|
"Floral Parade
- Austin Carnival - Dec. 11, 1903"
Near the Capitol
grounds |
| Written on the
back of the photo - "Parade for the dedication of the new
Capitol, May, 1888. Construction took place from 1883-1888. Looking
southwest in the 700 block of Congress Ave." |
Written on the
back of the photo - "First day the present Congress Ave. Bridge was
open to transportation. January 1911."
Keep in mind that my uncle copied these pictures sometime in the 1970s,
so there could have been a lot of changes since then - Murray
Montgomery |
Written on the
back of the photo - "Congress Ave. in 1886 during the construction
of the present day Capitol
Building."
Note the unfinished dome of the Capitol. - Murray
Montgomery |
| Written on the
back of the photo - "Houston and Texas Central Railroad (Katy). Northeast
corner of Congress Ave. and 3rd Street. Built in 1902." |
Written on the
back of the photo - "Sixth and Congress - Ziller Building - Northeast
corner - 1899. Notice old Driskill Hotel on the Right - Littlefield
Building is there now."
Note the Tom Moore sign, the old street lamp. The things that shaped
like an "H" in the sky have something to do with holding wires together
- Murray
Montgomery |
| "Northwest corner
of Congress at 9th Street in the early 1890s. Present site of the
Texas Bank." |
| General George
A. Custer, staff and wives, pose on the steps of the Blind Asylum
in the winter of 1865 - Murray
Montgomery |
| City Hospital
about 1884. Located at present (1970s) site of Brackenridge Hospital
(14th and Sabine). Bed capacity at the time was 20 beds. |
| Old
Capitol during the funeral of Gov. Andrew Jackson Hamilton, April
12, 1875. He was a known Union sympathizer. Hamilton
Pool in Austin is named after him. |
| Original Capitol
building as it appeared after it burned on Nov. 9, 1881. |
| Courtesy
Murray Montgomery Photo Collection |
| Texas
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history, stories, and vintage/historic photos, please contact
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