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[Aerial View of Deep Eddy]

Photograph of an aerial view of Deep Eddy pool and surrounding area. The pool is dried out and the trees are bare indicating winter. There are no visible people or activity near the pool. Deep Eddy began as a natural swimming hole in the Colorado River and was expanded into a man-made swimming pool in 1915 by A.J. Eilers, Sr. Deep Eddy pool is the oldest swimming pool in Texas and is operated and maintained by the City of Austin.

Date: 19XX

Item Type: Photograph

[Aerial View of Disch Field]

Aerial photograph of Disch Field and surrounding area. The parking lot is full of cars and the stands appear to be full though there are no players on the field.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

[Aerial View of Governor's Mansion]

Early photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion front elevation from a high vantage point across the street, showing lot in front of the mansion, grounds. The Carriage House is visible behind trees to the right of the mansion. A wooden fence is visible behind the mansion, but other fences are removed. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant here in 1909 was Governor Thomas Mitchell Campbell. The mansion was declared a Texas historical… more

Date: 1909

Item Type: Photograph

[Aerial View of Municipal Airport]

Photograph of an aerial view of construction of the municipal airport. The terminal building is surrounded by dirt fields.

Date: August 23, 1960

Item Type: Photograph

Aerial view of Municipal Golf Course

Photograph of An aerial view of Austin Municipal Golf Course, donated to the city in 1936 by the Austin Lion's Club. The club house is visible in the center of the image, with holes surrounding. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road, has served its citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.

Date: [1936..]

Item Type: Photograph

[Aerial View of Power Plant from Across the Lake]

Photograph of an aerial view of Seaholm Power Plant, taken from across the lake. Roads and other buildings surrounding the plant are visible.

Date: [1951..]

Item Type: Photograph

[Aerial View of Power Plant from Across the Lake]

Photograph of aerial view of Seaholm Power Plant, taken from across the lake. Roads and other buildings surrounding the plant are visible.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

[Aerial View of Seaholm Power Plant]

Photograph of aerial view of Seaholm Power Plant, surrounded by various other buildings.

Date: [1951..]

Item Type: Photograph

[Aerial view of the construction of Palmer Municipal Auditorium]

Photograph of the construction of the old Palmer Municipal Auditorium as seen from the air looking south toward Barton Springs Road at the top of the view, with Riverside Drive at the bottom. Portions of the Auditorium's concrete frame are completed, and the metal framework for the flyloft is under construction. Several commercial buildings are visible on Barton Springs Road. The site is littered with construction debris, and various construction support buildings are visible.

Date: 1957

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.260677 -97.750651

[Aerial View of the Texas State Capitol Building]

Photograph of an aerial view of the Texas State Capitol building and surrounding area.

Date: 192X

Creator: Boone Photo Co.

Item Type: Photograph

[Aerial View of Zilker Park]

Photograph of an aerial view of Zilker Park looking north. Shows the area of Barton Springs with Lady Bird Lake in the background

Date: unknown

Creator: Southwestern Aerial Survey

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.263836 -97.765162

[Aerial view of Zilker Park looking west]

Aerial photograph of Zilker Springs during development in 1938.

Date: 1938

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin

Item Type: Photograph

[African-American families]

Photograph of a family of African-Americans standing in front of a log cabin. A young girl stands in the open doorway of the cabin and looks on at the family portrait.

Date: [1860..1890]

Item Type: Photograph

[Aftermath of 1915 flood]

View of aftermath of April 1915 flood, Waller Creek at 705 E. 6th Street, Austin. People are gathered on the stone bridge and look down onto the creek. Damaged buildings are on either side of the creek.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[Aftermath of 1915 Flood]

Photograph of the aftermath of the 1915 Colorado River flood. A house is destroyed, with furnishings visible inside. A woman, man, and young girl pose in one of the house's rooms.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[Aftermath of Fire at Hancock Center]

Photograph of two men surveying rubble in the locker room of Hancock Recreation Center, in the aftermath of a fire.

Date: October 1965

Creator: Parks and Recreation Department

Item Type: Photograph

[Aftermath of Fire at Hancock Recreation Center]

Photograph of a room at the Hancock Recreation Center following a fire. Water from fire hoses and debris covers the floor. A charred piano sits along the back wall.

Date: October 1965

Creator: Austin Fire Department

Item Type: Photograph

[Aftermath of Fire at Hancock Recreation Center]

Photograph of rubble in the aftermath of a fire at the Hancock Recreation Center, October 1965.

Date: October 1965

Creator: Austin Fire Department

Item Type: Photograph

Airplane view of vicinity of Waller Creek and East First Street

Photograph of Airplane view of vicinity of Waller Creek and East 1st Street. East 1st Street is visible diagonally down the center of the image from top to bottom, while Waller Creek cuts through the image from left to right.

Date: 19XX

Item Type: Photograph

[Alfonso Ramos Band plays for a wedding reception at the San Jose Community Center]

Photograph of the Alfonso Ramos Band playing at the San Jose Community Center in South Austin. The band includes saxophone, drums, bongo drum, trombone, and trumpet. A man in tan suit is singing or talking into the microphone as other band members talk or wait. Five little girls, some wearing white dresses, and two little boys sit on the edge of the stage and watch the dancers. Women, wearing foral bridesmaid dresses, dance with men in suits.

Date: 1970~

Creator: Penzenstadler, Joan

Item Type: Photograph

All Tied up on Zilker Kite Field

Photograph of "All tied up on Zilker kite field." Two teenagers try to untangle a number of kite strings while two girls stand by. They are in a field at Zilker Park in Austin.

Date: [1969..1979]

Creator: Austin Citizen

Item Type: Photograph

[Altar Boys at St. David's Episcopal Church]

Photograph of two altar boys kneeling at the altar of St. David's Episcopal Church.

Date: 1943

Creator: Depwe, Stanley

Item Type: Photograph

[Altar of St. David's Episcopal Church]

Photograph of the altar of the St. David's Episcopal church.

Date: unknown

Creator: Jensen-Raymer

Item Type: Photograph

[Aluminum for Defense]

Photograph of Aluminum for Defense collection point outside of the Texas Capitol building. A large chicken-wire bin holds aluminum cans. The Capitol dome is visible in the background.

Date: July 28, 1941

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory City of Austin, Texas

Item Type: Photograph

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[Aerial View of Deep Eddy]

[Aerial View of Disch Field]

[Aerial View of Governor's Mansion]

[Aerial View of Municipal Airport]

Aerial view of Municipal Golf Course

[Aerial View of Power Plant from Across the Lake]

[Aerial View of Power Plant from Across the Lake]

[Aerial View of Seaholm Power Plant]

[Aerial view of the construction of Palmer Municipal Auditorium]

[Aerial View of the Texas State Capitol Building]

[Aerial View of Zilker Park]

[Aerial view of Zilker Park looking west]

[African-American families]

[Aftermath of 1915 flood]

[Aftermath of 1915 Flood]

[Aftermath of Fire at Hancock Center]

[Aftermath of Fire at Hancock Recreation Center]

[Aftermath of Fire at Hancock Recreation Center]

Airplane view of vicinity of Waller Creek and East First Street

[Alfonso Ramos Band plays for a wedding reception at the San Jose Community Center]

All Tied up on Zilker Kite Field

[Altar Boys at St. David's Episcopal Church]

[Altar of St. David's Episcopal Church]

[Aluminum for Defense]