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[Colorado River Flood]

Photograph of an aerial view of the Colorado River in Austin during a flood. The Congress Avenue bridge and several blocks are submerged. A few buildings are seen sticking out above the water. A crowd is gathered at the south end of the bridge. The capitol is in the distance.

Date: 193X

Creator: Specht, Jack

Item Type: Photograph

[Colorado River Flood]

Photograph of Colorado River floodwaters, with several wooden buildings visible in the background.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Comite Patriotico Mexicano at Parque Zaragoza

Photograph of Fiesta Patrias, the group who planned patriotic activities for Parque Zaragoza. Seated L to R: Macrino Ortiz, Ignacio Arriaga, Frank Morales, Ignacio Acosta. Standing L to R: Pedro Cortez, Severino Guerra, Frank Prado.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

[Commissioners Watching a Presentation]

Travis County Commissioners Richard Moya and Ann Richards and County Judge Mike Renfro seated together in a meeting room watching a presentation from an unidentified man in the foreground. The man appears to be holding a map or large document. Other spectators are off to the side.

Date: 1970~

Creator: Austin Citizen

Item Type: Photograph

[Confederate Home for Men group photo]

Large group portrait, including some Confederate veterans of the U.S. Civil War, in front of the Confederate Home For Men. A.W. Taber, superintendent, and wife Minnie Lee Taber, are in center forefront. The small child is Jean Sutherland.

Date: 192X

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

[Congress at 7th]

Photograph of a concrete crew working on Congress Avenue at 7th Street, looking north. Several businesses, including Nixon Commercial College, are visible along the left side of the street.

Date: 1907

Item Type: Photograph

[Congress Avenue]

Photograph of pre-1875 Congress Avenue taken from the southwest side of the avenue.

Date: unknown

Creator: H.B. Hilyer

Item Type: Photograph

[Congress Avenue]

Photograph of pre-1875 Congress Avenue taken from the southwest looking towards the Capitol Building.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Congress Avenue]

Photograph of a bustling Congress Avenue taken from the south looking towards the Capitol Builing. People are walking or riding on horse and carriage.

Date: 188?

Creator: F. Chapman

Item Type: Photograph

[Congress Avenue]

Photograph of Congress Avenue taken from the south looking towards the Capitol Building.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Congress Avenue]

Photograph of Congress Avenue looking north. The state capital building is visible in the background.

Date: [1900..1919]

Item Type: Photograph

[Congress Avenue]

Photograph of Congress Avenue looking North from 4th Street.

Date: [1990..1999]

Item Type: Photograph

[Congress Avenue]

Photograph of Congress Avenue looking north. Cabaniss Hardware and Dewey Garage are visible at right, as well as cars and some advertisements painted on the buildings. The Capitol is visible in the distance. Streetcar rails are in the center of the road.

Date: January 26, 1920

Item Type: Photograph

[Congress Avenue and the Capitol Building]

Photograph of Congress Avenue taken from the south looking towards the Capitol Building. Horse carriage tracks line the avenue. Patterson Wagon Yard is on the west side of the avenue.

Date: 188?

Item Type: Photograph

[Congress Avenue Before 1875]

Photograph of a view looking down Congress Avenue, taken before 1875. There are builidngs and horse drawn buggies lining the street. The Capitol (1853-1881) building is in the background.

Date: unknown/1875

Item Type: Photograph

[Congress Avenue Bridge]

Photograph of the Congress Avenue bridge at night as seen from the water.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Congress Avenue bridge at night]

Photograph of the Congress Avenue bridge at night. The reflection of the bridge is visible in the water.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Congress Avenue Flooded by Colorado River]

Photograph of Congress Avenue flooded by the Colorado River. Note on photo reads: "Looking northwest from So. Congress Sept. 28, 1936."

Date: September 28, 1936

Item Type: Photograph

[Congress Avenue looking south from Capitol Building]

View of Congress Avenue, looking south from Capitol Building. Signs are visible for Maerki's Bakery and Hill & Hill Groceries.

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Photograph

[Congress Avenue with Capitol in snow]

Photograph of Congress Avenue covered in snow with a veiw of the capitol building. The street is slushy with dirty snow that hasn't been plowed, and cars parked along the side of the streets are covered in snow.

Date: February 8, 1967

Item Type: Photograph

[Congress Avenue with Courthouse]

Photograph of Congress Avenue with the old courthouse prominently featured in the front left foreground.

Date: 188X

Creator: Hill, S.B.

Item Type: Photograph

[Construction at Zilker Park]

Photograph of men working on the construction of Zilker Park Club House addition.

Date: July 1, 1940

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory

Item Type: Photograph

Construction for 1951 Power Plant

Photograph of men excavating for the construction of the power plant. A crane is in the right midground, and the railroad bridge over the river is in the background.

Date: October 7, 1949

Item Type: Photograph

[Construction Model of the Municipal Airport]

Photograph of a construction model of the Austin Municipal Airport. The scene includes model cars, airplanes, airport and tarmac.

Date: 196X

Creator: Mears Photography

Item Type: Photograph

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[Congress Avenue Flooded by Colorado River]

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[Congress Avenue with Courthouse]

[Construction at Zilker Park]

Construction for 1951 Power Plant

[Construction Model of the Municipal Airport]