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[Aftermath of 1915 flood]

View of aftermath of April 1915 flood, Waller Creek at 705 E. 6th Street, Austin. People are gathered on the stone bridge and look down onto the creek. Damaged buildings are on either side of the creek.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[Aftermath of 1915 Flood]

Photograph of the aftermath of the 1915 Colorado River flood. A house is destroyed, with furnishings visible inside. A woman, man, and young girl pose in one of the house's rooms.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[Bickler Family Portrait]

Photograph of the Bickler family with four men and four women. The older lady in the front row, right side is likely Martha Bickler.

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Photograph

[Boy Standing in Waller Creek Flood Debris]

Photograph of a boy standing among debris of Waller Creek flood.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Camp Mabry railroad switch and arsenal

Back reads, "This photograph shows the International & Great Northern Railroad main line. The ralroad switch runs by the arsenal which is shown on the left of the picture. The International & Great Northern Railroad will run a number of tracks in the camp or at any other place to suit the Government."

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.311625 -97.756879

[Colorado River Flood]

Photograph of Colorado River floodwaters, with several wooden buildings visible in the background.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease]

A letter to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease, a former slave.

Date: August 25, 1915

Creator: Pease, Dave

Item Type: Letter

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease]

A letter to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease, a former slave.

Date: September 9, 1915

Creator: Pease, Dave

Item Type: Letter

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley]

A letter to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley, the child of a former slave.

Date: August 25, 1915

Creator: Whitley, S.L.

Item Type: Letter

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley]

A letter to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley, the child of a former slave.

Date: August 30, 1915

Creator: Whitley, S.L.

Item Type: Letter

[Family in a Car]

Photograph of a family in a car. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Fritz Bohn + Family and the Caldwells."

Date: June 6, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Flood Scene - Waller Creek

Photograph of Waller Creek flooding. In the foreground the rushing floodwaters with rapids are visible. In the background are houses that have been destroyed or are being carried away by the creek.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[Flood waters at Shoal Creek and West 6th Street]

Crowd of people across Shoal Creek observing a street rail car passing through the flood waters.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[Flood waters on Shoal Creek]

Looking south from the bend in Shoal Creek at the corner of Nueces and West 4th Street. The railroad bridge at West 3rd is in view. The back of Quality Mills can be seen slightly obscured by trees.

Date: September 1915

Creator: Ellison Photo Co.

Item Type: Photograph

Hollow Reinforced-Concrete Structure Replaces Dam at Austin, Texas, Which Failed Fifteen Years Ago

This article gives historical background of the first dam at Austin, Texas and its failure followed by a discussion of the changes that were made when building the new dam, including plans.

Date: 1915

Creator: Engineering Record

Item Type: Book

Horse Shoe Curve S.P.R.R. near El Paso, Texas

Photograph of the "horse shoe curve" in the S.P.R.R. (Southern Pacific Railroad), where the tracks make a U-turn. The photograph was likely taken from the front or rear end of a moving train.

Date: February 8, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Horse Shoe Curve S.P.R.R. near El Paso, Texas

Photograph of a train near El Paso, Texas. The train is going along a curved track in a field, and the photograph was taken from the rear cart of the train. Inscription on the back reads "Horse Shoe Curve S.P.R.R. near El Paso, Texas -- taken from rear end of train while train was in motion, note double header."

Date: February 8, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[Hotel at Lobo, Texas]

Photograph of a hotel in Lobo, Texas. A water tower is visible to the left of the building. Inscription on the back reads "$100,000 hotel, Lobo, Texas, S.P.R.R. 2-8-15, taken from train, only building in Lobo."

Date: February 8, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Looking West on E. 16th Street at Bridge

Photograph of a crowd of people standing around E. 16th Street, looking at the Colorado River floodwaters engulf a bridge during the 1915 flood.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

The O. Henry index

Index to O. Henry's written works includes a biography of O. Henry. Index starts on page 25.

Date: 1915

Creator: Saxton, Eugene F. (Eugene Francis), 1884-1943

Item Type: Book

[Portrait at Camp Bowie]

Photograph of a group of men at Camp Bowie. The front row is sitting, the next row is kneeling, and the last row is standing. In front of the first row is an insignia on the ground.

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Photograph

Progresive Retail Merchant of Texas, Volume 1, Number 2, July 1915

Periodical containing information about business-related topics in Travis County, along with civic news regarding organizational meetings, stories, and other information of interest to business owners and merchants in the Austin area.

Date: July 1915

Creator: Capital City Advertising Association

Item Type: Book

[Rio Grande River]

Photograph of the Rio Grande River. Inscription on the back reads "Brownsville, Texas looking west from bank of Rio Grande towards Ferry landing Mexico (Matamoros) and U.S. Customs House, May 25, 1915."

Date: May 25, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Soldier and His Mule

Photograph of an American World War I-era soldier standing in the street with a pack mule. There is a street car in the background along with a drug store and other men in the street.

Date: [1915..1920]

Item Type: Photograph

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[Aftermath of 1915 flood]

[Aftermath of 1915 Flood]

[Bickler Family Portrait]

[Boy Standing in Waller Creek Flood Debris]

Camp Mabry railroad switch and arsenal

[Colorado River Flood]

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease]

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease]

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley]

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from S.L. Whitley]

[Family in a Car]

Flood Scene - Waller Creek

[Flood waters at Shoal Creek and West 6th Street]

[Flood waters on Shoal Creek]

Hollow Reinforced-Concrete Structure Replaces Dam at Austin, Texas, Which Failed Fifteen Years Ago

Horse Shoe Curve S.P.R.R. near El Paso, Texas

Horse Shoe Curve S.P.R.R. near El Paso, Texas

[Hotel at Lobo, Texas]

Looking West on E. 16th Street at Bridge

The O. Henry index

[Portrait at Camp Bowie]

Progresive Retail Merchant of Texas, Volume 1, Number 2, July 1915

[Rio Grande River]

Soldier and His Mule