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[Group of Men in Uniform]

Photograph of a group of soldiers in a few styles of uniform, with a few women and a pastor, possibly at Camp Mabry.

Date: August 21, 1943

Creator: Ellison

Inter-playground table tennis tournament at Austin Athletic Center

Photograph of inter-playground table tennis tournament at Austin Athletic Club with tables of both singles and doubles playing on the interior basketball courts. The bleachers are full of women and children watching. The first organized recreation center in Austin was the privately owned Austin Athletic Club, built in 1923, by William T. Caswell. In 1931. Mr. Caswell sold the club to the City of Austin for "a small remuneration". The name of the center was officially changed to the Austin Recre… more

Date: June 21, 1961

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

Item Type: Photograph

Train bearing Emilio Carranza's body in Austin July 21, 1928

Photograph of a train bearing Emilio Carranza's body as it stops in Austin on its way back to Mexico. From verso: "Emilio Carranza was a famous Mexican 'Ace' who was killed in an accident in New Jersey just after he had taken off for Mexico City where his bride of four months awaited him. His father Sebastian Carranza accompanied the body. At various stops along the way from New York to Mexico, recognition was given the flying ace. In Austin members of state and city governments met the train a… more

Date: July 21, 1928

Creator: Boone's Photo Company