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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.
[Governor's Mansion]
Photograph of the entrance to the Texas Governor's mansion at 1010 Colorado Street.
[Governor's Mansion]
Photograph of the Texas Governor's mansion at 1010 Colorado Street.
[Governor's Mansion]
Photograph of the Texas Governor's mansion at 1010 Colorado Street.
[Governor's Mansion fence]
Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion east elevation seen behind whitewashed brick and iron fence and gate naming the house as the "Governor's Mansion." Tree visible immediately behind the fence and the mansion is visible under a cloud-filled sky in the background. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant here in 1969 was Governor Preston Smith. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
[Isamu Taniguchi at Oriental Gardens]
Photograph of Isamu Taniguchi in the Oriental gardens at Zilker Park. He squats on stones in the middle of a pond and measures a lily pad.
[Mr. Taniguchi and Mr. Robinson in the Oriental Garden]
Photograph of Mr. Taniguchi and Mr. Jack Robinson in the Oriental garden in Zilker Park.
Music Man
Photograph of two actresses on stage during a theatrical production of "Music Man" at Zilker Hillside Theater.
Music Man
Photograph of two performers on stage during a theatrical production of "Music Man" at Zilker Hillside Theater.
[The Music Man at Zilker Hillside Theater]
Photograph of a performance of "The Music Man" for the 11th Summer Musical at the Zilker Park Hillside Theater. Spectators sit on the grass and watch the play.
[View of Municipal Auditorium from across the Lake]
Photograph of the Austin Municipal Auditorium and grounds from across Town Lake through trees. The gazebo is visible to the left of the auditorium. The Auditorium, designed by the Austin firm Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse & Greeven, opened on January 5, 1959.
[Visitors and bust of Elisabet Ney at the Elisabet Ney Museum]
Photograph of Visitors Lesly Cain (age 7) and Mrs. Don Johnson examine a bust is of Mrs. Elisabet Ney at the Elisabet Ney Museum. In 1892, European portrait sculptor Elisabet Ney (1833-1907) purchased property in Austin at 304 East 44th Street, established a studio named Formosa, and resumed her career as a noted sculptor. Ney sculpted and collected portraits of notable Texans and Europeans. Following Ney’s death in 1907, her friends preserved the studio and its contents as the Elisabet Ney Museum and established the Texas Fine Arts Association dedicated to her memory.
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