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- [1963 Aqua Festival]
- Photograph of the scenery at the Aqua Festival in 19063. A group of people are seen posing by the statue of three sea horses.
- [Aqua Festival]
- Photograph of the view at the Aqua Festival in 1963.
- [Aqua Festival Scenery]
- Photograph of the scenery at the Aqua Festival in 1963. A child is seen seated wearing a cape and crown.
- [Aqua Festival Scenery #2]
- Photograph of the scenery at the Aqua festival Land Parade in 1963.
- [At the Aqua Festival]
- Photograph of view at the Aqua Festival Land Parade in 1963.
- [Austin Municipal Band]
- Photograph of two men part of the Austin Municipal Band. The people are identified as Roy Lyon who is on the left and Weldon Covington.
- [Austin National Bank]
- Photograph of the Austin National Bank building. Several cars are parked or driving on the street. To the left a JC Penny and other storefronts are visible. A woman stands in the street on the far right; some people cross the street in the opposite direction at center.
- [Building on the Colorado River and Palmer Auditorium]
- Photograph of a small building, possibly a restaurant, on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas. The photo was probably taken from the Congress Avenue Bridge; South 1st Street runs past the building towards the river on the right, off of which turns a 1950s/60s-era car. Palmer Auditorium is prominently visible in the background right; on the left is a business called Nelson's. A double-billboard is visible on 1st St. in the center, featuring advertisements for Yellow Pages and Buick.
- [City National Bank, Austin]
- Photograph of the City National Bank building at 823 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas. Several people walk about the side walk at the corner of Congress and East 9th Street, along which several cars are parked. To the right of the bank is Carl Mayer Jewelers and a store called Ward's. The Commodore Perry Hotel (800 Brazos) and a parking garage stand in the background.
- [Couch Set with Plant]
- Photograph of a small couch and matching chair, standing in a corner with a potted plant between them. The corner is draped with a curtain; to the right is a framed landscape photograph.
- [Dining Room near Living Area]
- Photograph of a dining room. Four set tables with chairs stand in the foreground and centerground. The left wall is composed of windows looking into a courtyard. In the background is an array of couches and tables, and two wooden doors. A potted plant stands in the far right corner. The courtyard has stone tiling and a concrete island with shrubs and a small tree, behind which is a metal table and some chairs.
- [Empty Lobby with Desks]
- Photograph of a large lobby. In the foreground are chairs adjoined to small tables with ashtrays on them. In the background center and left are several desks with chairs. The space is segmented by large concrete columns. Tables stand in the background right, behind which is the entrance and exit.
- [Empty, Plain Office]
- Photograph of a office space. Several desks with chairs are spaced around the room with glass dividers between them. In the left foreground are two chairs and a potted plant for waiting. A door with a clock above it is visible in the center background.
- [Halloween Event at Rosewood #2]
- Photograph of the scenery at a Halloween event at Rosewood Park in 1969. People are gathered around a stand selling sweets and candy.
- [Map of Municipal Golf Course]
- Photograph of map of municipal golf course. Writing on the back of the photo reads: "Architect's map of golf course #3, Morris Williams Golf Course (as of May 1963) Leon Howard, Arch."
- [Office with Plants]
- Photograph of a modern, postwar office space. A line of desks with chairs in front runs from the center foreground to the left background. Each has a set of rotary telephones, stationary, pens, an ashtray, and other supplies neatly arranged. Behind them is a glass walkway, on the opposite side of which are several large plants and a sculpted wall.
- [Performance at the Zilker Hillside Theater]
- Photograph of two actors perform on stage at the Zilker Hillside Theater in Austin. They wear rumpled suits and a bridge set piece is visible behind the actors.
- [Performance at the Zilker Hillside Theater]
- Photograph of actors performing a song while extras look on in the background at Zilker Hillside Theater in Zilker Park in Austin.
- [Performance at Zilker Hillside Theater]
- Photograph of a cast of actors performing on stage at the Zilker Hillside Theater in Austin. The actors are positioned around the stage and on the bridge set piece.
- [Pool at the Aqua Festival]
- Photograph of a group of people in a pool labelled "Keep Cool with a Pool" at the Aqua Festival in 1963.
- [Scenery at the Aqua Festival in 1963]
- Photograph of people holding a banner reading "Austin Recreation Dept. Playground" during the Aqua festival in 1963. A small crowd and a parked vehicle are seen behind them.
- [Scenery at the Aqua Festival in 1963 #2]
- Photograph of a group of people at the Aqua Festival event in 1963.
- [Scenery at the Aqua Festival in 1963 #3]
- Photograph of the scenery at a Aqua Festival in 1963 and a small group of children are seen dressed as Native Americans.
- [Scenery at the Aqua Festival in 1963 #4]
- Photograph of the scenery at the Aqua Festival Land Parade in 1963.
- [Travel agency office]
- Photograph of a travel agency office. In the foreground on the left is a desk with a typewriter, some books, and an ashtray. Behind the desk is a chair and a screen composed of rings. On the right against the wall is a chair and some filing cabinets with brochures and a globe on top. Hanging on the wall are posters for Lufthansa and the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, two posters for Japan, and a poster in the center background for Germany. Beneath that poster is another desk with a chair behind and in front.
- [Truck at Austin Lacquer Company]
- Photograph of ten men posing in front of a truck at the Austin Lacquer Company's building. The truck, belonging to Central Freight Lines, is parked so that it blocks the road, with a station wagon belonging to the company perpendicular to it. At the center of the men on the ground are cans of lacquer. The bumpers of 1950s-era cars are visible in the bottom right, as well as a car behind the truck.
- [View at the Aqua Festival Land Parade #2]
- Photograph of the view at the Aqua Festival Land Parade event in 1963. A group of children are seen dressed as early Native Indians.
- Aerial: Austin downtown
- Aerial photograph of downtown Austin.
- Aerial: Austin Downtown
- Photograph of a high aerial view of downtown Austin.
- [Huston-Tillotson Library Interior]
- Photograph of the interior of the Huston-Tillotson university campus library. Two students can be seen in the foreground at different tables, each studying several books. In the background to the right, the library front desk can be seen, where a man in a suit is helping three people. In center background, several rows of bookshelves can be seen throughout the space, along with a group of four more people all studying or browsing.
- [Huston-Tillotson Student Union Exterior]
- Photograph of the exterior of the Huston-Tillotson University Student Union. A sidewalk can be seen in the right foreground leading over to the steps in front of the building's glass entrance way. A low barrier wall can be seen to the left of the steps and sidewalk. A boxy roof awning can be seen hanging over the entrance way, and a tree can be seen in the upper left foreground. Two more trees and another building can be seen in the background to the right.
- [Food Store]
- Photograph of a grocery store called Town and Country, located on St. Johns Avenue, Austin Texas. The photo is taken from the side of a road, where a full view of the small store and its parking lot can be seen. A single car can be seen parked to the left of the lot, and further to the left a tall sign with the store name can be seen. A large field and several houses can be seen in the background.
- [Gildon Creek Third Baptist Church]
- Photograph of a woman standing on the front steps of the Gildon Creek Third Baptist Church building. The sign above the door indicated the pastor was Reverend J. H. Penn.
- [Man at a Post Office]
- Photograph of a man in a suit standing at the entrance to the post office building in Manor, Texas.
- [Post Office Building]
- Photograph of the United States Post Office building in Manor, Texas, with gravel in front of it. A house is visible in the background.
- [Woman and Child Outside a House]
- Photograph of a woman and child sitting on steps leading up to the front door of a house. The area in front of the house is dirt and is not landscaped.
- [Woman and Child Outside a House]
- Photograph of a woman standing on the front steps of a house with a child sitting next to her. The house is small and wood-sided. The area around the house is dirt and is not landscaped.
- [Interior of St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of the interior sanctuary of St. David's Episcopal Church, taken from the altar. There are large windows, a vaulted ceiling, and rows of pews in the photo.
- [Sanctuary of St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of the interior sanctuary of St. David's Episcopal Church looking towards the altar. There are large windows, a vaulted ceiling, rows of pews, and a view of the altar in the photo.
- Austin Hotel Party
- TADA Annual Convention at Austin Hotel. Large group of people and a band. Letters on bandstand are JL.
- William Montgomery, William Smythe, Governor John Connally
- Governor John Connally standing in office with William Montgomery and William Smythe. Flags behind the group.
- [National Recreation Month Event]
- Photograph of a group of musicians performing at a National Recreation Month event at Zilker Park. The musicians are performing behind a stand labelled "Know Now On The Air".
- Hyde Park Baptist Church Choir
- Interior photograph of the Hyde Park Baptist Church choir; members unidentified.
- Austin Aerials - Downtown and Capitol
- Aerial shot of downtown Austin, Inter-Regional Hwy in bottom foreground, Colorado River in the lefthand background and State Capitol on front far right
- Austin Aerials - Downtown and Capitol
- Aerial shot of downtown Austin with Inter-Regional in mid-foreground with Capitol in middle
- Aerial: 51st and Interegional Highway
- Photograph of an aerial view of 51st Street and Interegional Highway.
- Aerials: 51st and Interregional Highway
- Aerial photograph of 51st Street and Interegional Highway from an airplane.
- [Teacher and Students]
- Photograph of a teacher holding a microphone and standing next to a table and an American flag, with a group of students behind her. They are in a covered, open-air auditorium, and trees are visible in the background.
- [Tiny Tots - Austin Athletic Club]
- Photograph of eight young children sitting on a bench, mimicking gestures made by their instructor. Caption on back reads: "Tiny Tots- 1963, Austin Athletic Club. (Brunette girl in center is daughter of John Bustin)."
- Humble Service Station
- Promotional shot of Humble Service Station, full service fill up and inspection,