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Austin Baseball Club

Photograph of members of the Austin Baseball Club. There are eleven men arranged in a diamond formation with there names and position listed.

Date: 1888

Item Type: Photograph

Ben Hur Steamboat

Photograph of the Ben Hur steamboat from the Lake Navigation Company. The decks are full of people and hills are visible in the distance.

Date: [1880..1910]

Item Type: Photograph

Birds Eye Map of Austin

Birds eye map of Austin showing downtown, the river, and the University of Texas main building.

Date: 1887

Item Type: Photograph

[Capitol Building After Fire of 1881]

Photograph of state Capitol building after the fire on the 9th of November, 1881. Several people can be seen standing on the steps leading up to the building.

Date: 1881

Item Type: Photograph

[Capitol Construction]

Photograph of a close up view of the construction of the Capitol building. A man stands on top of a high wall while a few other men on scaffolding guide a pillar, attached to a crane, into place.

Date: 1886~

Item Type: Photograph

[Capitol Construction]

Photograph of construction of the state capitol building. The main building is mostly complete while construction of the dome is just beginning.

Date: 1887~

Item Type: Photograph

[Capitol Cornerstone Dedication]

Photograph of a crowd of people gathered for the cornerstone dedication during the construction of the state Capitol. Some onlookers can be seen sitting and standing on top of the derricks used for the construction.

Date: March 2, 1885

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.274276 -97.740445

[Cavalry Troops Marching in Texas Capitol Building Dedication Parade]

Photograph of the parade for the dedication of the Texas State Capitol building. This particular photograph features cavalry troops (Interstate drill) marching down Congress Avenue. Crowds of spectators are standing watching on either side of the street. Many flags are on display.

Date: April 28, 1888

Item Type: Photograph

[Construction of Capitol Building]

Photograph of exterior view of the front of the Capitol building during construction. The contractor's office is visible in the lower right of the photograph.

Date: 1887~

Item Type: Photograph

[Construction of Capitol Dome]

Photograph of the unfinished Capitol dome. Scaffolding is in place and the stonework for the base of the dome is complete.

Date: 1888

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.274711 -97.740354

[Construction of the Capitol Building]

Photograph of the construction of the State Capitol Building, looking at the east side of the building. The base of the building is largely complete and scaffolding is in place to build the dome.

Date: [1885..1888]

Item Type: Photograph

Convict Laborers Shaping Columns

Photograph of "Convict laborers shaping columns and loading flat cars near a Marble Falls,Texas quarry." The stones were used for construction of the Texas state Capitol building.

Date: 1885~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Cutstone yard, Burnet, Texas

View of the cut stone yard in Burnet, Texas. The stones were used to construct the Texas state Capitol building.

Date: 1886

Creator: Cooper, S.H.

Item Type: Photograph

[Exterior of Driskill Hotel]

Photograph of a corner view of the Driskill Hotel taken from the southeast corner of 6th Sreet and Brazos.

Date: 1888

Item Type: Photograph

[Exterior of Driskill Hotel]

Photograph of a northwest view of the exterior corner of the Driskill Hotel.

Date: 1888

Item Type: Photograph

Governor's Mansion

Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion in 1882 when it was first occupied.

Date: 1882

Item Type: Photograph

New Capitol Building, July, 1886

Photograph of workers posing for a group portrait during construction of the new capitol building. Writing on the back of the photograph reads: "Hans Falkenburg - sitting on stone (center, with hat)."

Date: July 1886

Creator: Cooper, S.H.

Item Type: Photograph

[Painting of Barton Springs and Mill]

Photograph of a copy of an oil painting by A.M. Ramsey in 1882 of Barton Springs and Mill. The scene consists of the springs and creek in the foreground, as well as people and animals in and around them. The mill and other buildings are in the midground and background.

Date: 1882

Creator: Ramsey, A.M.

Item Type: Photograph

Pecan Street

Photograph of Pecan Street (now 6th Street), looking east. The first building on the left is Frank Ragio's store.

Date: 1887~

Item Type: Photograph

Scene at Granite Mountain

Photograph of a scene at Granite Mountain where stone was cut for the Texas State Capitol building.

Date: 1885~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

[Sixth Street]

Photograph of Sixth Street in Austin. Buildings are visible on either side, and streetcar tracks are in the road. A few horse-drawn carriages are in the road. A sign is visible for L.W. Culver Furniture. A tall electric pol is on the right side.

Date: [1880,1900]

Item Type: Photograph

[St. David's Episcopal Church]

Photograph of St. David's Episcopal Church taken from the front of the building looking northeast at the intersection of San Jacinto and East 7th.

Date: January 1, 1881

Item Type: Photograph

[St. David's Episcopal Church exterior]

Photograph of an oblique view of the south front and west side of Saint David's Episcopal Church located at 301 East 8th Street. The gothic revival stone building has punched gothic windows, edged with stone quoins on the south facade, engaged pilasters and dormer vents. The symetrical south front has a central tower and castleated parapets. Two entrances are visible, both on the west facade: one on the south end and one on the north. There are four children standing in front of the west facade… more

Date: 1885/1900

Item Type: Photograph

[Temporary Capitol Building]

Photograph of the building that served as the temporary state capitol while the current capitol building was under construction. Some horse-drawn carriages are parked in front of the building.

Date: [1881,1888]

Item Type: Photograph

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Austin Baseball Club

Ben Hur Steamboat

Birds Eye Map of Austin

[Capitol Building After Fire of 1881]

[Capitol Construction]

[Capitol Construction]

[Capitol Cornerstone Dedication]

[Cavalry Troops Marching in Texas Capitol Building Dedication Parade]

[Construction of Capitol Building]

[Construction of Capitol Dome]

[Construction of the Capitol Building]

Convict Laborers Shaping Columns

Cutstone yard, Burnet, Texas

[Exterior of Driskill Hotel]

[Exterior of Driskill Hotel]

Governor's Mansion

New Capitol Building, July, 1886

[Painting of Barton Springs and Mill]

Pecan Street

Scene at Granite Mountain

[Sixth Street]

[St. David's Episcopal Church]

[St. David's Episcopal Church exterior]

[Temporary Capitol Building]