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- [American Legion Men In Costume]
- Photograph of a group of men from Travis Post 76 dressed in costumes for the American Legion Fool's Parade. The one on the far left is wearing a dress with a colander on his head, the next is wearing a sign that reads, "A Bath in Austin is 99% Chlorine Water". Next to him, a man is wearing a dress and a wig and holding a sign that is partially cutoff reading "Looking for the new hotel." and the final two are wearing suit jackets without pants.
- [American Legion Parade]
- Photograph of a group of individuals wearing various costumes, walking in an American Legion parade through a residential area. One man is in a cart pulled by a mule. There are three signs that read, "Travis Post 76 Austin, Tex.," "Travis Post American Legion," and "Looking for the New Hotel."
- Entry in Fool's Parade
- Photograph of a group of individuals lining up for an American Legion parade. There are three signs that read, "Travis Post 76 Austin, Tex.", "Travis Post American Legion", and "Looking for the New Hotel". The men are in costume. Some are in dresses, some are in tuxedo jackets without pants. A handwritten notes on the back reads, "Evidently they didn't know how to hold 'em." Individuals are named on the back of the print.
- [Texas School of Military Aeronautics]
- Photograph of insignias on the wall of a building at the Texas School of Military Aeronautics.
- Our Camp on the Guadalupe River
- Photograph of a house in a wooden area. A boy sits at some tables in front of the house. Two cars are parked alongside the house.
- [Three Children With A Goat-Cart]
- Photograph of three children in a cart pulled by a goat in front of a brick house. One is standing next to the cart, while the other two are sitting in the cart. Signs on the cart read "Austin" and "1924". A red paper heart has been cut out and affixed to the upper right corner of the photo.
- [Men in Costume for an American Legion Parade]
- Photograph of a group of men marching in an American Legion Parade. Some are in dresses, others are in formal tuxedo jackets without pants. One is a clown. One of them is holding a sign that says "Travis Post 76 Austin, Texas":
- [Men Stand in Formation]
- Photograph of a group of men standing in a formation at the Texas School of Military Aeronautics. Several men hold bugles and a few have drums.
- [Invitation to "Will Rogers" Party at Woodlawn for Governor-elect Dan Moody]
- An invitation to a "Will Rogers" Party at Woodlawn for Governor-elect Dan Moody.
- [Will Rogers and Governor-elect Dan Moody at Woodlawn]
- Photograph of Will Rogers and Texas Governor-elect Dan Moody posing together on "Will Rogers' Horse" at Woodlawn. They are wearing hats and holding guns as part of the post. The horse is in a living room or sitting area, next to a brick fireplace.
- [Correspondence to Richard Niles Graham from A.E. Wood]
- A letter to Richard Niles Graham from politician A.E. Wood, who thanks Graham for a campaign donation to his recent run for the state senate.
- [Correspondence to Richard Niles Graham from Richard Berkeley Bell]
- A short letter to Richard Niles Graham from tennis player Richard Berkeley Bell.
- Old Church at Brazoria
- Photograph of an old church at Brazoria, Texas. There is a picket fence in front of the church.
- [Farmland in Burnet, Texas]
- Photograph of farmland in Burnet, Texas. A farmer can be seen harvesting crops in the distance.
- Indian Mound near Bertram
- Photograph of a young man standing in a field of small, unidentified plants. A note on the back of the photograph says, "Indian Mound near Bertram -- June 11th, 1923."
- Mount Bonnell
- Photograph of John Barry Caldwell at Mount Bonnell, Austin. The Colorado River is visible in the background.
- [Group Portrait of Men]
- Photograph of 23 men in suits. Some men are unidentified, but most of the names are listed on the back (L to R by row). Names includes Cott Alexander, Warren Taylor, George Watkins, Melvin Stones, Ed Mosure, Walter Hanna, August Zeppin, Guy Collette, Max Sxhmitz, Emmett Rose, Guy Ross, M. McSwain, W.H. Richardson, Jr., W.C. Love, Ernest STubbs, O.L. koock, Harry Land, and Frank Caldwell.
- Ruins of Ft. Croghan
- Photograph of a man standing in the ruins of Fort Croghan in Burnet County. The ruins consist of a very low stone wall and other stones strewn about a field.
- [Campsite]
- Photograph of a campsite, with a tent and a campfire visible. A small note on the back of the photograph says "honey moon."
- Frank Caldwell on Deer Creek
- Photograph of Frank Caldwell in a small cave at Deer Creek.
- Fall Creek, Llano Co.
- Photograph of a waterfall at Fall Creek in Llano County. The photograph was taken from the water level below, showing the water flowing from above. Inscription on the back reads "104 ft. waterfall."
- Letters to Lithopolis
- This work is a collection of letters from O. Henry to Mabel Wagnalls.
- The Caballero's Way
- Short story about a young desperado from the Texas-Mexico border.
- [Letter from Christopher Morley to John Stahl]
- Letter signed by Chirstopher Morley declining an invitation by Mr. Stahl of the Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
- [Advertisement letter for complete O. Henry collection]
- Advertising letter offering 274 O. Henry stories in one volume.
- Advertisement for complete O. Henry collection
- Advertisment offering 274 O. Henry stories in one volume.
- Advertising postal card for complete O. Henry collection
- Advertisement offering 274 O. Henry stories in one volume.
- O. Henryana
- This work was published posthumously.
- The Crucible
- A poem entitled "The Crucible" by O. Henry turned into a song by Alexander McFayden.
- Barton Springs Pool
- View of the pool from the north bank looking towards the diving board. A house can be seen in the background.
- Barton Springs Pool
- View of the pool from the north bank just east of the pool's boundary.
- Barton Springs Pool
- Looking northwest out over the pool with diving board in view.
- Barton Springs Pool
- View of the pool from the south bank.
- Barton Springs Pool
- View of the pool from the north bank looking west toward the diving board.
- [Seaholm Power Plant]
- Power plant building looking south from 3rd Street, with smokestack in view.
- [Seaholm Power Plant]
- Power plant buildings showing the smokestacks, employee cars and railroad tracks on 3rd Street.
- Seaholm Power Plant
- Looking west at the power plant buildings from the railroad bridge over 3rd St.
- Seaholm Power Plant
- Looking west at the power plant buildings from the railroad bridge over 3rd St.
- Austin High School Band
- Portrait of the Austin High School Band standing at the steps of the Capitol.
- [Aerial view of Capitol grounds and governor's mansion]
- Photograph of an aerial view of the grounds near the state Capitol and governor's mansion.
- [Rooftop Terrace of the Stephen F. Austin Hotel]
- Group photo of people sitting at long tables.
- [Waller Creek at 6th Street]
- Waller Creek looking at the 6th Street bridge from 5th Street.
- [Texas Rangers with Governor Miriam "Ma" Ferguson]
- Group of men in suits with a woman standing on the steps of the Capitol.
- [Seton Infirmary]
- Front of building with cars in the driveway.
- [Seton Infirmary doctors]
- Group portrait of men on steps of building. Back reads: "1923 Seton Infirmary. Top row: 1. Richardson, Dalton, 2. Watt, William Elliot, -1961, 3. Hilgartner, Henry Louis, 1868-1937, 4. Granberry, Howard B., 1870-1942, 5. Kreisle, Matthew Ferninand, 1886-1964, 6. Gilbert, Joseph M., 1873-1951. Second Row: 7. Gibson, James W., 8. Kirk, Louis Harry, 1877-1938, 9. Black, 10. Hill, Homer Barksdale, 11. Weller, Cyrus Burford, 1881-1935, 12. Gilbert, G. Horace, 1879-1945, 13. Gregg, Frank (?), Third row: 14, Loving, James M., 1879-1948, 15. Hudson, Samuel Edward, 1860-1943, 16. Mathews, Claud, 17. Thomas, John, 18. Stroberg, 19. Beverly, Albert Fitzhugh, 1884-1943, 20. Scott, Zachary Thomson, 1880-1964. Fourth Row: 21., 22. Wooten, Goodall Harrison, 23. Key, Samuel N. Sr., -1956, 24. Wooten, Joe Sil, 1871-1949, 25. Harper, W. A., 26. Wickline, Robert M., 27. Boerner, Morris Hirshfield, 1885-1932, 28. Herd, Alan"
- Austin Dam Flood Scene
- Water raging through the inoperable Austin Dam.
- [Tornado Damage]
- Photograph of damage caused by a tornado on May 4th, 1922 in Austin. A collapsed building is visible in the foreground with damaged buildings in background, possibly on the St. Edward's University campus.
- Tornado Damage
- Fallen water tower at unknown location. Damaged caused by tornado on May 4th, 1922.
- [St. David's Hospital]
- Exterior of the St. David's Hospital building at 606 W. 17th. Building is now the Rio House Apartments.
- [Dedication of Memorial Stadium]
- Aerial view of stadium with the UT band on the field forming a "T"