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[View of a House]

Description: Photograph of a wood-paneled house with laundry drying on a line on the porch. Some buckets are in front of the house and a pile of firewood is under the porch. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, the house belongs to Cecil Hayes. It was located at 303 Orchard Street, Austin, Texas.
Date: December 30, 1939
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bulldozer Destroying Building]

Description: Photograph of a bulldozer destroying the old base theater after the new theater was opened in December 1973.
Date: December 1973
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Men's Barracks]

Description: Photograph of the old Men's Barracks at the Bergstrom Air Force Base. There is a line of laundry between houses to the left, and men sit at a picnic table to the right.
Date: December 1970
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Robert G. Williams Receiving Card]

Description: Photograph of Colonel Robert G. Williams, center, receiving his 200-mission club card from Colonel Herman J. Tillman, Jr., right. Another man stands to the left, and Williams holds his card in front of his chest. There are pictures and maps on the wall behind them.
Date: December 1966
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Austin Dam]

Description: Photograph of Austin Dam. Several people watch as the water runs into the spillway. The machine building is visible at left.
Date: December 6, 1938
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Post Office and Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]

Description: Photograph of two men on the front steps of a large brick building. A sign above the building's entrance says, "Post Office and Court House."
Date: December 29, 1905
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Riverside Drive, Austin

Description: Photograph of a man driving an automobile on Riverside Drive in Austin. The Texas Capitol and other buildings are visible in the background.
Date: December 1, 1913
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Tayor County Courthouse, Abilene, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the Taylor County Courthouse in Abilene, Texas. It is a two-story building with an additional two stories in a clock tower. An individual is sitting by the bushes in front of the building.
Date: December 29, 1905
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[KTBC Filming]

Description: Photograph of filming in progress at the KTBC television studio, with a film crew of three men with two large cameras seen standing to the right. To the left, a man being filmed can be seen on a chair in front a backdrop with images of Saturn, a gun, and a baseball bat. He sits with a desk and stool, and a television set can be seen to his right. Dozens of film set lights can be seen hanging from metal tracts on the ceiling. High above the lights, a mural can be seen hanging above with a sign t… more
Date: December 5, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.271413 -97.740386
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[English Classroom]

Description: Photograph of a group of middle school children in an English classroom La Grange Middle School. The photo is taken from the back of the classroom, where the students can be seen from behind, sitting at desks in rows. A window with closed blinds can be seen on the wall to the left, and a closed door can be seen on the right wall. In the background, a chalkboard can be seen on the wall, and a teacher can be seen sitting at a desk facing the students.
Date: December 2, 1982
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 29.902161 -96.865768
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Middle School Library]

Description: Photograph of middle school children sitting around tables in a school library. Bookshelves can be see in rows to the right in the background, and trophies can be seen on top of the shelves along the back wall. The students can be seen working at tables mostly on the left side of the room, and empty privacy desks can be seen in the left foreground. Overhead, a row of lights and an exposed air duct can be seen running parallel to each other on the ceiling.
Date: December 2, 1982
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 29.902189 -96.865757
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[The Barn Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of a rustic, country themed restaurant called, The Barn, located at 8611 Balcones Drive. The building is designed to look like an old barn building, and a porch, windows, and entrance can be seen on what would be considered the side of said barn. A tree can be seen near-center in the foreground, and two vehicles can be seen parked to the right.
Date: December 2, 1963
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[KTBC Station Entrance]

Description: Photograph of a lit up, vertical sign over the street-side entrance to the KTBC television studio at nighttime. A butterfly awning can be seen over the entrance way and part of the sidewalk pavement. A geometric mural of Austin can be seen on the small wall to the right of the entrance. A building with darkened windows can be partially seen to the right.
Date: December 5, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.271439 -97.740353
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Popcorn Machine]

Description: Photograph of a DECOR brand popcorn vending machine. The machine is rectangular and wood paneled on its front surface. Signs on the machine can be seen advertising "Fresh", "Hot", "Popped while you watch", and "Popcorn". A window can be seen in the top right of the machine for a customer to watch the popcorn being made. An options board and dispenser drawer where a cup of popcorn already sits can both be seen.
Date: December 19, 1975
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Drive-Thru Restaurant]

Description: Photograph of a Holiday House drive-through restaurant with a man in a car can be seen in the foreground pressing a "place order" button. The restaurant can be seen in the background with a drive-through window and large awning, with another car seen stopped at the window.
Date: December 27, 1973
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Seaholm Power Plant Intake Facility]

Description: Photograph of the lake side view of the Seaholm Power Plant Intake facility. The Art Deco concrete facility was designed by Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company and was built in two phases in 1950 and 1955 by Odom Construction Company. The facility operated as a power plant until 1989 and was finally decommissioned in 1996 by the city of Austin. The intake facility is located on the shores of Lady Bird Lake and the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail.
Date: December 1, 1950
Creator: City of Austin
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[An employee of the Presley Service Department]

Description: A photo of an employee of Presley Service Department. The man is wearing a white Presley shirt with a tie. There are automobiles outside the window to the right of the photo.
Date: December 1, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[A man with a trowel laying a cornerstone at St. David's Hospital]

Description: A man using a trowel to lay the cornerstone at St. David's Community Hospital. There are other men in suits standing around the stone. The stone states: "St. David's Community Hospital, Erected 1954, Board of Trustees, 1951-1954, Hulon W. Black, Pres., Joseph Cocke, Vice Pres., Ronald W. Byram, Sec., Ben H. Parrish, Treas., R.C. (Bob) Armstrong, John A. Barclay, Fred W. Catterall Jr., Edward Clark, Ed P. Cravens, John E. Harrison, E. W. Jackson, Gatewood Newberry, A. Bryan Spires, Max Starcke, … more
Date: December 19, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bakery Worker]

Description: Photograph of an Austin Baking Company factory worker operating the knobs for a machine. He stands to the right of the photo and is wearing a light colored shirt, apron at the waist, and a cap with the name of the bakery printed on the side. An industrial catwalk can be seen hanging from above in the background.
Date: December 23, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.322153 -97.715246
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Holiday House Restaurant]

Description: Night time photograph of the exterior of a Spanish revival restaurant building called Holiday House, with wrought iron gates, a tiled roof, and arched windows.The building houses a restaurant, the tall sign of which can be seen brightly lit to the left. An empty parking lot can be seen in the foreground.
Date: December 27, 1973
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Storefronts]

Description: Photograph taken from across the street of a block of storefronts in Austin. One of the buildings, a bank, has a digital sign that displays the temperature. Six cars can be seen parked in front of a few of the stores and Christmas decorations can be seen hanging over the street. In the background, a block of high rise buildings can be seen to the left.
Date: December 21, 1958
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.267780 -97.743196
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[KTBC Studio]

Description: Photograph of KTBC Studio on a street corner with traffic lights for an intersection seen in the foreground, and cars seen both driving and parked on each street. Three different signs can be seen on the building's exterior with the studio's name. A radio antennae and satellite dish can be seen on top of the roof. An ornamental building can be seen to the right, and more of the city can be seen in the background.
Date: December 5, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.271429 -97.740317
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Pan American Tiny Tot Christmas party]

Description: Photograph of Santa Claus visiting the children at the Pan American Recreation Center Tiny Tot Christmas party. A girl sits on Santa's lap while the rest of the children wait and watch from tables around the room. They wear paper reindeer hats and have candy canes. Christmas decorations include Santa's sleigh with three reindeer on the far wall.
Date: December 1966
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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