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[View looking south on Guadalupe Street, "the Drag", at 24th Street]

Description: Photograph of Guadalupe Street, also known as "the Drag," at 24th Street, looking south. The view includes the Varsity Theater in foreground on the right, and an oblique view of the U. T. campus in the background on the left. Just past the intersection is a pickup truck stopped in the street, and three men wearing hats appear to be repairing a hole in the road next to the pickup. The back of a highway sign, for Texas highways 79, 81, and 183, faces south on the northbound side of the road. Ther… more
Date: 1950/1953
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Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Interior of Owens Garage

Description: Photograph of the interior of Owens Garage, located at 1412 E. 14th Street, Austin. Standing second from left: William Owens; third from left: Murry Owens, owner. Service men stand near four cars parked at the garage. A fence reads "Cars greased, washed and polished" near a ramp.
Date: 1932
Creator: Ellison Photo
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Location: 30.274148 -97.724440
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Motorists stranded in flood waters]

Description: Photograph of "stranded motorists attempting to remove their cars from 4 feet of water under an overpass of the MoPac Expressway in the western part of the city. Over 4.5 inches of rain late Monday 5/21 caused flooding in the downtown area." Men are standing, some waist-deep in water, outside of their vehicles.
Date: May 21, 1979
Creator: Kolvoord, Larry
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Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Nash Moreno's Auto Repair Service Station

Description: Photograph of the front of Nash Moreno's Auto Repair Service, located at 1005 E. 6th Street in Austin. Mr. Moreno is fifth from the right. The cars are Roy's Taxis. Service men and taxi drivers stand at the front of each of five taxis parked facing the road. Next door is the Casino Bar.
Date: 1936
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Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Mopac]

Description: Photograph of Mo-Pac Expressway at Lake Austin Boulevard looking north. There is light traffic on the road and the railroad tracks and a train are visible in the highway median.
Date: 197X
Creator: Austin Citizen
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Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Line of Cars Waiting to Enter a Festival]

Description: 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.
Date: [1970,1979]
Creator: Austin Citizen
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Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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