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[Portrait of Benno Goldbeck]

Photograph of Benno Goldbeck, who is sitting and wearing a suit. The text on the back reads, "Benno Goldbeck born 19th January 1856 taken 1st of May 1895. to his friend Max Lungkwitz". He was the son of Theodor Georg Ludwig Goldbeck and Bianca Nohl.

Date: May 1, 1895

Creator: Hillyer, H. B.

Item Type: Photograph

[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~

Item Type: Photograph

[Correspondence to Lucadia Pease from W.S. Porter (O. Henry)]

A letter to Lucadia Pease from W.S. Porter (O. Henry), who asks her for a loan with his printing office as collateral.

Date: January 8, 1895

Creator: Porter, William Sydney

Item Type: Letter

[Correspondence to Henry Ladd from S.W. Doom]

A letter to Henry Ladd from attorney D.W. Doom regarding “the case of Elisabet Ney against yourself and Mosle.”

Date: November 8, 1899

Creator: Doom, D.W.

Item Type: Letter

[Correspondence to Lucadia Pease from W.S. Porter (O. Henry)]

A letter to Lucadia Pease from W.S. Porter (O. Henry), who asks her for a loan.

Date: December 27, 1893

Creator: Porter, William Sydney

Item Type: Letter

[Correspondence to Lucadia Pease from W.S. Porter (O. Henry)]

A letter to Lucadia Pease from W.S. Porter (O. Henry), who asks her to carry a note on a property.

Date: December 16, 1893

Creator: Porter, William Sydney

Item Type: Letter

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from W.S. Porter (O. Henry)]

A letter to Julia Maria Pease from W.S. Porter (O. Henry), who asks for funds for a weekly publication.

Date: January 27, 1894

Creator: Porter, William Sydney

Item Type: Letter

[Fire Wagon]

Photograph of a horse-drawn fire wagon stopped in the middle of an un-paved main street in front of a row of storefronts; a sign on the wagon says "Colorado No. 2, A Unit for the Dam, 44 Members - Strong." Other carriages are visible in the background and people are standing in the windows and on the first-floor roofs of the stores. The stores include Gammel's Used Books, J.O.Buaas, Phil Bruckmann Painter and Decorator, and a drug store.

Date: 1892~

Item Type: Photograph

[Langtry, Texas Railroad Depot]

Photograph of the Railroad Depot at Langtry, Texas. It's a small building by the train tracks. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "During the time of Judge Roy Bean's Law West of the Pecos."

Date: 1890

Item Type: Photograph

Pontoon Bridge

Photograph of a pontoon bridge. A man is standing on the right side of the bridge. Further to the right is a horse tied to the bridge's post. A small building is visible past the other side of the water. The photograph is a cyanotype.

Date: April 2, 1892

Item Type: Photograph

Jack County Courthouse

Photograph of the Jack County courthouse in Jacksboro, Texas. Several horse-drawn wagons with bundles of hay are gathered in the foreground.

Date: 1890

Creator: Price Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Fort Sam Houston Tower

Photograph of the clock tower at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, Texas.

Date: 1890

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.444448 -98.462034

[Group Portarit at Camp Mabry, Austin]

Photograph of a group of people seated in a grassy area at Camp Mabry. The person on the far left is in a military uniform, holding a rifle. There are three women and one other man. Large tents and other men are visible in the background. The photograph is a cyanotype.

Date: May 8, 1898

Item Type: Photograph

A&NW RR Depot, Marble Falls

Photograph of the Austin and Northwest Railroad depot in Marble Falls. The train station consists of a small building (on the right) with a garden (in the foreground). Men and women are gathered around a train and the building, looking towards the camera.

Date: 1892

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.572099 -98.285279

[Execution Scene]

Photograph of a defendant at an execution, with a noose set up on a wooden platform. Caption on the back reads "This is a photograph of the defendant and assembled witnesses immediately prior to execution as he addressed a group of thousands assembled in front of jail. --Harry Hubert."

Date: 1898

Item Type: Photograph

[Group Portrait at a Picnic]

Photograph of the Haschke and Brown families on picnic in a lightly wooded area. The names of the people in this photograph are listed on the back. The photograph is a cyanotype.

Date: February 13, 1898

Item Type: Photograph

East Austin School Children

Photograph of East Austin school children in the lower 4th grade. The names of everyone in the photograph are listed on the back. Miss Mary Johnson is the teacher. The photograph is cabinet card format.

Date: November 30, 1894

Item Type: Photograph

[Austin Baseball Team]

Photograph of a baseball team from Austin, Texas. The photograph is cabinet card format.

Date: [1891..1892]

Creator: Deane

Item Type: Photograph

Fredericksburg 50th Jubilee

Photograph of the 50th Fredericksburg Jubilee. Men on horseback are lined up at the front. Several men are dressed in Native American clothing.

Date: 1896

Item Type: Photograph

[Group Portrait of Four Young Women]

Photograph of four young women. Their names are handwritten on the back of the photograph and are as follows: Alma Harris, Eula Harris, Mayna (Molly) Caldwell, and another Harris whose first name is not listed.

Date: [1890..1915]

Item Type: Photograph

[Colorado River Bridge]

Photograph of a bridge over the Colorado River, shot from one end of it and looking across its length. A town (possibly Kingsland) is visible on the other side.

Date: 1892?

Item Type: Photograph

Granite Mountain near Marble Falls, Texas

Photograph of a large, smooth stone hill behind a line of trees. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Granite Mountain near Marble Falls, Texas. 1890."

Date: 1890

Creator: Chapman, F.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.589491 -98.300289

Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking

Short story about a "professional tramp" in New Orleans.

Date: December 1899

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

[St. Mary's Academy]

Photograph of St. Mary's Academy, a private school for girls. It was established in 1874 by the Holy Cross Sisters who assumed operations of a local parish school from the Sisters of Divine Providence. At first, Mother Angela Guillespie and Sister M. Austin did all of the teaching and cooking, but expansion was necessary as enrollment increased in 1875. This building was built in 1885 in the face of increased enrollment. By 1947, the sisters moved the school to a bigger location, and this build… more

Date: 1894

Item Type: Photograph

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[Correspondence to Lucadia Pease from W.S. Porter (O. Henry)]

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from W.S. Porter (O. Henry)]

[Fire Wagon]

[Langtry, Texas Railroad Depot]

Pontoon Bridge

Jack County Courthouse

Fort Sam Houston Tower

[Group Portarit at Camp Mabry, Austin]

A&NW RR Depot, Marble Falls

[Execution Scene]

[Group Portrait at a Picnic]

East Austin School Children

[Austin Baseball Team]

Fredericksburg 50th Jubilee

[Group Portrait of Four Young Women]

[Colorado River Bridge]

Granite Mountain near Marble Falls, Texas

Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking

[St. Mary's Academy]