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[San Gabriel River Flood]
Riprap destroyed along South San Gabriel River bridge at Georgetown on U.S. Highway 81 after flood April 1957.
Date:
April 24, 1957
Creator:
Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[San Gabriel Flood]
View of drift (brush and debris) caught on piers of South San Gabriel River bridge at Georgetown on U.S. Highway 81 after flood.
Date:
April 24, 1957
Creator:
Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[San Gabriel Flood]
View of brush and debris caught on piers of South San Gabriel River bridge at Georgetown on U.S. Highway 81 after flood. Also shows damage to riprap.
Date:
April 24, 1957
Creator:
Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[San Gabriel Flood]
View of drift (brush and debris) caught on piers of North San Gabriel River bridge at Georgetown on U.S. Highway 81 after flood.
Date:
April 24, 1957
Creator:
Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Gabriel Bridge with Flooding
Photograph of the San Gabriel Bridge with flood waters rising at 6:00 pm, on Wednesday April 24, 1957. Cars and vehicles are crossing the bridge.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Accident at 7th & Howard
Photograph of an automobile accident involving two vehicles at the intersection of 7th and Howard Streets, October 22, 1957.
Date:
October 22, 1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
3 Car Wreck
Photograph of a three car wreck at 2nd & Davis Street, Taylor. Anna Turner, Taylor Negro, being removed from car following wreck. July 15, 1957.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roy O'Rear's Café
Photograph of Roy O'Rear's Cafe in downtown Hutto showing storm damage. Photograph taken Jun 12, 1957.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Wreck: Two Killed
Photograph of a car wreck near Barlett, August 17, 1957. Two were killed in the wreck.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
US Highway 79
Photograph of US Highway 79 between Taylor and Thrall, April 24, 1957. Car in picture was one of the last to cross the bridge before it became impassable.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Edges Close
Photograph of flood water edging closer to the bridge at Circleville, 10:00 pm, Wednesday April 24, 1957.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brushy Exceeds Spring Floods
Photograph of Brushy Creek flooding higher than the flood in spring of 1957. Picture taken at 2:15 pm Monday, October 14, 1957 at Highway 95 near Coupland.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Main Street Looking South
Postcard of Main Street looking south in downtown Taylor. Note cars parked in front of businesses and stores. Correspondence on the back of the postcard in English.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Christmas Parade
Photograph of a Christmas float by the Cub Scouts, Pack 167. Float has a large layer cake in the center, flanked by two smaller Christmas trees. The float is labeled "Christ's 1957 Birthday." Note bystanders at the top of the picture, standing in front of parked cars.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Christmas Parade
Photograph of a Christmas Parade entry by the Girl Scouts, Troop 11. The entry is a live nativity scene on the back flat bed of a pickup truck. Note the bystanders along the top of the photo.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Christmas Parade
Photograph of a Christmas parade entry by the local Brownie troop. The float is a trailer pulled by an unseen vehicle, with a Christmas tree in the center, and little girls seated around it. The side of the float has a banner which reads: "Tis more blessed to give than receive."
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thrall-Thorndale Road Wreck
Photograph of a traffic accident with wreckage on the Thrall-Thorndale road, July 1957. Cars fully seen on road are, left: 1957 Chevrolet, right: 1953-54 Ford.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thorndale-Thrall Wreck
Photograph of a automobile wreck out in the cornfields, off the road between Thrall and Thorndale, July 1957. The vehicle is identified as an early 1950's Plymouth.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Floods Close Business in Thorndale
Photograph of flooding in Thorndale, on Tuesday April 23, 1957. Depicted are flood waters surrounding a store and a pickup truck.
Date:
April 23, 1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shade for the Parade
Photograph of part of the crowd on the shady side of the street at the Annual Rodeo Parade on July 2, 1957. The temperatures were almost 100 degrees, so many viewers stayed in the shade of the buildings until the head of the parade come their way.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lost Pines Sheriff's Posse
Photograph of the Lost Pines Sheriff's Posse of Bastrop County. One of two sheriff's posses represented in the Taylor Rodeo Parade, July 2, 1957.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Williamson County Sheriff's Posse
Photograph of riders in the Williamson County Sheriff's Posse. This was one of two sheriff's posses represented in the Taylor Rodeo Parade, July 2, 1957. Can see spectators standing along the side of the road, in front of Melasky Drugstore.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hutto High School Band
Photograph of the Hutto High School Band marching in the Taylor Christmas Parade, December 5, 1957. One of seven school bands in the parade. Story with photo ran in the Taylor Daily Press, 12-8-1957.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Round Rock High School Band
Photograph of the Round Rock High School Band marching in the Taylor Christmas Parade, December 5, 1957. One of seven school bands in the parade. See article in the Taylor Daily Press, 12-8-1957.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History