[1956 Lincoln Continental on Display at Carr's Motor Sales]

Photograph of a 1956 Lincoln Continental on display in a Ford auto showroom inside of Carr's Motor Sales. A woman in a formal gown is standing next to the car opening the door. The store is located at San Antonio street and West 6th street.
Date: October 21, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Acock Laboratory

Exterior view of Acock Laboratories building with cars and company trucks parked in front. Truck painted with sign: "Another Load of Acock Brand Cotton Poisons, Acock Laboratories Ltd, Austin, Texas".
Date: October 8, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Acock Laboratory

Exterior view of Acock Brand Cotton Poison Building.
Date: October 8, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Acock Laboratory

Storage building with 2 trucks parked.
Date: October 8, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Acock Laboratory

Exterior view of Acock Laboratories building with trucks parked in front.
Date: October 8, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Acock Laboratory

Exterior view of Acock Laboratories building with cars and company trucks parked in front. Truck painted with sign: "Another Load of Acock Brand Cotton Poisons, Acock Laboratories Ltd, Austin, Texas".
Date: October 8, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Adams Extract Arrangement]

Photograph of a food arrangement laid out on a table. A casserole dish with tortilla chips and a platter full of what appears to be some type of cake squares can both be seen. A chili powder bottle, vegetables, and corn chips can be seen placed on the table around the two main dishes.
Date: October 20, 1971
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advertisement for complete O. Henry collection (open access)

Advertisement for complete O. Henry collection

Advertisment offering 274 O. Henry stories in one volume.
Date: October 1926
Creator: Literary Digest
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement letter for complete O. Henry collection] (open access)

[Advertisement letter for complete O. Henry collection]

Advertising letter offering 274 O. Henry stories in one volume.
Date: October 1926
Creator: Literary Digest
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Advertising postal card for complete O. Henry collection

Advertisement offering 274 O. Henry stories in one volume.
Date: October 1926
Creator: Literary Digest
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial Photograph of Train Wreck at San Marcos

Aerial photograph of train wreck. Cars are off track and smoking.
Date: October 21, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[An aerial view of Acock Laboratories]

A distant aerial view of Acock Laboratories in East Austin. East Fifth street runs from left to right in the foreground. The Iglehart building is across the railroad tracks in the center. East 7th Street runs left to right in the upper left background is the baseball field [now Zaragoza Park]
Date: October 8, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[An aerial view of construction at the University of Texas]

An aerial view of the University of Texas campus. Construction of Parlin Hall just beond the flagpole in the center. Most of the framework for the building is already constructed.
Date: October 25, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Crowd at Republican Party Rally]

Photograph of an aerial view of the crowd at a Republican Party Rally at the University of Texas.
Date: October 18, 1984
Creator: Davis, Lisa
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of Jefferson Chemical Plant

Aerial view of Jefferson Chemical Plant, Austin, Texas, looking west. North Lamar Boulevard runs left to right in the center of picture. Airport Boulevard merges into Lamar from lower left. Justin Lane also is on left, just above Airport. The Crestview neighborhood is the background, with Burnet Road running left to right in background. Brentwood School in the center left and on the upper left on school is the drive-in theater. [Cloud or dust like in the background is the area running around Shoal Creek/Shoal Creek Blvd. The tree area on the upper left is Northwest Park (section close to the cloud/dust/fog area)]
Date: October 3, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Tarrytown Shopping Center]

Aerial view of Tarrytown Shopping Center flanked on west by Exposition Blvd. and on the south by Windsor Rd. Austin, Texas.
Date: October 20, 1948
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerials of Austin

Aerial of South Austin and downtown looking North from directly above South Congress.
Date: October 14, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerials of Austin

Aerial of downtown Austin looking North from above the Congress Ave bridge.
Date: October 14, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aftermath of Fire at Hancock Center]

Photograph of two men surveying rubble in the locker room of Hancock Recreation Center, in the aftermath of a fire.
Date: October 1965
Creator: Parks and Recreation Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aftermath of Fire at Hancock Recreation Center]

Photograph of a room at the Hancock Recreation Center following a fire. Water from fire hoses and debris covers the floor. A charred piano sits along the back wall.
Date: October 1965
Creator: Austin Fire Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aftermath of Fire at Hancock Recreation Center]

Photograph of rubble in the aftermath of a fire at the Hancock Recreation Center, October 1965.
Date: October 1965
Creator: Austin Fire Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alpha Xi Delta Group Photo

Color group photo of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority; individuals are unidentified.
Date: October 14, 1964
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Legion Men In Costume]

Photograph of a group of men from Travis Post 76 dressed in costumes for the American Legion Fool's Parade. The one on the far left is wearing a dress with a colander on his head, the next is wearing a sign that reads, "A Bath in Austin is 99% Chlorine Water". Next to him, a man is wearing a dress and a wig and holding a sign that is partially cutoff reading "Looking for the new hotel." and the final two are wearing suit jackets without pants.
Date: October 30, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Legion Parade]

Photograph of a group of individuals wearing various costumes, walking in an American Legion parade through a residential area. One man is in a cart pulled by a mule. There are three signs that read, "Travis Post 76 Austin, Tex.," "Travis Post American Legion," and "Looking for the New Hotel."
Date: October 30, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History