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[Drawing of the Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of an illustration of the Governor's Mansion in 1856.

Date: 1856

Creator: John P. G. McKenzie

Item Type: Photograph

[Baptist Church and Capitol Building]

Photograph of the first church building used by the Baptist Church (left) and the 1853 Capitol building (right).

Date: 1857

Item Type: Photograph

[Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion. "The Governor's Mansion after Texas became a state in 1846, and stands today, although much altered and improved. It is still the Governor's Mansion. It was and is located one black SW of the Capitol." is written on back of photograph.

Date: 1860

Item Type: Photograph

[Governor's Mansion & Baptist Church]

Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion and Baptist Church. "Pease Stero Picture 5"

Date: 1860

Creator: Hillyer, H. B.

Item Type: Photograph

[Custer at Texas School for the Blind]

Photograph of General George A. Custer, Elizabeth Custer, and unidentified others on the steps of the School for the Blind building. Custer spent a few months in Austin after the Civil War.

Date: 1866

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

[Man on Horse on East Sixth Street]

Photograph of 200 East Sixth Street circa 1866. The man on horse is William Oliphant who owned a jewelry store on Pecan Street in 1852. The child with him is Will Carter. The Missouri House, Michael Ziller residence, is in the background.

Date: 1866~

Item Type: Photograph

[Scholz Garden]

Photograph of the exterior of Scholz Garden (Scholz Garten/Scholz Beer Garden) with an unidentified man standing in front of the door.

Date: [1866,1900]

Item Type: Photograph

Pecan Street Looking East from Oliphant's Photo Gallery

Photograph of East Pecan Street (now 6th street) with William Oliphant (who had a jewelry store on Pecan Street in 1852) on a horse. The child next to the horse is Will Carter. A building in the background is visible and has "Missouri House" painted on the side. It was the residence of Michael Ziller. A sign also hangs from the second floor balcony of the house reading "Austin Hotel." Also visible in the background is England & Hannig Cabinet Makers.

Date: November 1866

Creator: Oliphant, W.J.

Item Type: Photograph

[St. David's Episcopal Church]

Photograph of the exterior of St. David's Episcopal church. There are many people standing outside of the church.

Date: December 19, 1867

Item Type: Photograph

[Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of the Texas Governor's mansion from around 1869. Taken from a stereoscope view.

Date: 1869

Item Type: Photograph

[View of Austin, TX]

Photograph of a view of Austin, TX taken from the top of a government building.

Date: 1869

Creator: Hillyer, H. B.

Item Type: Photograph

[Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of the Texas Governor's mansion from around 1870.

Date: 1870

Item Type: Photograph

[View of Austin, 1871]

Photograph of Austin in 1871.

Date: 1871

Creator: Hillyer, H. B.

Item Type: Photograph

[Train on Waller Creek Bridge]

Photograph of the front view of a steam train paused on the Waller Creek bridge in Austin. Buildings can be seen on both the right and left hand side of the bridge. There are passengers visible on the platform to the left of the train. On the back of the photograph there is a note that reads "With a little steam left this forerunner of a soon-to-be speeding civilization has stopped on the little Waller Creek bridge in Austin to let the passengers from Houston and other points out a the Depot Ho… more

Date: December 25, 1871

Item Type: Photograph

A Topographical Map of the City of Austin

Photograph of a topographical map of the City of Austin published by P. De Cordova, Texas Land Agency. Original map drawn in May of 1872.

Date: 1872

Item Type: Photograph

[Texas State Capitol and Street Railroad]

Photograph of the Texas State Capitol with a view of the street railroad on Congress Avenue.

Date: 1875~

Creator: Columbia Construction Co.

Item Type: Photograph

[Andrew Jackson Hamilton Funeral at Capitol]

Photograph of funeral of former Texas governor Andrew Jackson Hamilton at the State Capitol building. Original albumen print filed with Gethsemane Collection, AR.M.013. Same as C00253

Date: April 12, 1875

Creator: Hillyer, H. B.

Item Type: Photograph

[Pecan Street (6th Street) Before Driskill Hotel]

Photograph of Pecan Street (6th Street) looking east from Colorado circa 1879, taken before the Driskill Hotel was built. Hamilton Biscoe Hillyer's gallery is in the photograph.

Date: 1879~

Item Type: Photograph

Ben Hur Steamboat

Photograph of the Ben Hur steamboat from the Lake Navigation Company. The decks are full of people and hills are visible in the distance.

Date: [1880..1910]

Item Type: Photograph

[Sixth Street]

Photograph of Sixth Street in Austin. Buildings are visible on either side, and streetcar tracks are in the road. A few horse-drawn carriages are in the road. A sign is visible for L.W. Culver Furniture. A tall electric pol is on the right side.

Date: [1880,1900]

Item Type: Photograph

[Women on Lake in Hyde Park]

Photograph of a group of four women in a boat feed a flock of white ducks on a lake in Hyde Park. Caption on back reads "Hyde Park, Crystal Springs, Gein [?] Lake, 1880 to 1900."

Date: [1880,1900]

Item Type: Photograph

[Capitol Building After Fire of 1881]

Photograph of state Capitol building after the fire on the 9th of November, 1881. Several people can be seen standing on the steps leading up to the building.

Date: 1881

Item Type: Photograph

[St. David's Episcopal Church]

Photograph of St. David's Episcopal Church taken from the front of the building looking northeast at the intersection of San Jacinto and East 7th.

Date: January 1, 1881

Item Type: Photograph

[Temporary Capitol Building]

Photograph of the building that served as the temporary state capitol while the current capitol building was under construction. Some horse-drawn carriages are parked in front of the building.

Date: [1881,1888]

Item Type: Photograph

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[Drawing of the Governor's Mansion]

[Baptist Church and Capitol Building]

[Governor's Mansion]

[Governor's Mansion & Baptist Church]

[Custer at Texas School for the Blind]

[Man on Horse on East Sixth Street]

[Scholz Garden]

Pecan Street Looking East from Oliphant's Photo Gallery

[St. David's Episcopal Church]

[Governor's Mansion]

[View of Austin, TX]

[Governor's Mansion]

[View of Austin, 1871]

[Train on Waller Creek Bridge]

A Topographical Map of the City of Austin

[Texas State Capitol and Street Railroad]

[Andrew Jackson Hamilton Funeral at Capitol]

[Pecan Street (6th Street) Before Driskill Hotel]

Ben Hur Steamboat

[Sixth Street]

[Women on Lake in Hyde Park]

[Capitol Building After Fire of 1881]

[St. David's Episcopal Church]

[Temporary Capitol Building]