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Gregory Gymnasium
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Gregory Gymnasium
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Texas Union
HOLC map of Austin, 1935
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“Austin, 1900-1940: Urban Planning, the Hill Country Environment, and Jim Crow Segregation” from Athens on the Colorado: The Dominance of the Universities, 1929-1946
Daily Texan
, January 18, 1935
Artists
Don Albert
Daily Texan
, February 12, 1935
Texas Union, 1935
Cactus: The Yearbook of the University of Texas
, 1935
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Texas Union
Benny Goodman poses after one of his 1935 concerts in Austin.
The Cactus: Yearbook of the University of Texas
(Austin: Texas Student Publications, 1936).
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“Swing in Austin” from Athens on the Colorado: The Dominance of the Universities, 1929-1946
Artists
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
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“East Austin Centers of Swing: The Royal Auditorium and the Cotton Club, 817 E. 11th” from Athens on the Colorado: The Dominance of the Universities, 1929-1946
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Cotton Club
Gregory Gym, 1934-35
The Cactus
, 1935
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“Photos of the All University Dances: An Image Essay” from Athens on the Colorado: The Dominance of the Universities, 1929-1946
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Gregory Gymnasium
The Texas Union, 1934-35
The Cactus
, 1935
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“Photos of the All University Dances: An Image Essay” from Athens on the Colorado: The Dominance of the Universities, 1929-1946
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Texas Union
Gregory Gym, 1934-35
The Cactus
, 1935
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“Photos of the All University Dances: An Image Essay” from Athens on the Colorado: The Dominance of the Universities, 1929-1946
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Gregory Gymnasium
Ben Young and his Music, Gregory Gym, 1934-35
The Cactus
, 1935
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“Photos of the All University Dances: An Image Essay” from Athens on the Colorado: The Dominance of the Universities, 1929-1946
Artists
Ben Young and His Music
Venues
Gregory Gymnasium
The Texas Union, 1934-35
The Cactus
, 1935
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“Photos of the All University Dances: An Image Essay” from Athens on the Colorado: The Dominance of the Universities, 1929-1946
Venues
Texas Union
Ben Young’s orchestra playing in the Littlefield Dorm, 1935. The tenor saxophonist is probably Tex Benneke.
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“Territory Music: Local Bands” from Athens on the Colorado: The Dominance of the Universities, 1929-1946
Artists
Ben Young and His Music
Venues
Littlefield Dormitory
Daily Texan
(January 18, 1935)
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“Territory Music: Local Bands” from Athens on the Colorado: The Dominance of the Universities, 1929-1946
Austin Statesman
(June 27, 1935).
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“Western Swing in Austin, Part II: Two Predecessors and a Context, 1930-1942” from The Wild Side of Life: The Rise of the Honky Tonks, 1940-1950
Daily Texan
(March 30, 1935).
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“Western Swing in Austin, Part II: Two Predecessors and a Context, 1930-1942” from The Wild Side of Life: The Rise of the Honky Tonks, 1940-1950