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[Dinner Bell]

Postcard of a dinner bell in a field. There is a field of trees in the background. The text on the back reads, "How about answering the dinner bell on Prude Ranch". There is a stamp affixed to the back of the postcard and it was mailed July 25, 1938.

Date: 1938~

Item Type: Postcard

[View from University of Texas Tower]

Photograph of a view of Austin from the University of Texas Tower. There is snow on the ground and the Texas Capitol is visible in the distance.

Date: November 1937

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.286218 -97.739388

Wading Above the Falls

Photograph of three people wading in Bull Creek. They are wearing swimsuits and the person in the middle is wearing a swim cap. Brushy hills are in the background behind them.

Date: July 31, 1936

Item Type: Photograph

[The Falls of Bull Creek]

Photograph of the falls of Bull Creek. The text on the back of the photo reads, "The high falls near 'Slanting Rock' swimming hole in upper Bull Creek. This shows about half of the falls."

Date: July 25, 1936

Item Type: Photograph

[Family Standing in Bull Creek]

Photograph of a family wading in Bull Creek. There are three children, an adult man, and a small dog standing in the water; a number of trees are visible along the bank in the background.

Date: July 25, 1936

Item Type: Photograph

[Adam R. Johnson at his desk]

Photograph of Adam R. Johnson, the Director of the Texas Relief Commission, at his desk in his office. A portrait of Franklin Roosevelt is on the desk behind him. Photograph is signed and dated 5/19/1936.

Date: 1936

Item Type: Photograph

[Anderson Mill on Cyprus Creek]

Photograph of two men posing on a wall by the Anderson Mill on Cypress Creek. One of them is standing on the wall, and one of them is sitting.

Date: August 9, 1935

Item Type: Photograph

[Colorado River Flood 1]

Photograph of the flooded Colorado River. Trees are submerged in the water. "Handwritten note on the back reads, "1 By placing pictures 1 and 2 end to end the full width of the Colorado River is shown."

Date: June 15, 1935

Creator: Boone

Item Type: Photograph

[Colorado River Flood 2]

Photograph of the south banks of the Colorado River during a flood. Handwritten note on the back reads, "2 The two buildings shown on either side of South Congress Avenue at the end of the bridge were the only ones left in the river valley."

Date: June 15, 1935

Creator: Boone

Item Type: Photograph

[Martha Bickler After Her First Flight]

Photograph of Martha Bickler after her first flight. She is getting off a plane with a man (Ralph Bickler?) standing next to her with a hat. The text on the back reads, "Taken by George Nalle on saturday morning, April 6, 1935, immediately after mama's first plane ride. Here first remark upon observing the hangar when the 'ship' returned to the airport was: "Pshaw, we are already back!" Ralph".

Date: April 6, 1935

Creator: Nalle, George

Item Type: Photograph

[Martha and Eva Lungkwitz]

Photograph of the Lungkwitz sisters posing for a photo in front of a house. In the background, there is also an old car and a couple trees. Handwritten note on the back reads, "the two Lungwitz Sisters - Eva (left) and Martha, Mrs. R. Klappenbock, Mrs. J. Bickler."

Date: February 22, 1935

Item Type: Photograph

[Alamo Stone at the Tribune Tower]

Photograph of three men observing the stone of the Alamo at the Chicago Tribune building. All of them are wearing a suits, the first and third being dark, and the middle being light colored. One man reaches out and touches the stone.

Date: August 23, 1933

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 41.890425 -87.623933

[Speech at Tribune Tower]

Photograph of a man standing, giving a speech to a crowd about the stone of the Alamo at Tribune Tower in Chicago. He is visible from the chest up. He holds papers in his hands and speaks into a microphone.

Date: August 23, 1933

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 41.890425 -87.623933

[Transfer of Alamo Stone to Tribune Tower]

Photograph of a man standing, giving a speech to a crowd about the stone of the Alamo at Tribune Tower. The photograph was taken from across the street on a 2nd or 3rd story. Various people in the crowd are looking back at the camera. A large carved arched entryway to the tower is visible behind the crowd.

Date: August 23, 1933

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 41.890425 -87.623933

[Transfer of Alamo Stone to Tribune Tower]

Photograph of a man standing, giving a speech to a crowd about the stone of the Alamo at Tribune Tower. Various people in the crowd are looking back at the camera. Kohler Company is behind the crowd and Fannie May candies are advertised in a window.

Date: August 23, 1933

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 41.890425 -87.623933

[Two People Observing the Stone from the Alamo]

Photograph of two people, a man and a woman, observing the stone of the Alamo at the Chicago Tribune building. Both are wearing hats, and the woman is wearing a coat. The man reaches out and touches the stone.

Date: August 23, 1933

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 41.890425 -87.623933

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[Dinner Bell]

[View from University of Texas Tower]

Wading Above the Falls

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[Adam R. Johnson at his desk]

[Anderson Mill on Cyprus Creek]

[Colorado River Flood 1]

[Colorado River Flood 2]

[Martha Bickler After Her First Flight]

[Martha and Eva Lungkwitz]

[Alamo Stone at the Tribune Tower]

[Speech at Tribune Tower]

[Transfer of Alamo Stone to Tribune Tower]

[Transfer of Alamo Stone to Tribune Tower]

[Two People Observing the Stone from the Alamo]