Resource Type

[Flooded Streets]

Photograph of a flooded street resulting from Hurricane Audrey. A man riding a horse is in the middle of the street. On the left side of the photograph, there is a building with signs that say "Stilwell Service Station" and "Official Tire Inspection Here." In the background, there are other people wading through the water.
Date: June 27, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pleasure Island Damage]

Photograph of damage at Pleasure Island resulting from Hurricane Audrey. In the foreground, there are overturned amusement rides and an overturned chair. In the background, there is a Ferris wheel and a closed concession stand. Handwritten text below the photograph says "Hurricane Audrey June 1957."
Date: June 27, 1957
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dinner at Guadalupe, returning from beef hunting trip to Calhoun County

Photograph of an unidentified man standing near the back of a two-horse buggy. In his hand is a cup he is lifting to drink from. The back of the buggy is a chuck wagon, with what is probably a hinged board for a work table and compartments for storage of supplies. The front of the buggy, where the riders sit, has an umbrella for covering. In the distance behind the man can be seen several housing structures and a body of water.
Date: March 27, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baby Killdeer

Photograph of a baby Killdeer bird sitting in the hand of an unseen person.
Date: June 27, 1915
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dinner time, Victoria,Texas

Photograph of a mother sow and six suckling baby pigs.
Date: March 27, 1917
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Horn flies on side of a cow

Photograph of hundreds of horn flies feeding on a cow.
Date: April 27, 1916
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lady Bird Johnson and Henry Gonzalez]

Photograph of Lady Bird Johnson and Henry B. Gonzalez standing by a fence with other people. Johnson is holding a wreath that has a ribbon tied upon it. Gonzalez is standing to the right of a man holding a shovel.
Date: April 27, 1963
Creator: Dietel, Norman
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lady Bird Johnson Breaking Ground with a Shovel]

Photograph of Lady Bird Johnson breaking ground with a shovel as onlookers watch from behind a fence. Henry Gonzalez stands to the right of Johnson and looks downward.
Date: April 27, 1963
Creator: Dietel, Norman
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lyndon Johnson and Henry B. Gonzalez in a Car Passing a Crowd]

Photograph of Lyndon B. Johnson and Henry B. Gonzalez sitting in the back of a car decked with flowers and garlands. They are being driven past a crowd of people at night.
Date: April 27, 1963
Creator: Dietel, Norman
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firm Foundation Publishers]

Portrait of George Wallace Showalter. Firm Foundation was located at 104-108 E. 9th and 901 Congress Ave. Listed as "General Distributor of Religious Literature."
Date: August 27, 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's Trading Post Rodeo

Photograph of the Trading Post rodeo grounds. Johnson's Trading Post is located at the intersection of Highway 71 and Bee Cave Rd. west of Austin.
Date: July 27, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's Trading Post Rodeo

Photograph of horse and rider barrel racing. Johnson's Trading Post is located at the intersection of Highway 71 and Bee Cave Rd. west of Austin.
Date: July 27, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's Trading Post Rodeo

Photograph of man on horseback barrel racing.
Date: July 27, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's Trading Post Rodeo

Photograph of horse and rider barrel racing.
Date: July 27, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's Trading Post Rodeo

Photograph of man riding a bull.
Date: July 27, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mrs. J. D. Sharkey

Photograph of a woman seated in a chair.
Date: October 27, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bromfield]

Photograph of three men in business suits.
Date: April 27, 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lake Austin Shoreline]

Photograph of a view of the shoreline of Lake Austin taken from the water. There is a tall cliff wih trees along the water.
Date: March 27, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Small Airplane on Lake Austin]

Photograph of a small airplane floaing on the water in Lake Austin. Tom Miller Dam is in the background.
Date: March 27, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lake Austin]

Photograph of boats and a canoe on Lake Austin.
Date: March 27, 1940
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Civil Air Patrol Boys

Photograph of five boys standing. The Civil Air Patrol is a Congressionally chartered volunteer civilian auxiliary of The United States Air Force.
Date: September 27, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Civil Air Patrol Boys

Photograph of five boys standing.
Date: September 27, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bascom Giles and Group of Texas Masons]

Photograph of Bascom Giles, Grand Master of The Grand Lodge of Texas, wearing masonic regalia. He is standing at a podium on a stage with a group of Texas Masons.
Date: July 27, 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bascom Giles Wearing Masonic Regalia]

Photograph of Bascom Giles, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas, wearing Masonic regalia.
Date: July 27, 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History