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[Ice Coolers Containing Beers]

Description: Photograph of four ice coolers with bottled and canned beers in it inside a 7-Eleven store. There is an advertisement that reads "Ice Cold Beer." There are displays and other advertisements in the background.
Date: May 28, 1949
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Falstaff Beer Trucks]

Description: Beer trucks belonging to the Lightsey Carroll Company Distributors stand at the ready to deliver beer to thirsty Austinites. Featuring the Capitol in the background lends an air of legality to beer distribution, particularly considering that Prohibition had ended just five months before.
Date: May 25, 1934
Creator: Ellison Photo Co.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[View of tornado as seen from Congress Avenue downtown Austin, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the May 4, 1922 tornado in Austin, Texas, as seen from a rooftop on downtown Congress Avenue. Visible in the foreground are: the Queen Theater at 700 Congress Avenue, the Walter Tips Building at 708-710-712 Congress Avenue, and the F. W. Woolworth & Company at 800-802 Congress Avenue. The side of the Paramount Theater is also visible. There is a painted sign, on a building in the foreground, for Maxwell House Coffee. The tornado is clearly visible in the dark sky to the northwest … more
Date: May 4, 1922
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Window Advertisement for "Davey Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier" Premier]

Description: Photograph of a window display advertising a premiere of Disney's "Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier" featuring its stars Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen in person. A cardboard cutout of Fess Parker in character stands in the center, surrounded by post cards featuring images from the film. A sign says "In Person! on the stage Tuesday, June 7th. | Fess Parker | Buddy Ebsen | Paramount Theatre." Another sign reads "World premiere: Walt Disney's Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier."
Date: May 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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