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[Gregg House Playground]

Photograph of a group of small children playing on the playground at the Gregg House of All Saints Episcopal Church located at 2685 University Avenue, in Austin, Texas.

Date: May 23, 1956

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

[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.

Date: February 23, 1940

Creator: Maverick, Maury

Item Type: Letter

[Tax receipts for E.M. Pease]

Receipts for direct taxes in insurrectionary districts

Date: 1866-06-23/1866-06-27

Item Type: Text

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease, August 23, 1870]

The sixth in a series of eleven letters to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease—in them he discusses, among other things, yellow-fever and typhoid epidemics.

Date: August 23, 1870

Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall

Item Type: Letter

[Shriners Marching at the Shriner's Parade]

Photograph of a group of Shriners in the Shriner's Parade marching down Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas. The men wear matching outfits of fezzes with tassels, dark ties, decorative short jackets, dark cropped pants, and white spats over black shoes. Two leaders march alongside the group, and they wear white suits and fezzes. They march past Kruger's Jewelers which is visible on the left. Spectators stand in front of a car parked in front of the jewelry store. Other stores visible in the backgr… more

Date: March 23, 1956

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Early computers and office

Photograph of two men in an early computing office. Two men observe a printer readout. One man sits in front of the machine, one stands behind the machine and leans over to read. The paper feeds from a shelf under the printer, through the machine, and into a box on the floor behind the machine. Reel-to-reel cabinets sit behind the men on the right, and a large IBM switchboard sits on a desk to the left. Exposed overhead ducts and vents are cooling the room.

Date: May 23, 1967

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

[Two Men at early computers]

Photograph of two men reading the printouts of an early dot-matrix printer. Reams of paper sit on a shelf underneath the printer and feeds into the machine from below. The printout feeds directly into a box that sits on the floor behind the printer. One man sits in front of the machine and the other looks over the printout from behind. In the rear of the image are reel-to-reel cabinets. On the desk at the front is an early IBM switchboard. Florescent lights are overhead, and exposed vents cool … more

Date: May 23, 1967

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Simmons Motor Company [garage]

Photograph of the mechanics work area of the Simmons Motor Company garage. A myriad of mechanics tools and machines line the walls of the garage, but the floor is shiny and free of clutter. Signs hang above the work space reading "Austin's Largest Independent New Car Dealer / authorized to sell all makes" and "Interference makes a mechanic's work less efficient."

Date: October 23, 1956

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Shiner's Parade

Photograph of a scene from Shriner Ben Hur Parade with Marshall Jimmie Jones riding in the back seat of a white Chrysler New Yorker convertible. A sign with his name hangs over the side of the car. Spectators are faintly visible in the background standing in front of parked cars along the parade route. Behind the spectators the lit signs of various businesses are visible, including Russel Stover Candies, a hotel, a cafe, and a bank.

Date: March 23, 1956

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

[Letter from O. Henry to Belle Palm]

Letter detailing programme for a musical event to be held on October 1, 1886, in which Belle Palm is on the program and O. Henry is the Musical Director.

Date: September 23, 1886

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Letter

[Street Car Bridge over Waller Creek]

Photograph of the street car bridge over Waller Creek located at 1st and Red River. People are standing along the bridge and there is a home in the background. Note on photograph reads: "Street car bridge 1st & Red River Austin, Tex. 4-23-15."

Date: April 23, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[Aerial View of Municipal Airport]

Photograph of an aerial view of construction of the municipal airport. The terminal building is surrounded by dirt fields.

Date: August 23, 1960

Item Type: Photograph

General View of New Addition, Looking NE

Photograph of the construction of a new addition to the Seaholm Power Plant. Men are installing sterling boilers.

Date: April 23, 1932

Item Type: Photograph

[Barton Springs Bathhouse Dedication Ceremony]

Photograph of a crowd of people gathered outside of the bathhouse at Barton Springs for its dedication ceremony.

Date: March 23, 1947

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory, City of Austin

Item Type: Photograph

[Barton Springs Bathhouse Dedication Ceremony]

Photograph of a crowd of people gathered outside of the bathhouse at Barton Springs for its dedication ceremony.

Date: March 23, 1947

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory, City of Austin

Item Type: Photograph

[Crowd at Zilker Hillside Theater Production]

Photograph of a crowd attending a production of "The King and I" at Zilker Hillside Theater.

Date: August 23, 1966

Creator: Vaughn, Ronald

Item Type: Photograph

[Rosewood park bandstand]

Photograph of the empty Rosewood Park bandstand. The bandstand is surrounded by electric light posts, and a large tree offers shade to the left.

Date: August 23, 1939

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin

Item Type: Photograph

[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.

Date: June 23, 1943

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photography Laboratory

Item Type: Photograph

[Tiny Tots - Austin Athletic Club]

Photograph of eight young children sitting on a bench, mimicking gestures made by their instructor. Caption on back reads: "Tiny Tots- 1963, Austin Athletic Club. (Brunette girl in center is daughter of John Bustin)."

Date: July 23, 1963

Creator: City of Austin

Item Type: Photograph

[W.T.Williams, Ladybird Johnson, and Beverly Sheffield]

Photograph of City Manager W. T. Williams, Mrs. Lyndon Johnson and Mr. Beverly Sheffield standing in front of the Parks and Recreation Department office.

Date: December 23, 1966

Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.

Item Type: Photograph

[Wildcat Orchestra at Zilker Hillside Theater]

Photograph of Photograph of the orchestra from a summer musical "Wildcat" performed on stage at the open-air Zilker Hillside Theater in Austin. The orchestra sits on a raised platform while spectators sit on the ground surrounding.

Date: 1962-08-23/1962-08-25

Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.

Item Type: Photograph

[Wildcat performed on stage at Zilker Hillside Theater]

Photograph of a scene from a summer musical "Wildcat" performed on stage at the open-air Zilker Hillside Theater. Cast of men and women perform on stage and two actors climb a tower set.

Date: 1962-08-23/1962-08-25

Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.

Item Type: Photograph

King and I - 1966

Photograph of musicians in orchestra pit and actors at production of "The King and I" at Zilker Hillside Theater.

Date: August 23, 1966

Creator: Vaughn, Ronald

Item Type: Photograph

Alpha Delta Sigma, Al Jennings induction into membership

Ernest Sharpe reading to Al Jennings, who's being inducted as a member of the University of Texas advertising fraternity. Al Jennings was the advertising manager for the Austin American Statesman. This event took place at UT's Home Economics tea room.

Date: March 23, 1950

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

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[Gregg House Playground]

[Correspondence to Richard Niles Graham from Maury Maverick, mayor of San Antonio]

[Tax receipts for E.M. Pease]

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease, August 23, 1870]

[Shriners Marching at the Shriner's Parade]

Early computers and office

[Two Men at early computers]

Simmons Motor Company [garage]

Shiner's Parade

[Letter from O. Henry to Belle Palm]

[Street Car Bridge over Waller Creek]

[Aerial View of Municipal Airport]

General View of New Addition, Looking NE

[Barton Springs Bathhouse Dedication Ceremony]

[Barton Springs Bathhouse Dedication Ceremony]

[Crowd at Zilker Hillside Theater Production]

[Rosewood park bandstand]

[Children around USN sand sculpture at Sandcraft]

[Tiny Tots - Austin Athletic Club]

[W.T.Williams, Ladybird Johnson, and Beverly Sheffield]

[Wildcat Orchestra at Zilker Hillside Theater]

[Wildcat performed on stage at Zilker Hillside Theater]

King and I - 1966

Alpha Delta Sigma, Al Jennings induction into membership