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[1956 Lincoln Continental on Display at Carr's Motor Sales]

Photograph of a 1956 Lincoln Continental on display in a Ford auto showroom inside of Carr's Motor Sales. A woman in a formal gown is standing next to the car opening the door. The store is located at San Antonio street and West 6th street.
Date: October 21, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Adams Extract Arrangement]

Photograph of a food arrangement laid out on a table. A casserole dish with tortilla chips and a platter full of what appears to be some type of cake squares can both be seen. A chili powder bottle, vegetables, and corn chips can be seen placed on the table around the two main dishes.
Date: October 20, 1971
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advertisement for complete O. Henry collection (open access)

Advertisement for complete O. Henry collection

Advertisment offering 274 O. Henry stories in one volume.
Date: October 1926
Creator: Literary Digest
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement letter for complete O. Henry collection] (open access)

[Advertisement letter for complete O. Henry collection]

Advertising letter offering 274 O. Henry stories in one volume.
Date: October 1926
Creator: Literary Digest
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Advertising postal card for complete O. Henry collection

Advertisement offering 274 O. Henry stories in one volume.
Date: October 1926
Creator: Literary Digest
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[An aerial view of Acock Laboratories]

A distant aerial view of Acock Laboratories in East Austin. East Fifth street runs from left to right in the foreground. The Iglehart building is across the railroad tracks in the center. East 7th Street runs left to right in the upper left background is the baseball field [now Zaragoza Park]
Date: October 8, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Crowd at Republican Party Rally]

Photograph of an aerial view of the crowd at a Republican Party Rally at the University of Texas.
Date: October 18, 1984
Creator: Davis, Lisa
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Legion Parade]

Photograph of a group of individuals wearing various costumes, walking in an American Legion parade through a residential area. One man is in a cart pulled by a mule. There are three signs that read, "Travis Post 76 Austin, Tex.," "Travis Post American Legion," and "Looking for the New Hotel."
Date: October 30, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
At Arms with Morpheus (open access)

At Arms with Morpheus

A short story about two young medical students.
Date: October 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin Athletic Club at Shoal Creek by House Park

Photograph of rear exterior of the Austin Athletic Club at Shoal Creek by House Park. Visible are: a tennis court; benches for watching matches; two workers changing out screens on the second floor windows. The first organized recreation center in Austin was the privately owned Austin Athletic Club, built in 1923, by William T. Caswell. In 1931. Mr. Caswell sold the club to the City of Austin for "a small remuneration". The name of the center was officially changed to the Austin Recreation Center in 1970. After substantial damage, due to the Memorial Day flood of 1981 that center was closed after the existing center was built and opened in 1986.
Date: October 30, 1942
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Beverage Company exterior]

Photograph of the exterior of the Austin Beverage Company factory and warehouse located at 1923 E. Seventh Street. Six cars and company trucks are parked in front of the main entrance. Seven drivers and company executives pose around the vehicles.
Date: October 24, 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin Beverage Company [warehouse interior]

Photograph of the interior of the Austin Beverage Company warehouse/distribution center at 411 Chicon Street. The trucks bear advertisements for the beverages they transport including "Jax Special Pale Brew" and "Blatz Pilsener Beer". Crates marked "Canada Dry" sit at the right of the image, ready to be loaded onto the empty truck at the left.
Date: October 24, 1946
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin National Bank]

Photograph of a street-side view of the Austin National Bank with a row of cars parked on the street in front of the building. Above the building is a flag pole with the U.S. flag, and a sign can be seen with the bank's name that also displays the temperature.
Date: October 21, 1954
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cactus (open access)

The Cactus

Short story about a young bachelor.
Date: October 1902
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A car parked in the middle of the intersection of Navasota and Holly]

A car parked in the middle of the intersection of Navasota and Holly. One man is sitting behind the wheel of the car. A man in uniform is standing beside the car.
Date: October 7, 1954
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Catering Truck and Server Outside the Terrace Motor Hotel]

Photograph of a server and catering truck outside the Terrace Motor Hotel, located at 2100 South Congress Avenue.
Date: October 8, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Catering Truck Outside Terrace Motor Hotel]

Photograph of a server holding containers and trays beside a catering truck. The truck is outside the Terrace Motor Hotel Restaurant, located at 2100 South Congress Avenue.
Date: October 8, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children in Class]

Photograph of a group of school children in a classroom at Pflugerville Elementary School. The children can be seen working in workbooks at small desks, and the teacher can be seen standing to the far right. A chalk board with the alphabet can be seen on the left wall, and shelves with coats and lunchboxes can be seen on the wall to the right, in the background. An open door can be seen to the left of the lunchbox shelf.
Date: October 6, 1978
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Club Caravan Comedians]

Photograph of a Las Vegas comedy duo on stage at Club Caravan, located at 2360 North Interstate 35. Comedians, Pepper Davis and Tony Reese, can be seen performing a bit, where Davis is telling jokes in a pair of boxing gloves and robe. Musicians from the Ken Ragsdale Orchestra can be seen in the background.
Date: October 30, 1961
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Club Caravan Comedy Duo]

Photograph of a Las Vegas comedy duo doing a comedy bit at Club Caravan, located at 2360 North Interstate 35. Comedians Pepper Davis and Tony Reese can be seen on stage dancing on a set of drums. An audience can be seen to the right int he background and a sign for the Ken Ragsdale Orchestra can be seen to the left.
Date: October 30, 1961
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Community Chest

Group of women and the Mayor on the back of a fire engine. Back of the photo reads, "L-R: Mrs. Alden Davis, Mrs. Jess Walker (Ina). Mayor Tom Miller at right."
Date: October 10, 1941
Creator: Ellison Photo Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Contract between H.H. McClure and Sydney Porter (open access)

Contract between H.H. McClure and Sydney Porter

Contract between H.H. McClure and Sydney Porter, signed by both parties, dated 21 October 1907.
Date: October 21, 1907
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copies of unsigned publishing contracts] (open access)

[Copies of unsigned publishing contracts]

Two unsigned copies of publishing contracts by two different publishing houses: H. H. McClure and Co., and Phillips Publishing Co.
Date: October 21, 1907
Creator: H. H. McClure and Co.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]

The tenth in a series of eleven letters to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Peaseā€”in them he discusses, among other things, yellow-fever and typhoid epidemics.
Date: October 13, 1870
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History