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[Governor's Mansion with trees]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion from northeast looking at the front of the mansion partially obscured by trees. The upper porch is screened. There are leaves strewn on the lawn. The steps on the walkway are flanked by urns and the sidewalk is visible in the foreground. A flag pole is mostly obscured by a tree on the right, but the state flag can be seen reaching above the topmost branches. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The man… more
Date: [1930..1959]
Creator: Boone
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Governor's Mansion]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion east elevation and front entrance. Concrete steps leading up to a walkway flanked by potted plant urns. The upper porch is screened. Trees obscure the left side of the mansion. A swing hangs on the right (north) side of the porch.
Date: [1949..1959]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.272753 -97.743087
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Men Training in 1950's]

Description: Photograph of men training in the 1950's in a hilly outdoor area. Most of the men are seated on the ground aiming guns, while three other men stand behind them, watching.
Date: 1950~/1959~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Letter from C. G. Witten to Max C. Smith, February 5, 1957]

Description: Copy of a letter from C. G. Witten of the Abilene Chamber of Commerce to Max C. Smith, chairman of the Appropriations Committee in the Texas House of Representatives, discussing Abilene State Hospital and requesting increased funding and assistance from the legislature in improving its personnel and facilities.
Date: February 5, 1957
Creator: Witten, C. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Girls and boys playing at Rosewood Park]

Description: Photograph of children playing at a Rosewood Park baseball field. The boys form one circle by holding hands with each around the pitching mound and a second circle by holding hands around home plate (on the left) other while the girls form a third circle by holding hands with each other around the path from home plate to first base. Parents of both sexes observe and instruct. A bicycle is visible on the lower left. The view of the field is from the first base bleachers, looking toward left fiel… more
Date: [1959..1969]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.271542 -97.714485
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Palmer Auditorium]

Description: Photograph of Palmer Auditorium in Austin, Texas, as seen from Barton Springs Road. A tree stands in the left foreground, obscuring a parking lot with several 1950s-era cars parked in it. Buildings of downtown Austin are visible in the left background across the Colorado River. The auditorium is now the site of the Long Center for the Performing Arts.
Date: 1959~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.259541 -97.752853
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Palmer Auditorium Foyer]

Description: Photograph of the foyer at Palmer Auditorium in Austin, Texas. The empty building has a high balcony with a ceiling supported by tiled concrete pillars. A fire extinguisher, water fountain, and pair of doors are visible in the wall on the ground level. The auditorium was at the site of what is now the Long Center for the Performing Arts.
Date: 1959~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.259907 -97.751391
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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