6 Matching Results

Search Results

Results: 1 - 6

[Two men protesting Travis County Jail]

Description: Photograph of two people carrying protest signs as they walk along the sidewalk in front of the Travis County Courthouse. The man on the left is carrying a sign which reads, "Jails Never solved ANYthing." The person on the right is carrying a sign which reads, "JAILS ARE INHUMAN." Both have shoulder-length, dark, wavy hair and are wearing wire-rimmed glasses. The man on the left has a beard and wears a striped, wide-collared shirt, as well as dark pants and shoes. The person on the right wears … more
Date: unknown
Creator: Bobo, Carolyn
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Protesting Aqua Fest Boat Races]

Description: Photograph of a group of people protesting the boat races on Lake Austin (now Lady Bird Lake) that were a common during Austin's Aqua Fest. The protests were led by Austin's Latin American communities who did not like the loud noises produced by the boats as the raced by their community.
Date: [1970..1979]
Creator: Austin Citizen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Farmworkers Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of a farmworkers demonstration with protesters marching up Congress Avenue towards the Capitol building, which is visible in the background. Different businesses line the left side of the street, and cars are parked on both sides of the street.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Student Protest March

Description: Photograph of student protesters marching on Congress Ave with flags and signs. Photo used in Headliners Club Austin American-Statesman sesquicentennial exhibit, 1986.
Date: [1970..1975]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Letter from Julia Kooken to John and Jo Stanford, March 23, 1964]

Description: Letter from Julia Kooken to John and Jo Stanford discussing a plan to flood the office of Ross Barnett with checks made out to a memorial fund for the family of Medgar Evers. The fund will support the Evers family while allowing Americans to express their position regarding Medgar Evers' death. There is a handwritten note at the bottom of the typed letter asking John and Jo to forgive the carbon copy and a list of other people Kooken sent the letter to.
Date: March 23, 1964
Creator: Kooken, Julia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas
Back to Top of Screen