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- 50000th Telephone in Austin
- Woman talking on telephone, men standing and smiling. The caption published with this photograph states that: Mrs. Robert T. Miller [Anna Miller] of 3307 Cherrywood Lane makes the first call from Austin's 50,000th telephone. L to R: C.B. Smith, President of the Austin Area Economic Development Foundation; Luther Thompson, Chamber of Commerce President; Victor Ray, telephone company installer; and Taylor Glass, Mayor.
- Baker's Shoe Store
- Exterior view of Baker's Shoe Store with show windows. Baker's Shoe Store was located at 708 Congress.
- L.C. Anderson High School -- 1912 Building
- Exterior view of L. C. Anderson High School on Pennsylvania Avenue.
- L.C. Anderson High School - Old Building
- Exterior view of L.C. Anderson High School and grounds. Anderson was the Black high school and at this time it was located at 1167 Comal Street.
- Deep Eddy Pool with diving board
- Deep Eddy swimming pool in the process of being filled with water.
- [Disch Field]
- Photograph of the outfield of Disch Field with a few baseball players on it. "Disch" is mowed into the lawn. The scoreboard is for Austin vs. Sherman. A body works shop is in the background.
- Drawing of Casis School
- Copy of Page - Southerland Page Drawing
- [Governor's Mansion]
- Photograph of the Texas Governor's mansion. "Originally part of a student report written in 1950" is written on the back of the photograph.
- [Governor's Mansion]
- Photograph of the exterior of the Texas Governor's mansion taken from the side lawn. "Originally part of a student report written in 1950" is written on the back of the photograph.
- Graduation Ceremony
- Photograph of a graduation ceremony, probably at Huston-Tillotson College, though the school is not identified on the photograph.
- The New Orleans Club - exterior shot; interior shot - Ernie Mae Miller at the piano
- Exterior
- The New Orleans Club - exterior shot; interior shot - Ernie Mae Miller at the piano
- Ernie Mae Miller at piano
- Pioneer Air Lines
- Photograph of a group of men and women standing by a Pioneer Air Lines airplane.
- St. Stephen's Episcopal School
- Photograph of the logo, seal or crest of St. Stephen's Episcopal School.
- St. Stephen's Episcopal School
- Photograph of a building under construction at St. Stephen's Episcopal School.
- St. Stephen's Episcopal School
- Photograph of a building under construction at St. Stephen's Episcopal School.
- [University United Methodist Church Sanctuary]
- Photograph of the sanctuary of University United Methodist Church. Congregants are seated and a choir is singing. A pipe organ is visible behind the choir.
- [View looking south on Guadalupe Street, "the Drag", at 24th Street]
- Photograph of Guadalupe Street, also known as "the Drag," at 24th Street, looking south. The view includes the Varsity Theater in foreground on the right, and an oblique view of the U. T. campus in the background on the left. Just past the intersection is a pickup truck stopped in the street, and three men wearing hats appear to be repairing a hole in the road next to the pickup. The back of a highway sign, for Texas highways 79, 81, and 183, faces south on the northbound side of the road. There are raised medians on Guadalupe near the intersection. Commercial signs for Lou's Cafe and Chenards Music Store are visible on the west side of Guadalupe, and a number of automobiles are parked on the street.
- Young African American Talking to Reporter
- Man standing
- Young African American Talking to Reporter
- Man sitting at desk
- Young African American talking to Reporter
- Man on stairs
- Young African American Talking to Reporter
- Photograph of a man leaving office. He is walking down a flight of stairs and there are several men behind him, holding cameras.
- Young African American Talking to Reporter
- Photograph of a man in a suit walking in a tiled corridor. He has just walked out of a set of double doors with the words "Offices of the President and Vice President" written on the outside.
- [Samuel Huston College]
- Photograph of a building on Samuel Huston College campus.
- Austin Country Club (new)
- 6 men standing in front of a memorial plaque for Lewis Hancock.
- Austin Country Club (new)
- Two men standing
- Governor Allan Shivers & Mexican President Miguel Aleman Valdez
- No Description Available.
- Steck Company Building
- Photograph of the exterior of The Steck Building at 205 W. 9th -- corner of Lavaca and W. 9th.
- Capitol Chevrolet, Inc.
- Photograph of the exterior of the building with personnel standing in front.
- Thomas Ford
- Portrait of a man.
- Mayor Tom Miller - citizen of the year presentation
- Mayor Miller holding award
- [Exterior View of the Texan Café]
- Photograph of the exterior of the Texan Café. There are two advertisements for chicken on the door, and an advertisement for the building being air conditioned.
- [Four Men Reading a Menu at the Texan Café]
- Photograph of four men reading a menu. There are wait staff standing in the background behind them. There are five posters on the walls advertising "Swift's Premium Chicken."
- [Three Men Reading Menus at the Texan Café]
- Photograph of three men sitting at a table, reading menus. There is a waitress standing next to them. Two of the men are wearing bibs advertising chicken.
- Aerial View of Downtown Austin
- Aerial view of downtown Austin looking west. Driskill Hotel is on left.
- Aerial View of Downtown Austin
- Austin High School (first campus - note semicircular part of building) on the top right of the Stephen F. Austin Hotel and to the top left of the St. David's Episcopal Church (top of Driskill Hotel). The roof top of St. Mary's Academy is noticible between Stephen F Austin Hotel and St. David's Episcopal Church. Left center on 7th Street and Lavaca two churches visible First Presbyterian Church (Original Site) on top and Cumberland Presbyterian on bottom (sold in 1955).
- Aerial View of Downtown Austin
- Downtown Austin seen from the air. Looking south towards the river.
- Aerial View of the Concordia Neighborhood
- An aerial view of Concordia and surround neighborhood. Concordia campus on upper left and Lee School in the center background. 38th St [Now 38 1/2] last street on the right and East Avenue running from center left, by Concordia grounds, to center right.
- Congress Avenue Bridge
- Photograph of Congress Avenue Bridge looking north up Congress Avenue towards the capitol.
- [Tom Brosher, Jr.]
- Photograph of Tom Brosher, Jr. of the Census Bureau. He wears glasses and is seated at desk with a large notebook book in his hands.
- G.J. Palmer, Jaycee of the Month
- Portrait of a man dressed in a suit and wearing glasses. G.J. Palmer was Secretary of the State Board of Control and resided with his wife, Nancy, at 14 Margranita Crescent.
- Miss Irma Dean Fowler
- Photograph of Miss Irma Fowler standing behind her desk. Miss Fowler was an administrative secretary at The University of Texas.
- Garland A. Smith
- Photograph of Garland A. Smith seated at his desk. Smith served as administrative assistant: governor's public reception.
- Garland A. Smith
- Photograph of man and woman seated at desk.
- Garland A. Smith
- Photograph of man and woman standing. Man is holding a cigarette in his hand.
- [Interior view of the City Coliseum]
- Photograph of interior view of the City Coliseum in Austin. There are rows of chairs set up around a boxing ring in the center of the floor.
- Mr. Augustine De Zavala
- Photograph of Augustine De Zavala seated at his desk in The Capital National Bank. Mr. De Zavala was a special representative at the bank. He resided at The Driskill Hotel.
- State records being stored
- Photograph of three men moving tied packets of state records. In the foreground, one man stands just inside the door of a building, stacking the packets; behind him, one man is inside the back of a vehicle and another is standing outside, passing the records up to the first.
- State records being stored
- stacks of records
- State records being stored
- man standing amid state records