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[Capitol Building Burning]

Description: Photograph of the Capitol building on fire, with smoke emanating from the top floor and roof of the building. Onlookers are gathered in the street; also visible are horse-drawn fire engines.
Date: 1899
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Man welding at Weigl Iron Works in Austin, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a man wearing a welding mask, leather apron, jeans and work shirt, welding something on a bench in a work room. The wooden door to the room is open, and appears to let in light from the outside. There is a sign on the door that reads: "OPEN COME IN", and there are symbols branded into the door. Wires are strung across the rough wood plank floor, and many metal items are stacked on the floor, the workbench, and on shelves around the walls.
Date: [1971..1977]
Creator: Austin Citizen
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[University of Texas practice game, 1900]

Description: Photograph of Tackle at a UT practice game. Even for a practice game, the spectators fill the bleachers. The University of Texas began its football program in 1893 managed by Albert Lefevra, playing two games in the fall and two in the spring. The following year, the team hired its first official head coach, R.D. Wentworth.
Date: 1900
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Railroad crew working on second track]

Description: Photograph of an African-American railroad crew working on a second rail road line in front of a row of hardware and home goods shops. The trenches have been dug and the brick stripped out from the roads where the rail lines will lie.
Date: [1890..1899]
Location: 30.266177 -97.743465
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Houses on North Loop Boulevard]

Description: Photograph of North Loop Boulevard. Several houses are visible along the street. An undeveloped property is in the foreground.
Date: November 5, 1951
Location: None
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Line of Cars Waiting to Enter a Festival]

Description: Photograph of a line of cars and people waiting for entry to an unidentified music festival. Bumper-to-bumper traffic sits long enough for people to sit on and hang out of vehicles. Many individuals choose to enter the festival on foot and are visible in lines on either side of the road.
Date: [1970,1979]
Creator: Austin Citizen
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Aerial View of Deep Eddy]

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of Deep Eddy pool and surrounding area. The pool is dried out and the trees are bare indicating winter. There are no visible people or activity near the pool. Deep Eddy began as a natural swimming hole in the Colorado River and was expanded into a man-made swimming pool in 1915 by A.J. Eilers, Sr. Deep Eddy pool is the oldest swimming pool in Texas and is operated and maintained by the City of Austin.
Date: 19XX
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Austin Dam broken in Colorado River flood]

Description: Photograph of Southeast view of the Austin Dam on the Colorado River after breaking during a flood. The dam was built in 1890 in an attempt to bring industry to the city, but failed after upriver storms sent a flood cracking the dam and killing eight people when the powerhouse flooded.
Date: 1900
Creator: Marks, H. R.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

King and I - 1966

Description: Photograph of musicians in orchestra pit and actors at production of "The King and I" at Zilker Hillside Theater.
Date: August 23, 1966
Creator: Vaughn, Ronald
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Andrew Jackson Hamilton Funeral at Capitol]

Description: Photograph of funeral of former Texas governor Andrew Jackson Hamilton at the State Capitol building. Original albumen print filed with Gethsemane Collection, AR.M.013. Same as C00253
Date: April 12, 1875
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[View of Austin]

Description: Photograph of a view of Austin taken from the top of the old Travis County Courthouse Building looking southwest. Old temporary Capitol building in foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[View of Austin, 1871]

Description: Photograph of Austin in 1871.
Date: 1871
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[View of Austin, TX]

Description: Photograph of a view of Austin, TX taken from the top of a government building.
Date: 1869
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Governor's Mansion & Baptist Church]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion and Baptist Church. "Pease Stero Picture 5"
Date: 1860
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Koenig Lane Looking East]

Description: Photograph of a view of Koenig Lane in 1937 looking east toward a reservoir. It is a dirt road with empty fields on each side.
Date: 1937
Location: 30.329584 -97.729005
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Avoid this in fairway No. 2

Description: Photograph of a man standing in a sand trap to show how deep it is, on fairway number two at Austin Municipal Golf Course. A typed caption under the image says "Avoid this in Fareway No. 2."
Date: 19XX
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Santa Rita Street

Description: Photograph of a view down Santa Rita Street looking West from Perdenales in East Austin. L.A. Preston Food Store can be seen on the South side of the street.
Date: January 25, 1940
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Laboratory
Location: 30.256417 -97.715803
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Aerial view of Zilker Park looking west]

Description: Aerial photograph of Zilker Springs during development in 1938.
Date: 1938
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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