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[Haschke Family in their Car]

Description: Photograph of the Haschke Family (Cecilia, Reinhold, and Feodor) in a car parked in front of an unidentified stone building. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Ma Haschke, Pa Haschke, Fedo Haschke - About the first car in Austin, Texas." The photograph is a cyanotype.
Date: August 8, 1901
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Laredo

Description: Photograph of a street scene in Laredo, Texas. Stalls are set up in front of a building, with people visible under their tarps. Two people drive a horse-drawn cart down the street.
Date: February 1913
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Juarez, Mexico

Description: Photograph of General Carranza in Juarez, Mexico. A note on the back of the photograph reads, "Gen. Carranza is just about to enter the city - showing front of auto in which his brother in law and his wife and others [attending?] 3 daughters of Carranza, Capt. Alberto Sabinas, Col. Solinas."
Date: 1914?
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

State records being stored

Description: Photograph of three men moving tied packets of state records. In the foreground, one man stands just inside the door of a building, stacking the packets; behind him, one man is inside the back of a vehicle and another is standing outside, passing the records up to the first.
Date: January 30, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Board Room Meeting

Description: Photograph of seven men and a woman seated around a board room table during a meeting. There are stacks of paper on the table and maps hanging on the walls behind them.
Date: January 4, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Outdoor Reception, Fashion Show and Buffet

Description: Photograph of two women wearing pastel-colored dresses, seated around a round table on a lawn. The table has a pink tablecloth and an umbrella with pink and blue striped fabric; there are dishes at several places around the table. A stone wall and strubs are visible behind them.
Date: 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Y.W.C.A. Sports Day

Description: Photograph of three young women in a candid scene from the Y.W.C.A. Sports Day. Two young women wear shorts and sneakers, and a third woman wears a skirt and heels. One young woman holds a bat and another holds a softball.
Date: March 26, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Y.W.C.A. 40th Anniversary

Description: Photograph of three women, depicting the multiple generations and diversity of the Y.W.C.A. on its 40th Anniversary. Two older women, including an African-American woman, stand on either side and behind a younger woman. The women appear to be standing in a large "Y" from a sign. L to R: Mrs. Van Williams, Chair of World Fellowship for the East Austin Branch of the Y.W.C.A.; Y-Teen Anne Murrow; and Mrs. Clark Cramer, Chair of the Young Adult committee.
Date: April 22, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Summertime Activities [at the Y.W.C.A]

Description: Photograph of three young women gathered around the back of a van at the Y.W.C.A. The women are dressed for summer in shorts and short-sleeved blouses. Two of the women carry portable canvas chairs, and one woman sits on the curb with a canvas duffel bag. Cars are visible driving and parked in the street behind them.
Date: July 1, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Gugenheim-Goldsmith Company

Description: Exterior view of Gugenheim-Goldsmith Produce Company. Photo shows Schlitz Beer delivery trucks and employees. G-G was a wholesaler of produce and beer and was located at 410 E. 3rd. Street. Harold W. Hoefgen was the manager.
Date: September 16, 1957
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

West Sixth Street at Blanco

Description: Photograph of a man and a young child standing on the corner of the north side of the 1100 block of West Sixth Street at Blanco in Austin, Texas. Stores in picture are West Austin Drug, Cunningham's Community Stores, Typewriter Service Co., West Austin Cleaners and Capitol Floors.
Date: January 1, 1945
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Kiddieland Park

Description: Photograph of Kiddieland Park in Austin, Texas. The aerial view shows the carousel and other rides with various buildings and trees in the background. There are people sitting on benches, walking around the park, and watching the rides.
Date: June 20, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Arturo Toscanini NBC Symphony

Description: Photograph of a man in a suit; he's holding a piece of paper in one hand and has his other hand on a trunk lid that is covered in writing and stickers. Behind him, musicians seem to be tuning various instruments. They appear to be in a gymnasium; a basketball hoop is visible on the wall to the left.
Date: April 29, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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