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Broken Spoke

Description: Photograph of the exterior of the Broken Spoke located at 3201 South Lamar Boulevard. Neon signs in the shape of wagon wheels and with the name are above the porch. American flags are draped on each end of the building.
Date: 200X
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Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[McNeil Depot Saloon]

Description: Photograph of McNeil Depot Saloon. This is most likely the building that now houses Donn's Depot in Austin, Texas. The building was transported from McNeil, Texas to its current location thirty years ago.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dougherty
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Club Dining Area]

Description: Photograph of the Capitol Club interior, located at 709 Congress Avenue. Two plants and a partial partition wall flank the entrance-way in the foreground. The room is filled with light colored tables paired with dark chairs. A curved bar with bar stools can be seen in right background with an art deco light fixture hanging above. A darkened passage-way can be seen in the background.
Date: June 26, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Piano Player and Trapeze Woman at the Gay Nineties]

Description: Photograph of a smiling man at an upright piano and a smiling woman swinging on a trapeze at the Gay Nineties bar ("Ninties" on the mirror). Both people are in period costume, emulating an 1890's honky tonk establishment. The price of some drinks is written on the mirror behind the bar, including the "Yard-O-Beer, $2.00" and margaritas for ¢30, ¢35, ¢85, and ¢95. A metal chandelier hangs from the rafters.
Date: 1965~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[James M. White Standing in Front of Broken Spoke]

Description: Photograph of James M. White standing in front of his saloon and dance hall, the Broken Spoke, in Austin, TX. He is wearing a plaid shirt, light-colored vest, and white cowboy hat and is holding a jar that says, "Where there's a 'Willie' there's a 'Way'" on the front.
Date: unknown
Creator: Davis, Lisa
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bar]

Description: Photograph of a barroom. In the foreground are some tables with ashtrays and chairs. Tall, backed stools line the bar in the center background, with ashtrays in front of each. A stylized clock hangs on the wall at the end of the bar; a mixer and blender sit on the counter. In right-background a larger dining section with tables and chairs is visible.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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