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[Group of four individuals at a party]
Photograph of four individuals standing shoulder to shoulder and posing together for their group picture that was taken at a party. The man on the left is wearing a button-up polo shirt and has his arm around the woman to his left. The two women are wearing white sweaters, their hair are curled at the bangs and they are wearing deep red lipstick. The man on the right is also wearing a white button-up polo and dark-rimmed glasses.
Date:
[1880..1957]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Portrait of R. S. Kimbrough]
Portrait of R. S. Kimbrough, Texas Senator and founder of The Texas Mesquiter newspaper.
Date:
[1880..1900]
Creator:
Hill, Samuel B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. Post Office, Austin, Texas]
Photograph of a U.S. Post Office located at 126 West 6th Street in Austin. It is a three-story stone building with balconies on the second floor. People are visible in the shaded entrance on the first floor. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Dr. Frank Litten's office in background." Photograph is cabinet card format.
Date:
[1880..1899]
Creator:
Hillyer, H. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of George Meyer]
Photograph of George Meyer posing for a portrait in a suit with a bowtie that is tucked under the jacket. He has a moustache and a small goatee. Text written at the bottom of the photograph reads: Your friend Geo. Meyer Austin Tex. June 1/80."
Date:
June 1, 1880
Creator:
Hill, S. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Austin City Administration, 1881]
Photograph of Austin city administration: Standing L to R: J.W. Howard, Treasurer; C.D. Johns, Attorney; Ben Thompson, City Marshall; E.B. Connell, City Clerk; - Sitting L to R: Fred A. Sterzing, City Assessor; Mayor L.M. Crooker; Dr. R.H.L. Bibb, Physician. The city was incorporated in 1836 when Republic of Texas Vice President Mirabeau B. Lamar proposed that the state capital, then located in Houston, be moved to the area that sat just north of the Colorado River in the township then called Waterloo. Shortly thereafter, the city was renamed in honor of Stephen F. Austin. 1881 was the year that Austin public schools first held classes, and the University of Texas opened its doors shortly afterwards in 1883. Austin continued to expand throughout the 1880s and late 19th century.
Date:
1881
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Capitol under construction
Photograph of the construction site for the current Capitol building, constructed 1881-1888. View is from the Travis County Courthouse located on 11th Street.
Date:
1881/1888
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fritz Reichmann
Photograph of a uniformed individual named by the name of Fritz Reichmann. He wears a uniform and his hat says, "Recorder." Inscription on the back reads "Fritz Reichmann, killed at San Jacinto at 16th jumping out of a buggy." Photograph is cabinet card format.
Date:
1881~
Creator:
Marks, H. R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of George Samuel Hale]
Photograph of George Samuel Hale (1860-1905) wearing a coat and striped tie. "G. S. Hale Caldwell, TX" is written on the back of the photograph.
Date:
1881~
Creator:
Marks, H. R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Scottish Granite Cutters
Group photo of men. Back of photograph reads, "Scottish granite cutters imported to cut granite at Granite Mountain."
Date:
1881/1888
Creator:
Ellison Photo Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Capitol 1858]
Photograph of the Texas Capitol 1858 in Austin, Texas.
Date:
1881
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Burning Capitol
View of the Capitol as it burns looking north from the corner of 11th and Congress.
Date:
November 9, 1881
Creator:
Hillyer, H. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Downtown Austin
Photograph of downtown Austin with Capitol under construction. Caption reads, "Birdseye view of Austin, Texas taken from School for Deaf showing the Capitol Bldg under construction. Note that west wing of main bldg of University was only partly built at that time."
Date:
1882/1888
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Governor's Mansion
Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion in 1882 when it was first occupied.
Date:
1882
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Painting of Barton Springs and Mill]
Photograph of a copy of an oil painting by A.M. Ramsey in 1882 of Barton Springs and Mill. The scene consists of the springs and creek in the foreground, as well as people and animals in and around them. The mill and other buildings are in the midground and background.
Date:
1882
Creator:
Ramsey, A.M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[View of Austin, TX]
Photograph of a view of Austin, TX taken from 1802 Colorado Street.
Date:
1882
Creator:
A.M. Jackson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Capitol 1883]
Photograph of the Texas Capitol 1883 in Austin, Texas.
Date:
1883
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of an Austin Fire Fighter]
Photograph of the chief of the Austin Fire Department in 1884. Inscription on the back reads "Compliments of F. W. [Stowe ?], to Aug. Ziller, Chief Austin Fire Department, Austin, Texas, Aug. 5th 84." Photograph is cabinet card format.
Date:
1884
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sunday School Picnic]
Sepia photograph of a group of people at a picnic taken on the grounds of the James H. Raymond estate. The group is lined up outdoors, and there is a boy standing on a buggy in the background. A card accompanying the photograph identifies the people, from left to right, as: Mr. Oceolo Archer, Mrs. Archer, Mrs. Cochran (Mrs. Lee's mother), Charles Calloway, his mother Mrs. Charles Calloway, Mrs. Rosine Ryan, Miss Clara Maillot (Mrs. Robi Bacon's sister and later Mrs. Julian Smith), Mrs. Fannie Crooker (Church organist), Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lee, Mrs. Will Lambert (Mrs. Bacon's mother), Mr. and Mrs. Bartholomew, and Mr. Richard Lee. The boy on the buggy is identified as Willie Lambert.
Date:
1884
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Construction of the Capitol Building]
Photograph of the construction of the State Capitol Building, looking at the east side of the building. The base of the building is largely complete and scaffolding is in place to build the dome.
Date:
[1885..1888]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History