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[Colorado Machine Shop]

Description: Photograph of an industrial complex including Colorado Machine Shop and Lone Star Ice Works. On the dirt road in front of the buildings are men with horse-drawn wagons.
Date: unknown
Creator: Berner, George H. & Marks, H. R.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin's First Ambulance

Description: Photograph of Austin's first ambulance taken at 33rd and Speedway streets. The ambulance is horse-drawn and on the side, in addition to a cross, is a small plaque that reads "V.O. Weed." On the back of the photograph there is a note that reads "Mr. Bob Weed says that the body of this horse-drawn ambulance was removed and motorized with the coming of the auto-mobile, therefore it became Austin's first real ambulance."
Date: 1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Air Conditioned Village Celebration Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of part of the dedication ceremony for the Air Conditioned Village. In the foreground, dozens of onlookers watch as a photographer snaps a photo of several men in cowboy hats riding on horseback past a covered wagon. In the background, dozens of vehicles can be seen parked on the side of a road and in the field beyond. Many buildings can be seen beyond the cars in the distance.
Date: June 2, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Man in Horse-drawn Carriage]

Description: Photograph of a man dressed in a coat, gloves, and hat sitting in a horse-drawn carriage in front of a white carriage house. The image is partially obscured due to deterioration of the original photograph.
Date: 1900~/1920~
Creator: Boone, Alanson D.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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