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Downtown Austin

Description: Photograph of downtown Austin with Capitol under construction. Caption reads, "Birdseye view of Austin, Texas taken from School for Deaf showing the Capitol Bldg under construction. Note that west wing of main bldg of University was only partly built at that time."
Date: 1882/1888
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Governor's Mansion, Austin

Description: Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion from the southeast showing dark columns, white picket fence out front, and wild grounds. Windows on the south side and front upper porch of the mansion are shuttered. Photographed from behind the white picket fence, which is visible in the immediate right foreground. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant here in 1880 was Governor Oran M. Roberts. The mansion was declared a Texas historical l… more
Date: 1880
Creator: Hill, S.B.
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[Painting of Barton Springs and Mill]

Description: 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.
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[View of Southest Austin]

Description: Photograph of Southeast Austin, with Congress Avenue extending down the right side of the frame and the Colorado River in the background. The caption on the back reads: "View of southeast Austin taken from Capitol Dome, showing Driskill Hotel, St. Mary's Convent, Old Catholic Church, Methodist Church opposite (now Labor Temple), Old Jail and Jailer's residence in immediate foreground. Photographed by Charles B. Wheelock, Boston, Mass sometime between the years 1889 and 1894."
Date: [1889..1894]
Creator: Wheelock, Charles B.
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[St. David's Episcopal Church exterior]

Description: 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
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Goddess of Liberty with Workers

Description: Capitol construction crews surrounding the Goddess of Liberty statue that was later placed on top of the Capitol dome. Right side, back row, fifth from right with mustache is identified as Hans Falkenberg. This original iteration of the Goddess was taken down during restoration of the Capitol in 1985, restored and eventually put on display at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.
Date: February 1888
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