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Photo of sign in a field showing where the Del Valle Rehabilitation Center will be built. Shows the names of the architechts, engineer, general contractor, and members of the Commissioners Court.

Construction workers building the Del Valle Rehabilitation Center.

The majority of the rails for the streetcars were removed and scrapped in 1940 following the services marking their last ride. As the rails were pulled, the streets were repaired to conceal the old rail lines.

View of streetcar track on West Sixth St., under deconstruction, looking east from August Ave. The final stroke of the streetcar era in Austin was struck in Sept 1942 as part of "Carload Day" to collect scrap metal for the war effort.

View of streetcar track construction, facing east on W Sixth St. The Austin Electric Railway Company was chartered on May 5 1902, taking over the Rapid Transit Railways Company. It repaired and extended rail lines, and infused new capital into the business.

View from east side of I-35 looking northwest toward downtown. A Holiday Inn is just north of the river under construction.

Construction workers at work building Gullett Elementary School. Building supplies and a work truck are visible on site.

Verso of photograph PICA-14175 "Construction of IBM 1974 R? Dougherty"

Men and Women standing on top of foundation of the Texas School for the Deaf. Francis Fischer and J.B. Nitchke hold cornerstone. " Deaf and Dumb Institute, Fischer and Lambie Contractors, Lumber from Calcasieu Lumber Co." is written at bottom of photo.

Aerial view of Brackenridge Hospital, parking lot, and about 10 surrounding buildings, undated. A construction crane and other construction vehicles are on hospital site. Crane reaches to top floor of the hospital.

Street construction at 24th and Guadalupe Street looking north.

A group of construction workers erect a light pole (which is propped up on four sides with supporting poles) at the Anderson High School football field.

The interior of the Calcasieu Store with displays of paint and other building materials. There are four men in the back of the frame and a wood stove.

Men are standing out in front of the Calcasieu lumber store with a horse and buggy, and a horse and wagon.

Exterior view of a building, possble restrooms or pool house, under construction at Bartholomew Park. A construction worker is visible near one of it's brick walls, standing over debris and construction materials. Two pickup trucks are parked onsite.

Erection of wood arches at Negro Recreation Building in Rosewood Park. (Photo used in 1944 Annual Report, Austin Recreation Dept.)

Construsction of Northwest Park swimming pool, 1956.

Municipal Auditiorium under construction looking west from South 1st St. Exposed columns and curved beams of the dome are visible.

Municipal Auditorium, exterior view during construction. The skeleton of the dome is visible above cars parked around the site.

The exterior of the Lester E. Palmer Municipal Auditorium under construction. One curved beam is attached to the interior center scaffold.

Municipal Auditorium, interior view during construction. Boxes of materials are stacked in the center of the room stretching back to the windows. Chairs to be installed sit to on stacked pallets.