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[Colorado River Flood]

Description: Photograph of a house surrounded by floodwaters during a Colorado River flood. The capitol dome is visible in the distance.
Date: [..1909]
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Capitol Grounds - Austin, Texas

Description: Photograph of the Capitol Grounds in Austin, Texas. The photograph is on the front of a postcard written to Joe Harrell in Kingsland, Texas from Bob. The correspondene on the postcard reads, "It is he_ _ to have to go back to work after having such a fun easy time. Regards to All. Bob."
Date: 1909
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Cedar Choppers

Description: Scene with cedar choppers. Men and boys are in a car and a truck. A house and trees are partially visible in the background.
Date: [1908..1930]
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Train wreck south of Austin in 1908]

Description: Photograph of of wrecked railroad train cars, with a small boy in a hat in the foreground looking at the camera. The elevated end of the locomotive and a damaged stock car are visible.
Date: 1908
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Congress at 7th]

Description: Photograph of a concrete crew working on Congress Avenue at 7th Street, looking north. Several businesses, including Nixon Commercial College, are visible along the left side of the street.
Date: 1907
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Scene at Camp Mabry

Description: Photograph of a scene at Camp Mabry with men on horseback riding across a field. One man, left of center, holds a flag.
Date: 1906
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

View of Austin from the Capitol

Description: Photograph of the view from the Capitol building facing southwest. The Colorado River and a bridge spanning it can be seen in the background.
Date: 1906
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Racing in Hyde Park]

Description: Photograph of Barney Oldfield in his racing car, the "Green Dragon" at the old fair grounds in Hyde Park, Austin, Texas.
Date: [1905,1906]
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Deserted Log Cabin]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of a deserted log cabin.
Date: February 22, 1904
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Texas State Capitol]

Description: Photograph of the Texas State Capitol building taken from the southwest.
Date: 1904
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Deaf and Dumb Institute

Description: Photograph of men a women standing on top of foundation of the Texas school for the Deaf. Francis Fischer and J.B. Nitchke hold the cornerstone. "Deaf and Dumb Institute, Fischer and Lambie Contractors, Lumber from Clacasieu Lumber Co." is written in the bottom left-hand quarter of the photo.
Date: 1902
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Young Ladies' Basketball Team, 1902

Description: Photograph of University of Texas' Young Ladies' Basketball Team. 9 unidentified women pose for a group portrait, with one woman in the center holding a basketball with "1902" written on it.
Date: 1902
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Austin Dam Broken after Flood]

Description: Photograph of a view southeast at the Austin Dam on the Colorado River after breaking during a flood.
Date: January 1, 1900
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Congress Avenue]

Description: Photograph of Congress Avenue looking north. The state capital building is visible in the background.
Date: [1900..1919]
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Court-House crowd [Group of Travis County officials standing on the steps of a stone building]

Description: Photograph of a group of men wearing suits standing on the steps of what may be either the Travis County Courthouse or the Travis County Jail. The identified men, including Judge George Calhoun, District Clerk James P. Hart, and Deputy Sheriff Fred Peck, are all Travis County officials, but most of the group are unidentified. One of the the men is African American, and he appears to be the only person not wearing a suit coat. Several of the men are wearing ties -- including bow ties, string tie… more
Date: 1900?
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Group of men on horseback, including Sheriff George S. Matthews, in front of Barnes and Company Grocers store]

Description: Photograph of a group of men on horseback in front of Barnes and Company Grocers, including George S. Matthews, who served as Travis County Sheriff from 1902 to 1920. Prior to that Matthews was a deputy sheriff. The men are wearing suits and hats, and some are wearing sashes and ribbons. Horses and buggies are visible behind the men on horseback, just in front of the store. Two women on the store's front porch are wearing long skirts and large hats. The Barnes and Company grocery was a two-stor… more
Date: 1900/1901
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Old Austin High School/John T. Allan Junior High School]

Description: Photograph of the recently completed building that housed Austin High School from 1900 to 1925 and the John T. Allan Junior High School from 1925 until it was destroyed by a fire. Note that the photograph is mounted on cardboard backing and written on the back is the name J. E. Pearce.
Date: [1900..1920]
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[People boarding a passenger train]

Description: Photograph of two women wearing long dresses and large hats, two men in suits and hats, a black porter and two conductors (one black and one white) stand near a stationary train. One of the women is standing on the boarding stool at the train door and bending over; she appears to be looking for something. Above her, part of a third woman's body is visible in the door opening. There is a number written in pencil on the lower left corner of the photograph that reads "6009".
Date: 1900~
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Three Men Under Bridge at Barton Creek]

Description: Photograph of three men in suits holding buckets and standing under a bridge at Barton Creek. Photograph is a cyanotype.
Date: [1900,1910]
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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