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.

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.

Photograph of the construction site for the current Capitol building, constructed 1881-1888. View is from the Travis County Courthouse located on 11th Street.

Caroline McGuire Street, born Jan 2, 1880, and her Aunt Caroline McGuire, who raised young Caroline after her mother died when she was 18 mos. old.

Caroline McGuire Street, born Jan 2, 1880.

Photograph of the Colorado River near Marble Falls. The river cuts between two hills, with the photograph being taken from one of them. A note on the back indicates the photo was taken from a bridge at Marble Falls.

Photograph of workers and children picking cotton in a field.

Photograph (copy) of F.M.O. "Otis" Fenn. Fenn, who has dark curling hair, is wearing a dark jacket and vest with white shirt and black bow tie. He is standing next to a structure on which his right arm is resting. His left arm is on his left hip. A pocket watch chain can be seen hanging at his waist. Portrait ends near knees and has Fenn facing the right. Scanned image is of the copy.

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.

Photograph of a wagon being pulled by a team of twenty mules. The wagon is traveling in a mountainous area of a desert.

Copy photo of T&P train #97. Written below the image are "#97 builders photo 1881" and "W. Burke."

Photograph of a division point with two large water tanks in Toyah, Texas. The tank in the center is a double spout tank, and there are houses and buildings in the distance to the right of the image. In between the two tanks there is an engine visible. Written below the image are "Toyah, Texas - began as a division point on the T&P in 1881 with shops and a roundhouse, note: the double spout tank" and "G. Dawson Photo."

Copy photo of a division point with two large water tanks in Toyah, Texas. The tank in the center is a double spout tank, and there are houses and buildings in the distance to the right of the image. In between the two tanks there is an engine visible. Written below the image are "Toyah, Texas - began as a division point on the T&P in 1881 with shops and a roundhouse, note: the double spout tank" and "G. Dawson Photo."

Photographic copy of a painting of Mamie Davis and Thomas Walter Davis. The original paintings were separate portraits of the two children and were later put together to form one image. Mamie, who has her dark hair parted down the center and pulled back, is wearing a below knee length long sleeved dress with large rounded lace collar. Lace trim is seen at sleeves and v- shaped inset in the tier effect near bottom hemline and then again as part of under skirting. The bottom tier of skirt is pleated. Three buttons trim the "v" at the tiered hemline. Mamie is wearing ear drop earrings and a chain and pendant. She is holding a round hoop in her right hand and she has her left hand on the back of the chair (in which Thomas is seated). She has her left ankle crossed over her right. Thomas is seated in an upholstered chair (with tasseled bottom and armrest). Thomas is wearing a dark short pant suit, striped stockings, and dark lace-up boots. He has his left arm on the chair armrest.

Photograph of Eleanor Valentia Martin Moody wearing a dark-colored dress and a lace collar with a brooch.

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.

Photograph of Mamie Davis as a child. In this studio portrait, Mamie is wearing a below knee length long sleeved dress with large rounded lace collar. Lace trim is seen at sleeves and "v" shaped inset in the tier effect near bottom hemline and then again as part of under skirting. The bottom tier of skirt is pleated. Three buttons trim the "v" at the tiered hemline. She has on striped stockings and lace up ankle boots. Mamie is wearing ear drop earrings and a chain and pendant. She is holding a round hoop in her right hand and a riding crop in her left hand. There is a straw hat decorated with flowers and ribbons on the floor at Mamie's feet. Mamie's dark hair is parted down the center and pulled back. Mamie is resting her left elbow on a cement ledge in the background (with cupid image on column). Painting of foliage as backdrop. Photograph is mounted on a tan cardboard substrate. Written on back of photograph in pencil: "Mamie Davis George" and in blue ink: "father H. HP Davis Mother Susan Ryon Davis Richmond, Texas." Photograph was given to the George Foundation by the Fort Bend Museum.

Copy slide of a photograph of Pine Street in Abilene in 1881. A buggy and wagon are seen on the street.

Photograph of Indian Agent with the Chiefs of the Ponca Nation. Printed by SJ Morrow, Yankton, DT, c. 1881.

Photograph of Abilene Police Chief John Thomas Hill, visible from the chest up. He has a mustache and goatee, medium-length dark hair parted in the middle, and is wearing a dark jacket with a star-shaped badge pinned on his chest.

A 5 x 7 photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 2, "Wm. B. Strong", 4-4-0, at Topeka shops, 1881. Renumbered 82 in 1898 and 174 in 1900. William B. Strong, second president of ATSF, seated on pilot.

Photograph of two men standing on a small ferry boat that is crossing a river. A small wooden dwelling can be seen on the bank behind them.

Group photo of men. Back of photograph reads, "Scottish granite cutters imported to cut granite at Granite Mountain."

Photograph of the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co., 1881. The building is three stories tall with stairs on the side and a covered sidewalk with a banner. The building is surrounded by a dirt road and many large telephone poles and wires. Written at the top of the frame is, "Fox Newspaper" and at the bottom is, "Office and East 2nd Sts, Fort Worth."