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Austin History Center General Collection Photographs
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Bergstrom-Austin Community Council Records
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Rescuing Texas History, 2013
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Frank Caldwell Collection
196
Rescuing Texas History, 2015
196
Neal Douglass Photography Collection
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Niles-Graham-Pease Papers
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86
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[2nd Infantry Division on Parade]
Photograph of two M8 Greyhound armored scout cars from the 2nd Infantry Division on parade through downtown Austin. Following almost a year of combat in the European Theater, the 2nd Infantry Division was stationed in Texas to train up for deployment to the Pacific, which never happened due to the war's ending.
Date:
March 29, 1946
Creator:
Allison Photograph Service
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Legion Rodeo Advertisement]
Reproduction of a flyer advertising contests at an event hosted by Travis Post 76 of the American Legion at Lake Austin Ball Park. It has an illustration in the center of a young man riding a bucking bronco and a hat flying behind him. Events include "Broncho Busting" with a $25 prize and a goat-roping contest.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
American Legion. Department of Texas.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Red Cross Nurses Preparing Supplies]
Photograph of groups of Red Cross nurses prepare medical supplies at tables. There is a large poster on the wall in the back advertising "The Greatest Mother in the World, War Fund 1943."
Date:
1943
Creator:
American National Red Cross Capital Area Division
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Revised Ordinances of the City of Austin.
This book contains the text of Austin City ordinances which were revised and adopted in 1908. Subject index begins on page 351.
Date:
1908
Creator:
Austin (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arts and crafts classes at Pan American Recreation Center
Photograph of children painting papier mache elephants at the Pan American Recreation Center at an arts & crafts class. Two elephants sit on the table, nearly done. An open jar of paint and several towels sit on the table top. Two boys and three girls surround the table. The Pan American Recreation Center was opened in June 1942 as the first Latin American Recreation Center in Austin and run under the auspices of the Federated Latin American Club and directed by the Austin Recreation Department. The name "Pan American Recreation Center" was chosen by the executive committee during a center naming contest. On September 7, 1956, a new Pan American Recreation Center was formally dedicated at 2100 East 3rd Street, just west of the old location and where it currently exists today. The building adjoins Zavala School and was built at a cost of $155,261. The Hillside Theater was later built and completed in June 1958.
Date:
196X
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brigadoon performance at the Zilker Hillside Theater]
Photograph of the cast of actors performing Brigadoon as the summer drama at the Zilker Hillside Theater in Austin.
Date:
1964-08-26/1964-08-29
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[English lessons at the Pan American Recreation Center]
Photograph of a group of adults sitting around a table and read from "Elementary Reader - English" books during an English lesson at the Pan Am Rec Center. The Pan American Recreation Center was opened in June 1942 as the first Latin American Recreation Center in Austin and run under the auspices of the Federated Latin American Club and directed by the Austin Recreation Department. The name "Pan American Recreation Center" was chosen by the executive committee during a center naming contest. On September 7, 1956, a new Pan American Recreation Center was formally dedicated at 2100 East 3rd Street, just west of the old location and where it currently exists today. The building adjoins Zavala School and was built at a cost of $155,261. The Hillside Theater was later built and completed in June 1958.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Girl Crazy performed on stage at the Zilker Hillside Theater]
Photograph of a scene from the musical comedy "Girl Crazy" performed at the Zilker Hillside Theater in Austin. Cast members perform on a western-themed set.
Date:
1960-08-31/1960-09-02
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Girl Crazy performed on stage at the Zilker Hillside Theater]
Photograph of a scene from the musical comedy "Girl Crazy" performed on stage at the Zilker Hillside Theater. Cast of men and women perfom on an outdoor plaza set.
Date:
1960-08-31/1960-09-02
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inter-playground table tennis tournament at Austin Athletic Center
Photograph of inter-playground table tennis tournament at Austin Athletic Club with tables of both singles and doubles playing on the interior basketball courts. The bleachers are full of women and children watching. 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:
June 21, 1961
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mrs. Mary Anne Joseph at Elisabet Ney Museum
Photograph of Mrs. Mary Anne Joseph looking at a book inscription reading, "Very sincerely bride Nell Taylor, Feb 16, 1929, Elisabet Ney Museum" in front of a classic bust. In 1892, European portrait sculptor Elisabet Ney (1833-1907) purchased property in Austin at 304 East 44th Street, established a studio named Formosa, and resumed her career as a noted sculptor. Ney sculpted and collected portraits of notable Texans and Europeans. Following Ney’s death in 1907, her friends preserved the studio and its contents as the Elisabet Ney Museum and established the Texas Fine Arts Association dedicated to her memory.
Date:
February 2, 1968
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Musical comedy Seventeen performed on stage at the Zilker Hillside Theater]
Photograph of musical comedy "Seventeen" performed on stage at the Zilker Hillside Theater. The cast of young men and women line up in pairs beneath the open air.
Date:
September 1959
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Opening of Pan American Recreation Center
Photograph of the side of the newly built Pan American Recreation Center at 2100 East 3rd Street. Swing sets are behind the building. The previous Pan Am Rec Center existed at 3rd and Comal Streets.
Date:
September 1956
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Opening of the Pan American Recreation Center
Photograph of the interior of the basketball court in the gymnasium at the opening of Pan American Recreation Center at 2100 East 3rd Street. A basketball hoop is visible on one wall and there are exposed metal beams along the ceiling.
Date:
September 1956
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pan American Citizenship Class
Photograph of ten elderly women and three men sit around a table at the Pan American Recreation Center for a United States citizenship class. A double sink and cupboards are in the background.
Date:
April 19, 1961
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pan American Recreation Center Boxing Room
Photograph of one side of the Pan-Am Rec Center Boxing Room. Boxers and trainers exercise by stretching, shadowboxing, and beating punching bags. The sparring ring is visible in the foregrond. Jackets hang on hooks on the left. Clock on the back wall reads about 6:50.
Date:
January 28, 1959
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pan American Recreation Center, exterior, at opening]
Photograph of the exterior rear of the Pan American Recreation Center at the opening on 2100 East 3rd Street. The ground is not yet seeded and playground equipment is visible behind a fence in the right.
Date:
September 1956
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pan American Recreation Center flag football
Photograph of children, aged about 10-13 play flag football at the Pan Am Recreation Center. A few boys have jerseys that say "Pan Am Aces" on the front; the rest play in plain clothes. A boy in the foreground raises a cup and looks at the camera. The boy next to him leans forward, ready to catch a pass thrown by a boy in sunglasses. Other children stand around casually. The game is not in full-play.
Date:
November 1966
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pan American Recreation Center] Hillside Program
Photograph of a band performing on a stage before a large audience seated on the lawn at the Pan American Recreation Center Hillside Program.
Date:
June 20, 1968
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pan American Recreation Center Library
Photograph of children in the stacks at the Pan Am Rec Center library. The shelves are packed with books. Two girls reach for books on shelves within reach. A third boy stands on a child's chair for reach.
Date:
November 1966
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pan American Recreation Center Library
Photograph of children reading at the Pan Am Rec Center library. Three children sit at a child's table with books covering the tabletop in front of them. Older children browse books from a shelf in the back. An adult looks on.
Date:
November 1966
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pan American Recreation Center] Tiny Tot trip to Hillcrest Farms
Photograph of children petting a calf at Hillcrest Farms on a Tiny Tot field trip hosted by Pan American Recreation Center. A boy pets the calf while a young girl feeds the calf a treat. Another boy and girl look on.
Date:
April 15, 1968
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pan American Recreation Center Wood Shop
Photograph of an instructor showing a boy how to use a saw on a piece of wood at the Pan Am wood shop.
Date:
March 30, 1959
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pan American Recreation Center's Skating Class
Photograph of the Pan American Recreation Center's skating class in the Zavala Gym. A line of seven boys, aged 9 through 12 hold on to each other's shirts while skating in a line through the gym.
Date:
March 30, 1959
Creator:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History