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Montopolis Bridge
View of the Montopolis Bridge across the Colorado River. It is a steel truss bridge. Though dated 1886 in the photo, the bridge was not built until 1937-1938.
[Montopolis Bridge]
Photograph of an oblique view of the Montopolis Bridge. A road curves around underneath the bridge.
[Mopac]
Photograph of Mo-Pac Expressway at Lake Austin Boulevard looking north. There is light traffic on the road and the railroad tracks and a train are visible in the highway median.
[Mopac Overpass at Windsor Road]
Photograph of an aerial view of the Mopac overpass at Windsor Road.
Mother and baby at Zilker Playscape
Photograph of a mother gently swinging her baby in a chair swing at Zilker Park playscape. Both baby and mother look at each other and smile.
[Motorists stranded in flood waters]
Photograph of "stranded motorists attempting to remove their cars from 4 feet of water under an overpass of the MoPac Expressway in the western part of the city. Over 4.5 inches of rain late Monday 5/21 caused flooding in the downtown area." Men are standing, some waist-deep in water, outside of their vehicles.
[Mount Bonnell]
Photograph of Mount Bonnell peak and the Colorado River below it.
Mount Bonnell, Austin, Texas
View of Mount Bonnell, Austin, Texas.
[Moving large parts into Seaholm Power Plant]
Photograph of men moving a large piece of machinery into Seaholm Power Plant near Town Lake. A large crane hook is supporting the machinery part with four massive cables. The cylindrical component is sitting on a track which is moving through a trench into the plant. Three workers check the cables from on top of the cylinder, and several other men monitor the progress from the ground. The Seaholm Power Plant was designed by Burns & McDonell Engineering Co. and built in two phases by Odom Construction company in 1950 and 1955 at 800 West Cesar Chavez St in Austin, Texas. The plant was dedicated posthumously to Walter E. Seaholm in recognition of his 33-year service to the city of Austin as Superintendent of Water and Light and City Manager. The plant operated as a power source until 1989. The city of Austin authorized the decommissioning of the plant in 1996. In 2000 the city commissioned a District Master Plan for the site, and in 2008 it approved a plan by Seaholm Power Development, LLC to repurpose the buildings into retail, residential, and outdoor spaces.
[Mr. Taniguchi and Mr. Robinson in the Oriental Garden]
Photograph of Mr. Taniguchi and Mr. Jack Robinson in the Oriental garden in Zilker Park.
Mrs. Harry Hofer - O. Henry Museum
Photograph of a woman standing behind a table with several china pieces on it. Caption on the back of the photograph reads: "Mrs. Harry Hofer and gift of Porter belonging to O. Henry's Museum."
[Mrs. John Barclay to save Municipal Golf Course]
Photograph of Mrs. John Barclay handing out flyers that say "Forever Green. Save Muny" as a male hand signs a petition to save the Municipal Golf Course's 144 acres. Mrs. Barclay sits behind a table and places a hand over a number of cut out newspaper articles while she watches the supporter sign. The petition page is filled with two columns of names.
Mrs. Mary Anne Joseph at Elisabet Ney Museum
Photograph of Mrs. Mary Anne Joseph looking at a book inscription reading, "Very sincerely bride Nell Taylor, Feb 16, 1929, Elisabet Ney Museum" in front of a classic bust. In 1892, European portrait sculptor Elisabet Ney (1833-1907) purchased property in Austin at 304 East 44th Street, established a studio named Formosa, and resumed her career as a noted sculptor. Ney sculpted and collected portraits of notable Texans and Europeans. Following Ney’s death in 1907, her friends preserved the studio and its contents as the Elisabet Ney Museum and established the Texas Fine Arts Association dedicated to her memory.
Municipal Airport after completion of Runways, a W.P.A. Project
Photograph of the Austin Municipal Aiport taken after the completion of the runways. Completing the runways was a W.P.A. Project.
[Municipal Airport Control Tower & Hangar]
Photograph of the control tower and a hangar building at the Austin Municipal Airport. Several people are visible inside the tower and two cars are parked outside. A plane flies low in the background. The location is now Brown Aerial Service.
[Municipal Airport Hangar]
Photograph of a view of a hangar with doors open. There is a man on top of the roof and man below with truck.
[Municipal Auditorium and Seaholm Electric Plant aerial view]
Photograph of an aerial view of Seaholm Electric Plant on the far side of the river and the Municipal Auditorium on the near side of the river. A railroad bridge and Lamar Boulevard bridge are visible.
[Municipal Auditorium exterior during construction]
Photograph of Municipal Auditorium, exterior view during construction. The skeleton of the dome is visible above cars parked around the site.
[Municipal Auditorium, interior during construction]
Photograph of the Municipal Auditorium, interior view during construction. Boxes of materials are stacked in the center of the room stretching back to the windows. Chairs to be installed sit to on stacked pallets.
[Municipal Auditorium under construction]
Photograph of the Municipal Auditiorium under construction looking west from South 1st Street in Austin. Exposed columns and curved beams of the dome are visible. The Auditorium, designed by the Austin firm Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse & Greeven, opened on January 5, 1959.
[Municipal Golf Course clearing fairway number ten]
Photograph of a tree being uprooted at Austin Municipal Golf Course on fairway number ten. The tree is attached to a chain around its trunk and is being uprooted by heavy machinery out of frame. A printed caption at the bottom of the image says, "[E]very body pull hard. Austin Lions club" and one below the photo says "A Hard Pull on Fareway No. 10."
[Municipal Golf Course clearing fairway number ten]
Photograph of two men clearing away trees on Austin Municipal Golf Course fairway number ten. A tree is chained to a bulldozer (right) which is pulling it directly out of the ground. A printed caption below the image says "Clearing Fareway No. 10."
[Municipal Golf Course club house]
Photograph of Municipal Gold Course club house in snow with lion statue representing the Lions Club, which built the clubhouse in 1928. The entrance opens to the right. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road, has served its citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
[Municipal golf course fairway]
Photograph of fairway number five at the Austin Municipal Golf Course. In the background, two golfers and a caddy are playing a game.
[Municipal Golf Course fairway number eight]
Photograph of Austin's Municipal Golf Course fairway number eight, facing the green. The distance is short with the green barely visible, but the challenges are in the uneven ground, brush and debris, and large oak tree to the right of the course. A printed caption below the image says "Fareway No. 8 Looking toward Green."
[Municipal Golf Course fairway number eleven]
Photograph of Austin's Municipal Golf Course fairway number eleven, looking toward the green. The green is barely visible in front of a line of trees in the background. The distance to the green poses challenges of uneven ground and debris. A printed caption below the image says "Fareway No. 11 Looking toward Green."
[Municipal Golf Course fairway number five]
Photograph of Austin Municipal Golf Course fairway number five, facing the green. Hole number five stretches alongside a road which is lined with telephone poles and wires; the rough is also pitted with sand traps. A printed caption below the image says "Fareway No. 5 Looking toward Green."
[Municipal Golf Course fairway number four]
Photograph of Austin Municipal Golf Course fairway number four. The green is visible behind light rough.
[Municipal Golf Course fairway number fourteen]
Photograph of an Austin Municipal Golf Course water obstacle on fairway number fourteen. The green is visible beyond the water, in the center.
[Municipal Golf Course fairway number nine]
Photograph of Austin Municipal Golf Course fairway number nine, near the road where a car is driving by.
[Municipal Golf Course fairway number nine]
Photograph of the Austin Municipal Golf fairway number nine. Rough brush and dense trees are the visible challenges of this hole, but the green can be seen through a gap in the trees on the left.
[Municipal Golf Course fairway number seven]
Photograph of Austin Municipal Golf Course fairway number seven, facing the green which is visible behind a short distance of rough and through a gap in the surrounding trees. A printed caption below the image says "Fareway No. 7 Looking toward Green."
[Municipal Golf Course fairway number seven]
Photograph of Austin Municipal Golf Course, fairway number seven. The green is visible beyond a distance of rough brush and several trees on either side.
[Municipal Golf Course fairway number six]
Photograph of Austin Municipal Golf Course, fairway number six, viewing the green and the course angling to the right. A golfer and caddy are playing in the background under the shade of the trees on the left.
[Municipal Golf Course fairway number ten]
Photograph of Austin Municipal Golf Course fairway number ten, facing the green. The rough brush is visible between the fairway and the green. A printed caption below the photograph says "Fareway No. 10 Looking toward Green."
[Municipal Golf Course green number fourteen]
Photograph of the Municipal Golf Course flag at green number fourteen. The green gently slopes downward and back up again from left to right. Short trees line the far edge of the green and hills can be seen in the distance.
[Municipal Golf Course green number two]
Photograph of a putting green with flag at Austin's Municipal Golf Course. Hills are visible in the background. Minor rough is visible in the foreground before the green.
[Municipal Golf Course maintenance]
Photograph of sprinklers watering the greens at the Municipal Golf Course in Austin as a tractor mows the rough around it. View of the course from behind the green.
[Municipal Golf Course tool house]
Photograph of the tool house at the Municipal Golf Course. Boards, concrete slabs, and sand are visible along the side of the house. A man stands near a truck on the right.
[Municipal Golf Course tool shed]
Photograph of the front of the Municipal Golf Course tool house with door open. Gravel. sand, and boards are visible on the right exterior under the windows of the tool house. The bottom rungs of a ladder are visible right inside the door of the tool house. Many tire tracks indicate how often the house is visited.
[Municipal Golf Course view of rough]
Photograph of the rough from the green at the Municipal Golf Course in Austin. Trees are the visible challenges on either side of the course.
Music Man
Photograph of two actresses on stage during a theatrical production of "Music Man" at Zilker Hillside Theater.
Music Man
Photograph of two performers on stage during a theatrical production of "Music Man" at Zilker Hillside Theater.
[The Music Man at Zilker Hillside Theater]
Photograph of a performance of "The Music Man" for the 11th Summer Musical at the Zilker Park Hillside Theater. Spectators sit on the grass and watch the play.
[Music Memory Contest Winners]
Photograph of group of 37 students at Baker Elementary School, the Music Memory Contest Winners 3 times in a row. Mercy Ramsey is 2nd from left in 1st row. Two boys in the front hold a large trophy, the boy on the right has been identified as William Erwin McIntosh.
[Musical Comedy Seventeen performed at the Zilker Hillside Theater]
Photograph of musical comedy "Seventeen" performed on stage at the Zilker Hillside Theater in Austin. A cast of young men and women sit on the steps of a set that looks like a two-story house.
[Musical comedy Seventeen performed on stage at the Zilker Hillside Theater]
Photograph of musical comedy "Seventeen" performed on stage at the Zilker Hillside Theater. The cast of young men and women line up in pairs beneath the open air.
[Nancy Coleman with Kite]
Photograph of Santa's Helper, Nancy Coleman, in Kite Tourney. She stands on a stage holding her kite; spectators standing by cars are visible in the background.
[Nash Hernandez Orchestra]
Photograph of members of the Nash Hernandez Orchestra posing on stage with their instruments.
Nash Moreno's Auto Repair Service Station
Photograph of the front of Nash Moreno's Auto Repair Service, located at 1005 E. 6th Street in Austin. Mr. Moreno is fifth from the right. The cars are Roy's Taxis. Service men and taxi drivers stand at the front of each of five taxis parked facing the road. Next door is the Casino Bar.
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