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[Rosewood park bandstand]

Photograph of the empty Rosewood Park bandstand. The bandstand is surrounded by electric light posts, and a large tree offers shade to the left.
Date: August 23, 1939
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rosewood playground pageant, August 1960]

Photograph of the Rosewood Playground Pageant at Rosewood Park. In this performance, two actors sit next to each other on folding chairs before a painted cityscape background. The male actor holds his arms apart and looks at the female actress as if he is showing her something. Lights are strung above the actors in the outdoor stage area. Three boys in the foreground watch the play. A woman sits at a piano on the far right.
Date: August 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Ruler of Men (open access)

A Ruler of Men

Short story about two old friends meeting in New York.
Date: August 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rus in Urbe (open access)

Rus in Urbe

Short story about a press-agent in New York.
Date: August 1909
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Snow Man (open access)

The Snow Man

Short story set in Colorado in the winter. "Editorial note.--Before the recent fatal illness of William Sydney Porter...this American master of short-story writing had begun for Hampton's Magazine the story printed below...When he realized that he could do no more...O. Henry told in detail the remainder of "The Snow Man" to Harris Merton Lyon..."
Date: August 1910
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Struggle of the Outliers (open access)

The Struggle of the Outliers

A short story about two men fighting over the same woman.
Date: August 1902
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Tempered Wind (open access)

A Tempered Wind

Short story about a grafter named Buckingham Skinner.
Date: August 1904
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tobin's Palm (open access)

Tobin's Palm

Short story about a boy who gets his palm read.
Date: August 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Trimmed Lamp (open access)

The Trimmed Lamp

Short story about two young women living and working in New York.
Date: August 1906
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
Two Renegades (open access)

Two Renegades

A man recounts a story from his visit to Panama.
Date: August 1904
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Unfinished Story (open access)

An Unfinished Story

Short story in which a young woman prepares for a date.
Date: August 1905
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View at the Aqua Festival Land Parade]

Photograph of the view at the Aqua Festival Land Parade in 1962.
Date: August 3, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of a Kitchen]

Photograph of a small kitchen with a small stove, oven, and table. The walls are covered in newspaper. The floor is uneven and stained. This was most likely the kitchen in the home of an African American family.
Date: August 8, 1949
Creator: Studtman Photo Service
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Volkswagon Dealership]

Photograph of the exterior of a Volkswagen dealership. The left side of the building is a garage for repairs, where a car can be seen in the shade of the left-most garage door. An entrance can be seen with glass walls and an awning roof reaching out over the the entrance way. Four vehicles can be seen parked in the lot in the foreground and the Volkswagen logo can be seen on a large sign on the roof of the building. To the right another sign advertising services can be seen.
Date: August 5, 1957
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wildcat Orchestra at Zilker Hillside Theater]

Photograph of Photograph of the orchestra from a summer musical "Wildcat" performed on stage at the open-air Zilker Hillside Theater in Austin. The orchestra sits on a raised platform while spectators sit on the ground surrounding.
Date: 1962-08-23/1962-08-25
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wildcat performed on stage at Zilker Hillside Theater]

Photograph of a scene from a summer musical "Wildcat" performed on stage at the open-air Zilker Hillside Theater. Cast of men and women perform on stage and two actors climb a tower set.
Date: 1962-08-23/1962-08-25
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wilford Hall]

Photograph of the exterior of Wilford Hall medical center, owned by the U.S. Air Force. The building can be seen in two parts, a lower single story building in the foreground, and a taller building with several stories in the background. Both buildings are fairly wide and can be seen centered to the left in the photo. On the tall building in the background, the words, "Wilford Hall USAF medical Center" can be seen.
Date: August 17, 1979
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women Kissing at ACT-Up March]

Photograph of two women standing outside and kissing at an ACT UP March. A line of police officers are visible standing in the background.
Date: August 15, 1992
Creator: Davis, Lisa
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The World and the Door (open access)

The World and the Door

A short story about a New York broker who flees to Central America.
Date: August 1907
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Zilker Hillside Theatre - Peter Pan]

Photograph of two actors of the Zilker Hillside Thearte summer musical "Peter Pan" in August 1971. The two actors playing Captain Hook and Peter Pan are crossing their swords.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Dougherty, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History