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Austin's first ambulance taken at 33rd and Speedway streets. The ambulance is horse-drawn and on the side, in addition to a cross, is a small plaque that reads "V.O. Weed." The body of this horse-drawn ambulance was removed and motorized.

Group portrait of five men standing inside an unidentified grocery store, circa 1910. One man is African American. Shelves lining the walls are full of cans and boxed goods. A sign in the center advertises United Charities. National Biscuit Company bins are in front.

Parade of automobiles from UT in front of the Texas State Capitol

Group portrait of First Baptist S.S. Cadets in 1916. Back reads: "Cadets for the First Baptist Church, Austin at a convention in Terrell, Texas. 1st on right: Tom Owens, younger brother of Murray. 5th on right: Murray Owens. 6th on right: William Owens, older brother of Murray."

From "Austin, City of the Violet Crown, 1917," an ornately designed layout with numbered photos of the St. John Orphanage and Industrial Institute. photos no. 1-3 depict tabernacles and no. 4 depicts Littlefield Dormitory.

Exterior view of All Saints Episcopal Church, January 1912. A man and a woman are walking in the street towards the building

Front elevation of the old city hall circa 1907-1938. Copied from a glass slide given by the Austin Chamber of Commerce.

Marching band at the front of a formation of students.

Students in uniform marching on field on September 17, 1918.

Squad 36 stand in four lines on the steps in front of a bulding. The men wear their uniforms and hold their campaign hats in their left hands at their sides as they stand at attention.

Three men in military uniform from the School of Military Aeronautics, sitting on the lawn of the Old Main Building of UT. Their legs are in front of them showing "BERLIN OR BUST" on the soles of their shoes. Left to right: Curry, Hart, Callender.

Before the impeachment of Governor Ferguson, Texas students paraded from the campus to the Capitol and held a protest rally, complete with the university band, right outside Ferguson’s office while he met with the regents. Ferguson was so enraged by the demonstrators that he got into a yelling match with one of the student protestors and had to be restrained from climbing out of his window to fight them, according to The Impeachment of Jim Ferguson, a 1983 book by Bruce Rutherford. Ferguson was convinced that Vinson was behind the protest. He decided that the university president must resign, and when Vinson refused, Ferguson vetoed the university’s entire budget. Ferguson then went on a tour of Texas, voicing his disdain for the university and what he called the “university crowd” in public speeches. He vilified everything from fraternities to the faculty to the student body. In his eyes, the university was made up of “corruptionists,” “draft dodgers,” “two-bit thieves” and “butterfly chasers,” according to a historical account compiled by what is now the Texas Exes. The account said Ferguson accused the student protesters of committing treason against him. Soon after, the alumni group began taking out ads in newspapers calling for the governor’s impeachment. In the wake of the controversy, issues from Ferguson’s past campaign for governor in 1916 came back into the spotlight. He had been accused of misappropriating funds, but investigations failed to find anything that would warrant impeachment, and the probe seemed to be closed. But in the midst of this personal war he had sparked with the flagship university in Austin, Ferguson appeared before a Travis County grand jury and was indicted on nine charges. Seven related to misapplication of public funds, one to embezzlement and one to the diversion of a special fund. He posted bond and wasted no time in announcing his candidacy for a third term as governor. House Speaker Franklin Fuller called a special session to consider charges of impeachment against the governor. The legality of the speaker calling a session was questionable — the Texas Constitution says only the governor can call a special session — but the point became moot when Ferguson called his own special session to discuss the budget for the University of Texas. Instead, the House immediately turned its attention to 21 articles of impeachment. The Senate, acting as a court of impeachment, spent three weeks considering the charges and convicted the governor of 10 of them. Five concerned the misapplication of public funds, three related to his quarrel with the university, one declared that he had failed properly to respect and enforce the banking laws of the state, and one charged that he had received $156,500 ($2.9 million in today’s dollars) from a source he refused to reveal. The Senate removed Ferguson from office by a vote of 25-3. The vote made him ineligible to hold any office of honor, trust or profit in the state of Texas.

Group portrait of students and adults outside of the Manor school, a two-story building.

Group portrait of group of women at a convention. The convention that these women are attending is unidentified. It may have been a social gathering but might also have been a political rally, as many of the women are wearing lapel pins and ribbons.

Interior view of Condit & Co. Dry Goods store shows several women working behind the counter. The store provided dressmaking and services and sold notions. It was located at 718 Congress Avenue.

A group of people stand on and below a bridge, built by Swiss engineer Getulius Kellersberger, at Barton Creek. Kellersberger, along with Arnold Kellersberger and Alma Shudde Kellersberger, are pictured but not identified.

Exterior view of Texas Governor's Mansion from the east, showing the east elevation with Gothic screen door in place, covered balcony, and front walkway with urns. The carriage house is visible as well as the gazebo, wood fence, and grounds. A woman in a white dress stands at an urn planter on the right side of the front walk. The Greek Revival style mansion, located at 1010 Colorado Street, was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and has been continuously occupied since 1856. It was designated a Texas historic landmark in 1962 and national historic landmark in 1970.

Exterior view of Texas Governor's Mansion from the east, showing the east elevation with covered balcony, front walk with urns, curb, grounds, and carriage house visible in the background. The Greek Revival style mansion, located at 1010 Colorado Street, was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and has been continuously occupied since 1856. It was designated a Texas historic landmark in 1962 and national historic landmark in 1970.

Scale: 1" = 2 miles. Map includes handwritten notes, in red pencil, on the progress of a highway project between Austin and Manor.

Scale: 1" = 300'. This version of the map includes hand color notations of sold lots, graveled streets, tarviated streets, houses constructed, electric car lines, and parks.

Scale: 1" = 20'. Map references City Engineer Field Books 11 and 11 1/2. Book 11 is missing; book 11 1/2 is in AR.1991.014 [City Engineer Collection].