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[Día de los Muertos Exhibition]

Description: Photograph of the Día de los Muertos exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas on October 30th, 1999. Patrons mill around the exhibit. Many wear costumes and masks. Several carry beverages. Colorful platforms on the left are decorated with yellow and orange garlands. Black and white paintings are hung on one wall; colorful paintings are hung on the farthest wall, which is green.
Date: October 30, 1999
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Día de los Muertos Parade]

Description: Photograph of the Día de los Muertos parade held by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The parade occurred in downtown Austin on October 30th, 1999. Several children in the foreground wear masks and face makeup. Individuals hold up poles from which large paper mache puppets are balanced. One puppet, left, is a brown bird. The other puppet, right, is a skeleton wearing a red hat and blue vest.
Date: October 30, 1999
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Terry Tannert and Students]

Description: Photograph of Terry Tannert and students at Un Michoacano Universal, a retrospective by Adolfo Mexiac held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Tannert, center, holds an exhibition guide for the camera. She wears a dark floral blouse, black trousers, and glasses. The students mill around the exhibit. Most wear jeans and tennis shoes. Several look at the camera. Black and white paintings are hung on the walls of the exhibit.
Date: October 30, 1999
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Conference Room]

Description: Photograph of a conference room within the architecture office of Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse, and Greeven, located at 2816 Hemphill Park. A marble table with eight dark chairs around it can be seen in the foreground. A light fixture hangs above the table and a standing lamps can be seen in the back left corner next to a spare wooden chair. Through the background wall's glass sliding doors, a statue of a person laying back can be seen outdoors on the patio.
Date: May 30, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[House for Sale]

Description: Photograph of a house for sale, once located at 610 West 17th Street. The home is a Gothic Revival style with a sign on the fence outside advertising that the house and its individual material parts, such as lumber, doors, and pipes, are all for sale. Four cars can be seen parked in the street in the foreground and a large tree sits on the right corner of the property. In the right background, a large, four-story building can be seen with a cross on the roof.
Date: January 30, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Architect Office Exterior]

Description: Photograph of an office building located at 2816 Hemphill Park, designed and owned by Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse, and Greeven. The photo is taken from the street and a foot path coming from the left can be seen cutting through the yard of grass to the entrance. A glass sun room can be seen in the foremost side near the entrance. A cluster of trees can be seen to the the right, and multiple shrubs and bushes are planted around the office's perimeter. A short, rectangular chimney can be seen on th… more
Date: May 30, 1960
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Herlinda Zamora and Unnamed Person]

Description: Photograph of the Día de los Muertos exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas on October 30th, 1999. An unnamed woman stands on the left wearing a yellow mask, red ribbons in her hair, a black blouse, and long red skirt. Herlinda Zamora, right, wears blue high waisted trousers with white embroidery, a coordinating jacket, and white blouse. Colorful paintings are hung on a green wall behind them, most of which feature women. One painting features a cactus. Flowers, fruits, and c… more
Date: October 30, 1999
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

Austin Athletic Club at Shoal Creek by House Park

Description: Photograph of rear exterior of the Austin Athletic Club at Shoal Creek by House Park. Visible are: a tennis court; benches for watching matches; two workers changing out screens on the second floor windows. 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 Cent… more
Date: October 30, 1942
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Pan American Recreation Center Wood Shop

Description: Photograph of an instructor showing a boy how to use a saw on a piece of wood at the Pan Am wood shop.
Date: March 30, 1959
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Pan American Recreation Center's Skating Class

Description: Photograph of the Pan American Recreation Center's skating class in the Zavala Gym. A line of seven boys, aged 9 through 12 hold on to each other's shirts while skating in a line through the gym.
Date: March 30, 1959
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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