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[Visitors and bust of Elisabet Ney at the Elisabet Ney Museum]

Description: Photograph of Visitors Lesly Cain (age 7) and Mrs. Don Johnson examine a bust is of Mrs. Elisabet Ney at the Elisabet Ney Museum. In 1892, European portrait sculptor Elisabet Ney (1833-1907) purchased property in Austin at 304 East 44th Street, established a studio named Formosa, and resumed her career as a noted sculptor. Ney sculpted and collected portraits of notable Texans and Europeans. Following Ney’s death in 1907, her friends preserved the studio and its contents as the Elisabet Ney Mu… more
Date: [1969..1979]
Creator: Hyatt, Darl
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Exterior of Elisabet Ney Studio]

Description: Photograph of men, women, and children enjoy the outdoors outside of Elisabet Ney's sculpture studio. Bare tree branches and coats indicate the season is probably late fall or winter. This is the south elevation of the studio which is made of stone. In 1892, European portrait sculptor Elisabet Ney (1833-1907) purchased property in Austin at 304 East 44th Street, established a studio named Formosa, and resumed her career as a noted sculptor. Ney sculpted and collected portraits of notable Texans… more
Date: [..1910]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Exterior of Elisabet Ney Museum]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of the Elisabet Ney Museum located at 304 East 44th Street. The house is made of stone and has a classical pediment and a tower. A flag is visible on the tower. The grounds are unkempt.In 1892, European portrait sculptor Elisabet Ney (1833-1907) purchased property in Austin at 304 East 44th Street, established a studio named Formosa, and resumed her career as a noted sculptor. Ney sculpted and collected portraits of notable Texans and Europeans. Following Ney’s death… more
Date: 19uu
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Front of French Legation]

Description: Photograph of exterior of the French Legation, home to the French ambassador to the Republic of Texas, Count Alphonse Dubois de Saligny. It later became the French Legation Museum. The building is representative of typical French Creole vernacular architecture.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Taxidermy in Museum]

Description: Photograph of several taxidermy displays within Buckhorn Museum. Both the wall on the right and the wall with archways to the left are covered with dozens of taxidermied animal heads- mostly wild, African species. Four chairs made of animal parts can be seen surrounding the archway columns and a horse posed in a bucking position can be seen in the next room. At the end of the hallway, a stuffed lion can also be seen.
Date: June 17, 1958
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Taxidermy Museum]

Description: Photograph of the interior of Buckhorn Museum featuring taxidermied animals. To the left is a display with a long-horn cow and an owl on a branch. In the background is an entrance way through which a wall with taxidermied animal heads can be seen. Above that entrance way are several taxidermied deer heads on display. In the left foreground, a sheep's head can be seen hanging over a chair made from animal hide and horns.
Date: June 11, 1958
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
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Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Mrs. Mary Anne Joseph at Elisabet Ney Museum

Description: Photograph of Mrs. Mary Anne Joseph looking at a book inscription reading, "Very sincerely bride Nell Taylor, Feb 16, 1929, Elisabet Ney Museum" in front of a classic bust. In 1892, European portrait sculptor Elisabet Ney (1833-1907) purchased property in Austin at 304 East 44th Street, established a studio named Formosa, and resumed her career as a noted sculptor. Ney sculpted and collected portraits of notable Texans and Europeans. Following Ney’s death in 1907, her friends preserved the stu… more
Date: February 2, 1968
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Elisabet Ney's Studio

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of Elisabet Ney's Studio. The stone building has a classical style pediment. Two people are visible seated at a table to the side of the building.
Date: 1893
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Texas Bus Lines

Description: Wide shot photograph of a large group of people standing in a line on the street in front of three Texas Bus Lines buses. They are at the intersection of San Jacinto and 24th streets, in front of the Texas Natural History Museum at the University of Texas campus. A sculpture with several horses and a staircase leading up to the stone building are visible behind them.
Date: March 20, 1956
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.287113 -97.733849
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Randy's Circle R Bar-B-Que

Description: Exterior of Randy's Circle R Barbecue located at 501 E. 5th St. The restaurant eventually became known as The Pit. The building was the home of Susanna Dickinson, Alamo survivor, and her husband Joseph Hannig. It was restored and is now the Joseph and Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum.
Date: April 29, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.265925 -97.738634
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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