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Last Eagle passenger train through Austin

Description: 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 Con… more
Date: 1970~
Creator: Bayne, Tom
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Capitol Chevrolet Company

Description: Car showroom of Capitol Chevrolet Company seen through front windows. Car wrapped with bow. Accessories "for the Family Car" in the foreground.
Date: December 15, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Arch construction of the Negro Recreation Building, now Doris Miller Auditorium, in Rosewood Park]

Description: Photograph of the construction of an arch at the Negro Recreation Building, now Doris Miller Auditorium, in Rosewood Park. A man in a fedora sits astride a semi-circular laminated wooden truss, working on joining it at the center. This truss, and two completed trusses in the background are framed against the sky. The trusses are supported by posts, and temporarily joined together with wooden cross braces. The top of a wooden scaffold is visible in the lower right corner of the image.
Date: December 10, 1943
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab, Austin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Construction of the Rosewood Recreation Center, now Doris Miller Auditorium, in Rosewood Park]

Description: Photograph of construction of the Negro Recreation Building in Rosewood Park. Three men stand on the back of a 1930s flat bed truck, as they use a crane mounted on the truck to lift half of a laminated wooden semi-circular arched truss into place. Two of the trusses are already completed in the background. The scaffolding used to support workers joining the trusses at their centers stands to the back of the truck. The trusses are joined by cross members, and the half truss erected to the left i… more
Date: December 10, 1943
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Magnesium Plant Awards

Description: Group of people standing at podium with IMCC Magnesium banner behind them. American flag is flying at forefront. After World War II this magnesium plant became The Balcones Research Center.
Date: November 30, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Magnesium Plant Awards

Description: Mayor Tom Miller at the podium. IMCC Magnesium sign in background. The event is being covered by KTBC Radio. After World War II this plant became The Balcones Research Center.
Date: November 30, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Magnesium Plant Awards

Description: A large group of people dressed for cold weather gathered outside for awards ceremony. The magnesium plant became The Balcones Research Center after World War II.
Date: November 30, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Magnesium Plant Awards

Description: Samples of magnesium products displayed on a table. Sing in background says "Magnesium by International". After World War II this plant became The Balcones Research Center.
Date: November 30, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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