Resource Type

Austin -- Aerial Views

Aerial view of the state capitol and surrounding neighborhoods. The view is looking south past the main fountain, South Mall and down University Avenue toward the capitol from the University of Texas Tower.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin -- Aerial Views

Aerial view looking south from The University of Texas campus toward the state capitol with University Avenue in the center.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin -- Aerial Views

Aerial view. The large building in the center of the photograph is The Scottish Rite Dormitory at 201 W. 27th Street and to the top is Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Red River is the street running in the background from left to right. 32nd St intersects Red River on the upper right. Note the carline on Guadalupe and 27th St on bottom right. The neighborhood in the center left is Grooms Addition.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin -- Aerial Views

Aerial view of the Austin State Hospital grounds. The large white structure with two domes, or cupolas, on top is the first asylum built west of the Mississippi river.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin -- Aerial Views

Aerial View. Facing toward South Austin. Congress on far right, East Avenue on far left and San Jancinto and Trinity Streets in the middle. 14th Street in foreground running left to right (note Waller Creek and single road bridge). To the top is 12th St. (note double road bridge); the neighborhood to the right including Neches and up to Trinity St and from 12th to 14th will become Waterloo Park. The Austin Longitude Station is to the left of the Capitol (note double stacks). The first Austin High School campus is located between Neches and Trinity in the far center of the photograph.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
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

Austin Views/UT Tower

Looking north at the University of Texas at Austin Tower under construction.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Byrd Jr. photographed in engineering department]

Photograph of Byrd Williams Jr. seen with a colleague in the engineering department room. Byrd Jr. is dressed in a white suit and matching hat, resting against a stool and smiling at his colleague.
Date: [1937..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Sr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dedication of Stacy Pool

Photograph of people swimming as crowds look on at the nighttime dedication of Stacy Pool in 1937.
Date: 1937
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Double Parlor at Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of the Double Parlor at the Governor's Mansion. Some arm chairs and a small table are in the front room, and a piano and fireplace are in the back room.
Date: 1937
Creator: Boone Photo Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Golfers and caddy on green at Austin Municipal Golf Course]

Photograph of a putting green at Austin Municipal Golf Course with one man, two women and a boy. One of the women puts the ball while the man holds the flag and a golf bag with clubs. The boy holds another golf bag with clubs while the second woman leans on her putter. A man on tractor rides by them behind the green. Trees are in the distance. 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

[Golfers putting on green at Austin Municipal Golf Course]

Photograph of a family playing golf at the Austin Municipal Golf Course and a lawn maintenance worker keeping the grounds. One woman puts while a man holds the flag. A boy holds a second golf bag while a second woman looks on. 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

Governor’s Mansion

View of front elevation with walkway lined with plantings, Porch is screened, no fences visible.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor's Mansion Conservatory]

Photograph of the conservatory, also called the family dining room at the Texas Governor's Mansion. It had green walls with white woodwork, marquisette curtains with ball fringe, a rose colored carpet, and early 1900s furniture painted and antiqued in green’, (Blodgett info sheet, TSLA). The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant during this time in 1937 was Democratic Governor James V. Allred. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1937
Creator: Boone Photo Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor's Mansion interior hallway with staircase]

Photograph of Interior hallway of the Governor's Mansion with a staircase leading to the second floor. Side tables and seating, governor portraits, flowers, a large gilt mirror and light fixture are visible. Open doorways are visible to two rooms on the right and one room on the left. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant during this time in 1937 was Democratic Governor James V. Allred. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1937
Creator: Boone Photo Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor’s Mansion with snow]

Front elevation and south elevation, screened porch, snow, and evergreens.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor’s Mansion with snow]

Front and north elevation, grounds, evergreen trees, flag pole, carriage house visible.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Koenig Lane Looking East]

Photograph of a view of Koenig Lane in 1937 looking east toward a reservoir. It is a dirt road with empty fields on each side.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Municipal Golf Course club house]

Photograph of Municipal Gold Course club house in snow with lion statue representing the Lions Club, which built the clubhouse in 1928. The entrance opens to the right. 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: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sam Houston Room in Governor's Mansion

Photograph of interior view of the Sam Houston Room in the Governor's Mansion showing a fireplace on the left and a window on the right. Two vanity dressers with mirrors line the walls and a dark wood table sits in the center of the room. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant during this time in 1937 was Democratic Governor James V. Allred. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1937
Creator: Boone Photo Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stephen F. Austin Hotel Photograph #3]

Photograph of the Stephen F. Austin Hotel, in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1937~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[University Junior High School, (band, entrance)]

Photograph of the University Junior High School in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1937
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History

University of Texas Campus -- Aerial View

Aerial view of the campus at The University of Texas at Austin. Robert A Welch Hall lower left, Hal C. Weaver Power Plant in the center and East Austin in the background.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

University of Texas Campus -- Aerial View

Aerial view of Memorial Stadium on The University of Texas campus at Austin.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History