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[Aerial Photo]

Description: Aerial photo. Austin, Texas. Looking south toward the Colorado River from East Austin. East 7th Street running from right to left (West to East) in mid center of frame. The swimming pool area (notice baseball field) in the center foreground of the photograph is now Zaragoza Park. In the center is the Iglehart buildings next to the railroad and lower the Govalle Shopping Center . Far left center is Brooks School.
Date: January 11, 1958
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Applying Scotchlite Striping to police cars]

Description: Photograph of members of the Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) applying Scotchlight reflective striping tape to the bumpers of police cars. Four Jaycees and two police officers stand around the rear of the vehicle. A roll of striping tape sits on the trunk of the car.
Date: April 1, 1953
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Arturo Toscanini NBC Symphony

Description: Photograph of a man in a suit; he's holding a piece of paper in one hand and has his other hand on a trunk lid that is covered in writing and stickers. Behind him, musicians seem to be tuning various instruments. They appear to be in a gymnasium; a basketball hoop is visible on the wall to the left.
Date: April 29, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Aerials - TEC Building

Description: Aerial shot of cranes and scaffolding at TEC construction site. 15th Street running left to right in center of photograph. Brazos St on the lower right and 14th on the lower left. The back of the Swedish Central Methodist Church (State purchased and demolished in the 1950s, as state administration grew and government complex spread). The University campus on the top right.
Date: January 1, 1958
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Aerials - TEC Building

Description: Aerial shot of finished TEC Building. Brazos St on the lower right and 14th on the lower left. The Swedish Central Methodist Church (State purchased and demolished in the 1950s, as state administration grew and government complex spread). The University Tower in the background.
Date: January 1, 1958
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Aerials - TEC Building

Description: Aerial shot of steel frame structure of TEC building. Brazos St is on the lower right and 14th on the lower left. The Swedish Central Methodist Church (State purchased and demolished in the 1950s, as state administration grew and government complex spread). In the center of photograph note steeple of Gethsemane Lutheran Church (15th and Congress; above the TEC building), to the left St. Austin's Catholic Church steeple (20th and Guadalupe) and the Goodall Wooten Dormitory to the right. The … more
Date: January 1, 1958
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Automatic Transmission Training Program at Covert Auto Company]

Description: Photograph of four men wearing suits from the Covert Auto Company and their presentation of the Automatic Transmissions Training Program. Two older men stand on the left, and one man presents a piece of paper to one of two younger men who stand on the right. In front of them is a display of the automatic transmission for automobiles. A sign for the training program hangs on the wall behind them.
Date: February 4, 1958
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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