buildings. The doors on each are open and they appear empty. Tall trees line the background.
[Print of proposed Bradford Paint Company Building]
Photograph of a print pinned to a wall, depicting a proposed building for the Bradford Paint Company in Austin, Texas. The image shows a building in a modern style, with an awning over the entrance and drive-thru, connecting the store to an adjacent building. A woman is depicted entering the store next to two men interacting at a walk-up window, while a couple windowshops around the corner.
[Bradford Paint Company Building]
Photograph of the Bradford Paint Company building, formerly located at W 4th Street and Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas. The photo was taken from across Guadalupe. 1940s and 50s-era cars are parked on the street at the bottom right and center-left of the photo; more cars are parked in the lot beneath and just past a covered walkway connecting the two-story Bradford building to a nearby one-story building.
[Single-Story House, Walkway and Wall]
Photograph of a postwar, single-story house. A concrete path with benches on it leads from the camera to the porch on the right side. The front yard is bordered by a low brick wall to the left; there is a carport behind it in the left background, with a 1950s-era station wagon parked in it. A segment of the yard on the left has wooden benches and trees in it; the rest is open grass, with one small, bare tree in the center. The house has shrubs planted around it, some in the ground and others potted. The walls are a mix of brick and paneling.
[Patio]
Photograph of a patio area at a single-story, postwar home. Two cloth folding chairs are set up on the ground beneath an open roof of wooden beams, possibly an unfinished overhang. To the left and center is a covered walkway lined with a brick wall. To the right is a side of the house with three large windows surrounded by paneling.
[Interior Construction]
Photograph of the inside of a unidentified building undergoing extensive construction, possibly a factory. An overhead crane is visible in the center background above a large piece of machinery. In the foreground, a handrail runs around an opening to a lower story; standing against it on far left is a wooden barrel. A segment of offices with windows is visible on the second story to the left, above which a blurred man can be seen on scaffolding.
[Empty Classroom with Open Windows]
Photograph of an empty classroom. Twenty individual desks with chairs are spaced throughout the room, behind which a blackboard with drawings pinned above it. Windows line the wall on the right side, two of which are open.
[Empty Auditorium]
Photograph of an unidentified and empty auditorium. The stage is set with a large, elevated desk in the center with three chairs behind it. In front of that are four chairs and a podium. On either side of the stage are desks with two chairs each, and on the right side behind the desk is a box with seats in it, reminiscent of a jury box. Double doors leading out of the room are visible on either side of the stage, as well as a door leading onto the left side of the stage itself. On either side of the rearwall of the stage are hung portraits of single male figures.
[Single-Story House, Car Bumper]
Photograph of a single-story, postwar house, taken from across the street. The front is a modern, plain design with a mixture of paneled and stone walls. A carport is visible at the end of a paved driveway on the left side with a 1950s-era car parked in it. Two large, bare trees and some smaller trees stand in the front yard. The front bumper of a 1940s-era car is visible in the left foreground; a neighboring house can be seen on the far-right in the background.
[Empty Dining Room]
Photograph of a restaurant dining room. At least twenty-three tables are set with chairs, cloths, folded napkins, and condiments. In the left background a counter and swinging doors to the kitchen are visible.
[Living Room at Top of Stairs]
Photograph of a living room in a postwar home. In the center foreground is a long couch, opposite which on the right side of the room is another couch. Between them is a stand with a ceramic bowl on it and a coffee table with some magazines or newpapers. The right side of the room has a brick wall with a framed painting on it, to the left of which is a hallway with stairs leading down. Left of that in the center background is a cushioned chair and small table in front of the opening to another room. To the left of that is a tall plant and a black metal chair, which stand in front of a freestanding wooden room and its door.
[Sketch of Austin Municipal Auditorium]
Photograph of a sketch of the Municipal Auditorium (later the Palmer Auditorium) in Austin, Texas, built by the firm Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven. The sketch is laid out on a wooden floor. A pole runs up to the camera in the bottom-left foreground, and a person's shoe is visible in the bottom-left corner.
[San Antonio Pipe & Supply Company]
Photograph of the San Antonio Pipe & Supply Company building, located at Nathan and South Alamo St, San Antonio, Texas. A sign on the left corner advertises "Reda Pumps," beneath which is a parked, black 1950s-era car. Lettering spells out "San Antonio Pipe & Supply Co." on the center of the building. In the far right background the Pioneer Flour Mill is visible.
[Trade Winds Motel]
Photograph of a Trade Winds Motor Hotel. A neon sign stands on the left that says "Trade Winds Motor Hotel, Restaurant, Heated Pool," and includes a AAA certification sign. Several 1950s-era cars are parked at the center and right of the picture in front of the motel office.
[Single-Story, Elevated House]
Photograph of a modern, postwar house. The structure is on a slope with one-half overhanging a driveway, supported by concrete pillars and serving as a carport or garage, in which are parked two 1950s-era cars. The overhanging section has a balcony and two large windows with drawn curtains. A landscaped yard leads up to the house's entrance on the left. The left foreground and right background are framed by various trees and foliage.
[Living Room with Paper Doors]
Photograph of a living room. At center is a couch against a wall, above which hangs a still life painting in a carved frame. The couch is flanked by two tables, with a lamp on the left one, as well as two chairs. In front is a glass coffee table with magazines. To the right in the background, folding paper doors leading to another room are left partially open. To the right of that, another table and lamp is visible at the end of a couch, in front of which is a wooden coffee table with a ceramic ashtray.
[Empty Classroom with Sink]
Photograph of a classroom. In the foreground are desks with chairs arranged in squares. On the right against windows is rectangular table and a circular table with chairs, on top of which is a potted plant. In the background on the right is a door, to the left of which is a small table, and then a space in the wall with coat pegs and cupboards. In the left background is set of counters with a sink, above which are various hand-drawn pictures.
[Kitchen Through Doors]
Photograph of a kitchen in a postwar home. Opened paper doors flank the foreground. On the left are tile counters on top of wooden cabinets, including a stove and oven. More wooden cabinets hang above them on the left wall. At the end of the counter is an ice box, and then a cabinet/desk with a double-door refrigerator on top; a tea tray is tucked in a space beneath the desk. In the background on the far side is a stone wall with a closed door in it. In the far-right corner is a cushioned seat with a lamp and table. In the center of the room is wooden island with tiled counter and a sink.
[Small, Furnished Room]
Photograph of a furnished room arranged as a combined living and dining room. In the left-foreground is a table and chairs, set with plates and cups. Behind that are shelves with decorative jars and vases. In the left-background is the entrance to a hallway with an A/C unit hanging on the corner-wall. Just past that corner is a small table with a statuette, a desk, two chairs, and wallshelves with books and a potted plant. In the right-background is another A/C unit, a chair, a painting on the wall, and a lampstand, in front of which is a wide couch with pillows in the right-foreground.
[Corner of Building with Pond]
Photograph of a building overhanging a pond, surrounded by extensive stone and brick landscaping. A moat flows over a small waterfall from the left into the pond at center. The building takes up the right foreground and center background.
[Single-Story House with Carport]
Photograph of a single-story home with a paved driveway and attached carport, in which are parked two 1950s-era cars. The house's foundation is lined with shrubs and the yard appears barren. In the background on the left a neighboring house is visible; behind and above the subject house are powerlines.
[Single-Story House with Hydrant, Small Trees]
Photograph of a postwar, single story house on a paved street. The walls feature a mixture of paneling and stone. Various short plants line the house's foundation, while two budding trees, a fire hydrant, and a sign stand in the yard to the left of walkup. A neighboring house with a stone wall is visible on the the far-right. In the background are telephone lines and another house.
[Swimming Pool]
Photograph of an in-ground swimming pool at a motel or apartment complex. The concrete pool is surrounded by tables set with folding chairs and umbrellas. A low diving board is on the bottom-right, and a palmtree stands in the left foreground. In the background a car can be seen parked under an awning, with other cars in parking spaces behind it. A man walks away from the pool in the center background, while a wisp of low smoke floats over the horizon from the left side.
[Walkway]
Photograph of a covered walkway connecting two buildings, separated by an empty yard. A freestanding handrail runs down the left side of the walkway. A nearby house is visible in the left background; in the right background are various trees behind the adjacent building.
[Auditorium]
Photograph of an empty auditorium. A series of tables and folding chairs are set up in rows in the foreground. In the center background is a stage with a piano in the corner. More tables and chairs and a series of doors are in the left-background, beneath an air-conditioning fan.
[School Building Walkway]
Photograph of a covered walkway connecting school buildings. The doors on each building are open. Tall trees surround a building in the background to the left; left of that in the distance several people can be seen.
[Empty Classroom]
Photograph of a classroom. Five sets of desks arranged together in squares are spread throughout the room. In the left background on the wall is a chalkboard, to the right of which is a cork board with some papers pinned to it. Large windows line the right side of the room.
[Back of a House]
Photograph of the backside of a house or set of high-end apartments. On the left is a set of two doors and large windows, followed by a third door surrounded by smaller segmented windows. The nearer set is surrounded by paneling while the further one has sand- or limestone walls. The foundation is lined with shrubs. Above them is an overhanging second story with windows. In the center and to the right is a stone pathway leading up matching stairs into the background; it joins a porch at the further door while separated from the nearer doors by a manicured lawn. Behind the path on the right are foliage and large Texas oaks. A dog is visible at center on the porch.
[Window Advertisement for "Davey Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier" Premier]
Photograph of a window display advertising a premiere of Disney's "Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier" featuring its stars Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen in person. A cardboard cutout of Fess Parker in character stands in the center, surrounded by post cards featuring images from the film. A sign says "In Person! on the stage Tuesday, June 7th. | Fess Parker | Buddy Ebsen | Paramount Theatre." Another sign reads "World premiere: Walt Disney's Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier."
[Three-Story Building with Parked Cars in Front]
Photograph of a unidentified three-story building. The structure has what appears to be a terracotta tile roof. There are two-story wings of the building on either side, both with flat roofs. Nine 1940s and 50s-style cars are parked in the foreground in a line, with one more car visible on the far left. Three men stand in front of the line of cars looking toward the structure; a fourth man is standing ahead and to the right of them. There are sprinklers active on the lawn. A large tree stands in front of the center of the building, with three more trees visible on the left.
[Living Room with Fireplace]
Photograph of a living room. On the left is a sand- or limestone fireplace with two cushioned chairs in front of it. Next to the nearer chair is a table with a ceramic ashtray and a rotary phone. In the background is a curtain next to a glass door and two tall, wide windows, in front of which are two more chairs and a table with a potted plant on it. In the right-foreground is part of a coffee table with flowers in a vase.
[Fabricating Buses]
Photograph of an assembly line of buses. Laborers can be seen in a line from the center-foreground to the left-background working on bodies and chassis of buses in various states of completion. In the background on the right are various pieces of machinery, behind which a completed bus can be seen.
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