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Christopher Street, looking west from 3rd Street

Photograph of Christopher Street looking west from 3rd Street. The road is unpaved and just a few houses, partially obscured by trees, are visible.

Date: August 1, 1945

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.254870 -97.754871

[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

Item Type: Photograph

[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

Item Type: Photograph

[Governor's Mansion]

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

Date: 1945

Creator: Boone Photo Co.

Item Type: Photograph

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

Item Type: Photograph

[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

Item Type: Photograph

[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

Item Type: Photograph

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

Item Type: Photograph

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Christopher Street, looking west from 3rd Street

[Girls Playing Jump Rope at Palm Park]

[Governor's Mansion]

[Governor's Mansion]

Service Center at Driskill Hotel

[Servicemen's Information Center Advertisement]

[Soldier Reading at Magazine Stand]

St. John Orphanage Track, Proposed Naval Hospital Site