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[Bull Creek]

Photograph of a man paddling a canoe in a body of water identified as Bull Creek; the shoreline is covered with trees.

Date: 1892~

[Pecos River Seen from the Pecos High Bridge]

Photograph of the Pecos River from above. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "From the Pecos High Bridge - Sunset Route - 4/10/13 - Ht. 320 ft."

Date: April 10, 1913

Item Type: Photograph

[Austin Dam]

Photograph of Austin Dam. Several people watch as the water runs into the spillway. The machine building is visible at left.

Date: December 6, 1938

Item Type: Photograph

Denver Hotel, Mason, Texas

Photograph of Denver Hotel, a two-story brick building. The second story has a screened balcony directly above the front patio. A sign indicates the direction to Fredericksburg and Boerne.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Photograph of the Jack County Courthouse in Jacksboro, Texas. Three groups of men are seen in this picture. The largest group is on the ground, standing and on horseback, in front of the courthouse, another is standing on an arch above a door and outside a window, and the last group is on a balcony at the clock tower.

Date: 1888

Item Type: Photograph

School House at Panna Maria, Karnes County

Photograph of a school house in Panna Maria, Karnes County. Three men in hats are standing on the roof of the building.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Family in a Car]

Photograph of a family in a car. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Fritz Bohn + Family and the Caldwells."

Date: June 6, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Photograph of a bullfight in Juarez, Mexico. The crowd watches from their shaded balcony as the matadors enter the ring. Inscription on the back reads "Torrodors [sic] and Picadors entering the Bull Ring."

Date: April 13, 1913

Item Type: Photograph

Children's Day Parade Boulevard, Galveston

Photograph of Children Day Parade at Galveston. The parade is made up of girls with baby carriages. Crowds of adults are on the sidewalks on either side of the parade route. The ocean is visible in the background.

Date: August 1, 1913

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of an Austin Fire Fighter]

Photograph of the chief of the Austin Fire Department in 1884. Inscription on the back reads "Compliments of F. W. [Stowe ?], to Aug. Ziller, Chief Austin Fire Department, Austin, Texas, Aug. 5th 84." Photograph is cabinet card format.

Date: 1884

Item Type: Photograph

Buchanan Dam

Photograph of Buchanan Dam at Llano, Texas. Two cranes are set up in the area.

Date: April 21, 1937

Item Type: Photograph

[Mr. Moore, W. C. weighing Cotton in Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of several men, including a Mr. W.C. Moore, weighing bales of cotton with a large scale. The scale weighs the cotton by suspending it from a chain.

Date: January 10, 1906

Item Type: Photograph

[Group Photograph]

Photograph of uniformed men and women on the stairs of an unknown building. The men are holding rifles and sabers.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Ladies Annex, Southwestern University

Photograph of the Ladies Annex at Southwestern University. A line of people in horse-drawn carriages are exiting a gate and moving away from a large building.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Pecos High Bridge and Railroad]

Photograph of a railroad with the foot of a cliff to the left and a river to the right. Utility lines run above and to the right of the railroad. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Sunset Route."

Date: April 10, 1913

Item Type: Photograph

[Group Portrait with Judge Roy Bean]

Photograph of a group of men including Judge Roy Bean in Del Rio, Texas. His house, a saloon and courthouse, is visible in the background. It has a sign reading "Jersey Lilly" and another advertising ice cold beer. Two of the men are standing by their bicycles.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Car with a Flat Tire]

Photograph of a couple standing by a car. The man at the front of a picture is holding a car jack, attempting to fix a flat tire. The caption on the back reads "Bob got a puncture in route to Galveston from Austin 7/17/13 just before arriving at Giddings."

Date: July 17, 1913

Item Type: Photograph

[Hotel at Lobo, Texas]

Photograph of a hotel in Lobo, Texas. A water tower is visible to the left of the building. Inscription on the back reads "$100,000 hotel, Lobo, Texas, S.P.R.R. 2-8-15, taken from train, only building in Lobo."

Date: February 8, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[General Carranza in Juarez, Mexico]

Photograph of a crowd of men, with some on horseback. A note on the back of the photograph describes the situation as, "Gen. Carranza entering Juarez, Mex. at the head of his troops 3-29-14. Gen. C. lifting his hat, notice the cheering crowds of Mexicans."

Date: March 29, 1914

Item Type: Photograph

[Biplanes]

Photograph of a line of biplanes with a large crowd of observers in the background. The field is near St. Edward's University in south Austin.

Date: April 7, 1918

Item Type: Photograph

[Downtown San Antonio, Texas]

Photograph of a busy street scene in downtown San Antonio, Texas. People walk by the numerous shops and businesses while horse-drawn carriages pass through the street. A banner over the street reads, in reverse, "R.A. Holland, City T Store, Coffee Roaster." Other signs are visible for Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines, a tailor, and a leather goods shop. Cabinet card format.

Date: 1880

Creator: Hardesty, F.

Item Type: Photograph

[Post Office and Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of two men on the front steps of a large brick building. A sign above the building's entrance says, "Post Office and Court House."

Date: December 29, 1905

Item Type: Photograph

[Mission in San Antonio, Texas]

Photograph of a family in front of a mission in San Antonio, Texas. Weeds and trees grow from the adobe walls.

Date: January 1914

Item Type: Photograph

[Train at San Diego, Texas]

Photograph of a crowd of observers around a car of a train that looks derailed. Steam is billowing from the locomotive's engine.

Date: 1914

Item Type: Photograph

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[Bull Creek]

[Pecos River Seen from the Pecos High Bridge]

[Austin Dam]

Denver Hotel, Mason, Texas

Jack County Courthouse

School House at Panna Maria, Karnes County

[Family in a Car]

[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Children's Day Parade Boulevard, Galveston

[Portrait of an Austin Fire Fighter]

Buchanan Dam

[Mr. Moore, W. C. weighing Cotton in Abilene, Texas]

[Group Photograph]

Ladies Annex, Southwestern University

[Pecos High Bridge and Railroad]

[Group Portrait with Judge Roy Bean]

[Car with a Flat Tire]

[Hotel at Lobo, Texas]

[General Carranza in Juarez, Mexico]

[Biplanes]

[Downtown San Antonio, Texas]

[Post Office and Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]

[Mission in San Antonio, Texas]

[Train at San Diego, Texas]