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1938 Colorado River Flood

Colorado River in flood at 1st Street.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of Municipal Golf Course

Photograph of An aerial view of Austin Municipal Golf Course, donated to the city in 1936 by the Austin Lion's Club. The club house is visible in the center of the image, with holes surrounding. 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: [1936..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of Zilker Park looking west]

Aerial photograph of Zilker Springs during development in 1938.
Date: 1938
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Dam]

Photograph of Austin Dam. Several people watch as the water runs into the spillway. The machine building is visible at left.
Date: December 6, 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Dam]

Photograph of the Austin Dam. This photograph was taken from the side where the water flows out of the dam.
Date: 1938?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Dam]

Photograph of the Austin Dam. Several people watch as water flows into the spillway. The machine building is visible at left.
Date: December 6, 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin High School Maroons

Photograph of High School football team
Date: December 6, 1939
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Municipal Golf Course] caretaker's house

Photograph of the caretaker's house at the Austin municipal golf course. The house is made of white brick with several screened windows and a screen door facing a concrete patio. A wooden ladder leans on the side of the house to the roof. Construction debris litters the grassless yard. A shed sits behind the house. 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: July 14, 1939
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bathers at Deep Eddy]

Photograph of Deep Eddy swimming pool looking northwest towards the dressing rooms. People swimming, others sitting on the edge of the pool. View from the deep end of the pool. Deep Eddy began as a natural swimming hole in the Colorado River and was expanded into a man-made swimming pool in 1915 by A.J. Eilers, Sr. Deep Eddy pool is the oldest swimming pool in Texas and is operated and maintained by the City of Austin.
Date: 1936
Creator: Austin Police Department Identification Bureau
System: The Portal to Texas History

Buchanan Dam

Photograph of Buchanan Dam at Llano, Texas. Two cranes are set up in the area.
Date: April 21, 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Buchanan Dam

Photograph of Buchanan Dam at Llano, Texas. The photograph was taken from a long distance to capture the entire dam. A single individual is visible at a cliff in the distance.
Date: April 21, 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Buchanan Dam]

Photograph of Buchanan Dam, with a view of the Colorado River in Llano, Texas.
Date: April 21, 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children swimming at Rosewood Park]

Photograph of a group of African-American children swimming and splashing at the Rosewood Park for Negroes swimming pool. Extensive use of swimming pool and facilities demonstrates success of this recreation center.
Date: August 19, 1938
Creator: Ellison Photo Service
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

Club house at Municipal Golf Course [in snow]

Photograph of Austin Municipal Golf Course Club House entrance covered in snow. Wooden chairs and a bench sit on the concrete patio to the left of the double screen door entrance. Two large bushes flank the walkway. 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: November 1, 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Club House at the Golf Course

Photograph of the Austin Municipal Golf Course club house and surrounding landscape. 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: [1934..]
Creator: Identification Bureau, Austin Police Dept.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of] Municipal Golf Course tool house

Photograph of construction of the Austin Municipal Golf Course tool house, made of white bricks. Scaffolding circles the walls, and the support for the roof is visible. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road and then donated to the city in 1936, has served its citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
Date: April 8, 1939
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of the Municipal Golf Course tool house]

Photograph of construction workers work on building the tool house at the Austin Municipal Golf Course. A ladder leans on a scaffolding leading to the roof. 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: April 8, 1939
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
System: The Portal to Texas History

East Avenue

East Avenue below 3rd St. before the street was paved.
Date: 1933
Creator: Jordan-Ellison
System: The Portal to Texas History

[East Avenue unpaved]

East Avenue (now IH-35) from 8th to 10th streets looking north.
Date: 1933
Creator: Jordan-Ellison
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Falls of Bull Creek]

Photograph of the falls of Bull Creek. The text on the back of the photo reads, "The high falls near 'Slanting Rock' swimming hole in upper Bull Creek. This shows about half of the falls."
Date: July 25, 1936
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front entry of Governor's Mansion from grounds]

Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion front elevation and south elevation showing the entry and grounds. Trees are in front of and partially obscure the upper screened porch of the mansion. The concrete stairs leading to the front porch have one metal handrail on the right. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant here in 1939 was Governor W. Lee O'Daniel. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1939
Creator: Sheilds, Marian
System: The Portal to Texas History