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- 1938 Colorado River Flood
- Colorado River in flood at 1st Street.
- [Man Sitting at Roll Top Desk]
- Photograph of a man sitting at a desk. He is wearing a suit and there is an open book in front of him. A painting of three men is on the wall behind him.
- [Homer Riley at Desk]
- Photograph of Homer Riley sitting at desk. The desk and room are covered with newspapers. His foot is in the desk drawer. There is a microphone on the desk with the letters "KNOW".
- [Ernest Bridwell at Printing Press]
- Photograph of a man at the control of a printing press.
- [Man and Woman Walking Down Aisle]
- Photograph of a man wearing a suit and walking down an aisle with a woman wearing a dress. He is holding the arm of the woman. There are people seated in pews around them. On the negaive sleeve, the photographer wrote the name "Byron Cayne."
- [Mayor Tom Miller and Man in Uniform]
- Photograph of Austin Mayor Tom Miller shaking the hand of a man in uniform. On the negative sleeve, the photographer wrote "Byron Cayne and Mayor Miller."
- Mexican Housing Units
- Photograph of young girl seated outside one of the housing units knitting.
- Johnson's Trading Post Rodeo
- Photograph of the Trading Post rodeo grounds. Johnson's Trading Post is located at the intersection of Highway 71 and Bee Cave Rd. west of Austin.
- Johnson's Trading Post Rodeo
- Photograph of horse and rider barrel racing. Johnson's Trading Post is located at the intersection of Highway 71 and Bee Cave Rd. west of Austin.
- Johnson's Trading Post Rodeo
- Photograph of man on horseback barrel racing.
- Johnson's Trading Post Rodeo
- Photograph of horse and rider barrel racing.
- Johnson's Trading Post Rodeo
- Photograph of man riding a bull.
- Beauford Jester
- Photo of Beauford Jester standing at a podium. A small boy seems to be waving at the audience. Jester later served as Governor of Texas 1947-1949.
- Confederate Reunion at Driftwood
- Photograph of two women and a man posing at a reunion of descendants of Civil War veterans at Camp Ben McCullough. The man is wearing a ribbon.
- USO (United Service Organizations) Group
- Photograph of a woman, two sailors and two civilians standing under a USO banner. The civilian on the right is Beauford Jester who will later be Governor of Texas.
- Camp Swift -- Induction Ceremony of the Old 59th
- Photograph of men in uniform with civilians standing in the background.
- Camp Swift -- Induction Ceremony of the Old 59th
- Photograph of soldier standing before microphones. Others stand at ease in the background.
- Camp Swift -- Induction Ceremony of the Old 95th
- Photograph of a large military group marching in a field and saluting to the right. During WWII Camp Swift was an infantry and medical training camp. It also served as a POW camp, primarily for Germans soldiers from Rommel's Afrika Korps.
- Lamar Bridge Dedication and Opening
- Photograph of man speaking at podium.
- Austin Girl Scouts
- Photograph of two girls in swimming suits holding a board filled with badges.
- Gay Coleman
- Photograph of man dressed in a suit standing in front of bookcase. The Capitol building is visible in the background through the window.
- [Bascom Giles and Group of Texas Masons]
- Photograph of Bascom Giles, Grand Master of The Grand Lodge of Texas, wearing masonic regalia. He is standing at a podium on a stage with a group of Texas Masons.
- [Bascom Giles Wearing Masonic Regalia]
- Photograph of Bascom Giles, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas, wearing Masonic regalia.
- Family group
- Two adults, one teenage girl
- Family group
- Girl standing by table
- [Mr. Janes]
- Photograph of man and woman seated at desk.
- Austex Chili meeting
- Executives at meeting
- Man with Dog
- Photograph of man seated in chair petting dog.
- Noel B. Scott
- Photograph of Noel B. Scott. Scott was blind. He operated Scott's Cigar Stand on the 1st floor of The Travis County Courthouse.
- Father Duffy with Bob Hope
- Photograph of Father Duffy, Priest at St. Ignatius Martyr Catholic Church, shaking hands with Bob Hope. A photo of Bing Crosby hangs on the wall behind them.
- Four Men Standing
- Photograph of four men standing. Left to right they are Carlos Castaneda, unknown, Father Duffy, unknown.
- Two Men with VFW Softball Tournament Trophies
- Photograph of two men standing with VFW softball tournament trophies.
- Couple and Young Man Seated on Sofa
- Photograph of a couple and a young man seated on a sofa.
- Young Man with Model Train Setup
- Photograph of a young man with his model train setup.
- Man and Woman Seated at Desk
- Photograph of Louis Goldberg and Mildred Hatch. Goldberg was business manager of The American-Statesman. Mildred Hatch was the executive secretary of The Travis County Chapter National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (Polio). Mildred Hatch was later a teacher of English and Latin in the Austin public schools. She taught for a number of years at William B. Travis High School.
- Dessau - Pat Cahill
- Panoramic view of ranch house.
- H.A. Bergquist
- Photograph of man seated at desk. Howard A. Bergquist was the assistant manager of The Austin Area Economic Foundation.
- Shanks-Meyers Furniture Company
- Photograph of the exterior of the building of Shanks-Meyers Furniture Company at 1105 Lamar.
- Shanks-Meyers Furniture Company
- Exterior photograph of Louis Shanks - Frank Meyers Furniture Store which was located at 1105 Lamar.