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[Auditorium]
Photograph of an empty auditorium. A series of tables and folding chairs are set up in rows in the foreground. In the center background is a stage with a piano in the corner. More tables and chairs and a series of doors are in the left-background, beneath an air-conditioning fan.
[Back of a House]
Photograph of the backside of a house or set of high-end apartments. On the left is a set of two doors and large windows, followed by a third door surrounded by smaller segmented windows. The nearer set is surrounded by paneling while the further one has sand- or limestone walls. The foundation is lined with shrubs. Above them is an overhanging second story with windows. In the center and to the right is a stone pathway leading up matching stairs into the background; it joins a porch at the further door while separated from the nearer doors by a manicured lawn. Behind the path on the right are foliage and large Texas oaks. A dog is visible at center on the porch.
[Backyard with In-Ground Pool]
Photograph of a backyard with an in-ground pool. A stone walkway leads down stairs from the left to the stone-lined pool. Various tables and chairs are set up around it while two tubes float on the surface. In the background is a modern, two-story house or set of apartments. Various shrubs line the wall behind and to the left of the pool, with two large oaks visible at center and right.
[Bar]
Photograph of a barroom. In the foreground are some tables with ashtrays and chairs. Tall, backed stools line the bar in the center background, with ashtrays in front of each. A stylized clock hangs on the wall at the end of the bar; a mixer and blender sit on the counter. In right-background a larger dining section with tables and chairs is visible.
[Bedroom with TV and Lounge Space]
Photograph of a bedroom in a postwar home. In the right foreground is a bed next, to which is a nightstand with a lamp. In the left foreground is a dresser with a fruitbowl and a statuette on top. Past the bed is a desk and chair, with a framed picture of a male figure, an ashtray, and some other items on it. In the center and left background stands a coffee table surrounded by cushioned chairs. The right corner has a table with a rotary phone on it, above which hangs a cylindrical lamp. The left corner has a record collection and a TV set.
[Bradford Paint Company Building]
Photograph of the Bradford Paint Company building, formerly located at W 4th Street and Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas. The photo was taken from across Guadalupe. 1940s and 50s-era cars are parked on the street at the bottom right and center-left of the photo; more cars are parked in the lot beneath and just past a covered walkway connecting the two-story Bradford building to a nearby one-story building.
[Buildings Made of Tar Paper]
Photograph of buildings made of tar paper, at the Bergstrom Air Force Base.
[Buildings nears Austin]
Photograph of unidentified buildings on a hill northwest of downtown Austin, Texas. In the center is a four story brick building rising from the middle of a matching single story section. To its right are low structures obscured by trees and a freestanding four story building with a covered walkway next to it. A single story building is visible nearby to the left, behind which on an adjacent ridge is a watertower. The hills are covered with short trees, with a road winding through them in the left-background. The University of Texas Tower and the Texas State Capitol are visible on the horizon above the trees to the right, along with a second watertower.
[Car in Carport]
Photograph of a 1950s-era car parked in a carport attached to a small, single story building. A palm tree stands in a lawn on the left side. In the right background a house can be seen.
[Church Facade]
Photograph of the front of an unidentified church. The top of the building is obscured by a large oak tree. Leaves hang over the top of the picture in the foreground. A cattle trailer is visible in the bottom right background.
[Control Tower]
Photograph of a control tower at the Bergstrom Air Force Base. Cars are parked in front of the tower.
[Corner of Building with Pond]
Photograph of a building overhanging a pond, surrounded by extensive stone and brick landscaping. A moat flows over a small waterfall from the left into the pond at center. The building takes up the right foreground and center background.
[Couples Playing Dominoes at Hancock Recreation Center]
Photograph of three older couples playing dominoes. Caption on the back reads: "Adult Friendship Club the Hancock Recreation Center each Tuesday night."
[Dining Room with Large Windows]
Photograph of a dining room at a club or restaurant with several set tables and chairs. The left side wall is made up of large windows, overlooking some landscaping with a wooden footbridge.
[Empty Auditorium]
Photograph of an unidentified and empty auditorium. The stage is set with a large, elevated desk in the center with three chairs behind it. In front of that are four chairs and a podium. On either side of the stage are desks with two chairs each, and on the right side behind the desk is a box with seats in it, reminiscent of a jury box. Double doors leading out of the room are visible on either side of the stage, as well as a door leading onto the left side of the stage itself. On either side of the rearwall of the stage are hung portraits of single male figures.
[Empty Classroom]
Photograph of a classroom. Five sets of desks arranged together in squares are spread throughout the room. In the left background on the wall is a chalkboard, to the right of which is a cork board with some papers pinned to it. Large windows line the right side of the room.
[Empty Classroom with Open Windows]
Photograph of an empty classroom. Twenty individual desks with chairs are spaced throughout the room, behind which a blackboard with drawings pinned above it. Windows line the wall on the right side, two of which are open.
[Empty Classroom with Sink]
Photograph of a classroom. In the foreground are desks with chairs arranged in squares. On the right against windows is rectangular table and a circular table with chairs, on top of which is a potted plant. In the background on the right is a door, to the left of which is a small table, and then a space in the wall with coat pegs and cupboards. In the left background is set of counters with a sink, above which are various hand-drawn pictures.
[Empty Dining Room]
Photograph of a restaurant dining room. At least twenty-three tables are set with chairs, cloths, folded napkins, and condiments. In the left background a counter and swinging doors to the kitchen are visible.
[Empty Kindergarten Classroom]
Photograph of a kindergarten or first-grade classroom. At least twelve individual desks with chairs are spaced evenly through the room. In the center background is a counter with cabinets and sinks, next to which are short lockers and a blackboard behind a desk; above the blackboard is a chart for drawing letters. A poster for identifying colors hangs on a cork board in the right background.
[Empty Kitchen]
Photograph of a kitchen with tile flooring. To the left is an oven, stove, and sink with cabinets beneath a window. At center is a dishwasher with light-colored cabinets on either side and lining the wall above it. To the right is a door, next to which is a Frigidaire refrigerator.
[Fabricating Buses]
Photograph of an assembly line of buses. Laborers can be seen in a line from the center-foreground to the left-background working on bodies and chassis of buses in various states of completion. In the background on the right are various pieces of machinery, behind which a completed bus can be seen.
[Finishing a Bus]
Photograph of an assembly line of Ford buses. In the center three men work on a nearly completed, unpainted bus. In the background to the right is a line of buses in various states of completion with several laborers around them. In the background on the left various tools and pieces of machinery are visible.
[Flightline of F-86's and F-101's]
Photograph of a line of F-86 and F-101 planes at the Bergstrom Air Force Base.
[Frank Albrecht cleaning out Austin Athletic Club]
Photograph of Frank Albrecht looking through a trash can of sporting equipment at the Austin Athletic Club. Large light fixtures, boxes, equipment bags, and other debrs is piled around him. A vending machine is visible on the left behind the open glass sliding doors. 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.
[Frank Albrecht in an equipment closet at the Austin Recreation Center]
Photograph of Franch Albrecht putting a volleyball onto a top shelf in an activities closet at the Austin Athletic Club (renamed Austin Recreation Center in 1970). Various other items for activities are on the shelves such as checkers and ping-pong balls, as well as other supplies such as water sprinklers, paint, and electrical supplies. 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.
[Front exterior of Governor's Mansion with trees]
Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion front elevation and south elevation showing the grounds and walkway, the stairs of which are bisected by a sidewalk. The upper porch is screened and partially obscured by a tree on the front lawn. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant here in 1955 was Governor Alan Shivers. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
[Governor's Mansion]
Photograph of the Texas Governor's mansion. "Completed in 1856" is typed on front of photograph.
[Hotel Lobby]
Photograph of a hotel lobby. On the left side against some windows is a series of couches, between which are tables with lamps. In front of the couches in the middle of the floor are two coffee tables with potted plants and ashtrays. In the center background is a brochure stack with "Master Host" in carved letters above it. On the right side is the front desk, above which is a sign that reads "Room Clerk" and "Cashier." The walls are a mix of wood paneling and bricks.
[Inside Control Tower]
Photograph of three men inside a control tower at the Bergstrom Air Force Base.
[Interior Construction]
Photograph of the inside of a unidentified building undergoing extensive construction, possibly a factory. An overhead crane is visible in the center background above a large piece of machinery. In the foreground, a handrail runs around an opening to a lower story; standing against it on far left is a wooden barrel. A segment of offices with windows is visible on the second story to the left, above which a blurred man can be seen on scaffolding.
[Kitchen Through Doors]
Photograph of a kitchen in a postwar home. Opened paper doors flank the foreground. On the left are tile counters on top of wooden cabinets, including a stove and oven. More wooden cabinets hang above them on the left wall. At the end of the counter is an ice box, and then a cabinet/desk with a double-door refrigerator on top; a tea tray is tucked in a space beneath the desk. In the background on the far side is a stone wall with a closed door in it. In the far-right corner is a cushioned seat with a lamp and table. In the center of the room is wooden island with tiled counter and a sink.
[Kitchen with Doll and Stuffed Animal]
Photograph of a kitchen. A combined counter and stove is in the foreground, set with two chairs, plates, and silverware. A doll and stuffed animal lie next to the plates. On the right are two refrigerators separated by a counter, with a fruitbowl on top and drawers beneath. Above the counter is a window looking out into a wooded yard. An oven is mounted in the wall in the background on the left, past which is an opening into another room.
Lake Austin Beach
Photograph of people wading and floating in the water at Lake Austin Beach.
[Living and Dining Room]
Photograph of a living and dining room in a single-story, postwar house. In the left foreground is a coffee table with ashtrays and a magazine on it. In the left background beyond the coffee table is a dining table set with four cushioned chairs and a fruitbowl. Behind that, against a stone wall, is a cabinet with a mirror and potted plants on top, as well as some small shelves with a metal pitcher. To the right of the dining table is a plaster wall, in which are some paper doors. To the right of that, at center, is a cushioned chair with two tables, the larger of which has a lamp and Buddha on it. Further to the right are glass doors leading to a patio.
[Living Room at Top of Stairs]
Photograph of a living room in a postwar home. In the center foreground is a long couch, opposite which on the right side of the room is another couch. Between them is a stand with a ceramic bowl on it and a coffee table with some magazines or newpapers. The right side of the room has a brick wall with a framed painting on it, to the left of which is a hallway with stairs leading down. Left of that in the center background is a cushioned chair and small table in front of the opening to another room. To the left of that is a tall plant and a black metal chair, which stand in front of a freestanding wooden room and its door.
[Living Room near Kitchen and Bedroom]
Photograph of a living room in a postwar home. In the left foreground is a chair and table with an ashtray on it, behind which is an opening to a bedroom. In the center against a wall is a TV set on a stand and a desk with a chair, lamp, rotary phone, ashtray, and mirror. In the right background is a bar with three stools at it, behind which is the kitchen.
[Living Room with Fireplace]
Photograph of a living room. On the left is a sand- or limestone fireplace with a potted plant, two cushioned chairs and two lamps. Next to the nearer chair is a table with an ashtray and a rotary phone. In the background is a curtain next to a glass door and two tall, wide windows, in front of which are two more chairs and a table with a potted plant on it. In the center-foreground is a coffee table with a ceramic ashtray and flowers in a vase.
[Living Room with Fireplace]
Photograph of a living room. On the left is a sand- or limestone fireplace with two cushioned chairs in front of it. Next to the nearer chair is a table with a ceramic ashtray and a rotary phone. In the background is a curtain next to a glass door and two tall, wide windows, in front of which are two more chairs and a table with a potted plant on it. In the right-foreground is part of a coffee table with flowers in a vase.
[Living Room with Paper Doors]
Photograph of a living room. At center is a couch against a wall, above which hangs a still life painting in a carved frame. The couch is flanked by two tables, with a lamp on the left one, as well as two chairs. In front is a glass coffee table with magazines. To the right in the background, folding paper doors leading to another room are left partially open. To the right of that, another table and lamp is visible at the end of a couch, in front of which is a wooden coffee table with a ceramic ashtray.
[Lobby]
Photograph of a lobby. At center are some chairs with a metal table and glass coffee table. Behind them in the background is a couch with more tables and lamps on either side of it. The couch is set against a set of windows, through which two parked 1950s-era cars are visible. A potted plant stands on the far right; a door is visible in the far left.
[Luby's Cafeteria]
Photograph of a Luby's Cafeteria on Broadway in San Antonio. Five 1950s-era cars are parked in the front. Lettering on an overhang above the sidewalk spells "Cafeteria Cafeteria." A house is visible in the background on the far right, across a street.
[Lyndon B. Johnson, Tom Connally, and two other men in the Capitol]
Lyndon B. Johnson, Tom Connally, and two other men sitting in the Capitol building. Three of the men are sitting in chairs, and one older gentleman is in a wheelchair with a cane in his lap.
[Motel Room]
Photograph of a motel room with wood-panel walls. In the center foreground are two made beds with a shelf behind them and a small nightstand between. The shelf has a lamp and a rotary phone on it. In the left corner is a counter with a small refrigerator, to the right of which is a TV set and a chair. In the right corner is a door.
[Park Mo-tel]
Photograph of the Park Mo-tel. A station wagon is parked in an attached port at the front building. A line of single-story apartments with carports is visible in the background.
[Patio]
Photograph of a patio area at a single-story, postwar home. Two cloth folding chairs are set up on the ground beneath an open roof of wooden beams, possibly an unfinished overhang. To the left and center is a covered walkway lined with a brick wall. To the right is a side of the house with three large windows surrounded by paneling.
[Plane By Control Tower]
Photograph of a plane near the control tower of the Bergstrom Air Force Base.
[Portrait of a Woman and Young Men's Group]
Portrait photograph of 38 young men posing with 1 woman in front of a drawn curtain. The subjects are arranged in four rows: the rearmost two are standing, while the second from front sits and the front kneels, plus one man front-and-center sitting cross-legged. The woman stands in the middle of the second row from back, wearing a belted dress. The men are all wearing suits and ties of varying shades and styles.
[Print of proposed Bradford Paint Company Building]
Photograph of a print pinned to a wall, depicting a proposed building for the Bradford Paint Company in Austin, Texas. The image shows a building in a modern style, with an awning over the entrance and drive-thru, connecting the store to an adjacent building. A woman is depicted entering the store next to two men interacting at a walk-up window, while a couple windowshops around the corner.
[San Antonio Pipe & Supply Company]
Photograph of the San Antonio Pipe & Supply Company building, located at Nathan and South Alamo St, San Antonio, Texas. A sign on the left corner advertises "Reda Pumps," beneath which is a parked, black 1950s-era car. Lettering spells out "San Antonio Pipe & Supply Co." on the center of the building. In the far right background the Pioneer Flour Mill is visible.
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