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[Portrait of Mildred Leslie in Her Wedding Dress]

Photograph of Mildred Leslie standing in front of a ceiling to floor mirror in her wedding dress. Her back is turned to the camera, and her face is reflected in the mirror.

Date: October 17, 1949

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.267499 -97.743482

[Exterior View of the Beta House]

Photograph of an exterior view of the Beta house. It is a three-story building with exterior windows. Cars parked in a parking lot outside of it, and a shadow of the photographers is visible.

Date: October 6, 1949

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

[Group Portrait of Men Standing Outside the Beta House]

Photograph of a large group of men standing outside the Beta House. They are arranged in six rows on a flight of stairs. They are all wearing suits, and there is a small dog in front of the front row. There is also a shield over the top of them.

Date: October 6, 1949

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

Construction for 1951 Power Plant

Photograph of men excavating for the construction of the power plant. A crane is in the right midground, and the railroad bridge over the river is in the background.

Date: October 7, 1949

Item Type: Photograph

Aerials of Austin

Aerial of South Austin and downtown looking North from directly above South Congress.

Date: October 14, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Aerials of Austin

Aerial of downtown Austin looking North from above the Congress Ave bridge.

Date: October 14, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Ray Ealy

Photograph of man seated in chair. Ray M. Ealy was a field executive with The Boy Scouts of America.

Date: October 1, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Metropolitan Opera Star Eleanor Steber

Photograph of opera singer, Eleanor Steber, being welcomed to Austin by a group of women.

Date: October 22, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Opera Star Eleanor Steber

Photograph of opera star, Eleanor Steber, being welcomed at the airport by Ezra Rachlin, conductor of The Austin Symphony Orchestra.

Date: October 22, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Metropolitan Opera Star Eleanor Steber

Photograph of a smiling Eleanor Steber, wearing a cowboy hat and a fur, being welcomed to Austin.

Date: October 22, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Carl Eckhardt

Photograph of Carl Eckhardt. Eckhardt was a professor in the college of engineering at The University of Texas. He is seated in front of a large bookcase. He lived with his wife Florence at 1500 Westover Rd.

Date: October 26, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Commodore Perry Hotel

Photograph of The Commodore Perry Hotel under construction.

Date: October 13, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.269365 -97.740458

Commodore Perry Hotel

Photograph of The Commodore Perry Hotel under construction at 8th and Brazos Streets. Street view with in the picture.

Date: October 13, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.269295 -97.740428

St. Edward's University Graduation Ceremony

Photograph of a graduate with family members.

Date: October 3, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

St. Edward's University Graduation Ceremony

Processional of students with the main building in the background.

Date: October 3, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

St. Edward's University Graduation Ceremony

Photograph of refreshments being served after the graduation ceremony.

Date: October 3, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Judson Wise, Salesman

Photograph of man seated in chair. Judson Wise is listed as a salesman in the 1949 Austin City Directory. He and his wife Ann lived at 6305 Georgetown Rd. (N. Lamar Blvd.)

Date: October 3, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

E.W. Winkler

Photograph of man wearing suit and tie seated at a cluttered desk. E.W. Winkler was a librarian at The University of Texas. He and his wife Johanna lived at 104 W. 32nd Street.

Date: October 19, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph