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[Lime Kiln in Reed Park]

Photograph of a lime kiln in Reed Park. An unidentified man poses in front of the kiln.

Date: unknown

[Line of Cars Waiting to Enter a Festival]

Photograph of a line of cars and people waiting for entry to an unidentified music festival. Bumper-to-bumper traffic sits long enough for people to sit on and hang out of vehicles. Many individuals choose to enter the festival on foot and are visible in lines on either side of the road.

Date: [1970,1979]

Creator: Austin Citizen

Item Type: Photograph

[Lobby and registration desk at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel]

Photograph of the front desk and a portion of the lobby at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel, located at 701 Congress Avenue in Austin. The registration area is made of wood, trimmed in a darker wood, and there are rows of key or letter boxes behind the desk. A rack filled with brochures sits on the desk. A large circular chandelier with shaded lamps hangs from the recessed lobby ceiling, just in front of the registration desk. Wooden, upholstered arm chairs sit in front of square columns on either … more

Date: 1960~

Item Type: Photograph

[Lobby of First National Bank, Austin, Texas]

Photograph of the lobby of First National Bank, including the bank teller window behind a grill. William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) is the teller. Another man stands behind the front counter, one is seated in back, and a customer is at the teller window. The man behind the open counter is listed as Brackenridge.

Date: [1890,1900]

Item Type: Photograph

[Locomotive leaving International and Great Northern station]

Photograph of locomotive leaving International and Great Northern railroad station heading west towards the camera. From verso: "W. 3rd and approximately Guadalupe looking east. Building with tower is old. International & Great Northern station at 3rd & Congress recently (1950) demolished."

Date: [..1950]

Item Type: Photograph

[Loggia of Central Library]

Photograph of windows, columns, and front porch/loggia of the building that housed Austin's Central Public Library from 1933-1979. Building is now the Austin History Center.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Lohman's Crossing Bridge Construction

Photograph of construction of Lohman's Crossing bridge, showing man walking toward vehicle which is partly submerged in water.

Date: December 3, 1932

Creator: Studer, San Antonio, TX

Item Type: Photograph

Lohman's Crossing Bridge Construction

Photograph of Lohman's Crossing Bridge construction. Men work on laying the foundations for the new bridge over the Colorado River. The bridge is now under 140 feet of water.

Date: December 3, 1932

Creator: Studer, San Antonio, TX

Item Type: Photograph

[Looking north on Congress with Capitol in view]

Photograph of the view looking north along Congress Avenue with businesses, cars and people.

Date: January 1, 1961

Item Type: Photograph

[Looking South Down Waller Creek]

Photograph of Waller Creek looking south from 6th Street bridge. Creek theater exterior is visible on the left. Tree branches are bare and heavy construction is visible on the right side of the creek behind the chain link fence.

Date: February 1977

Item Type: Photograph

Looking West on E. 16th Street at Bridge

Photograph of a crowd of people standing around E. 16th Street, looking at the Colorado River floodwaters engulf a bridge during the 1915 flood.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

[Lou Neff Point]

Photograph of the gazebo at Lou Neff Point on Town Lake. The downtown skyline is visible in the background.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.267231 -97.761701

[Lyndon Johnson Speaking at Mueller Airport]

Photograph of Lyndon Baines Johnson speaking to crowd of people at the dedication of the Austin municipal airport. The control tower is visible in the background.

Date: 196X

Item Type: Photograph

[Machine room at Seaholm Power Plant]

Photograph of an interior room at Seaholm Power Plant. Several large machines are encased in steel labeled "Westinghouse." The far wall is covered in pipes.

Date: 19uu

Item Type: Photograph

[Main Building and baseball field at Rosewood Recreation Center]

Photograph of Rosewood Recreation Center, showing the historic Bertram-Huppertz home which became the clubhouse and bath house once the park was established for black citizens. The City acquired the 1875 home of Rudolph Bertram, and adjacent land at 2300 Rosewood Avenue, from his daugheter Emmie Bertram Huppertz (Mrs. Charles Huppertz) in 1928, for the purpose of creating a segregated park for the African American community. The development included a swimming pool for Negros. A grand stone sta… more

Date: 1936

Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin

Item Type: Photograph

[Man at Farmers' Market]

Photograph of a man holding a basket of produce at the Travis County Farmers' Market. In the foreground is the bed of a pickup truck containing melons.

Date: 197X

Creator: Austin Citizen

Item Type: Photograph

[Man at Mount Bonnell]

Photograph of the layered rocky ledge at Mount Bonnell. Small leafless trees are on the left under the overhanging ledge. A man in a suit leans again the rocks.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Man Fishing on Lake Austin]

Photograph of a high bluff overlooking Lake Austin. A man is fishing from a small wooden boat, partially obscured by a willow tree in the foreground.

Date: unknown

Creator: Chamber of Commerce

Item Type: Photograph

[Man Fishing with Children]

Photograph of a man fishing with three children on the lake. The state capitol and downtown skyline are visible in the background.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Man Holding Giant Fish]

Photograph of a man holding a fish almost his own size, as woman looks on from in the water.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Man in Rain]

Photograph of a man running past gas pumps in heavy rain at a service station.

Date: August 6, 1984

Item Type: Photograph

[Man in Scuba Gear Holding Two Fish]

Photograph of a man wearing striped shorts and scuba mask holding two large fish, while wading in shallow water.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Man looks at body wrapped in blanket on gurney in high security Travis County Jail cell area]

Photograph of a man with long sideburns and wearing a jacket, possibly a doctor or medical examiner, standing over a body or corpse completely wrapped in a blanket on a collapsible metal gurney. The location is the Travis County Jail in an area where the doors are solid and a have small barred window with a hinged cover. A man wearing a uniform, possibly a guard, is partially visible behind the gurney.

Date: 1970

Item Type: Photograph

[Man on Horse by St. David's Episcopal Church]

Photograph of a man on a horse walking down the street in front of St. David's Episcopal Church. The street appears to be unpaved. There are small buildings at right.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.268215 -97.740102

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[Lime Kiln in Reed Park]

[Line of Cars Waiting to Enter a Festival]

[Lobby and registration desk at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel]

[Lobby of First National Bank, Austin, Texas]

[Locomotive leaving International and Great Northern station]

[Loggia of Central Library]

Lohman's Crossing Bridge Construction

Lohman's Crossing Bridge Construction

[Looking north on Congress with Capitol in view]

[Looking South Down Waller Creek]

Looking West on E. 16th Street at Bridge

[Lou Neff Point]

[Lyndon Johnson Speaking at Mueller Airport]

[Machine room at Seaholm Power Plant]

[Main Building and baseball field at Rosewood Recreation Center]

[Man at Farmers' Market]

[Man at Mount Bonnell]

[Man Fishing on Lake Austin]

[Man Fishing with Children]

[Man Holding Giant Fish]

[Man in Rain]

[Man in Scuba Gear Holding Two Fish]

[Man looks at body wrapped in blanket on gurney in high security Travis County Jail cell area]

[Man on Horse by St. David's Episcopal Church]