Local History Videos

  Glimpse history through old images of  Austin , in the US State of Texas. The 1800s In 1839,  Austin ’s original square mile was drawn out on the banks of the Colorado River, between Shoal and Waller Creek, and the first lots went on sale on 1st August that same year. Being so close to the Texan wilderness and the hunting lands of the Comaches and Apaches, and difficult to access, Sam Houston moved the capital back to Houston, sparking the short-lived Archives War. In this first video, find out about the cannon fired by Angelina Eberly, the shuffling positions of the capital, and enjoy vintage maps, historic pictures and old photos and maps of  Austin , Texas in its earliest years. Hidden  Austin : Stories from  Austin ’s Original Square Mile –  Austin  History Center on Youtube Streetcar Boycott 1906 In March 1906, the  Austin  City Council passed a new ordinance requiring streetcars to be segregated. Black residents started to boycot...

  Glimpse history through fascinating old images of  Dallas , Texas. Old Photos of  Dallas Many different locations and decades appear in this video showcasing lots of old photos of  Dallas . Historical Photographs of  Dallas , Texas – BJ Lusk on YouTube Downtown  Dallas  1939 The  Dallas  Morning News’ Robert Wilonsky and Historic Preservation Officer for the City of  Dallas  Mark Doty introduce a 90 second clip of Downtown  Dallas  filmed in color in 1939, which they had bought a few months previously on eBay. The Western end of Main Street was packed with pedestrians. It was an area of one, two and three storey buildings running busy shops and restaurants. Then at night, Elm Street is lit up with all the theatre signs, and CocaCola signs. There were still houses standing in the Cedars neighbourhood in Downtown  Dallas  in 1939, an area later decimated by City Hall and freeway construction. Never Before Seen Co...

  Glimpse history through old images of  Ogden  Utah, as it looked more than a century ago. President Roosevelt’s Visit Old photo of President Theodore Roosevelt speaking to a large crowd at Odgen Utah in 1903. Thanks to the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Ogden ’s Panorama This panorama image was taken in or around 1914. I’ve started with the full image, then added four closeups which each show a quarter of the image in closeup. Old Panorama photo of  Ogden  Utah, taken around 1914. Thanks to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Closeup of an extract from the old Panorama photo of  Ogden  Utah, taken around 1914. Thanks to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Closeup of an extract from the old Panorama photo of  Ogden  Utah, taken around 1914. Thanks to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Closeup of an extract from the old Panorama photo of  Ogden  Utah, taken ar...

  Glimpse history through old images of  Provo , Utah, in the USA. Old Photos of  Provo , Utah Old stereograph image of  Provo  City and Utah Lake, Utah, circa 1909. Image: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. Old photo of  Provo  Brickyard, Turbine House, 1620 North 200 West Street,  Provo , Utah County, UT, circa 1933. Image: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. Old photo of a WW2 bulletin board in Provost, Utah, circa 1942. Highlighting the urgency of more and better wartime steel production to employees of the Columbia Steel Company in  Provo . Image: Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Old photo of  Provo  River Bridge, 625 West Columbia Lane,  Provo , Utah County, UT, perhaps 1960s. Image: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. Old photo of the Heber Creeper Railro...

  Glimpse history through old images of  Salt   Lake  City, Utah. The territory of the Northwestern Shoshone had occasionally been visited by explorers and travellers. But in the comparitively recent year of 1847, a group of Latter-day Saints and their three African slaves arrived to build a new city. Brigham Young’s dream and identification of a spot on which to build their temple was to change the valley beyond all recognition. Great  Salt   Lake  City, as the settlement was initially known, changed name in 1856, when it was shortened to  Salt   Lake  City. Temple and Tabernacle The Latter-day Saints who fled persecution and arrived in Utah to establish a new and safe home naturally created an environment where their faith was at the centre of everything. The  Salt   Lake  Tabernacle, or Mormon Tabernacle, took three years to complete, opening for the LDS Conference in October 1867. The extraordinary design, based on the...