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[2012.201.B0051.0209]

Several men surround the tail section of a plane after the Braniff Airways plane wreck. A workman is attaching a winch line. A person in the crowd holds an Extra Edition of The Daily Oklahoman. The headline reads "8 KILLED IN CITY AIR CRASH". Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Braniff Airways crash in city March 26, 1939 which killed 8 people."
Date: April 1, 1939
Creator: Brooks, G.E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[South San Gabriel River Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Old South San Gabriel River truss bridge which was completed in 1882 by Chicago Bridge Company. It will be replaced by Federal Aid Project 140-b (9) Job 15. On U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation.)
Date: April 11, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old South San Gabriel River Bridge]

Photograph of the Old South San Gabriel River Bridge.
Date: April 11, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[South San Gabriel River Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Old South San Gabriel River truss bridge which was completed in 1882 by Chicago Bridge Company. It will be replaced by Federal Aid Project 140-b (9) Job 15. On U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation.)
Date: April 11, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[South San Gabriel River Detour on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of detour site north from Station 3-00 before construction of new bridge on Federal Aid Project 140-b (9) Job 15. On U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation.)
Date: April 5, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[South San Gabriel River Detour on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of detour between Stations 0 & 3 before construction of new bridge. It will be replaced by Federal Aid Project 140-b (9) Job 15. On U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation.)
Date: April 5, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[South San Gabriel River Detour on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of South San Gabriel River detour bridge site before construction. It will be replaced by Federal Aid Project 140-b (9) Job 15. On U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation.)
Date: April 5, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Williamson Creek Bridge, Looking West]

Photograph of the Williamson Creek Bridging looking west. On either side of the bridge are trees that have no leaves and in the background are open fields of land. Text on the back reads "Looking west at Williamson Creek Bridge on U. S. Hwy 290 Blanco Co.".
Date: April 4, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North San Gabriel River Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Photograph of FAP 260 (2) Job 16. The old North San Gabriel River on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Shows asphalt surface, pedestrian sidewalk and trucks on the bridge.
Date: April 11, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North San Gabriel River Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16. The old North San Gabriel River on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Shows oblique view of bridge and trees and brushy growth in the river bed.
Date: April 11, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North San Gabriel River Detour on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Photograph of FAP 260 (2) Job 16. Detour site north from Station 17-50 before construction on temporary North San Gabriel River bridge on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Shows cars and business to the left of the riverbed.
Date: April 11, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North San Gabriel River Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Photograph of FAP 260 (2) Job 16. View southward to the old North San Gabriel River Bridge on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Shows partial view of Conoco gas station on the right and very distant Williamson County courthouse dome.
Date: April 5, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North San Gabriel River Detour on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of FAP 260 (2) Job 16. Before construction of detour bridge across the North San Gabriel River on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Shows trees and undergrowth in the riverbed.
Date: April 5, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North San Gabriel River Detour on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16. Before construction of detour bridge across the North San Gabriel River on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Shows detour site north from Station 11-00.
Date: April 5, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North San Gabriel River Detour on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16. Before construction of detour bridge across the North San Gabriel River on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Shows detour site north from Station 13. Shows riverbed.
Date: April 5, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North San Gabriel River Detour on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16. Detour bridge across the North San Gabriel River under construction on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2(old designation).
Date: April 27, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North San Gabriel River Detour on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16. Construction of detour bridge across the North San Gabriel River on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2(old designation).
Date: April 27, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North San Gabriel River Detour on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16. Detour bridge across the North San Gabriel River under construction on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2(old designation).
Date: April 27, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #719]

Photograph of T&P train #719 at the roundhouse in Longview, Texas with a white plume of smoke rising from the engine. Written underneath are "T&P Roundhouse Longview, Texas Apr. 6th 1939" and "J. O. B. Johnson."
Date: April 6, 1939
Creator: Johnson, J. O. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #714]

Photograph of T&P train #714 on tracks parallel to a highway in Lansing, Texas with a large plume of white smoke rising from the engine. Written below the image are "T&P #714 with Train no. 11 'The California Special' at Lansing, Texas Apr 23rd 1939" and "A. E. Brown Photo / Louis Saillard Collection."
Date: April 23, 1939
Creator: Brown, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of] Municipal Golf Course tool house

Photograph of construction of the Austin Municipal Golf Course tool house, made of white bricks. Scaffolding circles the walls, and the support for the roof is visible. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road and then donated to the city in 1936, has served its citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
Date: April 8, 1939
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction of the Municipal Golf Course tool house]

Photograph of construction workers work on building the tool house at the Austin Municipal Golf Course. A ladder leans on a scaffolding leading to the roof. The municipal Golf Course, constructed originally by the Lions Club in 1928 at 2901 Enfield Road and donated to the city in 1936, has served it's citizens since 1934 and has long been Austin's most popular course.
Date: April 8, 1939
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mitzie and Polly Harris]

Photograph of sisters, Mitzie Mae Harris and Polly Harris. The back of the photograph reads, "Mitzi Mae & Polly Harris in their Easter frocks. 1939." The girls are wearing white dresses and sunhats.
Date: April 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Staff of OG&E

Photograph of the staff of OG&E on April 14th, 1939, at Enid, Oklahoma.
Date: April 14, 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History