1960 – 1979

We certainly hope you enjoy the photos presented here. I have to give complete credit and thanks to Austin, Indiana native Mike Barrett, who created The Austin Indiana History Website. His exhaustive research provided the photos and the terrific information that reveals the story behind each image. Our goal will be to add new photos as more are submitted and discovered.

1967-68 AHS Cheerleaders – Front row left to right: Linda Julian and Kathy Pavy. Back row left to right: Lois Hollan, Betty Rigel, and Ginger Trabue

1973 – Austin High School track Team – Austin Indiana

1960 – Austin Indiana – Larry Harbold, Mark Trabue and Dave Trabue

1959-1960

1972-73 Boys Golf Team – Austin Middle School Golf Team – Front left to right in photo: Kevin West, Kenny Hollan, Kevin Burris, Bobby Lewis, Danny Pate, Robby Robinson, Mike Bowen and golf coach Joe Bukowski.

Circa Mid 1960s Austin Indiana – Mary Lou Huckleberry, Leonard Hazelwood, Pauline McCain, John Turner, Peggy Cambell Cool, Della Everitt, and Garland Langdon

1979 – Austin Indiana – Austin High School Baseball – Mike Rose recevies a certificate from Ellsworth Chandler for hitting the first home run at the new field. – 1979 – Photo by Grady Gunter

1961 – Austin Indiana – Fern Morgan widow of the late I.C. Morgan celebrates her birthday with her daughters Mariann Lyons and Dr. Margaret Rennard.

1976-77 Austin High School Cheerleaders: Left to right: Eunice West, Carol Shields, Dana Bowen, Cindy Wilkerson, Sue White

Lieutenant Dale Crafton – Crafton was the varsity basketball coach at Austin High School for three seasons from 1975-77. Served two tours of duty in Viet Nam. During his service as a Green Beret, he received the Oak Leaf Cluster, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service, the Purple Heart, the Good Conduct Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnamese Campaign Ribbon and the Combat Infantryman Badge.

Austins larry Marshall a United States Navy Seaman was one of the 82-crew members onboard USS Pueblo Ager-2 Ship when it was taken captive on January 23rd, 1968, by North Korean forces. – The photo is an actual photo Larry Marshall in captivity taken by North Korean officials.

The late 1970s – Austin fireman John Adams with son John Adams II on back of fire truck.

1961 – Austin Indiana – Morgan Packing Company – Guard Shack – Chet Meeks and Leonard Allen

1961 – Christmas Office Party – Morgan Packing – Left to right: Gordon Miller, June Richey, Edith Christie, Judy Trotter, Wanda Goodin, and Barney Wiesman.

1973 – Donna (Bowling) Holbrook with daughter Janene

The early 1970s – Austin Indiana – An unknown olice officer checks out a bicycle as two young girls look on. Also in the photo are Austin Police Officer John Adams (right) with a clipboard and Myron Warner. – Notice the girls are bare-footed and directly behind Adams is the old Park-N-Eat restaurant.

1973 – Captain Hubert Buchanan was welcomed home to Austin Indiana after being held hostage by the Vietnamese from 1966-1973 in the Vietnam War. — Over 3,000 people greeted Captain Buchanan back in Austin.

1962 – Austin Indiana – Wanda (Turner) Fugate a waitress at the Austin Drive-In on Main Street. In the background on her right is the Tomato Festival sponsored by Morgan Packing Company. Notice to her left is a juke-box for customers to listen to music while they ate. – Drive-In was located next to Holland’s Barbershop on the east side.

1968 – Austin Indiana – Glenn holland with parents (Andy and Ina)

1965 – Austin Indian – Austin Drive-In Restaurant – Susie Stamper and on right is owner Vennie McIntosh. On the left of the photo is a little boy; Lanny McIntosh

1974 – Austin Indiana – Austin High School Girls Track Team – Photo was taken in Old Gym

1964-65 Austin School Teachers – Austin Indiana

1964 – Brenda Ford Trabue

1963-64 Austin School Teachers

1972 Austin High School Baseball Team

1975-76 Austin 7th Grade Basketball Team – Team went undefeated with 18& 0 Record Coached by Mike Deaton – Front row left to right: Gary DeWitt, David Cambell, Marty Richey, Greg Blaylock, Johnny Johnson, Tony Winchester, and Rick Coomes. top row: Coach Mike Deaton, Jeff Sexton, Steve Alexander, Barry DeWitt, Lanny McIntosh, Cecil Richie, Bob Wade, Steve Herald, Bruce Arnett, George Bowles, J.D. Buchanan, and Steve Deaton

Summer 1972 – Mary Jo Shields receives a kiss from her mother and father joe and Mary Jane Shields after she was voted the 1972 Scott County Fair Queen. Mary Jo was the first Austin girl to win the crown. – Others in the photo are Martha Darin and Debbie Adkins of Austin. – Mary Jo married Ron West and was an Austin High School librarian for 32 years (1978-2010).

1977 Austin High School Volleyball Team – Front (l to r) janie Buchanan, Liz Lykins, Lisa Williams, Nina Begley, Teresa DeHart, Leah Williams Back row (l to r): Coach Dottie Shelhammer, Donna Padgett, Sandra Sipe, Dana Bowen, Carol Shields, Linda Burton, Debbie Spencer, and Linda McIntosh.

1966 – Harry Hunley and Bobby Sweaney

1960s Austin Indiana – Schneck service Station – at left in photo is Dr. Carl Bogardus and at right is Dale Miller.