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Freedmens First Vote

Description: Photograph of the first Anderson County Courthouse on the day of the Freedmen's First Vote. The voters' horses are tied to the railing and the Union guards watching over them to prevent opposition from taking or harming them.
Date: 1866~
Partner: Palestine Public Library

Pecan Street Looking East from Oliphant's Photo Gallery

Description: Photograph of East Pecan Street (now 6th street) with William Oliphant (who had a jewelry store on Pecan Street in 1852) on a horse. The child next to the horse is Will Carter. A building in the background is visible and has "Missouri House" painted on the side. It was the residence of Michael Ziller. A sign also hangs from the second floor balcony of the house reading "Austin Hotel." Also visible in the background is England & Hannig Cabinet Makers.
Date: November 1866
Creator: Oliphant, W.J.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Man on Horse on East Sixth Street]

Description: Photograph of 200 East Sixth Street circa 1866. The man on horse is William Oliphant who owned a jewelry store on Pecan Street in 1852. The child with him is Will Carter. The Missouri House, Michael Ziller residence, is in the background.
Date: 1866~
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Governor's Mansion]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Governor's mansion view from across Colorado Street to the northwest, looking at the front (east) and south elevations, showing unpainted brick, people sitting on the front porch, the original staircase, and the original cantilevered balcony.
Date: 1866
Location: 30.272753 -97.743087
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Scholz Garden]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of Scholz Garden (Scholz Garten/Scholz Beer Garden) with an unidentified man standing in front of the door.
Date: [1866,1900]
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Custer at Texas School for the Blind]

Description: Photograph of General George A. Custer, Elizabeth Custer, and unidentified others on the steps of the School for the Blind building. Custer spent a few months in Austin after the Civil War.
Date: 1866
Location: None
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Melcena Fletcher Williamson and George M. Williamson]

Description: Photograph of Melcena Fletcher Williamson and George M. Williamson on the porch of the first building of the First Baptist Church in Rockwall. Melcena stands in a striped dress at left; George is seated at right. Notes written on the back of the image indicates a relation to Joe and Verna Odell ("Verna's parents").
Date: [1866..1867]
Partner: First Baptist Church of Rockwall
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