[Nick's Drive-In]

Photo of Nick's Drive-In. Austin, Texas.
Date: October 26, 1948
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Capitol Memorial Park Aerial]

Aerial photo of Capital Memorial Park. Austin, Texas. Main entrance on FM 1825 (on the south east intersection of Frontage Road north IH 35 and Wells Branch Pkwy).
Date: October 27, 1948
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mrs. Quinn sitting on bed]

Photo of Mrs. Quinn, 100 year old woman, sitting on bed. Austin, Texas.
Date: October 13, 1948
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Tarrytown Shopping Center]

Aerial view of Tarrytown Shopping Center flanked on west by Exposition Blvd. and on the south by Windsor Rd. Austin, Texas.
Date: October 20, 1948
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Driving Truck]

Photograph of Frank Adams, in uniform, driving a truck.
Date: October 1946
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mildred Leslie in Her Wedding Dress]

Photograph of Mildred Leslie standing in front of a ceiling to floor mirror in her wedding dress. Her back is turned to the camera, and her face is reflected in the mirror.
Date: October 17, 1949
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women at a Check-Out Counter at the Co-Ed Shop]

Photograph of women standing at a checkout counter at the Co-Ed Shop with their backs to the camera. There is a bookshelf and a clothing rack in the background.
Date: October 28, 1945
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exterior View of the Beta House]

Photograph of an exterior view of the Beta house. It is a three-story building with exterior windows. Cars parked in a parking lot outside of it, and a shadow of the photographers is visible.
Date: October 6, 1949
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Portrait of Men Standing Outside the Beta House]

Photograph of a large group of men standing outside the Beta House. They are arranged in six rows on a flight of stairs. They are all wearing suits, and there is a small dog in front of the front row. There is also a shield over the top of them.
Date: October 6, 1949
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exterior of the Weed-Corley Funeral Home]

Photograph of the exterior of the Weed-Corley Funeral Home, located at 1609 Lavaca Street. There are trees in front of it, and a porte cochere on the right side of the building.
Date: October 11, 1947
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bergstrom Field

Photograph of two men in uniform beside sign for the Headquarters of the 53rd Troop Carrier Wing. Maurice Milton Beach, commander of the 53rd Troop Carrier Wing is on the left.
Date: October 1, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Servicemen arriving in Austin]

Servicemen departing buses and walking south from Bowen Trailways Motor Coaches at 708 Brazos. Moonlight tower visible at corner of 8th and Brazos.
Date: October 2, 1944
Creator: Bock, Carl Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Entrance to Memorial Park Cemetery]

Photograph of entrance to Memorial Park Cemetery, showing Sexton's residence and office.
Date: October 17, 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Digging Sweet Potatoes at Victory Garden]

Photograph of men digging sweet potatoes in Victory Garden at Sewage Treatment plant. Farm trucks and other vehicles are visible in the background.
Date: October 31, 1942
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

Construction for 1951 Power Plant

Photograph of men excavating for the construction of the power plant. A crane is in the right midground, and the railroad bridge over the river is in the background.
Date: October 7, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Community Chest

Group of women and the Mayor on the back of a fire engine. Back of the photo reads, "L-R: Mrs. Alden Davis, Mrs. Jess Walker (Ina). Mayor Tom Miller at right."
Date: October 10, 1941
Creator: Ellison Photo Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Students at Austin High School]

Students at Austin High School walking around. Austin, Texas.
Date: October 12, 1948
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin Athletic Club at Shoal Creek by House Park

Photograph of rear exterior of the Austin Athletic Club at Shoal Creek by House Park. Visible are: a tennis court; benches for watching matches; two workers changing out screens on the second floor windows. The first organized recreation center in Austin was the privately owned Austin Athletic Club, built in 1923, by William T. Caswell. In 1931. Mr. Caswell sold the club to the City of Austin for "a small remuneration". The name of the center was officially changed to the Austin Recreation Center in 1970. After substantial damage, due to the Memorial Day flood of 1981 that center was closed after the existing center was built and opened in 1986.
Date: October 30, 1942
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
System: The Portal to Texas History

Future Homemakers of America - State President

Man standing behind desk handing certificate to a young woman.
Date: October 29, 1947
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lomis Slaughter

Man dressed in suit, tie and hat standing in a grocery warehouse. Lomis Slaughter owned and operated Slaughter Grocery Stores.
Date: October 25, 1947
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Skinny Pryor

Smiling man with bow tie and hat standing in front of a mirror.
Date: October 10, 1947
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gene Smith and Mother

Man and woman standing in front of a fireplace.
Date: October 10, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nazarene Church

Large group of people outside church building.
Date: October 12, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin Beverage Company [warehouse interior]

Photograph of the interior of the Austin Beverage Company warehouse/distribution center at 411 Chicon Street. The trucks bear advertisements for the beverages they transport including "Jax Special Pale Brew" and "Blatz Pilsener Beer". Crates marked "Canada Dry" sit at the right of the image, ready to be loaded onto the empty truck at the left.
Date: October 24, 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History