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Directory of Texas Industries from Official Sources

Description: The directory gives listings of businesses categorized by industry (including elected officials). The directory opens with a "Description of the State of Texas" which is a reprint of the report written by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Statistics and History for the Governor of Texas. The index begins on page 429.
Date: 1903
Creator: Walton & Walton
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Life and Adventures of Ben Thompson the Famous Texan.

Description: This book is a biography of Ben Thompson, "Including a detailed and authentic statement of his birth, history and adventures by one who has known him since a child" (from the title page). The original of this item includes an insert from The Steck Company giving a brief overview of the history of the book (number of copies published, prices, etc.).
Date: 1956
Creator: Walton, W. M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Palo Duro Canyon]

Description: Photograph of a campsite at Palo Duro Canyon. The entrance to the pyramidal tent in the center of the image is directly lined up with the trail entering the campsite, and the number 20 is printed on the tent. Large hills are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Colorado River, Llano County

Description: Photograph of the Colorado River in Llano County near Marble Falls. The water flows down flat, stair-like layers of granite. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Colorado River -- Llano County Texas -- Below [Marble] Falls. Granite Shoals."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[House in McCullough County]

Description: Photograph of a house in McCullogh County. It is a one-story building with a paneled roof and a shaded patio. Inscription on the back reads "House at scene of [illegible] massacre, Lindley Crossing, McCullogh County."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Palo Duro Canyon]

Description: Photograph of Palo Duro Canyon. The photograph was shot inside the canyon, with a view of the small stream running through it. Sparse plants grow near the water's edge and on top of the rocky cliffs.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Henderson County Lynchers

Description: Photograph of the Henderson County Lynchers in front of a jailhouse. Four Texas Rangers are also present in the picture, squatting down in front of the lynchers. Inscription on the back reads "Lynchers being transferred to Anderson Co. for trail. Lynchers who lynched the Humphries."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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