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- [Congress Avenue]
- Photograph of a bustling Congress Avenue taken from the south looking towards the Capitol Builing. People are walking or riding on horse and carriage.
- [A Parade on Congress Avenue]
- Photograph of a bustling Congress Avenue. There is a parade marching on the avenue. People are lining the avenue; men are in hats and ladies are holing umbrellas. Bosche's Troy Laundry building is in he center of the photograph.
- [View Down Congress from Capitol]
- Photograph of a view looking down Congress Avenue, taken from the dome in the Capitol building.
- [Buildings on Congress Avenue]
- Photograph of a view looking south down Congress Avenue. Among the buildings lining the street are he Austin American and the Von Boeckmann Jones Company.
- [Gaston Avenue in Pemberton Heights]
- Photograph of Gaston Avenue looking west from Claire Avenue in the Pemberton Heights subdivision. Two large homes are in the background.
- [Congress Avenue and the Capitol Building]
- Photograph of Congress Avenue taken from the south looking towards the Capitol Building. Horse carriage tracks line the avenue. Patterson Wagon Yard is on the west side of the avenue.
- [St. John's Elementary School]
- Photograph of the St. John's Elementary School, now closed.
- Grand Stand Hyde Park
- Photograph of the fair grounds at Hyde Park. A field is in the foreground, and bleachers full of people are at the far side of the field. Other people mill about in front of the bleachers. A 3-story gazebo is on the left. A line of horse-drawn buggies are on the right.
- [40th and Avenue G in Hyde Park ]
- Photograph of the site of 40th and Avenue G in Hyde Park, taken before Avenue G was built.
- [Site of Shipe Stables in Hyde Park]
- Photograph of the intersection of two dirt roads and a man standing in front of the empty lot that was to be the location of Shipe Stables in the Hyde Park subdivision.
- [Gated Entrance to Hyde Park]
- Photograph of a gated entrance to the Hyde Park subdivision. A horse drawn buggy is exiting and there is a street car in front of the entrance.
- [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.
- [Lobby of First National Bank, Austin, Texas]
- Photograph of the lobby of First National Bank, including the bank teller window behind a grill. William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) is the teller. Another man stands behind the front counter, one is seated in back, and a customer is at the teller window. The man behind the open counter is listed as Brackenridge.
- [Horse Cart Full of Bath Tubs]
- Photograph of a man driving a horse-drawn cart full of old fashioned bath tubs. The side of cart reads "Electric & Plumbing." Several men are walking ahead of the cart.
- Scene at Camp Mabry
- Photograph of a scene at Camp Mabry with men on horseback riding across a field. One man, left of center, holds a flag.
- [Soldiers on Horseback at Camp Mabry]
- Photograph of soldiers on horseback at Camp Mabry.
- Camp Mabry
- Photograph of a building at Camp Mabry with cars and trucks parked outside.
- [Elephant Parade]
- Photograph of a parade of circus elephants marching South down Congress Avenue. The Capitol building can be seen in the upper left corner of the photograph.
- [Ku Klux Klan Parade]
- Photograph of a parade of the Ku Klux Klan.
- [Parade on Congress Avenue]
- Photograph of a parade on Congress Avenue taken from the southwest. There is a crowd of parade watchers on the street and people watching from the windows of the buildings on Congress Avenue. The Capitol building can be seen in the upper left corner of the photograph.
- [Circus Camels]
- Photograph of circus camels on parade.
- [Entrance to Memorial Park Cemetery]
- Photograph of entrance to Memorial Park Cemetery, showing Sexton's residence and office.
- [Building at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery]
- Photograph of the exterior of a building at the Austin Memorial Park Cemetery.
- [Big Foot Wallace's Headstone at State Cemetery]
- Photograph of the State Cemetery. Big Foot Wallace's headstone is in the foreground.
- [First Baptist Church at 120 W. 10th St.]
- Photograph of the exterior of First Baptist Church at 120 West 10th Street.
- [Baptist Church and Capitol Building]
- Photograph of the first church building used by the Baptist Church (left) and the 1853 Capitol building (right).
- [St. Mary's Catholic Church]
- Photograph of the front exterior of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
- [Exterior of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church]
- Photograph of the exterior of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church at 1206 E. 9th Street.
- [St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of the exterior of St. David's Episcopal church. There are many people standing outside of the church.
- [St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of the exterior of St. David's Episcopal Church taken from across the street at the intersection of San Jacinto and East 7th.
- [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.
- [St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of the exterior of St. David's Episcopal Church, taken from the intersection of San Jacinto and East 7th Street.
- [St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of St. David's Episcopal Church. A few cars are parked on the street alongside it.
- [Altar Boys at St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of two altar boys kneeling at the altar of St. David's Episcopal Church.
- [Interior of St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of the interior sanctuary of St. David's Episcopal Church, taken from the altar. There are large windows, a vaulted ceiling, and rows of pews in the photo.
- [Sanctuary of St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of the interior sanctuary of St. David's Episcopal Church looking towards the altar. There are large windows, a vaulted ceiling, rows of pews, and a view of the altar in the photo.
- [Choir Singing at St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of the choir singing and standing around the altar of St. David's Episcopal Church.
- [Interior of St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of the sanctuary of St. David's Episcopal Church. It is decorated with lights and garland for Christmas.
- [Interior of St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of the sanctuary of St. David's Episcopal Church decorated with lights and garland.
- [Altar of St. David's Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of the altar of the St. David's Episcopal church.
- [Exterior of Decker Methodist Church]
- Photograph of the front exterior of Decker Methodist Church circa 1892. The church was built in 1879 and was moved in 1901. There is a large group standing in front of the church. Among those present are Reverend August Wallin, S.A. Lundell (grandfather of Mrs. Simon Swahn who was Hilma Johnson) and his brother Gustav Lundell, L.P. Swahn (father of Simon Swahn)and his brother C.J. Swahn, and F.G. Swenson.
- [Ellison Von Rosenberg General Store]
- Photograph of the front exterior of Ellison Von Rosenberg General Merchandise store in Manchaca, Travis County. There are several people standing in front of the store and one man is sitting on a horse.
- [The Cotton Gin at Manchaca]
- Photograph of workers posing at the cotton gin in Manchaca, Travis County, Texas.
- New Sweden Lutheran Church
- Photograph of the exterior of the Lutheran Church in New Sweden, Travis County, Texas. The church has a tall steeple topped with a cross.
- [Sprinkle, Texas]
- Photograph of farmers and workers with horses and donkeys on a road in Sprinkle, TX. Barr is the gentleman seated in one of the horse and buggies. This photograph was used in the essay, "History of Sprinkle, Texas" by Lulu Pearl.
- [Interior of Barr's General Store]
- Photograph of the interior of Barr's General Merchandise Store in Sprinkle, Travis County. There are gentlemen posing inside the store.
- Sprinkle Post Office
- Photograph of men and boys posing outside of the Sprinkle Post Office in 1893. There are people standing on the porch of the Post Office, sitting in carriages, and on horseback. There are two yoked steer in the center of the photograph. The photograph is from the essay, "History of Sprinkle, Texas" by Lulu Pearl.
- [Austin Municipal Airport]
- Photograph of the Austin Municipal Airport. A Braniff Airways Inc. airplane is in the center of the photograph. There is a Humble aviation gasoline and lubricants pump in the photograph.
- [Santa Monica Springs of the Colorado River]
- Photograph of people sitting around and wading in Santa Monica Springs of the Colorado River in 1890.
- [Horse-drawn Streetcar]
- Two horses pulling a street car. A man stands at the front of the streetcar holding the reins.