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- [Activities at Recreation Centers]
- Photograph of a child and a lady standing by a book shelf and holding a book.
- [Aerial View-North towards Capitol]
- Aerial View. North towards Capitol. Austin, Texas. The Commodore Perry Hotel (One Commodore Plaza and now Brazos Place) is prominient on the center right. [View from corner of 7th and Brazos]
- [Aerial View of Municipal Airport]
- Photograph of an aerial view of construction of the municipal airport. The terminal building is surrounded by dirt fields.
- Alpha Delta Sigma, Al Jennings induction into membership
- Ernest Sharpe reading to Al Jennings, who's being inducted as a member of the University of Texas advertising fraternity. Al Jennings was the advertising manager for the Austin American Statesman. This event took place at UT's Home Economics tea room.
- [Bakery Worker]
- Photograph of an Austin Baking Company factory worker operating the knobs for a machine. He stands to the right of the photo and is wearing a light colored shirt, apron at the waist, and a cap with the name of the bakery printed on the side. An industrial catwalk can be seen hanging from above in the background.
- [Barton Springs Bathhouse Dedication Ceremony]
- Photograph of a crowd of people gathered outside of the bathhouse at Barton Springs for its dedication ceremony.
- [Barton Springs Bathhouse Dedication Ceremony]
- Photograph of a crowd of people gathered outside of the bathhouse at Barton Springs for its dedication ceremony.
- Bells, tuning bells, carillon keyboard
- Carillon bells at University of Texas
- Bells, tuning bells, carillon keyboard
- Young man sitting at carillon keyboard (UT)
- Bells, tuning bells, carillon keyboard
- Young man examining carillon bells (UT)
- Bells, tuning bells, carillon keyboard
- Man examining carillon bells
- Birthday Party -- Jimmy Morgan
- Photograph of a group of children at a birthday party.
- [Bread on Conveyor]
- Photograph of several conveyor belts carrying loaves of bread through the Austin Baking Company factory. Various steps, ladders, and machinery can be seen amidst the conveyors, and fluorescent lights can be seen hanging from above.
- Byron Utecht
- Photograph of a man dressed in a three-piece suit smoking a cigarette. Byron C. Utecht was a correspondent for The Ft. Worth Star Telegram. He and his wife, Ethel, lived at 1819 Travis Heights Blvd.
- [Byron Utecht at Typewriter]
- Photograph of Byron Etecht wearing a three-piece, dark-colored suit with a cigarette in his mouth, seated behind a typewriter and looking at the keys. He is in an office; behind him there are a desk covered in papers with a clock on a wooden platform (right), a small bookcase filled with books (center) and a photo hanging on the wall (left).
- [Children around USN sand sculpture at Sandcraft]
- Photograph of a group of children around a sandbox with a sand sculpture of an anchor and the initials U.S.N. (United States Navy) imprinted over it at Sandcraft Park.
- [Christmas Program at Rosewood]
- Photograph of a group of children gathered in a Hall at Rosewood during a Christmas event in 1948. A person dressed as Santa Claus is seen standing by the children with a bag in hand.
- [Christmas Program at Rosewood #2]
- Photograph of the scenery at a Christmas event at Rosewood Park in 1949.
- [Christmas Program at Rosewood #3]
- Photograph of a group of children on stage with musical instruments during a Christmas Program at Rosewood Park in 1949.
- Commodore Perry Hotel
- Photograph of the exterior of The Commodore Perry Hotel.
- [Conference Room/Rare Books Room]
- Photograph of a wood-paneled conference room in a building located at 1801 North Lamar Boulevard. A table with eight chairs sits in the center of the room and a ninth chair sits back against the wall to the right. On the adjoining wall to the left, a built in book case containing many large, old looking books can be seen. A closed wood-paneled door can be seen to the right of the book case.
- [Congress Ave. and the State Theater]
- East across Congress Ave. and the State Theater. Austin, Texas.
- [Construction at the Recreation Department]
- Photograph of the construction activity at the Recreation Department in 1948.
- [Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease, August 23, 1870]
- The sixth in a series of eleven letters to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease—in them he discusses, among other things, yellow-fever and typhoid epidemics.
- [Correspondence to Richard Niles Graham from Maury Maverick, mayor of San Antonio]
- A letter to Richard Niles Graham from Maury Maverick, mayor of San Antonio, who says that he is returning Graham’s copy of the book A Maverick American, which Maverick wrote, with his autograph.
- [Crowd at Zilker Hillside Theater Production]
- Photograph of a crowd attending a production of "The King and I" at Zilker Hillside Theater.
- [Don Abel helping customer at Abel Stationers]
- Don Abel helping customer at Abel Stationers. Austin, Texas.
- Dorms at Huston - Tillotson
- Exterior view of dormitories at Huston - Tillotson College. Unlandscaped lawn area in front of buildings.
- Early computers and office
- Photograph of two men in an early computing office. Two men observe a printer readout. One man sits in front of the machine, one stands behind the machine and leans over to read. The paper feeds from a shelf under the printer, through the machine, and into a box on the floor behind the machine. Reel-to-reel cabinets sit behind the men on the right, and a large IBM switchboard sits on a desk to the left. Exposed overhead ducts and vents are cooling the room.
- [Exterior of the Goodall Wooten Dorm]
- Photograph of the exterior of the Goodall Wooten Dorm located at 2112 Guadalupe Street. The building has a fire escape going up the right side, and there are cars parked in the lot out front.
- [The exterior of the Kress store]
- The exterior of the Kress store. A sign in the front window of the store says "open." There is a car parked under a light to the right of the photo. There are also flags hanging over the parking lot and on the exterior of the Kress building.
- [Exterior of the Lamar Café]
- Photograph of the exterior of the Lamar Café. The word Lamar is illuminated on the exterior, and there is a light bar on the roof.
- Family Group
- Photograph of children's birthday party. Photo was taken at the L.M. Nau home, 2402 Indian Trail, Austin, TX (demolished). Top row: Sue (Ruff) Armstrong, Judith Ravel, Larry Edmund Lee. Middle row: Unknown, John McPherson Pinckney, Mary Sue (Pinckney) Neptune, Roger William Pinckney, Larry Melvin Nau, holding sister, Nanette Muriel (Nau) Overbeck, unknown, unknown, unknown. Front row: Richard Hopson Pinckney, Kay (Pinckney) Braziel.
- Family Groups
- Photograph of Larry and Nanette Nau, children of Ladner and Katherine (Pinckney) Nau. Larry is standing next to his sister's crib.
- Family Groups
- Larry Nau, son of Ladner Nau and Katherine (Pinckney) Nau, seated on table next to his birthday cake.
- First City National Bank
- Exterior shot of First City National Bank, Congress Av. & 9th St. Clock in view would ring a bell every hour.
- [First Methodist Youth Center]
- Photo of First Methodist Church youth center. Austin, Texas.
- First Presbyterian Church
- Photograph of the exterior of The First Presbyterian Church.
- Floorcraft Carpets
- Exterior shot of Floorcraft Carpets, 1105 West 41st Street.
- General View of New Addition, Looking NE
- Photograph of the construction of a new addition to the Seaholm Power Plant. Men are installing sterling boilers.
- [Girl Scouts sitting on a floor looking at magazines and books]
- Three Girl Scouts from Troop 26 sitting on a floor looking at books and magazines. They are in a school classroom at Bryker Woods School. They've collected games and magazines to donate to the Austin State School. Pictured L to R: Carol Massengale, Nancy Shaw, and Linda Myers.
- [Girls Baseball Team]
- Photograph of several members of the girls baseball team posing.
- [Governor-Elect Beauford Jester & Mrs. Nalle]
- Photograph of Governor Jester standing over a seated Mrs. Nalle.
- [Gregg House Common Area]
- Photograph of a few people reading in a common area at the Gregg House of All Saints Episcopal Church located at 2685 University Avenue, in Austin, Texas. A small yard is visible through the windows.
- [Gregg House Exterior]
- Photograph of the exterior of the Gregg House of All Saints Episcopal Church located at 2685 University Avenue, in Austin, Texas.
- [Gregg House Nursery]
- Photograph of a group of small children in the nursery at the Gregg House of All Saints Episcopal Church located at 2685 University Avenue, in Austin, Texas.
- [Gregg House Playground]
- Photograph of a group of small children playing on the playground at the Gregg House of All Saints Episcopal Church located at 2685 University Avenue, in Austin, Texas.
- [Gregg House Reading Room]
- Photograph of two women in a reading room at the Gregg House of All Saints Episcopal Church located at 2685 University Avenue, in Austin, Texas. Bookcases lining the walls are filled with books.
- Group photo
- Photograph of a group of men posing at one end of a table. Five of the men are seated around the head of the table; nine more men are standing in a semi-circle behind them. There are dishes and cutlery on the table.
- T.H. Williams & Co. - fire scenes
- Fire trucks in front of smoking building