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- [Austin Volunteer Fire Department]
- Photograph of the Austin Volunteer Fire Department on parade down Congress Avenue.
- Austin's First Ambulance
- Photograph of Austin's first ambulance taken at 33rd and Speedway streets. The ambulance is horse-drawn and on the side, in addition to a cross, is a small plaque that reads "V.O. Weed." On the back of the photograph there is a note that reads "Mr. Bob Weed says that the body of this horse-drawn ambulance was removed and motorized with the coming of the auto-mobile, therefore it became Austin's first real ambulance."
- Austin's First Ambulance
- Photograph of a horse-drawn ambulance taken at 33rd and Speedway streets. On the side of the ambulance, in addition to a cross, is a small plaque that reads "V.O. Weed." The body of this horse-drawn ambulance was removed and motorized with the coming of the automobile, therefore it became Austin's first real ambulance.
- Bridge over Barton Creek
- Photograph of a group of people stand on and below a stone bridge, built by Swiss engineer and former Confederate colonel Getulius Kellersberger (1820-1900), at Barton Creek. Kellersberger, along with Arnold Kellersberger (July 30 1883-June 19 1972) and Alma Shudde Kellersberger (March 6 1888-October 2 1976), are pictured but not identified.
- Congress Avenue Bridge
- Congress Avenue bridge looking northwest towards downtown from the southeast corner. Skeleton of the Scarbrough Building under construction is in view.
- [Diver at Deep Eddy Pool]
- Photograph of a woman diving off of a tall wooden platform into Deep Eddy pool.
- D.E. Hall School of Domestic Economy
- Photograph of a group of women sitting out front of the D.E. Hall of Domestic Economy. These women were associated with the Young Women's Christian Association as indicated by notes on the back of the photograph. Stamped on one of the boards of the school is [CALC]ASIEU LUMBER referring to Calcasieu Lumber Company which was established in Austin,Texas in the early 1880s.
- [Eanes one-room school building]
- Photograph of a classroom interior as seen from the back entrance door, showing wooden desks and seats with slatted backs in the foreground, along with a cast iron stove in the central aisle. To the back of the photograph lies the teacher's wooden desk, and a long blackboard that spans the length of the front classroom wall. There are two wall-mounted gas lamps above the blackboard, and several photographs are posted above and on the blackboard. The floor is constructed of wooden boards, and the walls are board and batten. There is a window to the right in the photograph, which has an opaque shade shaped like an awning. This is probably a view of the 1896 one-room school, which replaced the 1874 school that burned, and was used from 1896 to 1937. The 2 acres of land for the school were provided by William and Sophia Teague. Builders of the school were Henry Johnson, Oscar Carlson, and John Marshall. This photograph is copied from a manuscript by Mrs. H. R. Gentry, entitled: "Eanes School, Travis County".
- [Field with Capitol in Background]
- Photograph of a landscape view of a field in the foreground with the city skyline, including the Capitol dome, in the background. The field is now Zilker Park.
- Governor’s Mansion
- Front facade, walkway with urns, gazebo, carriage house, grounds, curb.
- Steam Threshing Tractor
- Photograph of two men taking a break underneath a steam powered threshing tractor. The tractor itself looks to have been manufactured by Case, possibly a Model 75.
- Congress Avenue looking towards Capitol
- Aerial view of Congress Avenue looking north from the Littlefield Building at 6th and Congress.
- Congress Avenue looking towards Capitol
- Aerial view of Congress Avenue looking north from the Scarbrough Building at 6th and Congress.
- [Hyde Park Baptist Church]
- Photograph of people posing out in front of Hyde Park Baptist Church during its construction. Children are sitting on the ground and one woman is standing with her bicycle. Scaffolding is visible on the building.
- [Calbraith P. Rodgers landing plane]
- Photograph of a crowd gathered around Calbraith P. Rodgers when he crash landed his plane at Ridgetop. He was flying from Sheepshead Bay, New York to Pasadena, California.
- [Wheatville School Students]
- Photograph of African American students at Wheatville School, 1912-1913. Writing on the back of the photograph reads as follows: "Wheatville School, 1912-1913. The teacher is Mrs. Maude Eason. The second boy on the right in the front row is Little Willie Daniels. Mr. Daniels resides in Austin at 2300 E. 10th St. He is an active member of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church. The school was located on the northwest corner of Leon & 25th Sts."
- [Austin National Bank Employess]
- Photograph of the employees of the Austin National Bank posing for a portrait. The men are all dressed professionally. In the top row, from left to right, is Vest E. Lander, Bookkeeper, Sully B. Roberdeau, Receiving Teller, Leon D. Williams, General Bookkeeper, Clark C. Campbell, Bookkeeper, Gerald Boerner, Mail Teller, Morris Hirschfield, Cashier, Ralph A. Bickler, Secretary, Earl E. Simms, Collector, and Miles F. Byrne, Receiving Teller. In the middle row, from left to right, is Wesley, H. Lyons, Bookkeeper, Boyd Wells, Exchange Teller, John H. Whitis, Bookkeeper, and C. M. (Jim) Bartholomew, Assistant Cashier and Paying Teller. In the front row is George W. Mabson, Porter.
- Congress Avenue with street rail
- Looking north towards Capitol at about the 500 block of Congress Avenue. A family in the foreground is either getting off or getting on a street rail car.
- Congress Avenue with street rail
- Looking north towards Capitol at about the 500 block of Congress Avenue. A family in the foreground is either getting off or getting on a street rail car.
- [Women Wading in Bull Creek]
- Photograph of six women wading in Bull Creek. They are holding up their skirts and pointing their toes at the camera. The names written on the back of the photo are (from left to right): Gertrude, Myrtie, Beulah, Ethel, Mamie McKenzie, and Zula Edens.
- [Children Riding Donkeys]
- Photograph of two children on donkeys in Mineral Wells. Some houses are visible in the background.
- [Texas vs. Notre Dame football game]
- Paul Simmonds being tackled in a 7-30 loss to Notre Dame on Thanksgiving Day, 1913.
- [Texas League Ball Park Flooded by Colorado River]
- Photograph of the Texas League Ballpark in South Austin flooded by the Colorado River in December 1913.
- [Austin High School Senior Class Picnic at Eliza Springs]
- 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.
- "Before and After"
- Photograph of Sixth Street viewed from the west. A streetcar is in the foreground and the Driskill Hotel is visible in the background.
- Governor’s Mansion
- Front elevation, walkway with urns, Gothic screen door is in place, carriage house visible, as well as gazebo and wood fence, grounds shown.
- [Morris Hirschfield and Ralph A. Bickler at Austin National Bank]
- Photograph of Morris Hirschfield (cashier) and Ralph A. Bickler (secretary) at Austin National Bank. They are sitting in an office; one of them is wearing a suit, and one of them is wearing a button-up shirt with a bow-tie.
- [Pease Elementary Students Forming Rows]
- Photograph of Pease Elementary school students standing in uniform rows, placing their hands on each others' shoulders. The schoolteacher stands and watches. The street and nearby houses are visible in the background.
- [South Congress Avenue, looking south]
- View of South Congress Avenue looking south, just south of Academy Drive.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [Boy Standing in Waller Creek Flood Debris]
- Photograph of a boy standing among debris of Waller Creek flood.
- [Colorado River Flood]
- Photograph of Colorado River floodwaters, with several wooden buildings visible in the background.
- 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.
- [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.
- 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.
- [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.
- 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.
- [Street Car Bridge over Waller Creek]
- Photograph of the street car bridge over Waller Creek located at 1st and Red River. People are standing along the bridge and there is a home in the background. Note on photograph reads: "Street car bridge 1st & Red River Austin, Tex. 4-23-15."
- [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.
- Downtown Austin with Capitol in view
- View of Capitol from Congress Avenue and 5th Street looking north.
- Telephone operators
- Toll office set up at 400 Congress Avenue due to fire which destroyed the toll bank in the telephone building at 410 Congress. Pictured L-R: Miss Anna Koch (Mrs. R. M. Ewalt), Beulah Morrow (Mrs. Beulah Davis), Clarence Oliver (Traffic Supt. for Texas ), Mrs. A. C. Newton (Toll chief operator), S. U. Barron, Marguertie Doris (Mrs. Marguerite Ravenelli), Lillie McGee, Laura Foster (Mrs. Laura Raley), Ollie Joyce (Mrs. Ollie Peterson).
- [Harry Bickler Stands, Guarding a Truck]
- Photograph of Harry Bickler guarding a truck at Camp Mabry. He is dressed in military attire and is standing in a grass field.
- [Clark Field]
- Soldiers sitting in an arc for a group panoramic photo.
- [Group of World War I Army enlisted men eating beside tent rows]
- Photograph of several enlisted men in what appear to be World War I U.S. infantry uniforms, some wearing sweaters and others thick shirts, eating at the end of a row of field tents. They are eating from metal mess kits, and the meal appears to include biscuits. Several of the men are wearing enlisted visor hats. Three of the men are identified in handwriting on the photograph: Walter, Clyde and George.
- Penn Field
- Soldiers standing in formation during aviation training at Penn Field during first World War. Penn Field was located in south Austin, bordered by what is now South Congress, Woodward St. and Ben White Blvd.
- [Three students of the University of Texas School of Military Aeronautics on the lawn in front of the Old Main building, Austin, Texas]
- Photograph of three young men dressed in military uniforms, sitting on the lawn in front of the Old Main building at the University of Texas at Austin. The men have their legs straight out in front of them, showing the soles of thier boots, upon which is written in chalk: "BERLIN OR BUST", a popular patriotic/propaganda phrase during World War I. The man in the middle of the group has his campaign hat on his lap. The men are identified on the back of the photograph, from left to right as: Curry, Hart and Callender.
- [Two Fourth Grade Class Group Portraits]
- Photograph of two classes of fourth grade students posing for a portrait.They are both organized into three rows.
- [Student gathering on University of Texas at Austin campus before Governor Ferguson protest parade]
- Photograph of a group of University of Texas students and supporters gathered on the lawn behind the Old Main Building, as they prepare for a protest march to Governor James E. Ferguson's (Pa Ferguson) capitol office. Many of the group are seated on the lawn or on chairs, and some hold umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun. A caption on the back of the photograph reads "scene in the campus before the student parade, May 28, 1917, Old Main Bg. in the background." The group was protesting Governor Ferguson's call for fraternities and sororities to be banned from the UT campus, and his further call for the removal of University president Dr. Robert Ernest Vinson. The Governor was not successful in either case, and was indeed himself impeached and removed from office by the Texas legislature on September 25, 1917.