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[Aftermath of Fire at Hancock Center]

Description: 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

[Aftermath of Fire at Hancock Recreation Center]

Description: 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

Austin Athletic Club at Shoal Creek by House Park

Description: Photograph of rear exterior of the Austin Athletic Club at Shoal Creek by House Park. Visible are: a tennis court; benches for watching matches; two workers changing out screens on the second floor windows. The first organized recreation center in Austin was the privately owned Austin Athletic Club, built in 1923, by William T. Caswell. In 1931. Mr. Caswell sold the club to the City of Austin for "a small remuneration". The name of the center was officially changed to the Austin Recreation Cent… more
Date: October 30, 1942
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
Location: 30.276988 -97.749428

[Austin Municipal Airport]

Description: Photograph of the Austin Municipal Airport. A Braniff Airways Inc. airplane is in the center of the photograph. There is a Humble aviation gasoline and lubricants pump in the photograph.
Date: October 22, 1939
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Library

[Austin Skyline]

Description: Photograph of the Austin skyline taken from the top of the Light Plant.
Date: October 11, 1937
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory

[Calbraith P. Rodgers landing plane]

Description: Photograph of a crowd gathered around Calbraith P. Rodgers when he crash landed his plane at Ridgetop. He was flying from Sheepshead Bay, New York to Pasadena, California.
Date: October 20, 1911

Construction for 1951 Power Plant

Description: Photograph of men excavating for the construction of the power plant. A crane is in the right midground, and the railroad bridge over the river is in the background.
Date: October 7, 1949

[First Air Mail Plane]

Description: Loading air mail on first mail plane to leave Robert Mueller Municipal Airport after dedication ceremonies. Adolph Koch, Niles Graham, P.R. James, Raymond Grasty, "Bub" Merrill, Bub's mother, Paul Cruseman, Lynn Hunter, Max Bickler, Bub's Father and others
Date: October 14, 1930
Creator: Boone Photo Company

[Governor's Mansion]

Description: Photograph of the front entrance of the Texas Governor's mansion.
Date: October 13, 1935

[Governor's Mansion]

Description: Photograph of the front entrance of the Texas Governor's mansion taken from the street.
Date: October 13, 1935

[Laguna Gloria]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of the historic Laguna Gloria building. It is partially obscured by palmettos and other foliage. The building is now part of the Contemporary Austin art museum.
Date: October 1952
Creator: Studer
Location: 30.312074 -97.774093

[Men Digging Sweet Potatoes at Victory Garden]

Description: Photograph of men digging sweet potatoes in Victory Garden at Sewage Treatment plant. Farm trucks and other vehicles are visible in the background.
Date: October 31, 1942
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory

[Night Hawk Staff]

Description: Photograph of a group portrait of the Nighthawk restaurant staff. They wear uniforms and stand in front of the restaurant. The woman in the middle, behind the two women at center, is Violet Franklin Sanders. The restaurant was located at 1907 Guadalupe Street, Austin.
Date: October 8, 1935
Creator: Stewart Photo Company
Location: 30.282351 -97.741655

[Old City Hall]

Description: Photograph of the Old City Hall building.
Date: October 11, 1937
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory

[Pan American Recreation Center Halloween]

Description: Photograph of three women and five children pose for a photo. One boy wears a Halloween mask he likely made himself. Another mischevious boy lands a kick to another boy's hip. The Pan American Recreation Center was opened in June 1942 as the first Latin American Recreation Center in Austin and run under the auspices of the Federated Latin American Club and directed by the Austin Recreation Department. The name "Pan American Recreation Center" was chosen by the executive committee during a cent… more
Date: October 31, 1950
Creator: Parks and Recreation Dept., City of Austin

[View of crew working in slaughter room of the Austin Abattoir]

Description: Photograph of a crew working on cattle carcases in a slaughterhouse. Inscribed on the back of the photo is "View of crew working in slaughter room of The Austin Abattoir. All in sight is beef."
Date: October 26, 1939
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Library
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