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Inauguration Day parade held in front of the Capitol building in Austin
Inauguration Parade: People and automobiles in a parade moving down the street towards the Capitol building. The people next to the automobiles are dressed in white military uniforms and holding firearms.
Date:
January 20, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Military groups marching in a parade held in front of the Capitol building]
Groups of military personnel in a parade moving down the street towards the Capitol building. There are several people standing to the side watching the parade. The Capitol building is at the end of the street.
Date:
January 20, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[J.W. Edgar reading The Austin Statesman newspaper]
J.W. Edgar reading The Austin Statesman newspaper at a desk. The headline of the newspaper says "High Court Throws Out Segregation in Schools."
Date:
May 18, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A boy leaning on a memorial table at Camp Ben McCullouch]
A boy sitting at a table at Camp Ben McCullouch. The boy is leaning on a table created as a memorial. Most of the writing on the table is illegible, but the table was created as a memorial for a man with the last name of Puckett. The memorial was dedicated by his children. Camp Ben McCullouch was created as a reunion site for Confederate war veterans.
Date:
July 21, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The exterior of Delwood Pharmacy]
The exterior of the Delwood Pharmacy building. The signs on the building say "Delwood Pharmacy", "Checker", "Free Packard", and "Register Here." There are automobiles parked to the left of the photo.
Date:
October 28, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Athol Estes home]
Photograph of the home of Athol Estes, wife of William Sydney Porter, known in literary circles by his pen name O. Henry. The two-story house is white, and trees and a birdbath are visible on the small front lawn. Two young children hold hands on the front walk. A car is parked on the street in front of the house. The narrow driveway on the left side of the house appears ill-cared for.
Date:
March 4, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sani-Products for Texas [employee and customers]
Photograph of a Sani-Products for Texas employee handing out products to customers in front of the company truck. A man and woman accept a bag of potato chips from the employee. The truck's rear doors are open, and the truck is packed to the roof with boxes of Sani-Products potato chips and corn chips boxes.
Date:
January 22, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Men examining brickwork at St. Paul's Lutheran School]
Photograph of three men examining the brickwork at St. Paul's Lutheran School. The engraved stone says "St. Paul's Ev. Luth. School 1890-1930." The photograph was taken 23 years after the last date on the engraving. One of the men holds a box that is covered in brick dust while the other two look on. They have not yet opened the box.
Date:
May 9, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Junior-Senior Banquet at Liberty Hill High School]
Photograph of the Junior-Senior Banquet at Liberty Hill High School on May 15, 1953. Co-ed students in formal dress are seated around the exterior of tables arranged in a "U" shape.
Date:
May 15, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Construction at Holy Cross Hospital]
Photograph of expansion construction on the grounds of Holy Cross Hospital. The grounds have been broken and cleared, though construction has not yet begun on the structure to appear at this location. A couple of cars are at the construction site. A man with a wheelbarrow and two other men appear near the hospital buildings.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Austin Country Club [exterior]
Photograph of the exterior entrance and parking lot of the Country Club of Austin, located on East Riverside Drive on the east end of Felix Avenue. Cars are lined up in the parking lot on this sunny day. A woman exits the building while another woman stands at the entrance.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Child on a horse]
Photograph of a young girl on a horse. The girl and horse are on a road with a fenced field behind them.
Date:
May 10, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Daughters of the American Revolution Austin headquarters]
Photograph of the exterior of the Daughters of the American Revolution (Thankful Hubbard Chapter) headquarters at 708 San Antonio Street in Austin, Texas.
Date:
June 10, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Applying Scotchlite Striping to police cars]
Photograph of members of the Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) applying Scotchlight reflective striping tape to the bumpers of police cars. Four Jaycees and two police officers stand around the rear of the vehicle. A roll of striping tape sits on the trunk of the car.
Date:
April 1, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bathing beauty]
Photograph of a young woman posing on the riverbank. She is wearing a bathing suit and holding a beach towel over her head and shoulders. She is standing on a rocky river bank and smiling at the camera. A bridge and a dam are behind her.
Date:
March 10, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Our Lady of Guadalupe [graduating class of 1953]
Photograph of the graduating class of 1953 of Our Lady of Guadalupe School in Austin, Texas. The class is composed of twelve young women and five young men, all proudly holding their diplomas. They are posed in two rows, women seated in the front row and men and women standing in the second row. All wear dark gown and mortar board caps with white tassels.
Date:
May 15, 1953
Creator:
Douglass, Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History