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View of street car facing camera, with railroad operator seated behind its driving wheel. Another railroad operator, wearing the same uniform as the driver, is walking on the street near the back of the train and headed forward.

Aft-facing view of streetcar interior, showing its center aisle from one-point perspective. There are seven rows of seats (14 two-seater booths, in total) with booths on each side of the aisle.

Close range view of "Austin Street Railway Company" streetcar. On February 7, 1940, the city commemorated the last ride of the streetcar along the main line of Congress Avenue.

On Feb. 7, 1940, the city commemorated the last ride of the streetcar along the Congress Avenue main line. Ceremonies took place at the intersection of Sixth St. and Congress Ave., as pictured here near storefronts that include "Walk Over Bootery."

When the dam broke on April 7, 1900, the flood waters crushed into the power house drowning five employees and three small boys. On verso, "My husband's cousin was motorman on this streetcar and jumped before bridge gave away, coming in from Deep Eddy."

Photo of "Austin Street Railway Company" electric streetcar, with cables attached to grip on roof. Austin Rapid Transit Railway Company was the first operator of an electric streetcar in Austin (Feb. 26, 1891), soon to merge with Austin City Railroad Co.

Forward-facing view of streetcar interior, showing its center aisle from one-point perspective. Four rows of booths are visible (including double facing booths) with booths on each side of the aisle.

The age of the personal automobile arrived and brought with it a clear challenge to the streetcar business. Promotions for the automobile noted freedom from crowded street cars and the discomfort and delays of street car travel.

View of street car facing camera, with railroad operator seated behind its driving wheel. Another railroad operator, wearing the same uniform as the driver, is walking on the street near the back of the train and headed forward.

The majority of the rails for the streetcars were removed and scrapped in 1940 following the services marking their last ride. As the rails were pulled, the streets were repaired to conceal the old rail lines.

Austin Rapid Transit Railway Company became the first operator of an electric streetcar in Austin on Feb. 26, 1891, igniting a fierce competition with the Austin City Railroad Company and their mule drawn streetcars. The two companies merged within months.

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.

Aft-facing view of streetcar interior, showing its center aisle from one-point perspective. There are seven rows of seats (14 two-seater booths, in total) with booths on each side of the aisle.

View of streetcar track construction, facing east on W Sixth St. The Austin Electric Railway Company was chartered on May 5 1902, taking over the Rapid Transit Railways Company. It repaired and extended rail lines, and infused new capital into the business.

View of street car and railroad track on E. Sixth St. at Waller St. The street and railroad tracks in focus and foreground, the street car and nearby gathering of awaiting passengers are in the distance.

Group portrait of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and his wife Ella Eaton Kellogg at Battlecreek, Michigan in 1898. Dr. Kellogg is dressed in white, including a white top hat. Mrs. Kellogg is wearing a long dark coat.

Group portrait of Dr. Salmons and Dr. Garcia with nurses at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Guanajuato, Mexico, in 1910.

View of Alberto Gonzalo Garcia and Eva Garcia seated around a table at a 50th wedding anniversary party at the Driskill Hotel.

A snapshot of Eva Carrillo de Garcia walking down Congress Avenue.

A studio portrait of Eva Carrillo de Garcia as a young child in 1889. She is posed standing in front of a backdrop with a doll seated next to her.

View of the construction of a new patio at the clubhouse in Zilker Park on July 6, 1956.