St. John Orphanage Track, Proposed Naval Hospital Site

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Photograph of a dilapidated old building, St. John's Orphanage Track, also the proposed naval hospital site. The stone building is dirty and there is damage to the roof. It is surrounded by a field and a dirt road leads to the building.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory, City of Austin, Texas March 13, 1945.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Austin History Center General Collection Photographs and was provided by the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 9216 times, with 111 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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  • Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

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Photograph of a dilapidated old building, St. John's Orphanage Track, also the proposed naval hospital site. The stone building is dirty and there is damage to the roof. It is surrounded by a field and a dirt road leads to the building.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Austin History Center General Collection Photographs

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  • March 13, 1945

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  • Oct. 27, 2010, 7:34 p.m.

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  • Oct. 21, 2015, 10:04 a.m.

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Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory, City of Austin, Texas. St. John Orphanage Track, Proposed Naval Hospital Site, photograph, March 13, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth124411/: accessed October 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.

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