Photograph: A shot in downtown Austin, Texas, while we were walking back to our hotel from watching the bats (the many, many bats) come forth from the Congress Avenue bridge…. Read More »
Photograph: At the tail end of the conference, people gathered at the University of Texas Alumni Center for some dancing. The music was provided by Austin’s very own Duck Soup…. Read More »
Photograph: The archives at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. Each red box has a gold presidential seal and contains documents related to Lyndon Baines Johnson’s presidency. There are something like 55 million documents in those red folders…. Read More »
Posted by Daniel Stout on 18 February 2005 at 7:35 PM
Photograph: A plaque next to the north entrance at the Texas state capitol. The plaque reads: In memory of the enlisted men of Texas, who are unknown, unhonored and unsung, yet who have always played a determining role in… Read More »
Posted by Daniel Stout on 18 February 2005 at 4:41 PM
Photograph: Taking a page from Hollywood, Austin has stars in the sidewalk of famous Texans. Here is the star for Sandra Day O’Connor, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court…. Read More »
Posted by Daniel Stout on 18 February 2005 at 3:42 PM
Photograph: A view of the new downtown Hilton in Austin. The 2004 SXSW Web Awards were held at the hotel. The convention center where SXSW happens is a block to the South…. Read More »
Posted by Daniel Stout on 18 February 2005 at 2:43 PM
Photograph: The opening slide at one of the panels at SXSW Interactive. The panel featured Aaron Choate, Cory Doctorow, Tanya Rabourn, and Adam Greenfield (moderator)…. Read More »
Posted by Daniel Stout on 18 February 2005 at 11:47 AM
Photograph: A state office building on the Texas state capitol campus. The iconography on the buildings reminded me for some reason of Soviet Moscow…. Read More »
Posted by Daniel Stout on 18 February 2005 at 10:49 AM
Photograph: The Texas State History Museum—a nice looking, newish building with an enormous 35-foot-tall bronze star in front. The museum opened on April 21, 2001…. Read More »