Pecan Street Looking East from Oliphant's Photo Gallery

Photograph of East Pecan Street (now 6th street) with William Oliphant (who had a jewelry store on Pecan Street in 1852) on a horse. The child next to the horse is Will Carter. A building in the background is visible and has "Missouri House" painted on the side. It was the residence of Michael Ziller. A sign also hangs from the second floor balcony of the house reading "Austin Hotel." Also visible in the background is England & Hannig Cabinet Makers.
Date: November 1866
Creator: Oliphant, W.J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sewanee vs. [University of] Texas, 1899

Photograph of Texas vs. Sewanee. Bleachers seat from 150 to 300. Clark Field. Spectators (almost entirely men) crowd the bleachers and the sidelines on both sides of the field. The University of Texas began its football program in 1893 managed by Albert Lefevra, playing two games in the fall and two in the spring. The following year, the team hired its first official head coach, R.D. Wentworth.
Date: November 9, 1899
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Club house at Municipal Golf Course [in snow]

Photograph of Austin Municipal Golf Course Club House entrance covered in snow. Wooden chairs and a bench sit on the concrete patio to the left of the double screen door entrance. Two large bushes flank the walkway. 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: November 1, 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

East Avenue

Photograph of East Avenue looking south from Lookout after a recent snowfall.
Date: November 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gaston Avenue in Pemberton Heights]

Photograph of Gaston Avenue looking west from Claire Avenue in the Pemberton Heights subdivision. Two large homes are in the background.
Date: November 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Women's Volunteer Service]

Portriat of Mrs. L. B. Griffith, Chairman Austin Womens Volunteer Service; Miss Dolly Maude Harris; Mrs. Betty Anne Coffman, delivering Austin Telephone Directory.
Date: November 1942
Creator: Rosenthal, Alfred
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sweet potatoes gathered from City's Victory Garden

Photograph of men gathering sweet potatoes from Austin's Victory Garden. Baskets of sweet potatoes are visible in the foreground and cars are parked along the road in the background. Image was used in the City's 1943 Annual Report.
Date: November 9, 1943
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boys making model airplanes at the Pan American Recreation Center in Austin]

Photograph of a group of six Latino youth making balsa-wood airplanes from a Comet brand "Air-Age Educational Kit" at the Pan American Recreation Center (Pan American Community Center), 300 Comal Street, in Austin. The boys are working at two picnic tables placed end-to-end. Several other people, including a girl, two boys, a man and a woman, stand behind the table either observing or assisting. There is a Mexican tourism poster featuring a woman, with her hair in braids, holding a basket of fruit on the wall behind one of the tables.
Date: November 19, 1946
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory, City of Austin
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dress fitting at Pan American Recreation Center]

Photograph of a woman standing with her right arm lifted while a seamstress works on the waistline of her dress. More women are working on sewing machines or sewing by hand. Several women measure and cut fabric in the back. This sewing room was in the old Pan American Recreation Center at 3rd Street and Comal Street. 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 19, 1946
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of a photograph of the Texas Governor's mansion taken around 1898 before additions were made to the mansion.
Date: November 1949
Creator: Studer's
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Houses on North Loop Boulevard]

Photograph of North Loop Boulevard. Several houses are visible along the street. An undeveloped property is in the foreground.
Date: November 5, 1951
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Nance Garner Birthday Gathering]

Photograph of Sam Rayburn, Harry S. Truman, John Nance Garner, and Lyndon B. Johnson gathered around a press table. On the table is a microphone and a gingerbread house made for Garner's birthday.
Date: November 22, 1958
Creator: Dodd, J. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Municipal Airport]

Distant view of the municipal airport parking lot and terminal with air control tower in background.
Date: November 12, 1962
Creator: City of Austin
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of the Governor's Mansion taken from "Souvenir of Austin" (1906).
Date: November 1964
Creator: Dora Dieterich Bonham Fund
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of the entrance to the Texas Governor's Mansion at 1010 Colorado Street.
Date: November 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of the Texas Governor's mansion at 1010 Colorado Street.
Date: November 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Saengerrunde Halle and Scholz Garten

Photograph of Saengerrunde Halle amd Scholz Garten beer garden at 1607 San Jacinto.
Date: November 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pan American Recreation Center flag football

Photograph of children, aged about 10-13 play flag football at the Pan Am Recreation Center. A few boys have jerseys that say "Pan Am Aces" on the front; the rest play in plain clothes. A boy in the foreground raises a cup and looks at the camera. The boy next to him leans forward, ready to catch a pass thrown by a boy in sunglasses. Other children stand around casually. The game is not in full-play.
Date: November 1966
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pan American Recreation Center Library

Photograph of children in the stacks at the Pan Am Rec Center library. The shelves are packed with books. Two girls reach for books on shelves within reach. A third boy stands on a child's chair for reach.
Date: November 1966
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pan American Recreation Center Library

Photograph of children reading at the Pan Am Rec Center library. Three children sit at a child's table with books covering the tabletop in front of them. Older children browse books from a shelf in the back. An adult looks on.
Date: November 1966
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tiny Tots at Hancock]

Photograph of a group of children playing a game. They are in a large circle, holding hands, with two adult instructors.
Date: November 1966
Creator: Parks and Recreation Department
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Catherine Lamkin and Howard Norris in Office]

Photograph of Mrs. Catherine Lamkin & Mr. Howard Norris behind a deask in an office, looking through some paperwork.
Date: November 13, 1967
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
System: The Portal to Texas History