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[Christmas Program - Rosewood Recreation Center]

Photograph of a large group of children singing at a Christmas program at Doris Miller Auditorium at Rosewood Park. Some of the audience is visible in the foreground.

Date: December 1960

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[City of Austin Auditorium]

Photograph of the City of Austin Auditorium taken from the north side of Town Lake after a snowfall.

Date: February 1967

Creator: City of Austin

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Congress Avenue with Capitol in snow]

Photograph of Congress Avenue covered in snow with a veiw of the capitol building. The street is slushy with dirty snow that hasn't been plowed, and cars parked along the side of the streets are covered in snow.

Date: February 8, 1967

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Construction of Austin Municipal Airport]

Photograph of an aerial view of construction of the Austin Municipal Airport. The runways, control tower, two hangars, and several other buildings are visible. Cars are parked in the parking lot. In the foreground is a 4-lane divided highway and there are houses in the background.

Date: 1960

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Construction of the control tower at Mueller Municipal Airport in Austin, Texas]

Photograph of the aircraft control tower under construction at Mueller Municipal Airport. There is scaffolding around the concrete interior support structure, and board formwork is in place for pouring a flared level near the top of the tower. In front of the tower, the scalloped metal terminal roof is under construction, and there are several wooden construction shacks in foreground.

Date: 1960

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Copy of Photograph of 1919 Texas State Capitol]

Copy of a photograph loaned by Mrs. Gill Paggi of the Texas State Capitol.

Date: December 1967

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Cosmetology Class]

Photograph of a cosmetology class at the old Anderson High School. Several students stand in front of tables with busts and wigs. All of the students are African American females.

Date: 1967

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Crowd at Zilker Hillside Theater Production]

Photograph of a crowd attending a production of "The King and I" at Zilker Hillside Theater.

Date: August 23, 1966

Creator: Vaughn, Ronald

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Don Stence with Town Lake Exhibit

Photograph of Don Stence, of Austin Parks and Recreation Department, showing Town Lake Exhibit.

Date: March 15, 1968

Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[East 6th Street at Neches]

Photograph of the south side of East 6th Street taken from Neches. Humpty Dumpty Grocery at 419 East 6th is shown in the photo.

Date: 1968

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Exterior Austin High School from the corner of 12th Street and Rio Grande Street]

Photograph of the exterior of the Austin High School Rio Grande Campus from the corner of 12th Street and Rio Grande Street looking north. A moon tower is visible on the corner and a lamp post is visible on the far right foreground. Trees are bare indicating fall or winter.

Date: 1968

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Fiskville Stage Stop]

Photograph of Fiskville stage railroad stop being demolished. It was located at North Lamar at the south side of the creek by Payton Gin Road. It was the first stop north of Austin.

Date: February 1966

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.357280 -97.700425

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Front exterior of Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion front elevation and north elevation. The image shows the grounds and entry. The building has a dark downspout on this side of the building. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant here in 1967 was Governor John Connally. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.

Date: 1967

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"

Photograph of musicians in the orchestra pit and actors on stage during a production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" at Zilker Hillside Theater.

Date: August 20, 1968

Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Girl Crazy performed on stage at the Zilker Hillside Theater]

Photograph of a scene from the musical comedy "Girl Crazy" performed at the Zilker Hillside Theater in Austin. Cast members perform on a western-themed set.

Date: 1960-08-31/1960-09-02

Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Girl Crazy performed on stage at the Zilker Hillside Theater]

Photograph of a scene from the musical comedy "Girl Crazy" performed on stage at the Zilker Hillside Theater. Cast of men and women perfom on an outdoor plaza set.

Date: 1960-08-31/1960-09-02

Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library