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Letter from Trueman O'Quinn to Dudley Frasier (open access)

Letter from Trueman O'Quinn to Dudley Frasier

Letter thanking Frazier for copy of "The Heart of O. Henry." O'Quinn mentions that he reviewed the book for KTBC-TV.
Date: April 20, 1955
Creator: O'Quinn, Trueman
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Calbraith P. Rodgers landing plane]

Photograph of a crowd gathered around Calbraith P. Rodgers when he crash landed his plane at Ridgetop. He was flying from Sheepshead Bay, New York to Pasadena, California.
Date: October 20, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lester Palmer Auditorium exterior during construction]

Photograph of the exterior of the Lester E. Palmer Municipal Auditorium under construction. One curved beam is attached to the interior center scaffold. The building is now called the Long Performing Arts Center.
Date: November 20, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wood and corrugated metal building]

People stand in front of a wood and corrugated metal building at a housing project. There is debris scattered on the dirt ground around them.
Date: January 20, 1940
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory, City of Austin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Removal of Railroad Tracks from E. 1st St.]

Photograph of East 1st Street, showing brick immediately after rails have been picked up and method of loading rails. Houses on either side of the street are visible on both sides of the street. Workers and their vehicles are in the background.
Date: May 20, 1940
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of courts and seats at Caswell Tennis Center]

Photograph of an aerial view of all six tennis courts, spectator stands, and parking at the Caswell Tennis Center on Shoal Creek at 24th and N. Lamar. Two men's doubles matches are visible in the back two courts. Spectators crowd in the shade under the awning. Residential neighborhoods are visible behind the tennis courts in the background.
Date: June 20, 1950
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sing Song at Barton Springs]

Photograph of Sing Song Program at Barton Springs. An orchestra is on a small stage with an ivy-covered fence behind them. Children are visible sitting in the foreground, watching the concert.
Date: August 20, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women sewing]

Photograph of women sewing in a room in the old Pan American Recreation Center on 3rd and Comal Streets. Most women sit at sewing machines while four women crowd together on a bench and sew or embroider by hand. four women stand at a table in the back for cutting fabric A young boy of a bout five sits on footrest in the foreground. There is Mexican art on the walls and the only door to the room is open. 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: November 20, 1946
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab, Austin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christmas Event at Hancock Recreation Center]

Photograph of a group of older adults seated for a Christmas event at Hancock Recreation Center. A wreath is visible along one of the walls of the room.
Date: December 20, 1951
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fulton's Ice Cream Parlor

Two men and a little girl at the bar. A rooster is standing on the stool next to the girl. Fulton's was located at 1608 Lavaca St.
Date: March 20, 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A man and a woman in a kitchen preparing coffee]

A man and a woman preparing coffee in a kitchen. They are both holding on to the coffee maker. They are both wearing glasses and work attire.
Date: October 20, 1966
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Motorola Employees]

Photograph of two Motorola employees putting together circuit boards. Both employees can be seen from the side, facing right, and appear to each be holding a paper manual or schematic as they work. To the right of the employees are dozens of small shelves full of circuit board parts.
Date: February 20, 1979
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Motorola Worker Analysis]

Photograph of a Motorola worker using a machine to analyze a circuit board. The employee can be seen from the back, wearing a long sleeved shirt with a woven vest, with his hair styled in a short afro.
Date: February 20, 1979
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Motorola Conveyor]

Photograph of a large conveyor machine that is delivering circuit boards while a Motorola employee can be seen to the left either stacking the circuit boards as they come out or sending the circuit boards into the machine.The employee is dressed in glasses, a short sleeved plaid shirt, and dark jeans.
Date: February 20, 1979
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Circuit Board Assembly]

Photograph of female workers putting together circuit boards in a Motorola plant. The women are sat side by side, and all three have short cut hair. The woman in the foreground is wearing a light colored sweater with a shirt collar poking out, and the two behind her are wearing short sleeved blouses. A fourth woman can be partially seen in the background at another table.
Date: February 20, 1979
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Motorola Office Employee]

Photograph of a Motorola office employee in a long sleeved, plaid shirt typing at a computer. A printer and several stacks of paper can be seen in the foreground on the table he sits at. In the background, several tall, industrial shelves full of boxes can be seen.
Date: February 20, 1979
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas Supreme Court Building and Capitol]

Photograph of a reproduction of an artist's rendering of the Texas Supreme Court Building, drawn from a northern perspective. The state capitol building can be seen in the background behind the court building. The text seen at the bottom of the drawing shows the three architect firms that contributed to the building design.
Date: May 20, 1956
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Travis Bank and Trust]

Photograph of Travis Bank and Trust with a parking lot built on the ground beneath the structure. The building was located at 3711 North Lamar Boulevard, possibly now heavily renovated or demolished. The photo is taken from across the street, at a southwest angle. The building is a pale color with many dark windows and has two major segments that can be seen, each with a different number of stories. The shorter of the two segments can be seen in the foreground.
Date: November 20, 1976
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Academic Study Area]

Photograph of the interior of the Flawn Academic Center. Several round and rectangular tables can be seen throughout the space with dark and light chairs. On each of the rectangular tables, a different bust can be seen. A wooden partition wall can be seen to the left, and two structural pillars can be seen toward the room's center. Along the back and far left wall, many cabinets full of books can be seen.
Date: [1964-11-20..1964-11-21]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Studying in Library]

Photograph of a study room in an academic library. Several rows of tables with cushioned chairs can be seen. Each table top has wooden partitions on its surface that demarcate individual desk areas. Many students can be seen sitting at the study tables throughout the room. Art pieces hanging on the walls can be seen throughout the space, and through a passageway to the left, a few more students can be seen getting help at a counter.
Date: [1964-11-20..1964-11-21]
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas Supreme Court Building]

Photograph of a reproduction of an artist's rendering of the Texas Supreme Court Building, drawn from an eastern side perspective. The text on the bottom right corner of the photo shows the three architect firms that contributed to the design.
Date: May 20, 1956
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[UT Coach Office]

Photograph of the interior of University of Texas football coach, Darrell K. Royal's office. The walls are wood paneled and a wooden desk can be seen in the center. Two desk chairs can be seen in the foreground and a third can be seen pushed against the wall to the right. Three small tables can be seen, two with lit lamps, and a painting of a longhorn can be seen hanging on the wall behind the desk.
Date: September 20, 1963
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Circuit Board Worker]

Photograph of a sitting woman seen from the side, working on a set of circuit boards at Motorola facilities. She has dark, curly hair and can be seen wearing a worker smock while facing a machine to the right. The machine has several long tubes coming out of the top, and in the foreground, a set of carefully stacked circuit boards can be seen on the table along with a stack of papers or thin boxes.
Date: February 20, 1979
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Employee with Draft Board]

Photograph of a man seen from the back sitting at a large drafting board with a schematic at the Motorola facilities. The man is wearing a long sleeved, button up shirt with a printed design. A screen with an attached keyboard can be seen on a rolling stand to the right. Several larger machines, including a printer, can be seen to the left of the room.
Date: February 20, 1979
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History