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[Crockett-Porter Bus]

Description: Photograph of African American students and parents waiting for a school bus, as seen from inside the bus over the should of the driver. Most likely this was the Crockett-Porter bus from 1974-1975.
Date: 197X
Creator: Austin Citizen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Biggest Kite]

Description: Photograph of Bryan Merrill, Hank Smith, and Lauren Clayton on a field flying Biggest Kite, presumably at the annual Kite Festival. Crowds are visible in the distance.
Date: 197X
Creator: Austin Citizen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Mopac]

Description: Photograph of Mo-Pac Expressway at Lake Austin Boulevard looking north. There is light traffic on the road and the railroad tracks and a train are visible in the highway median.
Date: 197X
Creator: Austin Citizen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Liberty Lunch

Description: Photograph of exterior view of the Liberty Lunch nightclub, located at 405 West 2nd Street. It is a small brick building with faded paint.
Date: 197X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Holy Cross Hospital entrance]

Description: Photograph of the front of Holy Cross Hospital facility. Cars are parked to the left and right of the entrance. The hospital was established on the church grounds in 1940, but moved to its larger facility seen here at 2610 East 19th (now Martin Luther King Jr.) Street in 1951 under the charge of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception. The hospital was closed in 1989.
Date: 197X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Sandal vendor at the Renaissance Market]

Description: Photograph of a vendor selling flipflops at the Renaissance Market off "The Drag" portion of Guadalupe Street near the University of Texas, Austin campus. Other vendors on the lot have taken down their booths and vacated, leaving the lot bare and full of bricks.
Date: 197X
Creator: Austin Citizen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Glass Merchandise at Renaissance Market]

Description: Photograph of a handcrafted glass tree sculpture for sale at the Renaissance Market on "The Drag" on Guadalupe Street near the University of Texas, Austin campus. Other sculptures of a bird bath and armadillos also on display. The tree catches the sunlight and glistens while shoppers browse in the background.
Date: 197X
Creator: Austin Citizen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Young dancers at the Austin Recreation Center]

Description: Photograph of Cheryl Block (8) & Marissa Nordstom at the Austin Recreation Center at Shoal Creek by House Park. Cheryl and Marissa look at their feet as they perform dance steps out of unison. The first organized recreation center in Austin was the privately owned Austin Athletic Club, built in 1923, by William T. Caswell. In 1931. Mr. Caswell sold the club to the City of Austin for "a small remuneration". The name of the center was officially changed to the Austin Recreation Center in 1970. Af… more
Date: 197X
Creator: Austin Citizen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Hands working iron with chisel]

Description: Photograph of a man's hands working on an iron project. The hands are cracked, callused, and worn from decades of working with iron. They could belong to Fortunat Weigl or to one of his sons Lee or Herbert. Weigl Iron Works was established on Exposition Boulevard in 1922 by German immigrant and founder Fortunat Weigl and moved shortly afterwards to its location at 100 Red River. Fortunat was joined in business by his sons who operated the business after Fortunat's death in 1973 until their reti… more
Date: 197X
Creator: Austin Citizen Photograph
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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