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Mr W Achilles
man behind counter in grocery store
Date:
April 26, 1949
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Optical
Group of employees posed for a photo. All are dressed in white uniforms.
Date:
April 23, 1949
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Optical
Storefront and display window of Texas State Optical at 907 Congress Avenue.
Date:
April 23, 1949
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Medical Bill Filibuster
Man dons his socks as he arises for hearings on the Medical Bill in the legislature
Date:
April 21, 1949
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Medical Bill Filibuster
Sleeping Legislator naps on a couch during medical bill filibuster hearings
Date:
April 21, 1949
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dancer with painted backdrop
Woman dancer
Date:
April 15, 1949
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Higgins Tornado Destruction]
Photograph of buildings and concrete destroyed by the tornado. On the left side of the frame in the foreground is the front end of an old truck.
Date:
April 9, 1949
Creator:
Russel Minton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Tornado Damage in Glazier, Texas]
Photograph of tornado damage in Glazier, Texas. There are three trees stripped bare with broken limbs. Strewn all over the ground are wooden planks and other objects like chairs and couches. In the far background is a two story building.
Date:
April 9, 1949
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Art Anderson
Photograph of six men joking around. Art Anderson, laughing, is being given a hat and a certificate. Anderson served as commander of the local Reserve Seabee Division after World War II. In the 1949 Austin City Directory he is listed as Utility Designer, Lower Colorado River Authority.
Date:
April 7, 1949
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Val F. Aldred
woman sitting at desk
Date:
April 7, 1949
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portrait - county asst agt.
man sitting at desk
Date:
April 6, 1949
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The aerial blimp Ranger: Austin area, boarding etc
Boarding the aerial blimp Ranger, which was one of five Goodyear blimps commandeered by the Navy to patrol the coasts during WWII. The blimp landed at the Municipal Air Port.
Date:
April 5, 1949
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger aerial blimp at the Municipal Air Port
This is The Ranger, an aerial blimp in distance. This is one of five Goodyear blimps that was commandeered by the Navy to the patrol the coastline during WWII.
Date:
April 5, 1949
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger, an aerial blimp
Blimp on ground at mooring with people. This is The Ranger, one of five Goodyear blimps commandeered during WWII by the Navy to patrol the coasts.
Date:
April 5, 1949
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Texas Special" entering Dallas]
First run of the "Texas Special" Engine No. 101 enroute from San Antonio to St. Louis on April 21, 1948 as it enters Dallas at 2:00 pm.
Date:
April 21, 1948
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gene Ravel, Jaycee of the Month
Photographic portrait of man wearing a suit and tie. In the 1947 Austin City Directory Gene Ravel is listed as a salesman for Alamo Products Company.
Date:
April 9, 1948
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cleveland Union Station]
One of the most impressive railroad terminals in the United States is the Cleveland Union Station. The main entrance to the station is integral with the terminal group of buildings facing the Public Square. These buildings include the Hotel Cleveland, Medical Arts Builder's Exchange Building, Midland Bank Building, the Higbee Company's Department Store Building and the 52-story Terminal Tower.
Date:
April 8, 1948
Creator:
Nowak, Ed
System:
The Portal to Texas History
After Higgins Tornado from Truck Bed
View of cars and tornado damage to fence with metal truck bed in lower frame.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
Russell Minton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Badly Damaged Building After Tornado
Photograph of a two-story brick building that has been badly damaged after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The windows of the building are gone, window screens hang from the second story windows, and the roof is missing. The foreground is covered in debris, including bricks and wooden boards. A sign on the left side of the frame reads, "Insurance".
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McCurry, J. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broken Trees and Debris After Tornado
Photograph of snapped tree limbs and debris that includes wooden boards and furniture after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. In the background is a damaged two-story building and a trailer.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building and People After Tornado
Photograph of three damaged buildings due to tornado. There are piles of wooden planks and other objects in front of the buildings. A group of people are collected on the right side of the frame and a man, woman, and child looking at them from the left side.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
Russell Minton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building with No Walls After Tornado
Photograph of a building with fallen walls after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. Inside the buildings are shelves lined with buckets, boxes, doors, and sacks. The foreground is covered with the wall and wooden beams.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McCurry, J. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car and Collapsed Buildings After Tornado
Photograph of an old car amidst fallen buildings after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The buildings are roofless, only parts of the walls remain standing. All over the ground are piles of debris that include wooden beams and bricks.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McCurry, J. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car and House After Tornado
Photograph of a damaged car and house after the Higgins/Glazier, Texas Tornado. The car is in the foreground on the left side of the frame and the house is in the background on the right side of the frame. The windows of th car and house are busted out and the roof of the house partially missing. All over the ground is scattered debris, including tree limbs, wooden boards, and pieces of metal.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
McMurry, J. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History