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City of Austin and Vicinity

Photograph of a map of Austin and surrounding area.

Date: 1839

Creator: Sandusky, W. H.

Item Type: Map

Looking southwest from Governor's Mansion

Looking northwest toward the Quality Shoppe at 1104 Colorado.

Date: 1858/1879

Item Type: Photograph

Barton Creek Bridge

Photograph of three women and a baby in front of the bridge.

Date: 1860/1890

Item Type: Photograph

Grist Mill on Barton Springs

Photograph of men on the banks of the springs. Horse-drawn carriage up on hill next to the mill.

Date: 1860

Item Type: Photograph

Pontoon bridge across the Colorado

Men on horses crossing the Colorado River on a pontoon bridge.

Date: 1860~

Item Type: Photograph

[Tightrope walker John Devier on Congress Avenue]

Photograph of a crowd gathered to watch a tight rope walker. Caption reads, "Scene on Congress Avenue in 1867, showing exhibition by a tight-rope walker (Devier) across the Avenue from the historic old Avenue Hotel at Eighth and Congress, on East side. The carriage at the left, entering the Avenue, is that of Gov. E. M. Pease (Gov. from 1853-57 and 1867-69)."

Date: 1867

Creator: Jordan-Ellison

Item Type: Photograph

Barton Creek Bridge

Photograph of Barton Creek Bridge looking east.

Date: 1870/1890

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.263572 -97.773174

[Carriages at Barton Creek]

Photograph of two horse drawn carriages with several men and women. Barton Creek Bridge is in background.

Date: 1870/1890

Item Type: Photograph

July 4th parade

The Hibernian Association made up of male musicians and a group of women in the same white dress parade up Congress Avenue towards the ice cream garden of Messrs. Rosenfield and Co. Other citizens watch from the sides while traffic of horses and buggies wait in the background.

Date: July 4, 1874

Item Type: Photograph

Alexander Jackson Hamilton Funeral

View of Capitol looking north. People crowded on the steps and to the east of the building.

Date: April 12, 1875

Creator: Hillyer, H. B.

Item Type: Photograph

Congress Avenue

Photograph of Congress Avenue, looking north from between 5th and 6th streets. 1853 Capitol building in view.

Date: 1876

Item Type: Photograph

[Congress Avenue at 7th Street]

Looking south down the east side of Congress Avenue and 7th Street.

Date: 1877/1878

Item Type: Photograph

Capitol under construction

Photograph of the construction site for the current Capitol building, constructed 1881-1888. View is from the Travis County Courthouse located on 11th Street.

Date: 1881/1888

Item Type: Photograph

Scottish Granite Cutters

Group photo of men. Back of photograph reads, "Scottish granite cutters imported to cut granite at Granite Mountain."

Date: 1881/1888

Creator: Ellison Photo Co.

Item Type: Photograph

The Burning Capitol

View of the Capitol as it burns looking north from the corner of 11th and Congress.

Date: November 9, 1881

Creator: Hillyer, H. B.

Item Type: Photograph

Downtown Austin

Photograph of downtown Austin with Capitol under construction. Caption reads, "Birdseye view of Austin, Texas taken from School for Deaf showing the Capitol Bldg under construction. Note that west wing of main bldg of University was only partly built at that time."

Date: 1882/1888

Item Type: Photograph

Goddess of Liberty with Workers

Capitol construction crews surrounding the Goddess of Liberty statue that was later placed on top of the Capitol dome. Right side, back row, fifth from right with mustache is identified as Hans Falkenberg. This original iteration of the Goddess was taken down during restoration of the Capitol in 1985, restored and eventually put on display at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.

Date: February 1888

Item Type: Photograph

Capitol Dedication

Parade south down Congress Avenue from the Capitol. Caption reads: "Chichasaw Guard from Murpheesburo, Tenn."

Date: 1888-05-14/1888-05-19

Creator: Jordan-Ellison

Item Type: Photograph

Manor, Texas

Street scene of Manor, Texas with horse-drawn carts.

Date: 1889

Creator: Ellison Photo Co.

Item Type: Photograph

Manor, Texas

Street scene of Manor, Texas with horse-drawn carts.

Date: 1889

Creator: Ellison Photo Co.

Item Type: Photograph

[Capitol from Old Main Building (University of Texas)]

View from the top of the Old Main Building (University of Texas) looking south at the Capitol. An unpaved University Avenue is in view.

Date: 1890/1899

Item Type: Photograph

[Texas Rangers - Company "E" Frontier Battalion]

Group of men with guns sitting in front of an encampment. Captain JS McNeel is seated in the center.

Date: 1892

Item Type: Photograph

Texas State Capitol

View of the north side of the Texas State Capitol grounds from 17th St. Roads are unpaved and there is a group of girls under trees and a woman with a horse in the foreground.

Date: 1892

Item Type: Photograph

University of Texas Football Team

Portrait of the University of Texas football team in uniform and their coach.

Date: 1893

Item Type: Photograph

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City of Austin and Vicinity

Looking southwest from Governor's Mansion

Barton Creek Bridge

Grist Mill on Barton Springs

Pontoon bridge across the Colorado

[Tightrope walker John Devier on Congress Avenue]

Barton Creek Bridge

[Carriages at Barton Creek]

July 4th parade

Alexander Jackson Hamilton Funeral

Congress Avenue

[Congress Avenue at 7th Street]

Capitol under construction

Scottish Granite Cutters

The Burning Capitol

Downtown Austin

Goddess of Liberty with Workers

Capitol Dedication

Manor, Texas

Manor, Texas

[Capitol from Old Main Building (University of Texas)]

[Texas Rangers - Company "E" Frontier Battalion]

Texas State Capitol

University of Texas Football Team