Resource Type

[Austin Dam]

Photograph of Austin Dam. Several people watch as the water runs into the spillway. The machine building is visible at left.
Date: December 6, 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Dam]

Photograph of the Austin Dam. This photograph was taken from the side where the water flows out of the dam.
Date: 1938?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Dam]

Photograph of the Austin Dam. The water is flowing through the dam's open floodgates.
Date: 1938?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Dam]

Photograph of the Austin Dam. Several people watch as water flows into the spillway. The machine building is visible at left.
Date: December 6, 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Buddington-Benedict-Sheffield Compound Photograph #3]

Photograph of the Buddington-Benedict-Sheffield Compound, in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Granger House and The Perch Photograph #14]

Photograph of The Perch (part of the Granger House) in Austin, Texas. The house was under construction at the time, and two welders are at work in the photograph.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Granger House and The Perch Photograph #15]

Photograph of The Perch (part of the Granger House) in Austin, Texas. The house was under construction at the time this photograph was taken.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Granger House and The Perch Photograph #16]

Photograph of The Perch (part of the Granger House) in Austin, Texas. The house was under construction at the time the photograph was taken.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mansfield-Marshall Ford Dam Construction]

Group photograph of "U.S. Royal Boots on Marshall Ford Dam. Brown & Root - McKenzie Construction Co., Austin, Tex."
Date: March 9, 1938
Creator: Ellison Photo Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Public Library, Carver Branch]

Photograph of the Carver Branch of the Austin Public Library.
Date: 1938
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

Damned up Creek between East Avenue and Red River Street

Photograph of a damned up creek between East Avenue and Red River Street.
Date: April 29, 1938
Creator: Austin Police
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

Montopolis Bridge

View of the Montopolis Bridge across the Colorado River. It is a steel truss bridge. Though dated 1886 in the photo, the bridge was not built until 1937-1938.
Date: [1938..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial view of Zilker Park looking west]

Aerial photograph of Zilker Springs during development in 1938.
Date: 1938
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Partially Submerged House in Floodwaters]

Photograph of an aerial view of a house submerged almost to the roofline in the water of the flooded Colorado River. Trees and debris can be seen in the water.
Date: 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marching band at Wooldridge Park]

Photograph of a marching band performing for a crowd at Wooldridge Park
Date: May 1, 1938
Creator: City of Austin
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sing Song at Barton Springs

Photograph of a large audience seated on the grass at a performance of "Sing Song" at Zilker Hillside Theatre.
Date: 1938
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Entrance to Zilker Park]

Photograph of a car driving past a large stone marker which reads "Zilker Park."
Date: September 3, 1938
Creator: Ellison Photo Service
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children swimming at Rosewood Park]

Photograph of a group of African-American children swimming and splashing at the Rosewood Park for Negroes swimming pool. Extensive use of swimming pool and facilities demonstrates success of this recreation center.
Date: August 19, 1938
Creator: Ellison Photo Service
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rosewood Park for Negroes

Photograph of a group of black children watching a youth prepare to dive from the diving board into the public pool at Rosewood Park.
Date: September 8, 1938
Creator: Ellison Photo Service, Austin
System: The Portal to Texas History

1938 Colorado River Flood

Colorado River in flood at 1st Street.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Unidentified Boy with a Kitten in Water]

Photograph of an unidentified boy standing in flood waters while holding a cat in his arms during the 1938 flood.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Flood

Aerial photograph of the 1938 flood. Looking Northeast from Congress Avenue, south of the Colorado River. Palm School in center background.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Unidentified Boys Next to a Flooded River]

Two unidentified boys stand next to a flooded riverbank during the 1938 flood.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History