Description
This colorized postcard showcases Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, circa 1900-1910, featuring horse-drawn carriages and streetcars with the Capitol building majestically in the background. Congress Avenue, a principal thoroughfare, is described as 120 feet wide, bordered by luxuriant trees and crossed by 80-foot wide streets. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, this “Austin, Texas” postcard (No. 5145) is a picturesque view of a beautifully shaded city.
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Austin, Texas. Congress Avenue, looking toward the Capitol.
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Raphael Tuck & Sons,
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[Regd] Postcard No. 5145, "AUSTIN, Texas."
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Congress Avenue, looking toward the Capitol.
Congress Avenue is one of the principal thoroughfares of the city and radiates from Capitol Hill. It is 120 feet wide, bordered on either side by luxuriant trees, and is crossed by a number of streets 80 feet in width. Austin's broad streets and the fact of their being well shaded help to make the city one of the most picturesque in Texas.
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