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- [Rosewood Flag Football]
- Photograph of a group of children playing flag football at Rosewood Park in 1965.
- [Flag Football at Rosewood]
- Photograph of a group of people playing flag football at Rosewood Park.
- [Piano Player and Trapeze Woman at the Gay Nineties]
- Photograph of a smiling man at an upright piano and a smiling woman swinging on a trapeze at the Gay Nineties bar ("Ninties" on the mirror). Both people are in period costume, emulating an 1890's honky tonk establishment. The price of some drinks is written on the mirror behind the bar, including the "Yard-O-Beer, $2.00" and margaritas for ¢30, ¢35, ¢85, and ¢95. A metal chandelier hangs from the rafters.
- [Couch Set with Lamps]
- Photograph of a furniture set, featuring a couch flanked by bi-level tables with lamps and books on them, a cushioned chair, and a coffee table with an ashtray and cup & saucer. On the wall behind the couch are three framed prints. In the right corner is a curtain.
- [Round Five-Story Building]
- Photograph of a round five-story building of a modern, postwar design. The building features brick walls interspersed with sections of balconies. The bottom floor has glass windows and doors. On the left side is an adjoining brick and glass, square facade of similar height, and to the left of that is a two story brick building.
- [Workers on Platform]
- Photograph of construction workers in overalls and hardhats on a suspended platform, working on the Vaughn building. The workers can be seen constructing another part of the platform, and the top of the Commodore Perry Hotel can be seen in the background.
- [Workers on Roof]
- Photograph of the Vaughn building under construction. Workers in overalls and hardhats can be seen in the foreground on the roof top with a scaffold and crane, four of whom can be seen placing a large beam. Dozens of vehicles can be seen in the parking lot below and more of the city can be seen in the background, including St. David's Episcopal Church to the left.
- [Gun Cabinet]
- Photograph of a wood crafted gun cabinet on display. Several guns can be seen placed on display inside the cabinet. Etched silhouettes of two deer can be seen on the glass, and drawers can be seen built into the space below. A mounted fish can be seen hanging on the brick wall to the right.
- [Furniture Set]
- Photograph of a western themed furniture set on display that features a couch with a horse head printed on its back, two end tables with lamps made of painted hide and stirrups, a chair with a saddle printed on it, and a wooden coffee table. Most of the furniture is made from a half wagon wheel structure, and a western painting can be seen hanging on display on the left wall.
- [Audiometer]
- Photograph of a man inspecting an audiometer inside of a traveling hearing lab van. The man is wearing a light toned, checked suit, and a small sign on the wall can be seen displaying who built the interior frame of the van.
- [Construction Site]
- Photograph of a steel beam framed building under construction. Workers in overalls and hard hats can be seen throughout the area, and a crane can be seen to the right lifting up a pallet of beams. A light colored truck can be seen in the foreground delivering materials. The corner of another building under construction can be seen in the foreground to the right.
- [Hearing Test Van]
- Photograph of a portable hearing test lab in a large van named, Rudmose Audiometer Travel Lab. The van can be seen parked center in the foreground at the top of a hill and the company's information can be seen painted onto the side. Several people can be seen with bikes in the left background, and a woman driving a car can be seen in the background to the right.
- [Holly Street Power Plant Construction]
- Photograph of construction of the Holly Street Power Plant in Austin, Texas.
- Holly Street Power Plant [Interior]
- Photograph of the interior of the Holly Street power plant. Cables and boards litter the ground of the walkway as pipes cross overhead.
- [Holly Street Power Plant Construction]
- Photograph of the exterior of the Holly Street Power Plant. The wall still needs to be constructed, and the interior support beams and columns are visible from the outside. Two pickup trucks and a cement mixer are visible on the left. A disconnected crane claw sits on the ground near two construction sheds in front of the building.
- Saengerrunde Halle and Scholz Garten
- Photograph of Saengerrunde Halle and Scholz Garten beer garden at 1607 San Jacinto.
- [St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of the exterior of St. David's Episcopal Church taken from across the street at the intersection of San Jacinto and East 7th.
- [St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of St. David's Episcopal Church. A few cars are parked on the street alongside it.
- [MKT Northbound Texas Special]
- Photograph of Missouri, Kansas, Texas' northbound Texas Special on Southern Pacific tracks on 3rd at Neches Street, Austin, Texas. Next to the tracks is the Gugenheim-Goldsmith Co. fruits & produce warehouse. Several cars are parked along the street.
- [19th Street Looking West]
- Photograph of 19th Street (now Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.) looking west from about Trinity. Buildings line the left side of the street and construction vehicles and workers are on the right side.
- [Governor's Mansion]
- Photograph of the exterior of the Texas Governor's mansion taken from the front lawn.
- Trio Los Amigos
- Photograph of a trio of Mexican mariachi musicians at the Pan American Recreation Center. The mariachi wear sombreros and patterned panchos. The two mariachi on the right and left play six-string guitars while the middle mariachi plays the Mexican vihuela. The mariachi mouths are open in mid-song. 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.
- ["Oklahoma!" Cast Members]
- Photograph of several cast members of Zilker Hillside Theatre's "Oklahoma!" posing in costume in a surrey. Written on back of photo: "Norman Eaton (Curley), Shaaron Melcher (Laurey), Camille Tracy (Aunt Eller)."
- [Governor's Mansion]
- Photograph of the exterior of the Texas Governor's mansion with limousine underneath attached carport.
- [Aftermath of Fire at Hancock Center]
- Photograph of two men surveying rubble in the locker room of Hancock Recreation Center, in the aftermath of a fire.
- [Aftermath of Fire at Hancock Recreation Center]
- Photograph of a room at the Hancock Recreation Center following a fire. Water from fire hoses and debris covers the floor. A charred piano sits along the back wall.
- [Aftermath of Fire at Hancock Recreation Center]
- Photograph of rubble in the aftermath of a fire at the Hancock Recreation Center, October 1965.
- Saengerrunde Halle and Scholz Garten
- Photograph of Saengerrunde Halle amd Scholz Garten beer garden at 1607 San Jacinto.
- Neal Douglass - Studio
- Camera set-up shot
- Neal Douglass - Studio
- Office door of Lester Pope and Mike Lorfing at Neal Douglass photography studio
- Neal Douglass - Studio
- Interior shot of office inside the studio
- Neal Douglass - Studio
- Shot of lamp equipment above desks on right hand side of the studio, looking at corner with trash can
- Neal Douglass - Studio
- Side interior shot of studio with lamp parring above table
- Wedding
- Mrs. Benson Rivera feeds her husband a piece of the wedding cake while both families look on
- Wedding
- Mr. & Mrs. Benson Rivera pose with bridesmaids/male companions
- Wedding
- Parents of Mr. & Mrs. Benson Rivera pose in front of the wedding cake
- Wedding
- Child of couple stands with bow in a driveway
- Wedding
- Men exit wedding follow Mr. & Mrs. Benson Rivera
- El Matamoros: Wedding Reception
- Musical group in action at the wedding reception while bass player looks aside
- El Matamoros: Wedding Reception
- Mr. Flores dances as a newlywed with his new wife alone on the dance floor
- El Matamoros: Wedding Reception
- Shot of musical group playing at the wedding reception
- El Matamoros: Wedding Reception
- Couples dance on open floor at El Matamoros
- Austin Aerials - Lowich Building
- Aerial shot of Downtown Austin, State Capitol, and Lowich Building at 314 W 11th and Catercornered from Travis County Courthouse, which is adjacent to Wooldridge Park.
- Austin Aerials - Lowich Building
- Aerial shot of Downtown Austin, State Capitol, and in particular the Lowich Building, 314 W 11th St.
- Fuller, Mercer & Sheffield Funeral Home
- Direct head on exterior shot of funeral home, 1164 Angelina St.
- Fuller, Mercer & Sheffield Funeral Home
- Exterior shot of funeral home, 1164 Angelina St.
- Hurricane Betsy Relief
- Austin Telephone Co. Pioneers hold up parcels of supplies to be sent on truck to supply the victims of Hurricane Betsy in New Orleans
- Hurricane Betsy Relief
- Austin Telephone Co. Pioneers stand outside relief truck, seeing off goods to the victims of Hurricane Betsy in New Orleans
- UT Silver Spurs
- UT Silver Spurs stand facing the Littlefield Fountain and UT Tower on 21st Street at the UT campus
- UT Silver Spurs
- UT Silver Spurs group poses in front of Littlefield Fountain and UT Tower