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[Aerial view of Capitol grounds and governor's mansion]

Photograph of an aerial view of the grounds near the state Capitol and governor's mansion.

Date: 1920/1929

Item Type: Photograph

Austin High School 9A class of 1920

Photograph of the Austin High School 9A class of 1920 seated outside one of the campus buildings.

Date: 1920

Item Type: Photograph

Austin High School 9B Class of 1920

Photograph of the Austin High School 9B class of 1920. The group is posed outdoors with trees visible behind them. There are approximately 90 students.

Date: 1920

Item Type: Photograph

Austin High School Hayne Society, 1920

Photograph of the Hayne Society at Austin High School in the fall/winter of 1920. The club consists of 11 young, male students seated and standing in two rows in front of a wall of shrubbery. Leaves are on the ground.

Date: 1920

Item Type: Photograph

[Group Portrait of Men]

Photograph of 23 men in suits. Some men are unidentified, but most of the names are listed on the back (L to R by row). Names includes Cott Alexander, Warren Taylor, George Watkins, Melvin Stones, Ed Mosure, Walter Hanna, August Zeppin, Guy Collette, Max Sxhmitz, Emmett Rose, Guy Ross, M. McSwain, W.H. Richardson, Jr., W.C. Love, Ernest STubbs, O.L. koock, Harry Land, and Frank Caldwell.

Date: 1920

Creator: Jensen Studio

Item Type: Photograph

O. Henryana

This work was published posthumously.

Date: 1920

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Book

Ruins of Ft. Croghan

Photograph of a man standing in the ruins of Fort Croghan in Burnet County. The ruins consist of a very low stone wall and other stones strewn about a field.

Date: [1920..1929]

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Waller Creek at 6th Street]

Waller Creek looking at the 6th Street bridge from 5th Street.

Date: 1920~

Item Type: Photograph

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

Capitol Directory, Austin, Texas

"Names, street addresses, telephone numbers and department of employment of persons permanently located in the state capitol and the state land office building on February 1, 1921."

Date: 1921

Creator: Austin, Tex: Forum Print. Co.

Item Type: Book

The Crucible

A poem entitled "The Crucible" by O. Henry turned into a song by Alexander McFayden.

Date: 1921

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910 & McFayden, Alexander

Item Type: Musical Score/Notation

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

Barton Springs Pool

View of the pool from the north bank looking west toward the diving board.

Date: 1922

Creator: Jordan Company

Item Type: Photograph

Letters to Lithopolis

This work is a collection of letters from O. Henry to Mabel Wagnalls.

Date: 1922

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Book

Polk's Morrison & Fourmy Austin City Directory, 1922

"Containing a miscellaneous directory of state, county and city governments, a postoffice [sic] directory, educational institutions, churches, banks, incorporated companies, secret and benevolent societies, etc., etc., a street guide and householders directory, an alphabetically arranged list of business houses and private citizens giving full name, occupation or pursuit and address, also a complete classified business directory 'The Buyers' Guide'."

Date: 1922

Creator: R.L. Polk & Co., Compilers

Item Type: Book

[American Legion Parade]

Photograph of a group of individuals wearing various costumes, walking in an American Legion parade through a residential area. One man is in a cart pulled by a mule. There are three signs that read, "Travis Post 76 Austin, Tex.," "Travis Post American Legion," and "Looking for the New Hotel."

Date: October 30, 1922

Item Type: Photograph

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

Mount Bonnell

Photograph of John Barry Caldwell at Mount Bonnell, Austin. The Colorado River is visible in the background.

Date: April 1923

Item Type: Photograph

[Farmland in Burnet, Texas]

Photograph of farmland in Burnet, Texas. A farmer can be seen harvesting crops in the distance.

Date: June 10, 1923

Item Type: Photograph

Indian Mound near Bertram

Photograph of a young man standing in a field of small, unidentified plants. A note on the back of the photograph says, "Indian Mound near Bertram -- June 11th, 1923."

Date: June 11, 1923

Item Type: Photograph

Governor's Mansion [under snow]

Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion front and north elevations. It has a screen porch with steps. The front lawn is covered in snow. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and continuously occupied since 1856. The mansion here was occupied by first female Texas governor Miriam A. Ferguson in 1925. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a National historic landmark in 1970.

Date: 1925

Creator: Ellison Photo Co.

Item Type: Photograph

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[Aerial view of Capitol grounds and governor's mansion]

Austin High School 9A class of 1920

Austin High School 9B Class of 1920

Austin High School Hayne Society, 1920

[Group Portrait of Men]

O. Henryana

Ruins of Ft. Croghan

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

[Waller Creek at 6th Street]

The windows of old St. David's

Capitol Directory, Austin, Texas

The Crucible

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

Barton Springs Pool

Letters to Lithopolis

Polk's Morrison & Fourmy Austin City Directory, 1922

[American Legion Parade]

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

Mount Bonnell

[Farmland in Burnet, Texas]

Indian Mound near Bertram

Governor's Mansion [under snow]