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Texan Days

This article is the second part of Arthur W. Page's biography of O. Henry, "Little Pictures of O. Henry." It addresses O. Henry's time in Texas and is illustrated with photographs.

Date: July 1913

Creator: Page, Arthur W. (Arthur Wilson), 1883-1960

Item Type: Article

Adventures in Neurasthenia

Short story written by O. Henry when he was in residence in Asheville, North Carolina and addresses themes of alcoholism and the author's relationship with his father.

Date: July 1910

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Photograph of a couple standing by a car. The man at the front of a picture is holding a car jack, attempting to fix a flat tire. The caption on the back reads "Bob got a puncture in route to Galveston from Austin 7/17/13 just before arriving at Giddings."

Date: July 17, 1913

Item Type: Photograph

[Race at Galveston Beach]

Photograph of a car race at Galveston Beach. Two cars are visible behind the spectators. The inscription on the back reads "L. Disbrow in his 290 HB 'JIC' attempts to lower record for beach comer."

Date: July 29, 1913

Item Type: Photograph

Travis Heights, Austin

Photograph of a car driving through the Travis Heights subdivision in Austin. The road is dirt and is surrounded by trees; no houses are visible.

Date: July 16, 1913

Item Type: Photograph

[Two Cars near the Brazos River]

Photograph of a man standing by two cars on the side of the road. A note on the back of the photograph says, "Just before arriving at Brenham - 7/17/13 - Brazos River."

Date: July 17, 1913

Item Type: Photograph

[Woman in Galveston, Texas]

Photograph of a woman in Galveston, Texas. The woman is wearing a spotted dress and a bonnet. She stands on the beach, and the bottom of a pier or platform is partially visible behind her.

Date: July 25, 1914

Item Type: Photograph

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).

Date: July 1916

Item Type: Photograph

Start in 300 mile race, Galveston Beach

Photograph of a car race at Galveston Beach. The drivers are lined up with their cars behind the crowd.

Date: July 29, 1913

Item Type: Photograph

[Ship at Galveston]

Photograph of a U.S. Transport Ship at Galveston.

Date: July 20, 1913

Item Type: Photograph

Riverside Drive, Austin

Photograph of a car driving through Riverside Drive, Austin. A rocky hillside is at the right.

Date: July 10, 1913

Item Type: Photograph

Galveston Causeway

Photograph of the Galveston Causeway. A man is standing in the road next to two parked cars.

Date: July 19, 1913

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.297181 -94.885754

Travis Heights, Austin

Photograph of a car driving through the Travis Heights subdivision in Austin. The area is heavily shaded by nearby trees.

Date: July 16, 1913

Item Type: Photograph

Battle Ship South Carolina

Photograph of the Battleship South Carolina at Galveston, Texas.

Date: July 20, 1912

Item Type: Photograph

Travis Heights, Austin

Photograph of a car driving through the Travis Heights subdivision in Austin. There are trees and shrubs on either side of the dirt road; no houses are visible.

Date: July 15, 1913

Item Type: Photograph

The Bar as an Institution of the State

Transcription of the speech Phillips gave which discusses the role of lawyers and their obligations to the people that they serve.

Date: July 2, 1913

Creator: Texas Bar Association

Item Type: Book

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

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Texan Days

Adventures in Neurasthenia

[Car with a Flat Tire]

[Race at Galveston Beach]

Travis Heights, Austin

[Two Cars near the Brazos River]

[Woman in Galveston, Texas]

Telephone operators

Start in 300 mile race, Galveston Beach

[Ship at Galveston]

Riverside Drive, Austin

Galveston Causeway

Travis Heights, Austin

Battle Ship South Carolina

Travis Heights, Austin

The Bar as an Institution of the State

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