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San Jose Cemetery
September 14, 2017
As the resting place of so much heritage and history, cemeteries are a vital resource for preservation and yet are a...
Living in an Air Conditioned Village
August 23, 2017
by Nicole Davis I think we can all agree: it would be hard to live through a summer in Texas without air conditioning....
Holy Superlatives, Batman! The Movie
August 9, 2017
by Susan Rittereiser
C10624, Mexican American Church Community gathered together.
The Language of Segregation
July 10, 2017
Between 1916 and 1945 Austin maintained a school specifically for Spanish-speaking children.
PICA 24839 Austin History Center Reading Room
Searching in the Archives: General Collection
June 27, 2017
By Sammy Cook Following along on our theme of Searching in the Archives, where we help you learn more about our records...
June is Rebuild Your Life Month. This Austinite Did That at the Library.
June 9, 2017
You can, too.
AR.2012.004 Aquarius IV Unfinished building with soaring awning
Film History: The Aquarius IV
May 31, 2017
By Susan Rittereiser Opened on this day, 44 years ago, in 1973, the Aquarius IV at 1500 Pleasant Valley Road featured...
PICA 28231 Librarian at Reference Desk
Searching in the Archives: Finding Aids
May 24, 2017
By Sammy Cook If you want to find the answers to your questions the best place to start is with our Finding Aids....
Leila Hirshfeld Bernheim's Alien Registration Card, 1918, AR.H.024
The Consequences of Saying "I do"
May 3, 2017
By Molly Hults Recently I was processing the Hirshfeld Family Papers, a family whose story in Austin began in the late...
PICH 09226 Becker children with goat cart at 300 East 4th Street
Cute Little Kids: Goat Cart Photographs
April 28, 2017
By Nicole Davis Read about and see some unusual portraits of children with goats.

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