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Onion Creek under Highway Bridge, Post Road. The water is rushing rapidly and some trees are surrounded by the creek.

Loading air mail on first mail plane to leave Robtert Mueller Municipal Airport after dedication ceremonies. A. Koch, Niles Graham, P.R. James, Raymond Grasty, "Bub" Merrill, Bub's mother, Paule Cruseman, Lynn Hunter, Max Bickler, Bub's father and others.

group of people at the airfield where the first air mail arrived in Austin

Group portrait of playground leaders. Women are seated in the first row, and men are standing in the rear. Beverly Sheffield is in the back row, 2nd from right. Beverly Sheffield's contributions to our community helped create and preserve many of Austin's green and open spaces that attract native Austinites and newcomers alike. His 40-plus year career in Austin's Parks and Recreation Department began in 1934 as a playground/activity leader and lifeguard and culminated in a 30-year stint as Director. As both employee and department director, his hand can be found in many of the park system's beloved features: the Zilker Garden Center, Austin Natural Science Center, the hike and bike trails, and the Zilker Christmas Tree. However, one of his personal favorites was the Hillside Theatre at Zilker Park, where he began a sing-song program in 1937. Today, the venue continues to be the popular home of summer musicals; it is fitting that we now know it as the Beverly S. Sheffield Hillside Theatre. An enthusiastic and genial man, Sheffield was also active in civic affairs and was named Austin's 1978 "Most Worthy Citizen," among many other awards. But it was after he had "retired" the second time--first from the City and then as the first Director of the Austin Community Foundation--that he really revved up to his final role as beloved cheerleader to "Save Barton Creek." Sheffield believed in the magic of the springs and worked tirelessly to make sure it was protected: "It belongs to the people and it should not be destroyed under any circumstance." He spoke extensively on behalf of the springs and conducted oral history interviews with many longtime swimmers, capturing their unique experiences at the pool. Many of these are included in the 1993 book Barton Springs Eternal.

Exterior view of Snyder's, undated. The storefront includes mannequins and shoes on display.

Interior view of Snyder's clothing store, undated. The interior includes display counters across from clothing on racks

View of a wrecked bi-plane with the number 34 painted on the side, circa 1910s

View of a wrecked bi-plane in a field with a house in the background, circa 1910s. Painted on the side of the plane is "U.S. Army"

A large group of people are standing on the platform at a train station, undated. They are the delegates from the Travis County 4-H club going to the A&M College short course.

A large group of people standing on the platform at a train station in July 1931

Construction of Austin dam, nearly completed, with water flowing over the dam, 1890s. Workers and large pipes visible in the foreground.

Construction of Austin Dam, with workers present in 1890s. The Dam Hotel is visible in center background. Pencil notation on reverse: "Old Dam and River around Mt. Bonnell."

Construction of Austin Dam, 1890s. Workers hauling supplies and equipment to site with horse-drawn carriages along dirt road.

View of Austin dam under construction, circa 1894. Two men are visible in the foreground

Interior view of a room, possibly a library or study room, at Bryker Woods Elementary School, located at 3309 Kerbey Lane. Several large tables are in the foreground, bookshelves are along the back wall, and a chalkboard is on the wall on the right side.

Portrait of students from Winn Elementary School. Many students dressed in pirate costumes, headbands, fake mustaches and clutching swords. All stand on a stage with a painted sky and seagull backdrop behind them and painted stage set "rocks".

A baseball team in uniforms that say "Austin" across the shirt. Identifications are on back of priint.

A group of students, teachers and Arthur N. McCallum, superintendent of Austin Public Schools, stand with an Austin School Bus in front of the Austin High School campus at 1202 Rio Grande. McCallum would later have an Austin high school named for him.

Interior view of the senior high school library at Austin High School from behind the circulation desk. Students fill the wooden tables, five or six per table. Girls sit together, as do boys, with some mixing. Card catalog drawers in the foreground.

Photograph of a school bus and students in front of Allan Junior High School. The bus is full of students and more studnets stand on the street and school campus. A man stands at the back of the bus. The school bus looks to be a 1930 Ford.

A view of about 12 people in the street at the flood waters next to a building that is partially in the water. The building says "Calcasieu Lumber Co. since 1883."