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[Men and women dressed in formal attire at a Governor Shivers Inaugural Ball]

Governor Shivers Inaugural Ball at Capital Rotunda. Men and women are dressed in formal wear and walking through a decorated gymnasium. There are many people standing to the sides of the gymnasium.

Date: January 20, 1953

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Mr. and Mrs. Roy dancing at the Driskill Hotel]

Inauguration Celebration at the Driskill Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Roy are dancing near the corner of the room. They are dressed in formal wear. Austin, Texas

Date: January 20, 1953

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[A group of women sitting near a piano at the Perry Brooks Hotel]

Inaguration Celebration at Perry Brooks Hotel. A group of women in dresses are sitting near a piano. The wall behind the women has a decorative scene painted on it. Austin, Texas

Date: January 20, 1953

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[A group of people sitting around a table at the Perry Brooks Hotel]

Inaguration Celebration at Perry Brooks Hotel. A group of people in formal wear sitting around a table. Austin, Texas

Date: January 20, 1953

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Inaguration of Governor Allan Shivers, Country Club

Woman in evening clothes standing by floral display.

Date: January 20, 1953

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Inaguration of Governor Allan Shivers, Country Club

Greeting in reception line.

Date: January 20, 1953

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Woman in boutique standing next to hat display]

Photo of a woman in boutique standing next to hat display. Austin, Texas.

Date: August 25, 1953

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Men and women socializing at Y.W.C.A event]

Photo of men and women socializing at Y.W.C.A. event. Austin, Texas.

Date: November 1, 1953

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Two Unidentified Men Play Checkers

Two unidentified men play checkers in a room with filing cabinets behind them.

Date: June 11, 1940

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Men and women square dancing outdoors]

Men and women square dancing outside. There are automobiles to the right in the background.

Date: August 13, 1953

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Recreation Department, Beverly Sheffield

3 men and 1 woman standing around large heart-shaped sign with silhoutte of baseball player. Man in shadow under roof. The man standing at the top of the heart is Beverly Sheffield. He was head of the Recreation Department.

Date: April 6, 1953

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Artesian Fountain at Capitol

Man filling bottle with artesian water on capitol grounds.

Date: unknown

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Group of women inside church with graduation attire]

Photo of women inside church with graduation attire. Austin, Texas.

Date: May 6, 1956

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[A group of women sitting in a lounge at a Friday night cocktail party]

A group of women sitting in a lounge. Some of the women are holding drinks and smoking. They are at a Friday night cocktail party. There is a decorative floral and mountain scene on the wall.

Date: November 10, 1961

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Austin Country Club]

Photo of Austin Country Club. Austin, Texas.

Date: 1953

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Houseboat launching

Houseboat launching. Trucks parked by boat.

Date: December 21, 1958

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Richard Yarborough and a friend on prom night]

Photo of Richard Yarborough and a friend posing in suits on prom night. Austin, Texas.

Date: December 22, 1948

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Footprints of Texas history

A book about Texas history.

Date: 1908

Creator: Dill, Minnie G.

Item Type: Book

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

In the Bosom of the Comanches: A Thrilling Tale of Savage Indian Life, Massacre and Captivity Truthfully Told by a Surviving Captive

Memoir of Theodore 'Dot' Babb, describing his experiences when he and several others were taken captive in the 1865 by Comanches near present-day Decatur, Texas and what happened after he was released.

Date: 1923

Creator: Babb, T. A. (Theodore Adolphus), 1852-1936

Item Type: Book

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Party Goers at a St. Edward's University Dance]

Photograph of a group of people sitting around a table at a St. Edward's University dance. There are six men and four women, and there are cups and bottles on the table.

Date: November 13, 1948

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

O. Henry As I Knew Him

Article from unknown magazine where Mrs. Porter discusses her experience being courted by O. Henry

Date: March 1939

Creator: Porter, Sara L. C.

Item Type: Article

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Calendar page

Front page of calendar, found in the room in which O. Henry passed away, with June (month of death) showing.

Date: June 1910

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

O. Henry's cradle

Back of postcard reads: "Cradle in which O. Henry was rocked."

Date: 1937

Creator: Hon, Roberta Porter

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Pressler's Beer Garden

View of people sitting in Pressler's Garden, a German beer garden. They are at wooden tables beneath large trees. The saloon was located at 1327 West 6th Street, in Austin.

Date: 189u

Creator: Hill, S.B.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

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[Men and women dressed in formal attire at a Governor Shivers Inaugural Ball]

[Mr. and Mrs. Roy dancing at the Driskill Hotel]

[A group of women sitting near a piano at the Perry Brooks Hotel]

[A group of people sitting around a table at the Perry Brooks Hotel]

Inaguration of Governor Allan Shivers, Country Club

Inaguration of Governor Allan Shivers, Country Club

[Woman in boutique standing next to hat display]

[Men and women socializing at Y.W.C.A event]

Two Unidentified Men Play Checkers

[Men and women square dancing outdoors]

Austin Recreation Department, Beverly Sheffield

Artesian Fountain at Capitol

[Group of women inside church with graduation attire]

[A group of women sitting in a lounge at a Friday night cocktail party]

[Austin Country Club]

Houseboat launching

[Richard Yarborough and a friend on prom night]

Footprints of Texas history

In the Bosom of the Comanches: A Thrilling Tale of Savage Indian Life, Massacre and Captivity Truthfully Told by a Surviving Captive

[Party Goers at a St. Edward's University Dance]

O. Henry As I Knew Him

Calendar page

O. Henry's cradle

Pressler's Beer Garden