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[Welcoming Buermeyer]

Photograph of Lieutenant Colonel James C. Metsala, right, welcoming Lieutenant Colonel David W. Buermeyer to Bergstrom Air Force Base after flying from South Carolina. The plane is visible in the background.
Date: April 1, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association at Municipal Golf Course

Photograph of Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association golfer and spectators at start of drive.The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road and donated to the city in 1936, has served it's citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
Date: July 1, 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association golfer and family at Municipal Golf Course]

Photograph of a family of four featuring an AWPLGA golfer, her husband, son, and daughter, on fairway during an AWPLGA tournament at the Municipal Golf Course. The Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association (AWPLGA) was founded in 1940 by local female amateur golfers at the Municipal Golf Course in 1940. According to the 1950 AWPLGA constitution, the organization was formed to "promote the true spirit of golf and good fellowship among its members." Membership was open to all women golfers of Central Texas. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road and donated to the city in 1936, has served it's citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
Date: July 1, 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association tournament at the Municipal Golf Course]

Photograph of four golfers standing on the green at the Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association tournament at the Municipal Golf Course. The Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association (AWPLGA) was founded in 1940 by local female amateur golfers at the Municipal Golf Course in 1940. According to the 1950 AWPLGA constitution, the organization was formed to "promote the true spirit of golf and good fellowship among its members." Membership was open to all women golfers of Central Texas. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road and donated to the city in 1936, has served it's citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
Date: July 1, 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association trophy at the Municipal Golf Course tournament]

Photograph of a trophy awarded at the AWPLGA tournamen at the Austin Municipal Golf Course. Spectators are visible in the background. The Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association (AWPLGA) was founded in 1940 by local female amateur golfers at the Municipal Golf Course in 1940. According to the 1950 AWPLGA constitution, the organization was formed to "promote the true spirit of golf and good fellowship among its members." Membership was open to all women golfers of Central Texas. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road and donated to the city in 1936, has served it's citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
Date: July 1, 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Awards at the Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association tournament at the Municipal Golf Course]

Photograph of a woman being presented with a trophy on green at the AWPLGA tournament at the Austin Municipal Golf Course. Spectators stand to the right. A man operates a camera in the bed of a truck on the left. The Austin Women's Public Links Golf Association (AWPLGA) was founded in 1940 by local female amateur golfers at the Municipal Golf Course in 1940. According to the 1950 AWPLGA constitution, the organization was formed to "promote the true spirit of golf and good fellowship among its members." Membership was open to all women golfers of Central Texas. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road and donated to the city in 1936, has served it's citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
Date: July 1, 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bergstrom RF-4's]

Photograph of several RF-4 aircraft lined up at Bergstrom Air Force Base.
Date: July 1, 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[RF-4's Departing Bergstrom]

Photograph of the last two RF-4 aircraft leaving the Bergstrom Air Force Base. There is a crowd and a band in the background, and a line of three soldiers at attention in the foreground.
Date: July 1, 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Watching the Last RF-4's]

Photograph of a line of personnel watching the last two RF-4 aircraft taking off from the Bergstrom Air Force Base.
Date: July 1, 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Men and Women at a Meeting]

Photograph of a group of men and women sitting around a table at a meeting.
Date: October 1, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[National Recreation Month Event]

Photograph of a group of musicians performing at a National Recreation Month event at Zilker Park. The musicians are performing behind a stand labelled "Know Now On The Air".
Date: June 1, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People at an Event]

Photograph of a group of men and women standing in lines in a community recreation center (most likely Doris Miller Auditorium in Rosewood Park in Austin) at an event of some kind. Some people are at a ticket window.
Date: September 1, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Spotlight On Fashion" Show]

Photograph of a girl in a white dress standing on an outdoor runway. Hanging from the runway/stage is a sign that says "Spotlight on Fashion."
Date: September 1, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Anderson High School [basketball team]

Photograph of the 1956 Anderson High School basketball team. The boys are lined up in one line according to height, facing left. They wear shiny warm-up track suits, which have numbers embroidered on the shoulders. Every other boy holds a basketball under his arm against his left hip. The photo was taken on the basketball court, under one of the baskets.
Date: March 1, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Anderson High School [building exterior and students]

Photograph of a group of students outside the entrance to Anderson High School. In the mixture of boys and girls, most students are exiting the building after school, while a few stand and talk to each other. One girl sits on the wall and reads from a notebook. The girls all wear long skirts, blouses, white socks and black shoes. The boys wears slacks and shirts, and one wears a jacket.
Date: March 1, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[An employee of the Presley Service Department]

A photo of an employee of Presley Service Department. The man is wearing a white Presley shirt with a tie. There are automobiles outside the window to the right of the photo.
Date: December 1, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter from Dudley Frasier to Trueman O'Quinn (open access)

Letter from Dudley Frasier to Trueman O'Quinn

Letter regarding complimentary copy of "The Heart of O. Henry" to Trueman O'Quinn
Date: October 1, 1954
Creator: Frasier, Dudley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A woman holding balloons at the grand opening of First Federal Savings]

The grand opening of First Federal Savings. A woman is holding balloons for the celebration of the grand opening. There are a few people standing off to the right of the photo.
Date: March 1, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Applying Scotchlite Striping to police cars]

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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seaholm Power Plant Intake Facility]

Photograph of the lake side view of the Seaholm Power Plant Intake facility. The Art Deco concrete facility was designed by Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company and was built in two phases in 1950 and 1955 by Odom Construction Company. The facility operated as a power plant until 1989 and was finally decommissioned in 1996 by the city of Austin. The intake facility is located on the shores of Lady Bird Lake and the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail.
Date: December 1, 1950
Creator: City of Austin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Butler's Shoes (interior)]

Photograph of the interior sales floor of Butler's Shoes at 712 Congress Avenue. Two rows of chairs are arranged back to back and divide the shoe store into two halves. They face the walls of the store, which contain boxes of shoes. There are two displays: one of women's shoes and handbags on the right, and one of men's shoes on the back wall of the store. There are no people in the shoe store.
Date: April 1, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abel Stationers at retail fair]

Photograph of Abel Stationers booth at a retail fair. An employee talks to a customer reclining in a chair. Another employee talks to a man at a typewriter at a desk in the background. The showroom is set up to look like a modern office, with wares on display as they would appear in an office setting. Other booths and customers are visible in the background.
Date: February 1, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Paul Wakefield

Photograph of two men in uniform.
Date: December 1, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Treaty Oak]

Photograph of Treaty Oak on Baylor Street between Fifth and Sixth Streets in Austin shows the approximately 450-year-old tree's twisting branches and trunk. A low stone wall surrounds the tree, and sun dapples the grass beneath the branches.
Date: May 1, 1941
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab, Austin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History