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[Boxer Posing]

Photograph of a man in boxing gloves posing with his arms up.

Date: 1939

[View of crew working in slaughter room of the Austin Abattoir]

Photograph of a crew working on cattle carcases in a slaughterhouse. Inscribed on the back of the photo is "View of crew working in slaughter room of The Austin Abattoir. All in sight is beef."

Date: October 26, 1939

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Library

Item Type: Photograph

Municipal Airport after completion of Runways, a W.P.A. Project

Photograph of the Austin Municipal Aiport taken after the completion of the runways. Completing the runways was a W.P.A. Project.

Date: March 15, 1939

Item Type: Photograph

[Widening of Woodrow Avenue]

Photograph of the widening of Woodrow Avenue. A young boy is watching the men work.

Date: June 9, 1939

Creator: City of Austin

Item Type: Photograph

[Austin Municipal Airport]

Photograph of the Austin Municipal Airport. A Braniff Airways Inc. airplane is in the center of the photograph. There is a Humble aviation gasoline and lubricants pump in the photograph.

Date: October 22, 1939

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Library

Item Type: Photograph

[Front Exterior of Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of the front exterior of the Governor's Mansion. The grounds and a sidewalk are in the foreground.

Date: 1939

Item Type: Photograph

Photograph of First Lady Merle O'Daniel in the State Dining Room at the Governor's Mansion. The table is set with silver platters and tall candles. She is wearing a long evening gown and a large corsage.

Date: [1939..1941]

Item Type: Photograph

[Boys Holding Centennial Kite]

Photograph of two boys standing on a field holding a kite with the word "Centennial" on the tail of the kite. The boy on the right is Fred Werkenthin. Possibly taken as part of a centennial celebration of Austin becoming the capital of the Republic of Texas.

Date: 1939?

Item Type: Photograph

[CCC Tents Under Trees]

Photograph of a campsite for the Civilian Conservation Corps, with two rows of tents with cots under shade of trees.

Date: August 14, 1939

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory

Item Type: Photograph

[People Walking Around Barton Springs Pool]

Photograph of Barton Springs pool and visitors walking around its perimeter. A concession stand built to look like a windmill is visible in the background.

Date: April 16, 1939

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory

Item Type: Photograph

Congress Avenue looking north

Looking north from the southwest corner of the Congress Avenue bridge.

Date: 1939~

Creator: Ellison Photo Co.

Item Type: Photograph

Austin High School Maroons -- Football Photos

Austin High School Maroon football team practicing at House Park in Austin.

Date: December 6, 1939

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Austin High School Maroons -- Football Photos

Three Austin High School Maroon football players pose at House Park. Player in the middle, #33, is Travis Raven, who later coached at Austin High School and won three state football championships as head football coach at Reagan High School in Austin. He also served as Athletic Director of The Austin Independent School District.

Date: December 6, 1939

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph