San Marcos River, San Marcos, Texas. View from the powerhouse (Mill site) looking east towards what is now the Sewell Park Bridge, circa 1880s-1900s

Item — Box: 2, item: 33

Identifier: 2016-001_plate_033

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Bridge below the mill tract (now Aquarena Springs Road). This is a view looking south from one of the smokestacks of our Mill. (In Negatives 4 and 5 you can see the person standing atop a stack.) The barn structure is located approximately where the old National Guard Building is today.

Identification provided by Mark Cowan, TxState Facilities Planning Design.

Dates

circa 1880s-1900s

Conditions Governing Access

All images are digitized. Access to original glass plate negatives is restricted due to their fragile nature. Researchers are encouraged to use the digital images available at the online exhibit. Please contact the University Archives for more information at univarchives@txstate.edu.

Extent

From the Collection: 3.04 Linear Feet (3 glass plate negative boxes, 1 legal sized document case, 1 flat box)

From the Collection: 46 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

View from the powerhouse looking east towards what is now the Sewell Park Bridge, San Marcos River, San Marcos, Texas. Carriages on bridge and also traversing the river along with people on horseback.