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[Auction Wagon, Abilene, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a horse-drawn auction wagon parked outside of a drug store in Abilene, Texas. A man is using the wagon as a stage to speak to a crowd around him. The auction is likely related to the cotton industry.
Date: 1906
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bullring in Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of two men outside of a bullring in Juarez, Mexico. One man is identified as Jon Denton of Austin and the other is "Stewart". The bullring has various advertisements posted on it in English.
Date: May 1906
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Capt. Drannon -- Chief of Scouts

Description: Photograph of Capt. Drannon, Chief of Scouts, at age 80 in Clarendon, Texas. A farmhouse is visible in the background.
Date: November 25, 1906
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Class Prophecy for the 1907 Class of Texas Baptist University]

Description: Class prophecy describing a person's eventful day dream that included a woman creating pictures in the room of different individuals; the pictures continue to appear and then disappear and showing different women in different locations. The last line of the piece comes after the person had awoken: "I was forced to turn from the glamers into the future and come back to the tasks of the present."
Date: 1907
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

Clay County Courthouse

Description: Photograph of the newly constructed Clay County Courthouse. A note on the photograph mount credits W.H. Wilson as its architect and Strain, Risley, & Swinburn as the builders.
Date: 1900
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Cliff near Colorado City, Texas]

Description: Photograph of two men at the foot of a cliff. The photograph was taken looking upwards with one man at the lower left and the other standing on a rocky shelf at center.
Date: 1906
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Cotton Compress at Abilene, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a man in a suit and bowler hat standing amidst stacks of compressed cotton bales. Several buildings and electric lines are visible in the background.
Date: January 15, 1906
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Cotton Compress in Abilene, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a many bales of cotton at a cotton compress. Each bale has a paper tag attached to it. A man is visible standing among the bales.
Date: January 16, 1906
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Courthouse at Anson, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the courthouse at Anson, Texas. It is a two-story building with a tower in the center. A man is visible at the corner of the building and a horse is in the foreground, tied to a fence.
Date: January 10, 1906
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Courthouse at Baird, Texas

Description: Photograph of the old Callahan County Courthouse at Baird, Texas. It is a two-story stone building with a statue of a person on top of a dome in the center of its roof. A small windmill is set up on the, near a telephone pole. A fence surrounds the building.
Date: 1906
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Courthouse in Midland, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the courthouse in Midland, Texas, apparently under construction. The stone building has one level competed with wood framing beginning to be put in place for second story windows. Small trees partially obscure the building.
Date: 1906
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Family in Lampasas, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a family gathered at the front porch of a two-story house in Lampasas, Texas. The house is behind a small picket fence, and the porch is elevated several feet off the ground.
Date: 1907
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Family Relaxing at a River]

Description: Photograph of a family of five by a river. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Henry W. Rosenberg, Company A33, Infantry..." The photograph is a cyanotype.
Date: January 21, 1900
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Federal Building in Abilene, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a three-story federal building in Abilene, Texas. A man, a wagon, and power lines are visible outside of the building. An American flag flies from the roof of the building.
Date: January 1, 1906
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[First Flight in Texas]

Description: Photograph of the first flight in Texas. A biplane in visible in the sky above some buildings. Inscription on the back reads "Dallas 1908, Rogers in plane."
Date: 1908
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Fort Saloon]

Description: Photograph of a group of men, women, and children at "Fort Saloon."
Date: June 2, 1901
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Frank Caldwell

Description: Photograph of Frank Caldwell on a forest trail. The photograph is a cyanotype.
Date: 1905?
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Frank Caldwell

Description: Photograph of Frank Caldwell in a head-and-shoulders portrait.
Date: 1902
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Frank Caldwell]

Description: Photograph of Frank Caldwell in a full-length portrait. He is dressed in a suit and hat.
Date: 1902
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Group Portrait of a Family]

Description: Photograph of a family in a group pose in front of a wooden house. A handwritten note on the back reads "House made from RR [railroad] ties." The photograph is a cyanotype.
Date: April 7, 1907
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Haschke Family House]

Description: Photograph of two houses located at 100-102 East 17th Street in Austin, Texas. The house on the right belonged to the Haschke Family. A woman and child stand by the gate of the picket fence. Another person stands on the balcony.
Date: January 14, 1905
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Haschke Family in their Car]

Description: Photograph of the Haschke Family (Cecilia, Reinhold, and Feodor) in a car parked in front of an unidentified stone building. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Ma Haschke, Pa Haschke, Fedo Haschke - About the first car in Austin, Texas." The photograph is a cyanotype.
Date: August 8, 1901
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Howard County Courthouse, Big Spring, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the Howard County Courthouse in Big Spring, Texas. It is a two-story stone building with a bell tower. A man ("Jones") and a cow are visible in front of the building.
Date: 1906
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Jailhouse]

Description: Photograph of a jailhouse, possibly in Jack County. The building has two full stories with a small attic, and has a small windmill to its right.
Date: 1900
Creator: Price, J. C.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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