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- Lake Travis
- View of Lake Travis.
- Lake Travis
- View of Lake Travis.
- Lake Travis
- Landscape of the area and view of Lake Travis in the distance.
- Lamar at 19th
- Photograph of Lamar Boulevard at 19th Street. The road is unpaved; houses are visible in the distance and several trees line the left side of the road.
- [Lamar Boulevard]
- Photograph of Lamar Boulevard while under construction, looking south from 9th street. This was a Works Progress Administration project. Trees and houses line both sides of the street.
- Lamar Bridge Dedication
- An elderly unidentified woman is about to cut a ribbon marking the dedication of the Lamar Bridge. A group of unidentified individuals surround her, including an MP in military uniform.
- Lamar Bridge Dedication and Opening
- Photograph of man speaking at podium.
- Lamar Bridge Dedication - Its Initial Opening
- Photograph of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Lamar Street Bridge? [Photo is misidentified as opening ceremony of bridge. Date is July 15, 1942, which is date of opening of bridge, but people are wearing overcoats and holding shovels.] Man holding shovel furthest to the right is Mayor Tom Miller.
- Lamar Shopping Center; South Lamar Plaza
- Foreground is parking lot of Lamar Plaza. Background is store buildings with signs for Handy Andy and Beall's Department Store.
- [Lamb Lying in Trough]
- Photograph of a lamb lying in a trough after the Bee Cave hail storm.
- [Land Commissioner Bascom Giles, Texas Land Commissioner, 1939-1955, standing next to a desk in the Land Office]
- A man standing next to a desk in the Land Office. This desk belonged to the writer William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) when he worked at the Texas General Land Office. There are pictures against the wall.
- [Land Office Building]
- Photograph of the exterior of the Texas General Land Office building (now the Capitol Visitor's Center).
- [Landscape Painting]
- Photographic reproduction of a landscape painting by Herman Lungwitz of a river, with a house and a forest on one bank, and trees and rocks on the other bank. The text on the back reads, "Photo of a Lungkwitz landscape painting belonging to Hermann von Rosenberg".
- [A Landscape with a Hillside]
- Stereographic photographs of a large rocky hillside with trees.
- [Landscape With A River And A Forest]
- Photograph of a landscape with a forest and a river. On the right side of the photo is a wall of rocks. Likely Central Texas.
- [Landscape with Bushes and Rocks]
- Stereographic photographs of a landscape with bushes and rocks.
- [Landscape with Rocks and Trees]
- Stereographic photographs of rocks and trees on a landscape.
- [A Landscape With Trees]
- Stereographic photographs of a hill with a lot of trees. Two men are standing on the hill among the plants.
- [Landscape with Trees and Rocks]
- Stereographic photographs of a landscape with trees.
- [Langtry, Texas Railroad Depot]
- Photograph of the Railroad Depot at Langtry, Texas. It's a small building by the train tracks. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "During the time of Judge Roy Bean's Law West of the Pecos."
- [Language Class Example]
- Photograph of a woman's hands resting on a desk with a sample of Spanish writing along with a Wireless Lab reel-to-reel tape player designed, for use in school language classes. Two wires can be seen plugged into the the tape player and the woman has a wedding band and engagement ring on her left hand.
- Lannan & Sanders Transcontinental Bus
- Two man and a woman stand in front of the door of a Transcontinental Bus. Signs ny the door read: Washington - New York, The Alamo Limited, Tarheel Route.
- Laredo
- Photograph of a street scene in Laredo, Texas. Stalls are set up in front of a building, with people visible under their tarps. Two people drive a horse-drawn cart down the street.
- [Large buildings along a street]
- A busy street with large buildings along the street. There is a pharmacy on the left side of the street with an advertisement in front of it for "Austin's largest electric sign for Capital National Bank." There are automobiles and people all along the street.
- [Large Crowd of People Square Dancing]
- Photograph of people square dancing inside a gymnasium. At the front of the room is a stage with a band on it, and there are about 100 people in western wear on the floor dancing.
- [Large Family Portrait]
- Photograph of a large family posed for a portrait in a decorated room. The women are wearing dresses and the men are wearing suits.
- [Large Gathering]
- Photograph of a large gathering of people standing and seated at rows of tables in a hall. In the foreground an older woman smiles at the camera. Stickers or signs with the word "TOWER" on them are scattered on some tables.
- [A large group of employees in front of the Jefferson Chemical Company plant]
- A large group of employees from the Jefferson Chemical Company posing for a photo out in front of the plant.
- [Large Group of Magnesium Officials]
- Photograph of a large group of officials from the magnesium industry. They are standing outside on a piece of land that is for sale.
- [Large Group of Men and Women]
- Photograph of a large group of men and women posed for a portrait in a room. The first two rows of people are seated and the third row is standing.
- [Large House Exterior]
- Photograph of an old colonial house once located on 1502 Brazos Street. The building's wide covered porch has Doric capitals that can be seen on its columns, and a tall set of stone steps can be seen leading up to the porch. Several dark windows can be seen on the face of the building along with an entrance at the center. Dark panels can be seen beneath the porch that may be windows to a basement or a split level. Shrubs and trees can be seen around the steps and in the foreground.
- [Large Pool at Night]
- Photograph of a large pool and a two-story, postwar building at night. The pool has some diving boards and is surrounded by wicker chairs. The building is illuminated by internal and external lights but appears empty. The property is surrounded by trees, and lights on a radio tower can be seen in the center background.
- [Large Pool with Swimmers]
- Photograph of a large pool at a modern, postwar building. Several people can be seen swimming in the water, while a boy prepares to jump from a diving board. The property is lined with trees.
- [Large Pool without Swimmers]
- Photograph of a large pool with an elevated, postwar building. Wicker chairs and tables are set up around the pool. On the left side are a pair of diving boards. Dense trees line the property in the background.
- The largest Betty Crocker display ever built
- 3 men standing in front of a wall of boxes of Betty Crocker products. Sign says "The Largest Betty Crocker Display Ever Built in the State of Texas One Solid Car Load Sold To Watkins Super Market".
- Larry Cox Ranch
- Man on a rearing horse.
- Larry Cox Ranch
- Photograph of a saddled horse standing in front of a stone house.
- Larry Cox Ranch
- Photograph of man on horse in front of stone house.
- [Larry Cox Ranch]
- Photograph of a man with a horse and a dog.
- [Larry Cox Ranch]
- Photograph of man holding reins of horse outdoors.
- [Larry Cox Ranch]
- Photograph of man on a horse outdoors.
- [Larry Gatlin on Stage Singing With Arm Up At ACL]
- Photograph of Larry Gatlin on stage singing with his right arm raised up at Austin City Limits (ACL). He has a mullet hairstyle and is wearing a jean jacket, white shirt, and jeans.
- Last Eagle passenger train through Austin
- Photograph of the last Eagle passenger train to go through Austin. The train stops at the Austin International & Great Northern (I&GN) Railroad depot in Austin. There are no passengers waiting on the platform. The engine has the logo of C&EI (Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad). I&GN Railroad operated in Texas. It was created when the International Railroad company and Houston-based Great Northern Railroad company merged on September 30, 1873. I&GN's Austin depot was completed on 3rd and Congress Avenues on December 28, 1876. In 1924, the I&GN was bought by Gulf Coast Lines (GCL), which was subsequently purchased by Missouri Pacific on Januray 1, 1925. I&GN operated as a subsidiary of Missouri Pacific until March 1, 1956, when all GCL subsidiaries were merged under Missouri Pacific, and I&GN ceased to operate as a corporate entity. The old Austin depot had been demolished in 1950. The station in the photograph, at 250 North Lamar Boulevard, was built in 1947 by Missouri Pacific. It discontinued the Texas Eagle on September 22, 1970. Later Amtrak assumed operation of the station and the Eagle.
- The Last of the Troubadours
- Short story set in Texas
- [Last streetcar in front of Palm School, Austin, Texas]
- Photograph of an Austin Street Railway Company streetcar in front of the Palm School on First Street (now Cesar Chavez), reportedly taken on the last day of streetcar service in Austin. A group of children and a few women, possibly students and teachers, are standing on the sidewalk in front of the school, waving at the streetcar. There is a blurred car in the foreground, about to pass the streetcar on the right, and another car is behind the streetcar on the right side of the photograph. The Austin Chronicle reported on July 21, 2000 that "(t)he last day for Austin's streetcars came on February 7, 1940. By June (1940), most of the tracks had been torn up and paved over. The last tracks were removed in 1942, providing 50,000 pounds of steel for use in World War II."
- [Laura Robinson]
- Portrait of woman.
- [Lauritz Melchior signing autograph]
- Photo of Lauritz Melchior signing autograph. Austin, Texas.
- [Lauritz Melchior signing autograph]
- Lauritz Melchior, opera singer, signing autograph after concert.
- [Lauritz Melchior with Man]
- Photograph of Lauritz Melchior descending stairs with a man. Melchior performed in Austin in January 1951.
- Law and Order
- Short story set on a ranch in Texas.