States

[Stephen F. Austin Hotel Photograph #3]

Photograph of the Stephen F. Austin Hotel, in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1937~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View from University of Texas Tower]

Photograph of a view of Austin from the University of Texas Tower. There is snow on the ground and the Texas Capitol is visible in the distance.
Date: November 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Byrd Jr. photographed in engineering department]

Photograph of Byrd Williams Jr. seen with a colleague in the engineering department room. Byrd Jr. is dressed in a white suit and matching hat, resting against a stool and smiling at his colleague.
Date: [1937..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Sr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Man near Airplanes]

Photograph of a man near a line of airplanes at an airport in Austin. The airplanes are mid 20th century models with two seats.
Date: October 22, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man near an Airplane]

Photograph of a man near a plane at an airport in Austin. The plane is a mid 20th century model with two seats.
Date: October 22, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes Index 3 (open access)

Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes Index 3

Partial index to Commissioners Court Minutes books V-Z, 1-2; 1934~ to 1954~, showing name of interested party or subject matter, and volume and page number where recorded. Arranged alphabetically by name of interested party or subject matter.
Date: 1937~/1954~
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clippings about Carl B. Compton] (open access)

[Clippings about Carl B. Compton]

Newspaper excerpts about Carl Compton written by the Austin American-Statesman and other local newspapers. It is about Compton's artworks being displayed at the Elisabet Ney Museum in Austin, Texas and Mary Hardin-Baylor College in Belton.
Date: October 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library

Governor’s Mansion

View of front elevation with walkway lined with plantings, Porch is screened, no fences visible.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor’s Mansion with snow]

Front elevation and south elevation, screened porch, snow, and evergreens.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor’s Mansion with snow]

Front and north elevation, grounds, evergreen trees, flag pole, carriage house visible.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Old City Hall]

Photograph of the Old City Hall building.
Date: October 11, 1937
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Skyline]

Photograph of the Austin skyline taken from the top of the Light Plant.
Date: October 11, 1937
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Green Water Treatment Plant]

Photograph of the Green Water Treatment Plant in Austin, TX.
Date: July 11, 1937
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North Loop at Upper Georgetown Road]

Photograph of North Loop at Upper Georgetown Road. There are trees and a small bridge in the foreground. A home and parked car are in the background.
Date: March 1937
Creator: City of Austin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Double Parlor at Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of the Double Parlor at the Governor's Mansion. Some arm chairs and a small table are in the front room, and a piano and fireplace are in the back room.
Date: 1937
Creator: Boone Photo Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor's Mansion interior hallway with staircase]

Photograph of Interior hallway of the Governor's Mansion with a staircase leading to the second floor. Side tables and seating, governor portraits, flowers, a large gilt mirror and light fixture are visible. Open doorways are visible to two rooms on the right and one room on the left. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant during this time in 1937 was Democratic Governor James V. Allred. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1937
Creator: Boone Photo Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sam Houston Room in Governor's Mansion

Photograph of interior view of the Sam Houston Room in the Governor's Mansion showing a fireplace on the left and a window on the right. Two vanity dressers with mirrors line the walls and a dark wood table sits in the center of the room. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant during this time in 1937 was Democratic Governor James V. Allred. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1937
Creator: Boone Photo Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor's Mansion Conservatory]

Photograph of the conservatory, also called the family dining room at the Texas Governor's Mansion. It had green walls with white woodwork, marquisette curtains with ball fringe, a rose colored carpet, and early 1900s furniture painted and antiqued in green’, (Blodgett info sheet, TSLA). The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant during this time in 1937 was Democratic Governor James V. Allred. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1937
Creator: Boone Photo Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People at Barton Springs]

Photograph of people sitting and standing along the side of the pool at Barton springs. Some are in swimming suits and others are in street clothes.
Date: April 10, 1937
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photography Lab., Austin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flower bed at entrance to Zilker Park]

Photograph of the flower bed at entrance to Zilker Park, used in the City's 1937 Annual Report.
Date: July 1937
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dedication of Stacy Pool

Photograph of people swimming as crowds look on at the nighttime dedication of Stacy Pool in 1937.
Date: 1937
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Austin Takes Municipal Golf Course Deed]

Photograph of Guiton Morgan, City Manager, (at left) accepting deed from John H. Tobin of Austin Lions Club. Tobin was club president 1919-1920. The city of Austin took over the Municipal Golf Course on April 1, 1937.
Date: April 1, 1937
Creator: Identification Bureau, Austin Police Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Municipal Golf Course club house]

Photograph of Municipal Gold Course club house in snow with lion statue representing the Lions Club, which built the clubhouse in 1928. The entrance opens to the right. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road, has served its citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Municipal Golf Course club house]

Photograph of Austin Municipal Golf Course Club House front elevation. Screened double doors, a columned entrance, and gable windows are visible. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road, has served its citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
Date: 1937
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History