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[Postcard of Clifton, Texas Street Scene]

Description: Postcard of a street lined with trees in Clifton, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Lalla D. Stivers in Celina, Texas and says "Hello! Awful hot and dusty here. Am following the Bosque and Brazos Rivers and am finding plenty of gravel. Every mountain is gravel. May go fishing awhile tonight. Goodbye. Hamlett."
Date: May 27, 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a bullfight in Juarez, Mexico. The crowd watches from their shaded balcony as the matadors enter the ring. Inscription on the back reads "Torrodors [sic] and Picadors entering the Bull Ring."
Date: April 13, 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Pecos High Bridge and Railroad]

Description: Photograph of a railroad with the foot of a cliff to the left and a river to the right. Utility lines run above and to the right of the railroad. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Sunset Route."
Date: April 10, 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Car with a Flat Tire]

Description: Photograph of a couple standing by a car. The man at the front of a picture is holding a car jack, attempting to fix a flat tire. The caption on the back reads "Bob got a puncture in route to Galveston from Austin 7/17/13 just before arriving at Giddings."
Date: July 17, 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Palace of the Governor, Santa Fe, New Mexico]

Description: Photograph of the Palace of the Governor in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is a long, single-story building with a shaded walkway along the street. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "The old Palace of the Governor, oldest Govt. Bldg. in U.S. Built about 1600, occupied by all Governors up to 1890. In this bldg. Gov. Lew Wallace wrote a portion of Ben Hur. This building is now the property of the American School of Archaeology - 4-27-13."
Date: April 27, 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 35.687778 -105.938735
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Troops at Spofford Junction]

Description: Photograph of a line of troops on horseback near a railroad line. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Spofford Junction - 4/8/13 - 14 Cav. Troops leaving for Brownsville, Tex. via R.R."
Date: April 8, 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Race at Galveston Beach]

Description: Photograph of a car race at Galveston Beach. Two cars are visible behind the spectators. The inscription on the back reads "L. Disbrow in his 290 HB 'JIC' attempts to lower record for beach comer."
Date: July 29, 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Sunset Route

Description: Photograph of a railroad running along the Pecos River on the Sunset Route. Utility lines and a wire fence are visible between the railroad and the river.
Date: April 10, 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a bull charging a horseback matador in an arena. A small crowd watches from the bleachers and a shaded balcony. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Bull Charging Picador, Juarez 4-13-13. The horses being blind-folded, stands his ground - The bull is thrust off with the long lance - not always does the horse escape being [illegible] - in this instance, the picador had his breeches ripped at the seam."
Date: April 13, 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bullfight in Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a bull by a downed horse in a bull fighting arena. Two matadors have their backs turned to the camera, watching the bull. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Bull tossing a horse he has just gored to death."
Date: April 13, 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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