New Sanitation Truck

Photograph of the new City of Austin Sanitation Division sanitation truck. The truck in the photograph is a 1939 General Motors dump truck.
Date: January 9, 1940
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Street Car Railroad]

Photograph of a street car and street railroad tracks on West 40th Street near Avenue A.
Date: January 18, 1940
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photograph Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

Removing Street Car Tracks on East 1st

Photograph of two construction workers using jackhammers to remove the street cars tracks on East 1st Street.
Date: May 20, 1940
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Baseball Club Bus]

View of the side of a bus with "Austin Baseball Club, The Pioneers" painted on the side. No one is in the bus and storage compartments are open.
Date: [1940..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of the Texas Governor's mansion taken from 11th Street and Lavaca Street.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lifeguards of Barton Springs

Photograph of Barton Springs lifeguards. ID on back. Seated L-R: J. Garrison; C. Kelly, B; Estrada, N. Hargrave, J. Terrell, L. Baker, J. Toomy, S. Wilkerson, O. Ludwig, J. Prowse. Back Row L-R: B. Rundel, C. Extram, D. Gross, B. Wright, unidentified, Bev Sheffield.
Date: 1940
Creator: Boone
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Headlights on Congress Avenue]

Photograph of car headlights on Congress Avenue at night looking south from the Capitol. The neon signs of Hotel Austin, Paramount Theater, Sears, and other businesses as well as painted advertisements are visible.
Date: [1940,1959]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Singers at Saengerrunde Hall]

Photograph of a group of men singing to an audience at Saengerrunde Hall. Streamers hang from the ceiling and various flags and banners are on the stage behind the men.
Date: 1940~
Creator: Raba Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Last streetcar in front of Palm School, Austin, Texas]

Photograph of an Austin Street Railway Company streetcar in front of the Palm School on First Street (now Cesar Chavez), reportedly taken on the last day of streetcar service in Austin. A group of children and a few women, possibly students and teachers, are standing on the sidewalk in front of the school, waving at the streetcar. There is a blurred car in the foreground, about to pass the streetcar on the right, and another car is behind the streetcar on the right side of the photograph. The Austin Chronicle reported on July 21, 2000 that "(t)he last day for Austin's streetcars came on February 7, 1940. By June (1940), most of the tracks had been torn up and paved over. The last tracks were removed in 1942, providing 50,000 pounds of steel for use in World War II."
Date: February 7, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Style Show at Barton Springs]

Photograph of a man in a bathing suit standing on a stage during a style show at Barton Springs. A crowd of people sit on the hillside behind him and watch.
Date: 1940
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Removal of Railroad Tracks from E. 1st St.]

Photograph of East 1st Street, showing brick immediately after rails have been picked up and method of loading rails. Houses on either side of the street are visible on both sides of the street. Workers and their vehicles are in the background.
Date: May 20, 1940
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Guadalupe Street]

Photograph of Guadalupe Street, looking south from 29th street, before street railway tracks were removed. A Humble service station is on the left side of the street and several other businesses including a laundry are on the right. The UT tower is visible in the background.
Date: June 18, 1940
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gaston Avenue]

Photograph of Gaston Avenue looking east to McCallum Drive; Pemberton Heights subdivision. Houses are visible on both sides of the street and in the background; also in the far background is the UT tower.
Date: January 25, 1940
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

McCallum Drive Looking North

Photograph of McCallum Drive facing north. Houses are visible on both sides of the street and a car is parked on the right side of the street.
Date: January 25, 1940
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woolridge Drive looking north from Claire Avenue

Photograph of Wooldridge Drive looking north from Claire Avenue. Several houses are visible in the background.
Date: January 25, 1940
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Streetcar on West 40th Street]

Photograph of "West 40th Street, looking east from Guadalupe Street, before street railway tracks were removed." A streetcar is in the middle of the road and cars are on each side.
Date: January 18, 1940
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sing Song at Barton Springs]

Photograph of Sing Song Program at Barton Springs. An orchestra is on a small stage with an ivy-covered fence behind them. Children are visible sitting in the foreground, watching the concert.
Date: August 20, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bryker Woods Elementary School Classroom]

Photograph of a room, possibly a library or study room, at Bryker Woods Elementary School, located at 3309 Kerbey Lane. Several large tables are in the foreground, bookshelves are along the back wall, and a chalkboard is on the wall on the right side.
Date: [1940..]
Creator: Boone Photo Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction at Zilker Park]

Photograph of men working on the construction of Zilker Park Club House addition.
Date: July 1, 1940
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

Santa Rita Street

Photograph of a view down Santa Rita Street looking West from Perdenales in East Austin. L.A. Preston Food Store can be seen on the South side of the street.
Date: January 25, 1940
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History