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[Austin High School Senior Class Picnic at Eliza Springs]

Description: Photograph of the 1914 Austin High School senior picnic, showing a group of young men and women standing on stone steps leading down to Eliza Springs (Zilker Park Amphitheater). There is a curved stone wall behind the steps, with a large stone relief star, similar to the Texas seal. The women are dressed in long skirts, and some are wearing hats. The men are wearing light shirts, ties and dark trousers, and some are also wearing hats.
Date: 1914
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[Donate Old Tires]

Description: Photograph of a tire donation point in front of the Texas State Capitol's south façade during World War I. The donation point is designed to look like a totem pole like those found in the Pacific Northwest. The cement base of the pole is painted with the words "Donate Old Tires."
Date: [1914,1918]
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[Fort Bliss, El Paso]

Description: Photograph of Fort Bliss, El Paso. A soldier is shown patrolling a fenced area. Inscription on the back reads "Showing Salazaar who objects to having his picture taken. El Paso, Ft. Bliss Refugee Camp. 4-5-14. I got this picture anyway by pressing the bulb with my foot. -F.C."
Date: April 5, 1914
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Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas

Description: Photograph of Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. A Mexican bandit (Maximo Castillo) is being kept inside a fenced area with tents. The inscription on the back reads "Castillo, the Mexican Bandit, who is supposed to have blown up tunnels, killing several people and wrecking trains. I was not allowed to take this picture: U.S. officers made me put away my Kodak; so I put is on the ground at my feet and stepped on the bulb and got this snapshot. --F.C."
Date: April 5, 1914
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Fort Bliss, Tex.

Description: Photograph of the refugee camp at Fort Bliss, El Paso. Patrolmen are seen on duty outside of a fenced off camp with rows of tents. A sign on a pole advertises "Horas de visita" Inscription on the back reads "Refugee Camp where 600 Mexican Federal Soldiers are kept."
Date: April 5, 1914
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Juarez, Mexico

Description: Photograph of General Carranza in Juarez, Mexico. A note on the back of the photograph reads, "Gen. Carranza is just about to enter the city - showing front of auto in which his brother in law and his wife and others [attending?] 3 daughters of Carranza, Capt. Alberto Sabinas, Col. Solinas."
Date: 1914?
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Juarez Race Track

Description: Photograph of a horse race in Juarez, Mexico. The horses are passing the crowd at the moment of the photograph. Five names of horses are listed in a handwritten note on the back of the photograph.
Date: March 29, 1914
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Nuevo Laredo, Mex.

Description: Photograph of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Nuevo Laredo, Mex. looking across Rio Grande from Texas Side." A large bridge connecting the two cities is visible on the right side of the photograph.
Date: 1914
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El Paso, Texas

Description: Photograph of a scene in downtown El Paso. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody is seen in the center of the photograph, riding a carriage through the street with a large crowd watching. Inscription on the back reads "El Paso, Texas, taken thru window of Paso del Norte Hotel, Buffalo Bill Cody."
Date: April 4, 1914
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