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Travis County Election Records: Record of Election Returns 4

Description: Record of returns from county, state, national, special, and constitutional amendment elections dating from April 1917 to April 1926. Returns on county, state, national, and special elections show date of election, type of return, name of each candidate, location and number of each election precinct, number of votes received by each candidate in each precinct, total number of votes received by each candidate, and total election vote count. Returns on constitutional amendments show article and s… more
Date: 1917-04/1926-04
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

Travis County Clerk Records: Transfers 1917

Description: Index to record of lots sold in 1917, including by whom sold, to whom sold, description of lots, block, outlot, division, remarks, date of sale, amount paid, and page where recorded. Arranged by last name of seller.
Date: 1917
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes N

Description: Travis County Commissioners Court minutes from May 1917 to January 1920, documenting proceedings of county administrative court. Business transacted includes classification and expenditure of county funds, approval of claims, levy of taxes, care of paupers, construction and maintenance of public buildings and roads, management of other county works, calling of bids and letting of contracts, designation of election precincts, appointments of election judges, calling of elections, and approval of… more
Date: 1917-05/1920-01
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

[Student gathering on University of Texas at Austin campus before Governor Ferguson protest parade]

Description: Photograph of a group of University of Texas students and supporters gathered on the lawn behind the Old Main Building, as they prepare for a protest march to Governor James E. Ferguson's (Pa Ferguson) capitol office. Many of the group are seated on the lawn or on chairs, and some hold umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun. A caption on the back of the photograph reads "scene in the campus before the student parade, May 28, 1917, Old Main Bg. in the background." The group was protesting … more
Date: May 28, 1917
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Three students of the University of Texas School of Military Aeronautics on the lawn in front of the Old Main building, Austin, Texas]

Description: Photograph of three young men dressed in military uniforms, sitting on the lawn in front of the Old Main building at the University of Texas at Austin. The men have their legs straight out in front of them, showing the soles of thier boots, upon which is written in chalk: "BERLIN OR BUST", a popular patriotic/propaganda phrase during World War I. The man in the middle of the group has his campaign hat on his lap. The men are identified on the back of the photograph, from left to right as: Curry… more
Date: 1917/1919
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Penn Field

Description: Soldiers standing in formation during aviation training at Penn Field during first World War. Penn Field was located in south Austin, bordered by what is now South Congress, Woodward St. and Ben White Blvd.
Date: 1917/1918
Creator: Jordan Company
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Travis County Clerk Records: Record of School Districts

Description: Recorded copies of minutes and orders of Travis County school board from August 1917 to July 1955 establishing or redefining school districts, including petitions, field notes, and orders of the board. Shows date of meeting, names of members present, names of parties concerned, map of school district, and orders of the board. Arranged chronologically by date of meeting. Index included.
Date: 1917-08/1955-07
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office
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