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West 6th Street

Description: Photograph of "West 6th Street, looking west from Guadalupe Street, after street railway tracks were removed and street repaired. Used in 1940 Annual Report." Signs are visible for Kash-Karry, Paris Café, Koch Cleaning, and a Bowling Center. Cars are parked along each side.
Date: February 5, 1941
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[Aluminum for Defense]

Description: Photograph of Aluminum for Defense collection point outside of the Texas Capitol building. A large chicken-wire bin holds aluminum cans. The Capitol dome is visible in the background.
Date: July 28, 1941
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory City of Austin, Texas
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[Texas State Capitol Building During the Second World War]

Description: Photograph of the Texas State Capitol Building during the Second World War as seen from the intersection on Congress Avenue and 11th Street. Out front of the Capitol Building are collection bins for scrap metal, specifically aluminum, which feature the slogan "Aluminum for Defense, Let's Go Over the Top."
Date: July 31, 1941
Creator: Bureas of Identification Photographic Laboratory City of Austin, Texas
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[Children in Palm Park Swimming Pool]

Description: Photograph of a lifeguard with boys in Palm Park swimming pool. The children are identified on the back of the photograph as follows: L-R: Ouerry(?), Bobby; Day, Edward; Bell, Roger; Young, Roger; Chamber, Alton; Houseton, John. Guard: Colthorpe, Duane.
Date: June 5, 1941
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
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[Group teeing off at the Municipal Golf Course]

Description: Photograph of a group of golfers getting ready to tee off in front of the Austin Municipal Golf Course club house. Their golf bags are on the ground around them. The club house is visible in the background. The shadow of a tree is on the green in the foreground. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road, has served its citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
Date: July 19, 1941
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
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The Levander Family

Description: Photograph of two boys on bicycles with family members. Boy shaking hands may be Richard Levander or Dale Levander. Family members on porch are Mr. and Mrs. C.G. Levander, Mary and Teddy. Other bicyclist is unidentified. C.G. Levander was superintendent of City Street and Bridge Maintenance. He and his wife Eva and family lived at 4313 Avenue F in Hyde Park.
Date: September 5, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
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