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[Austin Public Library]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the public library building located at 819 Congress Avenue on the second floor above the newspaper Pressler and Ziller on March 7, 1933. The library opened at this location on February 16, 1926. Grace Delano Clark served as volunteer librarian. Shortly thereafter, the library moved to its first building on West 9th street and Guadalupe street. "Gossip" written and underlined beneath date on back of photo.
Date: March 7, 1933

[Aerial view of Jefferson Chemical Plant]

Description: Aerial view of Jefferson Chemical Plant. Austin, Texas. Looking west. N. Lamar Blvd runs left to right in the center of picture. Airport Blvd merges into Lamar from lower left. Justin Lane also is on left, just above Airport. The Crestview neighborhood is the background, with Burnet Road running left to right in background. Brentwood School in the center left and on the upper left on school is the drive-in theater. [Cloud or dust like in the background is the area past Shoal Creek/Shoal Creek… more
Date: March 7, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal

[Dorm Students]

Description: Photograph of four college students in Goodall Wooten Dorm. Two students can be seen sitting on a couch to the left. A blanket tapestry is hung on the wall behind them along with a cow skull and a paddle in the corner to the right. Another student can be seen standing and smoking near the open balcony door to the right. A fourth student can be seen standing on the balcony with his hand in his pocket.
Date: March 7, 1962
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Students in Dorm]

Description: Photograph of four dorm students relaxing together in Goodall Wooten Dorm. One student can be seen with a book on a couch to the right, and another can be seen in a chair to the left with a cigarette in his mouth. In the right corner, two more students can be seen, one playing a guitar in a chair while the other stands behind him. An open door to a tiled bathroom can be seen in the background to the right, along with a closed door through a short hallway to the left.
Date: March 7, 1962
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Weightlifters]

Description: Photograph of weightlifting students in the Goodall Wooten Dorm gym. Several shirtless male students in shorts can be seen throughout the gym. One is lifting dumbbells on a bench in the foreground while another is standing and lifting a barbell to the right. Two more can be seen standing on either side of a mirror in the background, behind another barbell lifter, while the final student can be seen in the left background doing abdominal exercises with his shirt on.
Date: March 7, 1962
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

[Austin Skyline at Night]

Description: Photograph of the downtown Austin skyline taken in the evening. The skyline can be seen lit up green on the horizon due to under-exposure of the photo. Suburbs full of trees and house rooftops can be seen in the foreground.
Date: March 7, 1984
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
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