25 results after applying filter
In complete archive
Newly concreted railroad tracks on Congress Avenue looking south. The concrete crew is working on the tracks in the distance. Horses and carts are visible near in front of the shops, including Condit Davis and Fink and a bakery in the foreground
circa 1890
The concrete team works on the east railroad track toward the capitol. The crews are working hard in the background while horses and carts line up to visit the clothing and shoe shops that line the road. A trolley car is visible in the distance.
circa 1890
A crew of African-Americans digs a ditch where the second railroad line will lie. They use shovels and pickaxes in front of a row of shops including C.B. Moreland Wall Paper store and the Postal Telegraph service.
circa 1890
A crew of African-American workers hard at work on the railroad intersections at Sixth Street and Congress Avenue looking north while foremen and others look on. Shops along the west side of the street are visible including a dentist and book store.
circa 1890
Smelting crew pouring white hot liquid metal over the rails. Two men grip the bucket handles and tilt them and the bucket so that a third man can push the molten metal out, joining the rails together.
circa 1890
An African-American railroad crew working on the second line in front of a line 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.
circa 1890
African-American workers lay down rail line on one side of East Sixth Street. Pedestrians look on from beneath the shop awnings. Shop signs for a candy store, millinery and a druggist are visible.
circa 1890
Group portrait of about 32 men and one woman (right) standing in front of a street car, with a sign on it that reads: "Austin Electric Railway." Three of the men, including at least one street car operator, stand in the trolley's open doorway.
circa 1890
Formal portrait of William Thomas and Daniel Haskell Caswell, Jr. Format is carte-de-visite by Staples and Co. in Nashville, Tennessee.
circa 1890
Portrait of Saadi A. Ferris. The bust portrait, matted with oval opening, shows him with a handlebar mustache and wearing a vested suit with tie.
circa 1890
Portrait of Joseph Anthony Hofstetter. He wears a fire department hat which reads "East Austin Hose 4."
circa 1890
Elisabet Ney sitting at a table outside with a servant standing beside her. A cat is under the table and trees and bushes are in the background.
circa 1890
Formal portrait of Athol Estes Porter standing in a long gown. She holds a fan.
circa 1890
Toungate Family group portrait at home on Hudson Bend. Two horses are with the family. Left to right: Arch, Manuel, Bud, Bertha, Lizzie Marshall, Edward Marshall, Burnie Marshall (child), ss, Ellie, Ephraim, Franklin, Ann, Ollie.
circa 1890
The E.M. House family with Mrs. House, Janet with her nurse, Mrs. Sidney A. Mezes (sister of Mrs. House), Mr. House and Mona.
circa 1890
View of a framed portrait photograph, in 3/4 angle, of Richmond Kelley Smoot, who is shown wearing vested suit and tie.
circa 1890
Pease Elementary 8th grade 1890 class picture. Identifications are on back of photo.
circa 1890
Studio portrait of James Woods Smith and his wife Sarah A. Smith, undated.
circa 1890
Studio portrait of James Woods Smith and his wife Sarah A. Smith, undated.
circa 1890
Studio portrait of young Mary E. Smith sitting with backdrop of trees and winding river.
circa 1890
A view of the capitol building. Congress Avenue is in the foreground but it is not paved.
circa 1890
View of the Colorado River with three rowboats on it and some boat houses, tents, and other wooden structures on the bank on the far side. Another boat, possibly a ferry, is docked on the far side. "Plate 6" and an X and O are inscribed on the mount.
circa 1890
A studio portrait of a girl standing with her arm on a sofa holding a fan. A book also balances on top of the sofa. A painted backdrop depicts a fireplace.
circa 1890
