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Front of the building with horses and buggies on an unpaved road.

Interior view of Von Boeckmann-Jones printing company. A center aisle is lined with counters and shelves at either side. Signs above shelves are somewhat legible; one reads, "Copying Books."

Von Boeckmann-Jones Company interior. Photograph from the Meyer Family Papers. The papers of the Meyer family represent the business, vocational, and recreational interests of Philip Louis Meyer, his son, Theo P. Meyer, and his two grandsons, Eugene L. Meyer and Theo P. Meyer, Jr. Included in the collection are correspondence, legal and business documents, scrapbooks, and photographs.

Interior view of Von Boeckmann-Jones printing company. A center aisle is lined with counters and shelves at either side. Signs above shelves are somewhat legible; one reads, "Copying Books."

Black and white postcard view documenting the search for people who died during the Austin dam failure of 1900. The written caption reads "I helped to take out the first victim. Twas on a Sunday afternoon. I lost my fountain pen in there in this building somewhere."

Informal portrait of Vivian Brenizer and Ima Hogg, outdoors. Brenizer is seen in profile and Hogg looks at the photographer. They appear to be in a park, garden, or yard. They both wear straw hats.

500 block of E. 1st St.

Looking southeast at broken dam during a 1909 flood of the Colorado River.

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.

View of high, rapid waters of the Colorado River at the site of the former Austin Dam which was broken during the flood. In 1900, upriver storms caused a massive flood that broke the dam and killed eight people. (similar to PICA-22190).

4 men wathcing flooded river

View from South Congress Avenue, looking north, of flooded Colorado River; people on and beside road

Crowd watching flood over Austin Dam

Crwod viewing damage to Austin Dam after 1900 flood

Water flooding over the top of the Austin Dam

View of destroyed building on bank of river after flood

View of destroyed dam. Verso: "Austin dam broke 1900." Stamped: "Made by Geo H. Berner with H. R. Marks, Photographer, Austin, Texas."

A group of 28 students outside Esperanza School, with their teacher, Edna Slaughter. They are standing and kneeling in rows.

A black and white copy photograph of an African American woman standing in front of a house with a front porch in the Wheatville subdivision, dating about 1900s.

Full-length portrait of an African American woman in the Clarksville neighborhood. She wears a plain dress and holds her hands behind her back. Shrubbery is behind her.

Exterior view of the home of M.M. Shipe located in Hyde Park. The house is surrounded by a large property with several large trees. There is a gazebo at one corner of the house. Several people are in the gazebo, on swings, and on benches, throughout.