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Specifications: road and bridge construction

Description: A book covering the details of road and bridge construction in Travis county, Texas.
Date: 1918
Creator: Travis County (Tex.)
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Souvenir of Austin, Texas

Description: A series of views by photographer S.B. Hill.
Date: 1888
Creator: Hill, S.B.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Athol Estes Porter Autograph book

Description: Autograph album belonging to Athol Estes, includes 10-line two stanza poem. First letters of first five lines acrostically spell Athol (first letters of lines) and Estes (last letters of lines). Signed "W.S.P."
Date: September 25, 1885
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Effie Roach Hofer Autograph Album]

Description: Autograph album belonging to Effie Roach Hofer. It includes page a 10-line verse poem entitled "Poetry," with drawing of fiddle and pointing finger and hand, signed "W.S. Porter/Secretary Jolly Brothers."
Date: August 2, 1885
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

O. Henry's Wedding

Description: Original copy of statement by Lawrence K. Smoot, as recorded by Ralph Bickler, a court reporter, and furnished to [Trueman] O‘Quinn, relating the events surrounding the marriage of William Sydney Porter and Athol Estes at the Smoot home one July evening in 1887, with Lawrence as an “unofficial” witness when he was about 12 years of age. The date of the wedding was actually July 1, 1887 as a notice of the marriage appeared the next day in the Austin Daily Statesman.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bickler, Ralph A. & Smoot, Lawrence K.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Capitol Directory, Austin, Texas

Description: "Names, street addresses, telephone numbers and department of employment of persons permanently located in the state capitol and the state land office building on February 1, 1921."
Date: 1921
Creator: Austin, Tex: Forum Print. Co.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Mercantile and General City Directory of Austin, Texas---1872-1873.

Description: The 1872-1873 Austin city directory, "Containing an Interesting History of Austin, the Name and Residence of its Citizens, and Local Information of General Interest." (From the title page.)
Date: 1872
Creator: Gray, S. A & Moore, W. D.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Polk's Morrison & Fourmy Austin City Directory, 1918

Description: "Containing a miscellaneous directory of state, county and city governments, a postoffice [sic] directory, educational institutions, churches, banks, incorporated companies, secret and benevolent societies, etc., etc., a street guide and householders directory, an alphabetically arranged list of business houses and private citizens giving full name, occupation or pursuit and address, also a complete classified business directory 'The Buyers' Guide'."
Date: 1918
Creator: R.L. Polk & Co., Compilers
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Report on the Dam and Water Power Development at Austin, Texas

Description: Report about the reconstruction of the Austin Dam including appendices of statistics, graphs, and a bibliography, as well as the letter of transmittal and relevant city resolution.
Date: November 1917
Creator: Mead, Daniel W.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1885-86

Description: General directory for Austin, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "the present state, county and city governments; a complete list of all county officials, post offices, telegraph, express, and money order offices in Texas; also, an index of societies, associations, corporations, churches, educational institutes, the full name and address of all residents, their occup… more
Date: 1885
Creator: Morrison & Fourmy
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Directory of the City of Austin, 1912-1913

Description: General directory for Austin, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "the Present State, County and City Governments, County Officials of Texas, Giving Date of Organization of Each County as also County Seat; List of Counties, Judicial Districts, District Judges and Clerks, and Time of Holding Courts in all Counties in Texas; Representative, Senatorial, Congressional and… more
Date: 1912
Creator: Morrison & Fourmy Directory Co.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The windows of old St. David's

Description: Booklet describing the stained glass windows of St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin.
Date: [1920..1930]
Creator: Mitchell, Mary H.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Elm Grove Dairy farm

Description: Pamphlet printed by the owner of the dairy when he was trying to sell it. Notes the improvements on the dairy, price per various acreage, buildings, and terms of sale.
Date: January 15, 1904
Creator: Ladell, A. H.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Songs of the Y.M.B.L., Austin, Texas

Description: Songbook for the Young Men's Business League of Austin. Includes lyrics for America; 'Tucky Home; 'Round Her Neck She Wears a Yeller Ribbon; Peggy O'Neill; Pack up Your Troubles; and others.
Date: [1920..1930]
Creator: Young Men's Business League (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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