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- Mrs. Mary Anne Joseph at Elisabet Ney Museum
- Photograph of Mrs. Mary Anne Joseph looking at a book inscription reading, "Very sincerely bride Nell Taylor, Feb 16, 1929, Elisabet Ney Museum" in front of a classic bust. In 1892, European portrait sculptor Elisabet Ney (1833-1907) purchased property in Austin at 304 East 44th Street, established a studio named Formosa, and resumed her career as a noted sculptor. Ney sculpted and collected portraits of notable Texans and Europeans. Following Ney’s death in 1907, her friends preserved the studio and its contents as the Elisabet Ney Museum and established the Texas Fine Arts Association dedicated to her memory.
- Oriental Garden - Zilker Gardens
- Photograph of a rock structure at Zilker Gardens' Oriental Garden.
- Oriental Gardens - I. Taniguchi
- Photograph of Isamu Taniguchi shoveling rocks at the Oriental Garden.
- Oriental Gardens - I. Taniguchi
- Photograph of Isamu Taniguchi at the Oriental garden at the Austin Area Garden Center. He is sitting on a stone pathway and working with plants.
- Oriental Gardens - I. Taniguchi
- Photograph of garden architect and builder Isamu Taniguchi kneeling at Oriental Garden.
- [Travis County Jail Cell with bunks, toilet and sink]
- Photograph of a large, multi-prisoner cell in the Travis County Jail, which has six bunks, a sink, toilet and wall-mounted light. Bars form the front wall of the cell, which has two sliding doors, one at each end of the cell. The bunks are made up with sheets, and have what appear to be blankets placed at the foot of the matresses.
- [Old Austin Power Plant boiler room building]
- Photograph of a tilted view of the east facade of a boiler room at the old Austin Power Plant, near the site of the existing Seaholm Power Plant at 800 West Cezar Chavez Street. The concrete building has metal commercial windows and a vent stack is visible to the left of the building. A railroad bridge is visible in the background. Constructed during the 1930s, this building was demolished in the 1960s. A rubber stamp on the verso of the print reads: "BOONE's, FEB 25 1942, Austin, Texas". Boone Photo Company offered both photo finishing and commercial photography services.
- [Power Lines at the Power Plant]
- Photograph of power lines on the river side of the Seaholm Power Plant.
- [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.
- [Golfers putting on green at Austin Municipal Golf Course]
- Photograph of a man putting while a man in a suit looks on. Men are standing in the background. The Austin Municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road, has served its citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
- [Golfers putting on green at Municipal Golf Course]
- Photograph of a man in suit putting while another golfer looks on. Golfers stand and sit in the shade under trees in the background. The Austin Municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road, has served its citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
- [Golfers teeing off at Austin Municipal Golf Course]
- Photograph of a group of men teeing off in front of the Municipal Golf course club house. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road, has served it's citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
- [Soldier Reading at Magazine Stand]
- Photograph of a soldier in uniform reading a magazine. He is standing at a rack of magazines located at the service center at the Driskill Hotel.
- Service Center at Driskill Hotel
- Photograph of an American soldier standing at a map covered with slips of paper. The legend on the map reads "Where are you from?" A note on the back of the photograph reads "Service Center at Driskill [Hotel]."
- [City of Austin Auditorium]
- Photograph of the City of Austin Auditorium taken from the north side of Town Lake after a snowfall.
- [Lisa Davis and Darcee Douglas in Studio]
- Photograph of Lisa Davis and Darcee Douglas in studio. Davis is standing behind Douglas and leaning forward with her arms resting on their shoulders, and Douglas is holding a bass guitar and smiling.
- [Lisa Wickware Playing Guitar During Meg Hentges Studio Session]
- Photograph of Lisa Wickware smiling and playing guitar during a studio session with Meg Hentges. Wickware was a guitarist for the band Handful.
- [Marcia Ball Performing at Liberty Lunch]
- Photograph of Marcia Ball singing into a microphone during a performance at Liberty Lunch in Austin, Texas.
- [Meg Hentges and Jude O'nym in Studio]
- Photograph of Meg Hentges with her arm around Jude O'nym's shoulders in a studio. Hentges is wearing a white jacket and black glasses and looking at the camera and O'nym is wearing a white shirt and overalls and looking over at Hentges.
- [Meg Hentges, Darcee Douglas, and Musician in a Studio]
- Photograph of Meg Hentges, Darcee Douglas, and another musician in a studio. Douglas is standing on the right and playing the guitar, Hentges is standing in the middle and looking down, and a third musician is sitting on a cushion on the left and playing the guitar.
- [Meg Hentges in Studio With Headphones and Microphone]
- Photograph of Meg Hentges during a studio session; she has headphones on and and is standing next to a studio microphone.
- 50th Wedding Anniversary, Mr. & Mrs. Baird
- Couple standing behind reception table
- A&A Insurance, T.W. Kincheon Jr. and Sr.
- Two men, one receiving check. The caption from the Austin American Statesman of March 11, 1953 states that K.W. Kincheon Jr. is presenting his father, K.W. Kincheon Sr. with a check for the total loss of his home due to fire. A&A Insurance was located at 1204 1/2 E. 12th Street.
- [Abel Stationers at retail fair]
- Photograph of Abel Stationers booth at a retail fair. An employee talks to a customer reclining in a chair. Another employee talks to a man at a typewriter at a desk in the background. The showroom is set up to look like a modern office, with wares on display as they would appear in an office setting. Other booths and customers are visible in the background.
- [Allandale Village storefront]
- Photograph of the Allandale Village storefronts. Two stores are open for business: H.E.B. Food Stores and Francis Floorcovering, despite the unpaved parking lot. Other storefronts on the right side of the building appear to be empty.
- Anderson High School [Students In Class]
- Photograph of a classroom of coed, African-American students at the old Anderson High School in Austin, Texas. On the left, a student and teacher study a map of the United States with the major rivers emphasized while the rest of the students, who are seated at their desks, look on.
- Armstrong Tractor Company [Displays New Tractors]
- Photograph of employees of Armstrong Tractor Company displaying the new Ford tractor and equipment. Signs read "We Welcome the New Ford Tractor to Texas" and "Ford Tractors Flown to Austin by Braniff for State Highway Department, Armstrong Tractor Co." A crowd of men and boys gather to look at the new equipment.
- Arnold Chote and Buggy
- Man sitting in a horse-drawn buggy on a city street. Arnold Chote was the County Commissioner for Precinct 1 according to the Austin City Directory for 1942.
- Arnold Chote and Buggy
- Photograph of two men riding in a buggy. Arnold Chote was Travis County Commissioner, Precinct 1.
- Austin Country Club
- View of ballroom and dance floor. The country club was located at 5712 Riverside Dr.
- Austin Country Club
- Interior view of room with tables and chairs. The County Club was on Montopolis Rd. (Riverside Drive)
- [Austin Country Club]
- Photograph of the interior spaces of the Austin Country Club off Riverside Drive, east of the city.
- Austin Country Club
- Photograph of sitting area.
- [Austin Dam Workers]
- Photograph of dam workers on the Tom Miller Dam in Austin.
- [Austin National Bank]
- Photo of Austin National Bank. Austin, Texas.
- [Austin Postmaster Ray E. Lee and Group]
- Photograph of Austin Postmaster Ray E. Lee standing with three men and a woman. They are standing behind a man seated in a chair in the room of a household.
- Austin Skyline from I-35
- Austin Skyline (closer view) from south of the Colorado River on I-35
- Austin Skyline from I-35
- Austin Skyline (more distant view) from the south just off of I-35.
- Austin Street Railway Co.
- Austin Transit Bus headed for Country Club
- Austin Street Railway Co.
- Line of buses parked outside near tracks
- [Automatic Transmission Training Program at Covert Auto Company]
- Photograph of four men wearing suits from the Covert Auto Company and their presentation of the Automatic Transmissions Training Program. Two older men stand on the left, and one man presents a piece of paper to one of two younger men who stand on the right. In front of them is a display of the automatic transmission for automobiles. A sign for the training program hangs on the wall behind them.
- [Avalon Restaurant]
- Photograph of the exterior of the Avalon Restaurant. The restaurant sign reads "Mexican Foods Fried Chicken Steaks," and there is a truck parked in front.
- [Bascom Giles]
- Photo of Bascom Giles, former commissioner of the General Land Office and former chairman of the board of the Veterans' Land Board. Austin, Texas.
- Bascom Giles
- Photograph of Bascom Giles signing a document. Giles was Texas Land Commissioner from 1931-1955.
- Bascom Giles
- Photograph of Bascom Giles holding an old ledger and a map of Gregg County.
- [Ben Hogan Assessing Ball]
- Photograph of a golfer assessing the position of the ball. A crowd of spectators is watching. The Texas Open was held at the Brackenridge Golf Course in San Antonio.
- [Ben Hogan at the Texas Open]
- Photograph of a golfer swinging a club on the course at the Texas Open playoffs. There is a crowd watching him swing the club. The Texas Open was held at the Brackenridge Golf Course in San Antonio.
- Ben White - Man behind counter
- Photograph of Ben White standing behind a a counter at a pharmacy or store. Behind him, there are shelves full of bottles, small boxes and round containers; in the foreground, the counter has a glass top to display open boxes, and other bottles are arranged on top of the counter.
- [Bill Cherokee, Native American Tribal Chief from Oklahoma, Sharp Shooter]
- Bill Cherokee, Native American tribal Chief from Oklahoma, Sharp Shooter shooting with his arms crossed in front of him looking right into a mirror and aiming left.
- [Bill Cherokee, Native American Tribal Chief from Oklahoma -- Sharp Shooter]
- Photograph of a Bill Cherokee, a Native American tribal Chief from Oklahoma, twirling a gun on his little finger. This photo was taken at the old police firing range in Zilker Park.