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[Biplane]

Description: Photograph of a grounded biplane in a field near St. Edward's University in south Austin.
Date: April 7, 1918
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Biplanes]

Description: Photograph of a line of biplanes with a large crowd of observers in the background. The field is near St. Edward's University in south Austin.
Date: April 7, 1918
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Buchanan Dam

Description: Photograph of Buchanan Dam at Llano, Texas. Two cranes are set up in the area.
Date: April 21, 1937
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Buchanan Dam

Description: Photograph of Buchanan Dam at Llano, Texas. The photograph was taken from a long distance to capture the entire dam. A single individual is visible at a cliff in the distance.
Date: April 21, 1937
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Buchanan Dam]

Description: Photograph of Buchanan Dam, with a view of the Colorado River in Llano, Texas.
Date: April 21, 1937
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a bullfight in Juarez, Mexico. The crowd watches from their shaded balcony as the matadors enter the ring. Inscription on the back reads "Torrodors [sic] and Picadors entering the Bull Ring."
Date: April 13, 1913
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a matador delivering the killing blow in a bullfight. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Bull charging to his death against the sword."
Date: April 13, 1913
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a matador close to a bull in a bullfighting arena. The crowd watches from the bleachers and a shaded balcony.
Date: April 13, 1913
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a bull charging a horseback matador in an arena. A small crowd watches from the bleachers and a shaded balcony. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Bull Charging Picador, Juarez 4-13-13. The horses being blind-folded, stands his ground - The bull is thrust off with the long lance - not always does the horse escape being [illegible] - in this instance, the picador had his breeches ripped at the seam."
Date: April 13, 1913
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a bull by a downed horse in a bull fighting arena. Two matadors have their backs turned to the camera, watching the bull. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Bull tossing a horse he has just gored to death."
Date: April 13, 1913
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Campbell Family at Mount Bonnell]

Description: Photograph of the Campbells and John Barry Caldwell at Mount Bonnell (Lover's Leap) in Austin. The family is posing on a tree leaning off of a cliff. The Colorado River is visible in the background.
Date: April 7, 1918
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Campbells and Caldwells at Mount Bonnell]

Description: Photograph of the Campbell Family and Caldwell Family at Mount Bonnell (Lover's Leap) in Austin. The Colorado River is visible in the distance.
Date: April 7, 1918
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Dallas Firefighters and Truck]

Description: Photograph of nine uniformed firefighters standing in front of a fire engine, which is parked in the driveway of a two-story, brick building. The building is slightly visible on the left of the photograph; a small portion of the front lawn, sidewalk, and curb are visible on the bottom left. There are trees in the background and a puddle of water in front of the firefighters. On the back of the photograph are a label with the words, "Old 24's," as well as the typewritten date.
Date: April 16, 1964
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighter Standing in Lot Behind Superior Bowling Lanes]

Description: Photograph of a uniformed firefighter standing in a bare, dirt lot behind Superior Bowling Lanes (a one-story, light-colored cinder-block building). The firefighter is wearing glasses and is looking at something out of shot on the left. Partially visible through the smoke above the building, a stream of water is directed at smoke from an aerial platform that extends up and out of shot. Beyond the building, on the right, a one-story house is visible through the smoke. On the back of the photogra… more
Date: April 9, 1964
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters Fight Fire at Superior Bowling Lanes]

Description: Photograph of a close-up view of the front of Superior Bowling Lanes as it smokes. In the foreground, the top of a fire engine, with "Dallas Fire Dept." on the side, is visible. On an aerial platform in the right background, two firefighters spray a hose into a window of the building. On the back of the photograph are handwritten notes giving the Superior Bowling Lanes' address and the date.
Date: April 9, 1964
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Firefighters Standing in the Aftermath of a Hangar Fire]

Description: Photograph of thirteen firefighters standing in the ashes and debris of a melted airplane in one of the Red Bird Airport Hangars. Most of the firefighters are facing away from the camera, and one of the firefighters holds a hose that has been turned off. Beyond the debris, on the far right, is another small airplane and aircraft maintenance equipment. The hangar door is partially open in the background. On the back of the photograph are two labels and handwritten notes giving information about … more
Date: April 12, 1961
Location: 32.680689 -96.867185
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Fort Bliss, El Paso]

Description: Photograph of Fort Bliss, El Paso. A soldier is shown patrolling a fenced area. Inscription on the back reads "Showing Salazaar who objects to having his picture taken. El Paso, Ft. Bliss Refugee Camp. 4-5-14. I got this picture anyway by pressing the bulb with my foot. -F.C."
Date: April 5, 1914
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas

Description: Photograph of Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. A Mexican bandit (Maximo Castillo) is being kept inside a fenced area with tents. The inscription on the back reads "Castillo, the Mexican Bandit, who is supposed to have blown up tunnels, killing several people and wrecking trains. I was not allowed to take this picture: U.S. officers made me put away my Kodak; so I put is on the ground at my feet and stepped on the bulb and got this snapshot. --F.C."
Date: April 5, 1914
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Fort Bliss, Tex.

Description: Photograph of the refugee camp at Fort Bliss, El Paso. Patrolmen are seen on duty outside of a fenced off camp with rows of tents. A sign on a pole advertises "Horas de visita" Inscription on the back reads "Refugee Camp where 600 Mexican Federal Soldiers are kept."
Date: April 5, 1914
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Group Photograph of Men and Women in front of the Waco Public Library]

Description: Photograph of the Men's Bible Class from the Austin Avenue Methodist Church in Waco, Texas; according to the picture this was taken on Gage Memorial Sunday / Easter Sunday 1923. Most of the people in the group are men though there are some women mixed in throughout the crowd. The Waco Public Library is directly behind the group in the photograph. The side of the First Presbyterian Church is seen at a distance.
Date: April 1923
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Group Portrait of a Family]

Description: Photograph of a family in a group pose in front of a wooden house. A handwritten note on the back reads "House made from RR [railroad] ties." The photograph is a cyanotype.
Date: April 7, 1907
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Group Views the Back of an Ambulance]

Description: Photograph of a group of people looking into the back of an ambulance. The back doors of the ambulance are open. There are four women (one of whom is looking away from the ambulance), an older man in a Dallas Fire Department uniform, and an older man wearing glasses. In the background is the concave corner of a brick building or room. On the back of the photograph is a stamp giving information about the photo.
Date: April 11, 1974
Creator: Brock, Charles W.
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Men near Biplanes]

Description: Photograph of men observing grounded biplanes. They are in a field near St. Edward's University in south Austin.
Date: April 7, 1918
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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