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City of Austin and Vicinity
Photograph of a map of Austin and surrounding area.
Date:
1839
Creator:
Sandusky, W. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Looking southwest from Governor's Mansion
Looking northwest toward the Quality Shoppe at 1104 Colorado.
Date:
1858/1879
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barton Creek Bridge
Photograph of three women and a baby in front of the bridge.
Date:
1860/1890
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grist Mill on Barton Springs
Photograph of men on the banks of the springs. Horse-drawn carriage up on hill next to the mill.
Date:
1860
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pontoon bridge across the Colorado
Men on horses crossing the Colorado River on a pontoon bridge.
Date:
1860~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tightrope walker John Devier on Congress Avenue]
Photograph of a crowd gathered to watch a tight rope walker. Caption reads, "Scene on Congress Avenue in 1867, showing exhibition by a tight-rope walker (Devier) across the Avenue from the historic old Avenue Hotel at Eighth and Congress, on East side. The carriage at the left, entering the Avenue, is that of Gov. E. M. Pease (Gov. from 1853-57 and 1867-69)."
Date:
1867
Creator:
Jordan-Ellison
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barton Creek Bridge
Photograph of Barton Creek Bridge looking east.
Date:
1870/1890
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Carriages at Barton Creek]
Photograph of two horse drawn carriages with several men and women. Barton Creek Bridge is in background.
Date:
1870/1890
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
July 4th parade
The Hibernian Association made up of male musicians and a group of women in the same white dress parade up Congress Avenue towards the ice cream garden of Messrs. Rosenfield and Co. Other citizens watch from the sides while traffic of horses and buggies wait in the background.
Date:
July 4, 1874
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alexander Jackson Hamilton Funeral
View of Capitol looking north. People crowded on the steps and to the east of the building.
Date:
April 12, 1875
Creator:
Hillyer, H. B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Congress Avenue
Photograph of Congress Avenue, looking north from between 5th and 6th streets. 1853 Capitol building in view.
Date:
1876
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Congress Avenue at 7th Street]
Looking south down the east side of Congress Avenue and 7th Street.
Date:
1877/1878
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
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.
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Goddess of Liberty with Workers
Capitol construction crews surrounding the Goddess of Liberty statue that was later placed on top of the Capitol dome. Right side, back row, fifth from right with mustache is identified as Hans Falkenberg. This original iteration of the Goddess was taken down during restoration of the Capitol in 1985, restored and eventually put on display at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.
Date:
February 1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Capitol Dedication
Parade south down Congress Avenue from the Capitol. Caption reads: "Chichasaw Guard from Murpheesburo, Tenn."
Date:
1888-05-14/1888-05-19
Creator:
Jordan-Ellison
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manor, Texas
Street scene of Manor, Texas with horse-drawn carts.
Date:
1889
Creator:
Ellison Photo Co.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manor, Texas
Street scene of Manor, Texas with horse-drawn carts.
Date:
1889
Creator:
Ellison Photo Co.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Capitol from Old Main Building (University of Texas)]
View from the top of the Old Main Building (University of Texas) looking south at the Capitol. An unpaved University Avenue is in view.
Date:
1890/1899
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Rangers - Company "E" Frontier Battalion]
Group of men with guns sitting in front of an encampment. Captain JS McNeel is seated in the center.
Date:
1892
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Capitol
View of the north side of the Texas State Capitol grounds from 17th St. Roads are unpaved and there is a group of girls under trees and a woman with a horse in the foreground.
Date:
1892
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Football Team
Portrait of the University of Texas football team in uniform and their coach.
Date:
1893
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History