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1949 Livestock Show, Travis County

Photograph of young men standing in a row with their calves at the 1949 Travis County Food and Livestock Show at Rosewood Park in Austin, Texas. Two men with sticks appear to be inspecting the cattle. A group of spectators is in the background.

Date: 1949

Creator: Ross Studio

Item Type: Photograph

50th Wedding Anniversary

Photograph of couple standing behind fiftieth wedding anniversary cake.

Date: September 18, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

The aerial blimp Ranger: Austin area, boarding etc

Boarding the aerial blimp Ranger, which was one of five Goodyear blimps commandeered by the Navy to patrol the coasts during WWII. The blimp landed at the Municipal Air Port.

Date: April 5, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

[Aerial View of Austin, Texas]

Photograph of an aerial view of Austin, Texas from the south. University of Texas-Austin is visible to the north, and the Texas State Capitol Building is prominently visible in the center of the image.

Date: February 12, 1949

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

Aerial view of northeast Austin

Aerial photograph looking northeast at the future site of Maplewood Elementary. Closest road intersecting the railroad tracks is E. 38th 1/2 St. Maplewood bisects E. 38th 1/2 St. with Ashwood and Kirkwood Streets bisecting Maplewood and running parallel with E. 38th 1/2 St. The municipal airport runways can be seen in the background.

Date: January 27, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

[Aerial View of St. Edward's University]

Photograph of an aerial view of St. Edward's University from the south. The football field and Fieldhouse are visible at the top of the photo with the four-story administration building to the south.

Date: February 12, 1949

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

[Aerial View of St. Edward's University]

Photograph of an aerial view of St. Edward's University from the northeast. The football field and Fieldhouse are visible in the middle of the photo, with the four-story administration building to the south.

Date: February 12, 1949

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

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

[Albert Pfluger Family Group]

Photograph of a large family.

Date: November 27, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

All Saints Episcopal Church

Photograph of the facade and steeple of All Saints Episcopal Church. All Saints is located at 209 W. 27th Street.

Date: 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Art Anderson

Photograph of six men joking around. Art Anderson, laughing, is being given a hat and a certificate. Anderson served as commander of the local Reserve Seabee Division after World War II. In the 1949 Austin City Directory he is listed as Utility Designer, Lower Colorado River Authority.

Date: April 7, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Austin American-Statesman

Classified Ads Wants Ads staff.

Date: August 10, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Austin American-Statesman

Young woman seated at desk talking on telephone and writing.

Date: August 10, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Austin American-Statesman

Young woman working at telephone switchboard.

Date: August 10, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Austin American-Statesman

The picture is of the Legislature typing/typist pool at the Capitol. The woman on the left is Judy Ebeling Wetzel. The woman on the right is Jean Williams Barac.

Date: August 10, 1949

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph