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[Aircrew Class 70-8B in Front of Plane]
Photograph of a group of men, the Aircrew class 70-8B, standing in front of a plane.
[Alfonso Ramos Band plays for a wedding reception at the San Jose Community Center]
Photograph of the Alfonso Ramos Band playing at the San Jose Community Center in South Austin. The band includes saxophone, drums, bongo drum, trombone, and trumpet. A man in tan suit is singing or talking into the microphone as other band members talk or wait. Five little girls, some wearing white dresses, and two little boys sit on the edge of the stage and watch the dancers. Women, wearing foral bridesmaid dresses, dance with men in suits.
[Base Entrance]
Photograph of the entrance to the Bergstrom Air Force Base. There is snow on the ground, and a wagon wheel in front of the guard house. One man stands inside the guard house and another guard waves a car through.
[Best in TAC Award Ceremony]
Photograph of Lt. Quinton German receiving the Best in TAC award from Brigadier General George W. McLaughlin.
[Bouquet toss with bridesmaids and female guests at a wedding at the San Jose Community Center]
Photograph of a group of women, some with outstretched ars, waiting to catch the bouquet thrown by the bride at a wedding at the San Jose Community Center in Austin, Texas. Some women wear long flowered bridesmaid dresses, three women are dressed in white dresses of a similar design, one wedding guest wears a black jacket trimmed with faux fur, and another guest wears a black checked top and red checked pants. Two little boys stand to the right, looking on.
[Bridesmaid and groomsman at wedding reception at the San Jose Community Center]
Photograph of a Hispanic bridesmaid and groomsman at a wedding at the San Jose Community Center in Austin, TX. The couple is seated at a table, apparently about to kiss. The bridesmaid is wearing a flowered dress. The groomsman is wearing a tuxedo with a ruffled shirt and a boutonniere tied with a pink ribbon on his lapel. A woman's hand rests on his right forearm at the left of the photograph. A longneck beer bottle and paper cup sit on the table in front of the couple.
[Bridesmaids, groomsman, and other wedding guests seated at wedding reception at the San Jose Community Center]
Photograph of three bridesmaids wearing flowered dresses and short veils and a groomsman with shoulder-length hair, a mustache, and wearing a black tuxedo with a ruffled shirt, along with other wedding guests seated at wedding reception at the San Jose Community Center in Austin. They sit with other wedding guests around a long, rectangular table. Several disposable paper cups sit on the tablecloth.
[Building Family Housing]
Photograph of family housing buildings under construction at the Bergstrom Air Force Base. Cars are visible to the right. The caption on the photo reads "Much progress was shown in the 226 Unit Family Housing Project scheduled for completion in April 1971 at a cost of $4,125,927.00."
[Chemical Warfare Gas Chamber]
Photograph of a man wearing a gas mask holding out a hand from behind the door of a chemical warfare gas chamber. A sign on the door reads "Photography is Prohibited".
[Combat Support Center Sign]
Photograph of a sign at the Bergstrom Air Force Base, which reads "Combat Support Center". There is a Texas flag draped over the building.
[Commissioners Watching a Presentation]
Travis County Commissioners Richard Moya and Ann Richards and County Judge Mike Renfro seated together in a meeting room watching a presentation from an unidentified man in the foreground. The man appears to be holding a map or large document. Other spectators are off to the side.
[Elazar Tamayo and his wife, Lupe Tamayo]
Photograph of Elazar Tamayo and his wife, Lupe Tamayo, a Hispanic or Latino couple, visible from the waist up, standing in front of a building. Both appear to be in their late 50s or early 60s. He has salt-and-pepper hair and a moustache, and she has dark, wavy chin-length hair. She is wearing a sleeveless, open-collar cotton shirt, and he is wearing a button-front shirt with elbow-length sleeves. The 1976 Austin City Directory lists their residence as 1100 Lilly Terrace.
[End of Runway Check]
Photograph of a man at the end of runway, holding his hands above his head for the F-4 Phantom II in front of him.
[Exterior David Crockett High School]
Photograph of exterior view of David Crockett High School at 5601 Manchaca Road at the corner of Stassney Lane. Crockett High opened in 1968 and is part of the Austin Independent School District.
[Exterior of 12th Air Force Headquarters]
Photograph of the exterior of the 12th Air Force headquarters. A car is parked in front of the building.
[Exterior of Lanier High School]
Photograph of exterior of Sidney Lanier High School on 1201 Payton Gin Road from Payton Gin Road. Five cars are parked in front of the school, and the flag poles are bare indicating the photograph was likely taken after school hours or on the weekend. The school name "Sidney Lanier High School" is visible on the front of the building above the white car facing the left of the image. Lanier High School was opened in 1961 and is a member of the Austin Independent School District. It was named after Confederate soldier and Southern poet Sidney Lanier.
[F-4 Phantoms]
Photograph of F-4 Phantom fighters lined up with their cockpit canopies open.
[Female clothing hanging on a rope line in a Travis County Jail cell]
Photograph of a cell area in Travis County Jail with rope laundry line strung across the bars. The rope holds items of women's clothing, including a flowered shirt, embroidered pants, and other tops, pants and nylon underwear. On the floor below there are four pairs of boots, pairs of sandals, house shoes, and other street shoes. The cell behind the bars is stuffed with a variety of clothing items.
[Female inmate behind bars]
Photograph of a female inmate inside jail cell, sitting on bunk at Travis County Jail. She faces the interior of her dark cell. Her hair is in plastic curlers and her feet are bare. A blanket from the top bunk above her drapes low behind the bars, darkening the cell. A paperback book sits between the bars.
[Female Travis County Jail worker offering books to a female inmate]
Photograph of a female Travis County Jail librarian and female inmate. The librarian, on the left, is wearing a print shirt with pointed collar and holding three paperback books on top of a box of assorted paperbacks. The female inmate, who is on the right, reaches through the bars as she looks at the selections offered. Her hair is in plastic and foam rollers. A sewing machine and wooden shelving are visible in the background of the photograph.
[Formal portrait of Travis County Sheriff Truitt O. Lang]
Photograph of Travis County Sheriff T. O. Lang, who served from January 1, 1953 to December 31, 1972. He was the longest serving sheriff in Travis County history, and died April 28, 1977. This head-and-shoulders portrait is part of the Austin Citizen Collection. It shows Sheriff Lang dressed in a dark suit with a white shirt and a patterend tie, wearing glasses, with greying hair, and seated in front of a light neutral background. Lang also has a Masonic pin on his left lapel.
[Gardens at the French Legation]
Photograph of the French Legation in Austin Texas. The picture features the eastern side of the house and includes the front porch and the sculpted gardens.
[Groomsmen wait to catch the garter at a wedding at the San Jose Community Center]
Photograph of several groomsmen wearing black tuxedos and ruffled shirts wait for the garter toss at a wedding at the San Jose Community Center in Austin, Texas. Two men hold the stretched garter up in the air. A group of women, including two young girls wearing long dresses, look on in the background.
[Group Portrait of the 4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squad]
Group portrait of the 4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squad, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Klatt. The first two rows stand in front of a fighter plane, and the rest sit on the plane.
[Guards transporting inmates by van]
Photograph of two inmates with two administrators outside of a van. The inmates wear white prison jumpsuits. One administrator wears a suit and tie and one wears a guard uniform.
Holly Street Power Plant
Photograph of Holly Street Power Plant taken from across LTown Lake.
[Jet Engine Sound Suppressor]
Photograph of a jet engine sound suppressor at the Bergstrom Air Force Base.
[Joe Walker in Aircraft]
Photograph of Joe Walker and another pilot getting out of an airplane.
[John Lucas Accepting Guidon]
Photograph of Lieutenant Colonel John Lucas accepting the guidon of the 4467th Aircraft Generation Squadron from Colonel Charles P. Sloan.
[John Lucas at Activation Ceremony]
Photograph of Lieutenant Colonel John Lucas during the activation ceremony for the new 4467th Aircraft Generation Squadron. People stand at attention in front of him.
Last Eagle passenger train through Austin
Photograph of the last Eagle passenger train to go through Austin. The train stops at the Austin International & Great Northern (I&GN) Railroad depot in Austin. There are no passengers waiting on the platform. The engine has the logo of C&EI (Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad). I&GN Railroad operated in Texas. It was created when the International Railroad company and Houston-based Great Northern Railroad company merged on September 30, 1873. I&GN's Austin depot was completed on 3rd and Congress Avenues on December 28, 1876. In 1924, the I&GN was bought by Gulf Coast Lines (GCL), which was subsequently purchased by Missouri Pacific on Januray 1, 1925. I&GN operated as a subsidiary of Missouri Pacific until March 1, 1956, when all GCL subsidiaries were merged under Missouri Pacific, and I&GN ceased to operate as a corporate entity. The old Austin depot had been demolished in 1950. The station in the photograph, at 250 North Lamar Boulevard, was built in 1947 by Missouri Pacific. It discontinued the Texas Eagle on September 22, 1970. Later Amtrak assumed operation of the station and the Eagle.
[Laying of Sidewalk near Elementary Schools]
Photograph of laying of sidewalks near elementary schools in Austin. Pictured are members of city council & president of PTA city council.
[Line of Cars Waiting to Enter a Festival]
Photograph of a line of cars and people waiting for entry to an unidentified music festival. Bumper-to-bumper traffic sits long enough for people to sit on and hang out of vehicles. Many individuals choose to enter the festival on foot and are visible in lines on either side of the road.
[Loflin and Uyeyama By Planes]
Photograph of Charlie Loflin and Terry Uyeyama standing with other military personnel in front of planes.
[Loflin and Uyeyama Shaking Hands]
Photograph of Charlie Loflin and Terry Uyeyama shaking hands in front of a sign on the Bergstrom Air Force Base. A man watches them to the left.
[Looking Up at Air Traffic Control Tower]
Photograph of the Bergstrom Air Force Base control tower. The text on the side of the tower reads: "Bergstrom A.F.B. Base Operations Elevation 541".
[Maintenance Workers and Plane]
Photograph of two maintenance workers working on a plane at Bergstrom Air Force Base.
[Man looks at body wrapped in blanket on gurney in high security Travis County Jail cell area]
Photograph of a man with long sideburns and wearing a jacket, possibly a doctor or medical examiner, standing over a body or corpse completely wrapped in a blanket on a collapsible metal gurney. The location is the Travis County Jail in an area where the doors are solid and a have small barred window with a hinged cover. A man wearing a uniform, possibly a guard, is partially visible behind the gurney.
[Man showing woman sewing]
Photograph of a man either showing a female inmate how to sew or inspecting her sewing at Travis County Jail in Austin.
[Man Testing Precision Instruments]
Photograph of a man testing precision instruments at the Bergstrom Air Force Base.
[Man with Infrared Receiver]
Photograph of a man sitting at a desk checking an infrared receiver.
Memorial Stadium
Color view of one side of Memorial Stadium shot from the stands looking north. the pressbox is being demolished with the major addition of seating on west side. Building in center is UT law school, bldg on right is St. David's hospital. On the far right you can see construction of the LBJ Library.
[Men in Control Room]
Photograph of two men in the control room for the 67 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing simulator.
[Men in Engine Bay]
Photograph of several men in an engine bay during inspection at the Bergstrom Air Force Base.
[Men in Front of Airplane]
Photograph of a group of men, Aircrew Class 71-2B, in front of a plane. Five stand in the back row, and five kneel in front of them. Glen Gardner is in the first row, on the far right.
[Men in Front of Plane]
Photograph of a group of men, the Aircrew class 71-1B, standing in front of a plane. John Thompson, an RAF exchange officer, wears a neckerchief on the far left.
[New Bowling Alley]
Photograph of the parking lot outside a new 10-lane bowling alley on the Bergstrom Air Force Base.
[Older man seated in a wheelchair next to a table with a birthday cake]
Photograph of a man wearing a checked shirt and a neutral expression seated at a table with a sheet birthday cake decorated with icing flowers, scolloped and shell borders, and the words "Happy Birthday Johnny San James". In his right hand he holds an open can of Schlitz beer.
[Personnel at Attention]
Photograph of military personnel standing at attention in front of three officers in a hangar.
[Personnel Moving Boxes]
Photograph of military personnel moving boxes on yellow vehicles at the Bergstrom Air Force Base.
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