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[Baby in a Wicker Pram]

Photograph of a baby sitting in a wicker pram. There is a porch and some greenery visible in the background. There is some damage to the left and bottom of the photograph obscuring the image.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Parade of Carriages Through Gate]

Photograph of a parade of horse-drawn carriages through a gate decorated with United States flags and a sign reading "Au Revoir." There are large crowds of people on both sides of the street and on the balconies and roofs of the businesses.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Piano in Living Room]

Photograph of a living room containing a piano, two couches, and a small table or ottoman covered by a cloth. There are two plants and a bust on the piano and a book on the small table.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Two People in a Church]

Photograph of two people kneeling or seated in a church. They are both facing the pulpit, which is decorated with several candles. There is some damage at the top of the photo obscuring the image.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

List of Fugitives From Justice: 1891.-- Part 7

A list of criminals, divided by county, which gives the name, crime, and description of each fugitive. Name index begins on page 27.

Date: 1962

Creator: Texas. Adjutant General's Office.

Item Type: Pamphlet

Life and Adventures of Ben Thompson the Famous Texan.

This book is a biography of Ben Thompson, "Including a detailed and authentic statement of his birth, history and adventures by one who has known him since a child" (from the title page). The original of this item includes an insert from The Steck Company giving a brief overview of the history of the book (number of copies published, prices, etc.).

Date: 1956

Creator: Walton, W. M.

Item Type: Book

History of the First Baptist Church, Austin, Texas

A history of the First Baptist Church of Austin, Texas.

Date: 1923

Creator: Brooks, Mrs. V. L.

Item Type: Book

In the Bosom of the Comanches: A Thrilling Tale of Savage Indian Life, Massacre and Captivity Truthfully Told by a Surviving Captive

Memoir of Theodore 'Dot' Babb, describing his experiences when he and several others were taken captive in the 1865 by Comanches near present-day Decatur, Texas and what happened after he was released.

Date: 1923

Creator: Babb, T. A. (Theodore Adolphus), 1852-1936

Item Type: Book

Weather Wisdom of the Texas-Mexican Border

Essay discussing folklore about predicting weather, gathered from the areas around the Texas-Mexican border.

Date: 1923~

Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964

Item Type: Pamphlet

Austin street and avenue guide and Travis County rural route directory with logs of the road

"The Street and Avenue Guide consists of two sections. The first section comprises the numbered streets in numerical order. The second section comprises the streets by name in alphabetical order."

Date: June 10, 1921

Creator: Bush, D. A.

Item Type: Book

Songs of the Y.M.B.L., Austin, Texas

Songbook for the Young Men's Business League of Austin. Includes lyrics for America; 'Tucky Home; 'Round Her Neck She Wears a Yeller Ribbon; Peggy O'Neill; Pack up Your Troubles; and others.

Date: [1920..1930]

Creator: Young Men's Business League (Austin, Tex.)

Item Type: Book

The windows of old St. David's

Booklet describing the stained glass windows of St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin.

Date: [1920..1930]

Creator: Mitchell, Mary H.

Item Type: Book

History of Hill City lodge no. 456, A.F. & A.M.: from its constitution on June 19, 1876 to St. John's Day, June 24, 1919

A history of the Hill City Lodge in Austin from its constitution on June 19, 1876 to St. John's Day, June 24, 1919.

Date: 1919

Creator: Bell, William G.; Franklin, William G.; Donnan, John K. & Atkinson, Joseph J.

Item Type: Book

Specifications: road and bridge construction

A book covering the details of road and bridge construction in Travis county, Texas.

Date: 1918

Creator: Travis County (Tex.)

Item Type: Book

Report on the Dam and Water Power Development at Austin, Texas

Report about the reconstruction of the Austin Dam including appendices of statistics, graphs, and a bibliography, as well as the letter of transmittal and relevant city resolution.

Date: November 1917

Creator: Mead, Daniel W.

Item Type: Book

Proceedings of Investigation Committee, House of Representatives Thirty-Fifth Legislature: Charges Against Governor James E. Ferguson Together with Findings of Committee and Action of House with Prefatory Statement and Index to Proceedings

This publication documents the investigation of Governor Ferguson conducted by the Investigation Committee including transcripts of interviews, relevant documents, and the findings of the Committee. Index starts on page 531.

Date: March 1917

Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Investigation Committee.

Item Type: Book

The Austin Silk Plantation and Manufacturing Company

This pamphlet describes the processes of silk production and compares it to raising cotton.

Date: 1917

Creator: The Austin Silk Plantation and Manufacturing Company

Item Type: Text

Progresive Retail Merchant of Texas, Volume 1, Number 2, July 1915

Periodical containing information about business-related topics in Travis County, along with civic news regarding organizational meetings, stories, and other information of interest to business owners and merchants in the Austin area.

Date: July 1915

Creator: Capital City Advertising Association

Item Type: Book

Hollow Reinforced-Concrete Structure Replaces Dam at Austin, Texas, Which Failed Fifteen Years Ago

This article gives historical background of the first dam at Austin, Texas and its failure followed by a discussion of the changes that were made when building the new dam, including plans.

Date: 1915

Creator: Engineering Record

Item Type: Book

War and reconstruction times in Texas : 1861-1865

Book discussing Civil War and Reconstruction in Texas.

Date: 1914

Creator: Loughery, Augusta M.

Item Type: Book

The Bar as an Institution of the State

Transcription of the speech Phillips gave which discusses the role of lawyers and their obligations to the people that they serve.

Date: July 2, 1913

Creator: Texas Bar Association

Item Type: Book

The Texas Fine Arts Association and Elisabet Ney Museum

This pamphlet gives an overview of the museum with a brief biography of Elisabet Ney and legal documents of the Texas Fine Arts Association.

Date: 1912~

Creator: Texas Fine Arts Association

Item Type: Book

Account of the Removal of the Remains of Stephen F. Austin from Peach Point Cemetery in Brazoria County, Texas to State Cemetery, Austin, Texas, October 18 to 20, 1910

This book describes the ceremonies and processes involved in moving Austin's remains and includes the relevant formal decisions by the Texas State Legislature.

Date: 1911

Creator: Bryan, Guy M., Jr.

Item Type: Book

By-laws and house rules of the Country Club, Austin, Texas.

Bylaws of the Country Club of Austin, Texas in 1911.

Date: 1911

Creator: Country Club of Austin.

Item Type: Book

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[Baby in a Wicker Pram]

[Parade of Carriages Through Gate]

[Piano in Living Room]

[Two People in a Church]

List of Fugitives From Justice: 1891.-- Part 7

Life and Adventures of Ben Thompson the Famous Texan.

History of the First Baptist Church, Austin, Texas

In the Bosom of the Comanches: A Thrilling Tale of Savage Indian Life, Massacre and Captivity Truthfully Told by a Surviving Captive

Weather Wisdom of the Texas-Mexican Border

Austin street and avenue guide and Travis County rural route directory with logs of the road

Songs of the Y.M.B.L., Austin, Texas

The windows of old St. David's

History of Hill City lodge no. 456, A.F. & A.M.: from its constitution on June 19, 1876 to St. John's Day, June 24, 1919

Specifications: road and bridge construction

Report on the Dam and Water Power Development at Austin, Texas

Proceedings of Investigation Committee, House of Representatives Thirty-Fifth Legislature: Charges Against Governor James E. Ferguson Together with Findings of Committee and Action of House with Prefatory Statement and Index to Proceedings

The Austin Silk Plantation and Manufacturing Company

Progresive Retail Merchant of Texas, Volume 1, Number 2, July 1915

Hollow Reinforced-Concrete Structure Replaces Dam at Austin, Texas, Which Failed Fifteen Years Ago

War and reconstruction times in Texas : 1861-1865

The Bar as an Institution of the State

The Texas Fine Arts Association and Elisabet Ney Museum

Account of the Removal of the Remains of Stephen F. Austin from Peach Point Cemetery in Brazoria County, Texas to State Cemetery, Austin, Texas, October 18 to 20, 1910

By-laws and house rules of the Country Club, Austin, Texas.