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[Biplanes]

Photograph of a line of biplanes with a large crowd of observers in the background. The field is near St. Edward's University in south Austin.
Date: April 7, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Campbells and Caldwells at Mount Bonnell]

Photograph of the Campbell Family and Caldwell Family at Mount Bonnell (Lover's Leap) in Austin. The Colorado River is visible in the distance.
Date: April 7, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People near Biplanes]

Photograph of a crowd of men, women, and children observing a line of biplanes. They are in a field near St. Edward's University in south Austin.
Date: April 7, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Campbell Family at Mount Bonnell]

Photograph of the Campbells and John Barry Caldwell at Mount Bonnell (Lover's Leap) in Austin. The family is posing on a tree leaning off of a cliff. The Colorado River is visible in the background.
Date: April 7, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Biplane]

Photograph of a grounded biplane in a field near St. Edward's University in south Austin.
Date: April 7, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Convict Hill Interior]

Photograph of the interior of a restaurant named Convict Hill, once located at 6522 East U.S. 290. Many people can be seen at the tables throughout the space and in the background, three patrons can be seen at a salad bar. A waiter can be seen to their left wearing a shirt with the name of the restaurant. In the center left, a wooden support beam can be seen with small shelves wrapped around it to hold steak sauce, water pitchers, etc.
Date: August 7, 1977
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Students in Dorm]

Photograph of four dorm students relaxing together in Goodall Wooten Dorm. One student can be seen with a book on a couch to the right, and another can be seen in a chair to the left with a cigarette in his mouth. In the right corner, two more students can be seen, one playing a guitar in a chair while the other stands behind him. An open door to a tiled bathroom can be seen in the background to the right, along with a closed door through a short hallway to the left.
Date: March 7, 1962
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Cancer Society Group Photo]

Photograph of a group photo taken at a panel conference for the American Cancer Society. The group stands in front of a theater concession stand, all dressed in formal attire with ribbon bands around their arms. The stand with a cancer awareness sign laying on the floor in front of the group. Several concessions signs can be seen in the background and a doorway showing a set of carpeted stairs can be seen to the left.
Date: February 7, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mears Studio Ad]

Photograph of a collection of objects arranged to promote Mears' architectural photography. The objects that can be seen piled together are a hammer, nails, lumber, blueprints, a t-square, drawing compasses, and sawdust, with a note that reads, "Mears Photography - Serving the Building Industry".
Date: November 7, 1977
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Domestic Science Senior Cooking Class, Austin High School, 1908

Photograph of the 1908 domestic science senior cooking class at Austin High School. Bottom row (left to right): Annie Lou Puckett, Lily Ecklund, Lora Turner, Fannie Walker, Rosa Maas. Middle row (left to right): Katie Clark, Nettie B. Sullivan, Adele Barbisch, Clara Stovall, Alice Ramsdell, Lomie Layton. Top row (left to row): Miss Bell (teacher from Denton), Inez Slaughter, Nona Lewis, Janie Tannehill, Bessie Enlow, Mabel Maud, May Belle Robbins, Bessie Pate, Emma Seeker and Salome Anthony. Photo gift of Mrs. Mabel Maud Huckaby.
Date: January 7, 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Interior of senior high library [at Austin High School]

Photograph of interior of the senior high library at Austin High School from behind the circulation desk. Students fill the wooden tables, five or six per table. Girls sit together, as do boys, with some mixing. Card catalog drawers are on the circulation desk the foreground, as are books stacked and standing. A wall clock wrapped in ivy hangs on the wall above a bust on a mantle above a bricked in fireplace on the rear wall. Sunlight comes in through high windows on both left and right of the image. Double doors indicate the exit at the back of the room on the right. Paint is chipped from tabletop edges at the tables where students are seated in wooden chairs with vertical slats.
Date: May 7, 1934
Creator: Boone, Alanson D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A car parked in the middle of the intersection of Navasota and Holly]

A car parked in the middle of the intersection of Navasota and Holly. One man is sitting behind the wheel of the car. A man in uniform is standing beside the car.
Date: October 7, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Motel Design Proposal]

Photograph of a reproduction of an artist's rendering for a proposed design for the Austin Motel.
Date: September 7, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Cancer Society Panel]

Photograph of a panel addressing a crowd of people at an American Cancer Society conference. The panel consists of eight men in suited attire at a table on a theater stage with signs for the American Cancer Society. The photo is taken from an aisle at the left of the room and the curtains on stage are drawn behind the panel.
Date: February 7, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence/petition to Governor E.M. Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence/petition to Governor E.M. Pease]

A letter/petition to Governor E. M. Pease from people in Mountain Valley, who complain about attacks from Native Americans. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter/petition.
Date: March 7, 1856
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men near Biplanes]

Photograph of men observing grounded biplanes. They are in a field near St. Edward's University in south Austin.
Date: April 7, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Continential Airlines [storefront]

Photograph of the storefront for Continental Airlines after store business hours. There is no one at the desk, which has a fresh potted plant on it. A map of the United States with Continental Airlines services indicated is on the wall behind the desk. In the window are a model aircraft and various advertisements.
Date: June 7, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sharon Bridgforth Standing on a Scaffold With Her Arms Crossed]

Photograph of Sharon Bridgforth standing on a scaffold next to a building with her arms crossed.
Date: June 7, 1992
Creator: Davis, Lisa
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[An aerial view of the West Winds Motel]

An aerial photograph of the West Winds Motel. There is a 7-Eleven next to the motel. There are also several houses surrounding the area.
Date: June 7, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History