The Way Back
The Way Back: Flower Power
By Eliza Pillsbury
Though the fashion in this photo will likely be the first thing you notice, the image of two bohemians tending to campus flora presages a significant conflict...
The Way Back: All-Inclusive
By Eliza Pillsbury
This blanket tax ID card belonged to Jean (Hudson) Caton, ’39, the great-grandmother of the Alcalde’s managing editor, Eliza Pillsbury, BA, BJ ’23,...
The Way Back: Fanfare
By Eliza Pillsbury
The Longhorns played the Arkansas Razorbacks on Oct. 15, 1966, in a stadium that would soon undergo significant renovations. This funky fisheye shot almost does...
The Way Back: Growing Up with the Tower
By Abigail Rosenthal
Norma Bowman and her mother in front of the Tower during its construction, 1935. Do you remember the first time you saw the Tower? Was it on campus for a football...
The Way Back: Bevo in Bronze
By Abigail Rosenthal
The bronze longhorn statue is lifted onto the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center patio by crane. One of the more recognizable statues on the Forty Acres is a bronze...
The Way Back: Music Maker
By Abigail Rosenthal
Teaching violin allowed Cloteal Davis Haynes to share her love of music, 1973. You may have heard the name Cloteal Davis Haynes, BM ’72, MPAff ’77. She has...
The Way Back: What a Drag
By Abigail Rosenthal
In an ever-changing Austin, one strip of road has kept a hold on UT’s student and faculty population: the Drag. “As a new student at the...
The Way Back: A Place of Their Own
By Abigail Rosenthal
Women at UT enjoyed dancing as one of their athletic options, 1923. Before the sports we know today, options for women’s physical education at UT Austin were...
The Way Back: A Curious Classroom
By Abigail Rosenthal
Students lounge in the College of Business Administration’s experimental classroom, 1971. Long before the pandemic forced students to find alternative classrooms...
The Way Back: Aggie Armadillos
By Abigail Rosenthal
An armadillo is removed from the field by a University of Texas Longhorn Band Member during halftime of the 1971 Texas vs. Texas A&M game. Few rivalries...