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[Baseball Game at Rosewood Park]
Photograph of the scenery at a baseball game at Rosewood Park in the Summer of 1959.
[Cranes and Machinery]
Photograph of a group of large construction machinery. To the left are several pipe structures raised at different levels. Two men can be seen working inside one of the pipes. To the right is a crane with a man seen walking in front of it. Another crane can be partially seen coming from the right. In the background, three large silo structures of various heights can be seen.
[Girls and boys playing at Rosewood Park]
Photograph of children playing at a Rosewood Park baseball field. The boys form one circle by holding hands with each around the pitching mound and a second circle by holding hands around home plate (on the left) other while the girls form a third circle by holding hands with each other around the path from home plate to first base. Parents of both sexes observe and instruct. A bicycle is visible on the lower left. The view of the field is from the first base bleachers, looking toward left field. A car and a few homes are visible beyond left field.
Group of men
9 men standing for group picture.
[Herb-Fields Band and Others around a Piano]
Photograph of four women and seven men standing and sitting around a piano. The woman in the black dress, the man at the keys in the silver jacket, and the three men in tuxedos are the Herb-Fields band. The piano has a table set on top of it making it appear larger. In the left background is a brick counter with taps and a mixer.
[Herb Fields Band on Stage]
Photograph of a band on stage with their instruments. From left-to-right is a man at a piano, a woman, a man behind drums, a man with a guitar, and a man with saxophones. The piano and a small stand on the right have the words "Herb-Fields" painted on them. A microphone stands at center stage; an amplifier cabinet with a potted plant is visible on the right.
[Hotel Pool]
Photograph of a hotel pool. Two women in bathing suits sit at a table underneath an umbrella in the right-foreground; another women sits to the left. In the background is the pool with several people swimming in it, behind which is a brick building, probably the hotel office.
[Men Working on Machinery]
Photograph of workers with various silos and machinery. Several silo structures can be seen to the left of the photo. A group of men can be seen working under two of the silos near the center. To the right are two cranes being operated next to two pipe structures being built. A man with a wheel barrow can be seen walking in front of these pipes, and in the background to the right, a very tall silo structure can be seen.
[Municipal Auditorium and Seaholm Electric Plant aerial view]
Photograph of an aerial view of Seaholm Electric Plant on the far side of the river and the Municipal Auditorium on the near side of the river. A railroad bridge and Lamar Boulevard bridge are visible.
[Palmer Auditorium]
Photograph of Palmer Auditorium in Austin, Texas, as seen from Barton Springs Road. A tree stands in the left foreground, obscuring a parking lot with several 1950s-era cars parked in it. Buildings of downtown Austin are visible in the left background across the Colorado River. The auditorium is now the site of the Long Center for the Performing Arts.
[Palmer Auditorium Foyer]
Photograph of the foyer at Palmer Auditorium in Austin, Texas. The empty building has a high balcony with a ceiling supported by tiled concrete pillars. A fire extinguisher, water fountain, and pair of doors are visible in the wall on the ground level. The auditorium was at the site of what is now the Long Center for the Performing Arts.
[Rosewood Children's Baseball]
Photograph of the scenery at a Rosewood Baseball event for children. A child is seen preparing to swing a bat and a group of other players and audience are seen in the background.
[Rosewood Children's League Baseball #2]
Photograph of the scenery at a Rosewood children's baseball game with a group of players seen posing in a horizontal line.
[Rosewood Community Center Activites]
Photograph of a group of children playing baseball at Rosewood Park in the Summer of 1959.
[Rosewood Community Pool Pageant]
Photograph of a model passing by the pool at Rosewood Community center during a pageant in 1959.
[Rosewood Pool and Community Center]
Photograph of a couple of children playing baseball at the Rosewood Community Center during the Summer of 1959.
"Seventeen" Musical Comedy
Photograph of "Seventeen" musical comedy at Zilker Hillside Theater. A young woman is shown in a floral dress, seated on the floor with 5 Maltese dogs.
[Storytime at the Pan American Recreation Center library]
Photograph of a young woman reading a story to five children at the Pan American Recreation Center library. The woman and five children sit at a circular table with full stacks in the background. A second book lies unopened on the tabletop. An illustration of an elephant reading a book decorates the library wall.
[Study Room]
Photograph of a study room. A couch and two cushioned chairs sit against the left wall, with a corner table, coffee table, and lamp. In the right foreground is a round table with four cushioned chairs. All tables have ashtrays on them. In the right background is a bookshelf stocked with hardcover series, above which is a set of windows.
[View at Rosewood Pool and Community Center]
Photograph of the group of people swimming at the Rosewood swimming pool and community center in 1959.
Villa Capri - Exterior and sign
Exterior view of Villa Capri Restaurant sign, building and parking lot. Cars parked in lot.
[Villa Capri Hotel]
Photograph of the Villa Capri Hotel. In the right foreground is the hotel's lobby, including a carport with two 1950s-era cars parked in it. On the hotel's sign is a "AAA" certification. The rest of the street and some business on it are visible on the far left, running away from the camera to the horizon.
Villa Capri Interior
Interior view of Villa Capri restaurant. Shows tables with chairs, central cooking station and lighting.
Villa Capri - sign
Exterior view of Villa Capri Hotel sign and building.
[Auditorium Exterior]
Photograph of the exterior of a municipal auditorium. The building has a domed roof and a glass exterior wall enclosing it. A large brick structure can be seen rising from the right side of the building and an awning can be seen in the foreground in front of the building to the right, and several cars can be seen parked to left.
[Auditorium Foyer Interior]
Photograph of the foyer entrance inside a municipal auditorium. The curved wall to the left is columned, with many large windows. Many cylindrical lights hang from the ceiling, and to the right, an interior balcony can be seen. Below the balcony are several mobile, stair-like structures, some of which are place in front of closed doors on the right wall. The rest of the floor space in empty and open.
[Auditorium Interior Seating]
Photograph of a fully lit, empty auditorium taken from the view of the stage. There are two levels, the main floor and the upper seating, both filled with rows of empty theater seats. The control room at the top of the theater in the back is also lit inside.
[Hospital Exterior]
Photograph of the exterior of Wadley Hospital with several trees seen on lawn patches in the foreground, along with a winding road leading to the front doors and off to the right. The building is four stories tall with windows seen across every floor. A wall or secondary building can be seen jutting from the right of the hospital with a car parked in front of it.
Newsboys
1 man and 8 newspaper boys standing in front of the Austin Mirror Newspaper office, each holding an issue of the newspaper.
Southern Union Gas Co.
Southern Union Gas Co. employees sitting listen to radio speaker, frontal shot, back wall seen with Work Safely sign
Southern Union Gas Co.
Southern Union Gas Co. employees sit around dining area table listening to a radio speaker
[Hospital Entrance]
Photograph of an entrance to Wadley Hospital where two driveways can be seen, one going under the hospital portico awning, and the other leading past the outer left side of the awning. The awning roof is supported by columns decorated in mosaic tile and several trees and two houses can be seen in the background the the left.
[Hospital Kitchen]
Photograph of a kitchen and food serving area in Wadley Hospital with two rows of kitchen counters with various equipment that can be seen in the center of the room. A man in kitchen staff uniform can be seen walking down a row to the right. On the right wall, a row of large ovens and mixers can be seen. Two sinks can be seen in the foreground, and in the background a set of double swing doors, a wall clock, and another kitchen counter with cabinets can be seen.
[Hospital Lab]
Photograph of a laboratory in Wadley Hospital with a woman seen to the right at a counter looking through a microscope. Behind her in the corner counter-tops where several pieces of lab equipment sit. Windows can be seen tot he right and on the back wall, a rack with several funnels and bottle can be seen. On the left wall, a large machine or storage cabinet can be seen. To its right, an open doorway can be seen showing the cabinets and sink of a second room in the background.
[Hospital Nursery]
Photograph of a nursery ward in Wadley Hospital, with an empty hospital bassinet and an unknown machine that can be seen in front of a row of windows in the foreground. Through the windows, a row of more bassinets can be seen. A sink and mirror can be seen on the left wall, and a scale for weighing newborns can be seen to the left behind the bassinets. More bassinets can be seen through a second row of windows in the background.
[Hospital Reception Area]
Photograph of a hospital reception office and waiting room in Wadley Hospital. A sitting area with two couches and tables can be seen to the left, next to a set of windows with three tiled columns. To the right is a long reception desk for hospital staff. In the background, another seating area can be seen with many couches and tables, lit by four table lamps against the back wall. More windows can be seen in the back right corner.
[Operating Room]
Photograph of a hospital operating room in Wadley Hospital, where an operating table with a metal stool, bucket, and large overhead surgical lights can be seen in the foreground. Four metal tables on wheels with various towels, gauze, tools, and bowls can be seen behind and to the right of the operating table. Two hospital employees in protective, sanitary clothing can be seen preparing two of the middle wheeled tables. On the wall to the right, a metal, built-in cabinet with glass windows containing various supplies can be seen.
[Woman in Hospital Reception Area]
Photograph of a reception seating area in Wadley Hospital, where three couches with four low tables and a tiled column spaced amidst them can be seen to the right, along with a wall of windows with curtains partially drawn seen behind the furniture. A woman reading a magazine and wearing a dark skirt with a striped shirt can be seen on the foremost couch. A reception desk can be seen to the left, and in the background, a hospital chapel can be seen through an open door.
Men in mechanical workshop
Men lifting pulling machinery at mechanical workshop
Men in mechanical workshop
A man welds a pipe at mechanical construction workshop
Men in mechanical workshop
Men working individually in the mechanical workshop
Buttrey's Models
Two women at bottom of the staircase, one with an umbrella, modeling for Buttrey's at 107 W 6th
Buttrey's Models
Two women modeling at bottom of staircase with purses for Buttrey's at 107 W 6th
Buttrey's Models
Two women modeling on a staircase for the camera for Buttrey's at 107 W 6th
[Man with Tables]
Photograph for the Dover Manufacturing Company of a man in a dark suit standing with his hands together in front of a group of various coffee and end tables on display in the background.
Pan American Recreation Center Boxing Room
Photograph of one side of the Pan-Am Rec Center Boxing Room. Boxers and trainers exercise by stretching, shadowboxing, and beating punching bags. The sparring ring is visible in the foregrond. Jackets hang on hooks on the left. Clock on the back wall reads about 6:50.
[House for Sale]
Photograph of a house for sale, once located at 610 West 17th Street. The home is a Gothic Revival style with a sign on the fence outside advertising that the house and its individual material parts, such as lumber, doors, and pipes, are all for sale. Four cars can be seen parked in the street in the foreground and a large tree sits on the right corner of the property. In the right background, a large, four-story building can be seen with a cross on the roof.
Floyd Payne
2 men wearing protest banners: "CP&L Electric Co. is Unfair". Standing in front of the state capitol building, holding dollar bills fanned in their hands.
[Texas Capitol Model]
Photograph of a miniature 3D model of the Texas State Capitol campus. The model is composed of pale replicas of buildings, including the capitol, and is meant to display the area from 11th street to 18th street. The model's purpose is to show proposed buildings for the area.
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.
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