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Dewey G. Mears Photograph Archive
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Austin History Center General Collection Photographs
358
Bergstrom-Austin Community Council Records
258
Frank Caldwell Collection
258
Rescuing Texas History, 2013
258
Rescuing Texas History, 2015
258
Neal Douglass Photography Collection
145
Rescuing Texas History, 2014
86
Travis County Negro Extension Service Program Photograph Collection
86
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69
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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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arturo Toscanini NBC Symphony
Photograph of a man in a suit; he's holding a piece of paper in one hand and has his other hand on a trunk lid that is covered in writing and stickers. Behind him, musicians seem to be tuning various instruments. They appear to be in a gymnasium; a basketball hoop is visible on the wall to the left.
Date:
April 29, 1950
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arturo Toscanini NBC Symphony
Photograph of a group people moving packed-up instruments and musical equipment from the NBC Symphony. They appear to be inside a gymnasium; a basketball hoop is on the wall to the left.
Date:
April 29, 1950
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[At Airport With Desert Warriors Sign]
Photograph of families waiting to meet pilots and crews returning from TDY exercise or war at an airport. Several men in uniform stand to the right with a sign that reads "Welcome Home Desert Warriors".
Date:
1990~/1999~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[At Congress Avenue by the Capitol Building]
Photograph of H.S.Van Arsoale and B. S. Sheffield posing at the head of Congress Avenue in front of the Capitol building in Austin.
Date:
June 1958
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Athol Estes home]
Photograph of the home of Athol Estes, wife of William Sydney Porter, known in literary circles by his pen name O. Henry. The two-story house is white, and trees and a birdbath are visible on the small front lawn. Two young children hold hands on the front walk. A car is parked on the street in front of the house. The narrow driveway on the left side of the house appears ill-cared for.
Date:
March 4, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Auction Wagon, Abilene, Texas]
Photograph of a horse-drawn auction wagon parked outside of a drug store in Abilene, Texas. A man is using the wagon as a stage to speak to a crowd around him. The auction is likely related to the cotton industry.
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Audiometer]
Photograph of a man inspecting an audiometer inside of a traveling hearing lab van. The man is wearing a light toned, checked suit, and a small sign on the wall can be seen displaying who built the interior frame of the van.
Date:
May 26, 1965
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Auditorium]
Photograph of an empty auditorium. A series of tables and folding chairs are set up in rows in the foreground. In the center background is a stage with a piano in the corner. More tables and chairs and a series of doors are in the left-background, beneath an air-conditioning fan.
Date:
1955~
Creator:
Mears, Dewey G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aunt Sallie Carlton
Photograph of an elderly woman by the name of Sallie Carlton. Carlton was the wife of Charles Carlton, founder of Carlton College in Bonham.
Date:
[1860..1880]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Austin Annual Kite Tournament, 1942
Photograph of a group portrait of participants at the annual kite tournament featuring home made kites of various sizes flown by boys and a few girls. Most kites are decorated with a patriotic theme, in support of the American troops in World War II.
Date:
March 15, 1942
Creator:
Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab, Austin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Austin Athletic Club at Shoal Creek by House Park
Photograph of rear exterior of the Austin Athletic Club at Shoal Creek by House Park. Visible are: a tennis court; benches for watching matches; two workers changing out screens on the second floor windows. 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:
October 30, 1942
Creator:
Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Austin Baseball Team]
Photograph of a baseball team from Austin, Texas. The photograph is cabinet card format.
Date:
[1891..1892]
Creator:
Deane
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Austin Beverage Company exterior]
Photograph of the exterior of the Austin Beverage Company factory and warehouse located at 1923 E. Seventh Street. Six cars and company trucks are parked in front of the main entrance. Seven drivers and company executives pose around the vehicles.
Date:
October 24, 1946
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Austin Beverage Company [warehouse interior]
Photograph of the interior of the Austin Beverage Company warehouse/distribution center at 411 Chicon Street. The trucks bear advertisements for the beverages they transport including "Jax Special Pale Brew" and "Blatz Pilsener Beer". Crates marked "Canada Dry" sit at the right of the image, ready to be loaded onto the empty truck at the left.
Date:
October 24, 1946
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Austin City Administration, 1881]
Photograph of Austin city administration: Standing L to R: J.W. Howard, Treasurer; C.D. Johns, Attorney; Ben Thompson, City Marshall; E.B. Connell, City Clerk; - Sitting L to R: Fred A. Sterzing, City Assessor; Mayor L.M. Crooker; Dr. R.H.L. Bibb, Physician. The city was incorporated in 1836 when Republic of Texas Vice President Mirabeau B. Lamar proposed that the state capital, then located in Houston, be moved to the area that sat just north of the Colorado River in the township then called Waterloo. Shortly thereafter, the city was renamed in honor of Stephen F. Austin. 1881 was the year that Austin public schools first held classes, and the University of Texas opened its doors shortly afterwards in 1883. Austin continued to expand throughout the 1880s and late 19th century.
Date:
1881
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Austin Community Garden near airport]
Photograph of Austin Community Garden looking towards the airport. Rows of plants and a string fence separating rows are visible in the foreground. The airport control tower, airplanes and gates are visible behind the chain-link fence in the background.
Date:
September 1975
Creator:
Fluitt, Mike
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Austin Country Club [exterior]
Photograph of the exterior entrance and parking lot of the Country Club of Austin, located on East Riverside Drive on the east end of Felix Avenue. Cars are lined up in the parking lot on this sunny day. A woman exits the building while another woman stands at the entrance.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
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 Dam broken in Colorado River flood]
Photograph of Southeast view of the Austin Dam on the Colorado River after breaking during a flood. The dam was built in 1890 in an attempt to bring industry to the city, but failed after upriver storms sent a flood cracking the dam and killing eight people when the powerhouse flooded.
Date:
1900
Creator:
Marks, H. R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Austin High School 9A class of 1920
Photograph of the Austin High School 9A class of 1920 seated outside one of the campus buildings.
Date:
1920
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Austin High School 9B Class of 1920
Photograph of the Austin High School 9B class of 1920. The group is posed outdoors with trees visible behind them. There are approximately 90 students.
Date:
1920
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History