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Audie Murphy & Gen. Ainsworth

Description: Photograph of Audie Murphy (left) and General Ainsworth standing in the corner of a room with their right hands raised. Murphy is wearing a light-colored suit and holding a sheaf of papers in his left hand; the general is wearing a uniform and appears to be speaking.
Date: July 14, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin map

Description: Photograph of a street map showing a portion of Austin, Texas, with a thick black line outlining a main segment. Text at the head of the map says "Miller Blue Print Co. 100 E. 10th St. Austin, Texas. Copyright 1949."
Date: July 12, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Location: None
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Disch Baseball Field (aerial view)

Description: Aerial view of Disch Baseball Field, looking west. The round-top building to right of the field is the City Coliseum (built from an unused, unassembled surplus B29 hangar bought in 1945 at a government auction at Camp Normoyle in San Antonio). Road on left side of stadium is Barton Springs Rd., Road at right is Riverside Dr., formerly Robert E. Lee Rd. The westmost road/bridge is Lamar Blvd.
Date: July 3, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Location: None
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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