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St. John Orphanage Track, Proposed Naval Hospital Site

Photograph of a dilapidated old building, St. John's Orphanage Track, also the proposed naval hospital site. The stone building is dirty and there is damage to the roof. It is surrounded by a field and a dirt road leads to the building.

Date: March 13, 1945

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

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Servicemen's Information Center Advertisement]

Photograph of a flier advertising the Servicemen's Information Center, which was located at the Driskill Hotel and operated by the city of Austin Recreation Department.

Date: June 16, 1945

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Soldier Reading at Magazine Stand]

Photograph of a soldier in uniform reading a magazine. He is standing at a rack of magazines located at the service center at the Driskill Hotel.

Date: February 24, 1945

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Girls Playing Jump Rope at Palm Park]

Photograph of girls playing jump rope on a concrete slab at Palm Park. The decorative stone entryway structure is behind them.

Date: February 9, 1945

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[A woman with books at Capital Archives]

A woman looking through a stack of books at Capital Archives. One of the books is entitled "In Our Image." The woman is wearing a dark suit.

Date: 1945~

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Kilian Hall chapel

Photo of Kilian Hall chapel. Austin, Texas.

Date: 1945

Partner: Concordia University Texas

Kilian Hall chapel

Photo of Kilian Hall chapel. Austin, Texas.

Date: 1945

Partner: Concordia University Texas

Governor’s Mansion

Front elevation, north elevation, taken from northeast, Shows grounds and landscaping, screen porch.

Date: 1945

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Couple in downtown Austin

A serviceman and a woman looking up at the camera from the sidewalk.

Date: 1945

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion showing the east elevation, grounds, walkway, screened upper porch, flag pole, and Carriage House. The roof of the house is obscured by green foliage from several trees on the front lawn. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant here in 1945 was Governor Coke R. Stevenson. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.

Date: 1945

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of the Governor's Mansion taken from the front lawn.

Date: 1945

Creator: Boone Photo Co.

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Holland Page Industries Workshop]

Photograph of a man working a machine at Holland Page Industries. He is wearing a light-colored shirt and dark-colored overalls, and standing in the middle of a workshop. There are three big machines in the workshop with him.

Date: June 1945

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Service Center at Driskill Hotel

Photograph of an American soldier standing at a map covered with slips of paper. The legend on the map reads "Where are you from?" A note on the back of the photograph reads "Service Center at Driskill [Hotel]."

Date: February 24, 1945

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Library Austin, Texas

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bee Creek Boys Camp]

Photograph of the view at a boys camp on Bee Creek by Austin Damp. A couple of tents are seen and some boys are seen standing by a small boat and others are seated by a bench.

Date: July 20, 1945

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library