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Portrait of Ben F. Carter who was captain of the Tom Green Rifles (Company B, 4th Texas Regiment, Hood's Texas Brigade), also known as the City Light Infantry. Previously he was mayor of Austin, 1857-1859.

circa 1858

Portrait of Colonel Edwin Waller, Jr, son of Mayor Edwin Waller. He is in Confederate uniform.

circa 1860

"Richard Lincoln Preece, 1833-1906. Pioneer, Texas Ranger, Union soldier. He is said to have killed the last bull buffalo in hills west of Austin, hence the name Bull Creek. The Preece family lived on Bull Creek."

undated

"5-4-62 Miss Irma Robertson, 1142 Gunter St, Austin, loaned me original. Meeting of DRT with 6 surviviors of the Battle of San Jacinto about 1892. Also surviving wives of veterans. Seventh from left is Miss Lily Robertson."

1892

Group portrait of four veterans and a priest. All wear caps of Catholic veterans. They hold awards and trophies. L-R: Gabriel Tamayo; Father Joseph Houser; Manuel Castillo; Sam Guerra; Romeo Sanchez.

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Group portrait of members of the Texas Veterans Association. The group is mostly men, but also some women and chilrden in a field with houses in the background.

undated

Close-up, over-the-shoulder shot of an anonymous veteran of foreign wars saluting. His cap is decorated with various badges and pins. The Veterans of Foreign Wars, formally the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, is an organization of U.S. war veterans, who, as military service members fought in wars, campaigns, and expeditions on foreign land, waters, or airspace.

circa 1970

General George A. Custer, Elizabeth Custer, and unidentified others on the steps of the School for the Blind building. Custer spent a few months in Austin after the Civil War. Austin, Texas. The Arno Nowotny Building, constructed in 1857, is one of the earliest buildings on the University of Texas at Austin campus. The site is known as “Little Campus”, which includes the Arno Nowotny Building and Hargis Hall, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The two story limestone and brick masonry building was designed and built in the Italianate Style by architect Abner H. Cook, who is well known for several other historic buildings including the Governor’s Mansion and the Neil-Cochran House. The building was significantly modified and served several purposes during its existence, from the Texas Asylum for the Blind to a men’s dormitory and military barracks during WWI. In 1984 the building was restored to its original 1857 appearance following a major campaign to save the building from demolition.

1866

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