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[Fiskville Stage Stop]

Photograph of Fiskville stage railroad stop being demolished. It was located at North Lamar at the south side of the creek by Payton Gin Road. It was the first stop north of Austin.

Date: February 1966

Location: 30.357280 -97.700425

Photograph of the planting of Town Lake's first tree by the Women's Architectural League. Two women and a man are gathered around the tree, the man holding a shovel. The state Capitol building, UT tower, and other buildings are visible in the background. The young woman in the photograph is Gail Swallow, President of Women's Architectural League.

Date: February 11, 1966

Creator: Vaughn, Ronald

[City of Austin Auditorium]

Photograph of the City of Austin Auditorium taken from the north side of Town Lake after a snowfall.

Date: February 1967

Creator: City of Austin

[Congress Avenue with Capitol in snow]

Photograph of Congress Avenue covered in snow with a veiw of the capitol building. The street is slushy with dirty snow that hasn't been plowed, and cars parked along the side of the streets are covered in snow.

Date: February 8, 1967

Mrs. Mary Anne Joseph at Elisabet Ney Museum

Photograph of Mrs. Mary Anne Joseph looking at a book inscription reading, "Very sincerely bride Nell Taylor, Feb 16, 1929, Elisabet Ney Museum" in front of a classic bust. In 1892, European portrait sculptor Elisabet Ney (1833-1907) purchased property in Austin at 304 East 44th Street, established a studio named Formosa, and resumed her career as a noted sculptor. Ney sculpted and collected portraits of notable Texans and Europeans. Following Ney’s death in 1907, her friends preserved the stu… more

Date: February 2, 1968

Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.