Specifications: road and bridge construction (open access)

Specifications: road and bridge construction

A book covering the details of road and bridge construction in Travis county, Texas.
Date: 1918
Creator: Travis County (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Souvenir of Austin, Texas : capital of the great Lone Star State (open access)

Souvenir of Austin, Texas : capital of the great Lone Star State

Souvenir guide to Austin, in color.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hollow Reinforced-Concrete Structure Replaces Dam at Austin, Texas, Which Failed Fifteen Years Ago (open access)

Hollow Reinforced-Concrete Structure Replaces Dam at Austin, Texas, Which Failed Fifteen Years Ago

This article gives historical background of the first dam at Austin, Texas and its failure followed by a discussion of the changes that were made when building the new dam, including plans.
Date: 1915
Creator: Engineering Record
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tail Spin Training

Photograph of a large group of men at the Texas School of Military Aeronautics excercising in a large field. They are seated on teh ground with their arms and legs outstretched. There is one man standing behind the group next to an old car.
Date: 1918
Creator: Jensen Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Retreat

Photograph of a large group of men from Texas School of Military Aeronautics standing at attention, in formation, and all facing the same way.
Date: 1918
Creator: Jensen Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Drum and Bugle Corps

Photograph of a group of men standing at attention in formation at the Texas School of Military Aeronautics. Several men play bugles and a few beat drums.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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.
Date: January 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Passing in Review

Photograph of a large group of men from Texas School of Military Aeronautics walking in formation. Some flags can be seen in the background.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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.
Date: January 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Emblems at Texas School of Military Aeronautics]

Photograph of a front of a brick building with an archway. Within the archway, there are decorative emblems. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Emblems presented to S.M.A. by graduating squadrons. These emblems are in the University of Texas Library."
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

I'm a Little Daisy, Growing Wilder Every Hour

Photograph of a large group of men from the Texas School of Military Aeronautics walking in a circle with their hands on their hats. There is one man standing on a platform overlooking them. Buildings in the background are obscured by trees.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas School of Military Aeronautics Portrait]

Photograph of the Squadron 48 posing in front of the Texas State Capitol.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas School of Military Aeronautics]

Photograph of a garden with trees and bushes. The background includes two large buildings. A handwritten caption on the back possibly reads "Raid."
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Children's Day Parade Boulevard, Galveston

Photograph of Children Day Parade at Galveston. The parade is made up of girls with baby carriages. Crowds of adults are on the sidewalks on either side of the parade route. The ocean is visible in the background.
Date: August 1, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Car with a Flat Tire]

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
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hotel at Lobo, Texas]

Photograph of a hotel in Lobo, Texas. A water tower is visible to the left of the building. Inscription on the back reads "$100,000 hotel, Lobo, Texas, S.P.R.R. 2-8-15, taken from train, only building in Lobo."
Date: February 8, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Biplanes]

Photograph of a line of biplanes with a large crowd of observers in the background. The field is near St. Edward's University in south Austin.
Date: April 7, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mission in San Antonio, Texas]

Photograph of a family in front of a mission in San Antonio, Texas. Weeds and trees grow from the adobe walls.
Date: January 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train at San Diego, Texas]

Photograph of a crowd of observers around a car of a train that looks derailed. Steam is billowing from the locomotive's engine.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Campbells and Caldwells at Mount Bonnell]

Photograph of the Campbell Family and Caldwell Family at Mount Bonnell (Lover's Leap) in Austin. The Colorado River is visible in the distance.
Date: April 7, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Troops at Spofford Junction]

Photograph of a line of troops on horseback near a railroad line. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Spofford Junction - 4/8/13 - 14 Cav. Troops leaving for Brownsville, Tex. via R.R."
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People near Biplanes]

Photograph of a crowd of men, women, and children observing a line of biplanes. They are in a field near St. Edward's University in south Austin.
Date: April 7, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wooldridge School, 4-B Grade

Group portrait of a class of elementary students at Wooldridge School in Austin. A note on the back of the photograph indicates that the boy in the back row, ninth from left is John Barry Caldwell at 9 years old.
Date: October 19, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Horse Shoe Curve S.P.R.R. near El Paso, Texas

Photograph of the "horse shoe curve" in the S.P.R.R. (Southern Pacific Railroad), where the tracks make a U-turn. The photograph was likely taken from the front or rear end of a moving train.
Date: February 8, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History