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Bartons in the Early Twenties

Description: Photograph of two young women wearing bathing suits and swim caps in pool and a third woman laying on side of pool at Barton Springs. Other swimmers are visible in the background. There is a typed caption on the bottom margin of the photograph reading "Bartons in the Early twenties."
Date: 192X

Bergstrom Air Force Base [aerial view]

Description: Photograph of aerial view of Bergstrom Air Force Base. Fog obscures landscape behind the base. Runways and buildings on the base are visible as well as some roads surrounding the base. Bergstrom Air Force Base was activated during in 1942 as a troop carrier training airfield. During the Cold War, it served as a Strategic Air Command base. Later, it transferred to the Tactical Air Command and became a major base for the U.S. Air Force's RF-4C reconnaissance fighter fleet. At the time of its clos… more
Date: 19uu
Creator: United States Army Air Forces, Photo Section

[Biggest Kite]

Description: Photograph of Bryan Merrill, Hank Smith, and Lauren Clayton on a field flying Biggest Kite, presumably at the annual Kite Festival. Crowds are visible in the distance.
Date: 197X
Creator: Austin Citizen

[Bouquet toss with bridesmaids and female guests at a wedding at the San Jose Community Center]

Description: Photograph of a group of women, some with outstretched ars, waiting to catch the bouquet thrown by the bride at a wedding at the San Jose Community Center in Austin, Texas. Some women wear long flowered bridesmaid dresses, three women are dressed in white dresses of a similar design, one wedding guest wears a black jacket trimmed with faux fur, and another guest wears a black checked top and red checked pants. Two little boys stand to the right, looking on.
Date: 1970~
Creator: Penzenstadler, Joan

[Bridesmaid and groomsman at wedding reception at the San Jose Community Center]

Description: Photograph of a Hispanic bridesmaid and groomsman at a wedding at the San Jose Community Center in Austin, TX. The couple is seated at a table, apparently about to kiss. The bridesmaid is wearing a flowered dress. The groomsman is wearing a tuxedo with a ruffled shirt and a boutonniere tied with a pink ribbon on his lapel. A woman's hand rests on his right forearm at the left of the photograph. A longneck beer bottle and paper cup sit on the table in front of the couple.
Date: 1970~
Creator: Penzenstadler, Joan

[Bridesmaids, groomsman, and other wedding guests seated at wedding reception at the San Jose Community Center]

Description: Photograph of three bridesmaids wearing flowered dresses and short veils and a groomsman with shoulder-length hair, a mustache, and wearing a black tuxedo with a ruffled shirt, along with other wedding guests seated at wedding reception at the San Jose Community Center in Austin. They sit with other wedding guests around a long, rectangular table. Several disposable paper cups sit on the tablecloth.
Date: 1970~
Creator: Penzenstadler, Joan

Broken Spoke

Description: Photograph of the exterior of the Broken Spoke located at 3201 South Lamar Boulevard. Neon signs in the shape of wagon wheels and with the name are above the porch. American flags are draped on each end of the building.
Date: 200X
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