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[Portrait of John Sharpe]
Photograph of John Sharpe sitting for a portrait. He is wearing a dark jacket, white collared shirt, and a necktie with a square pattern. The reverse side of the photo contains a handwritten note saying he was the editor of the Williamson County Sun newspaper as well as a postmaster.
Date:
1935~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Annie Sharpe, Sr. and Mrs. Jim Shaw]
Photograph of two women standing together next to a low brick wall outside a house. Part of the home is visible behind them, as well as a cactus and other plants in the yard. A handwritten note on the back says: "Mrs. John M. Sharpe Sr. with striped dress at her home 1604 Church St. Georgetown Texas, Mrs. Jim Shaw a neighbor dressed in white 1938."
Date:
1938
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of John Sharpe, Sr.]
Photograph of John M. Sharpe, Sr. wearing a dark jacket, white collared shirt, and a necktie.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Wilcox Photography
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Inez Sharpe]
Postcard from Pharis Whittenberg to Annie Sharpe featuring the image of a young girl wearing a dress and a ribbon in her hair.
Date:
1925
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of John M. Sharpe, Jr. with a Parrot]
Photograph of John M. Sharpe, Jr. sitting on a chair. The boy is wearing a dark suit, white collared shirt, and a striped necktie. A parrot is perched upon the back panel of the wooden chair that Sharpe is sitting on.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
R. Stone Photography
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Infant Roy Brown]
Photograph of Roy Brown wearing a checkered outfit and holding a cap. He stands with his legs crossed on a box covered in a floral pattern. The three year old boy holds onto an ornate chair to the right.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Stone Photography
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Short Story About a Sickly Boy and a Kindly Native American]
Short story regarding a sickly young boy named Johnnie who becomes healthier with the help of a Native American man named "Indian Joe" or "Indian Charlie."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sharpe and Brown Family Having a Picnic]
Photograph of six members of the Brown and Sharpe family sitting at a picnic table in an outdoor area surrounded by trees. The women sitting in the front seat are identified as Cousin Maud and Mother Brown. The man sitting on the other side of the table is John Sharpe. Annie Sharpe is wearing a broad hat and a white apron. A smiling man and a woman in a dark dress to the left remain unidentified. A white tablecloth, large jar, and a basket are lying on the table.
Date:
August 1939
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tintype of a Woman Sitting for a Portrait]
Photograph of a woman with long brown hair who is sitting for a portrait. She wears a striped white dress, a ribbon on her chest, and a belt.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Pharis Whittenberg]
Photograph of Pharis Whittenberg from the shoulder up. Her hair is tied back with a bow.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photographs of Sebe Goodlett and Frances Sharpe Goodlett]
Photographs of Sebe Goodlett and Frances Sharpe Goodlett sitting for portraits. Sebe is wearing a medium hued jacket, white collared shirt, and a bow tie. His fingers are interlocked around his right knee. Frances wears a thick fur coat. Their photos are contained within a dark booklet.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Stone Photography
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wedding Photograph of John M. Sharpe]
Photograph of John M. Sharpe, Sr. standing in a photography studio. He is wearing a dark suit and a white shirt with a high collar. Typed notes on the back include biographical information for Sharpe, as well as indicate that this is a photograph from his wedding to Annie Emily Whittenberg.
Date:
July 7, 1903
Creator:
Stone Photography
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Annie Sharpe Beside a Tomb]
Photograph of Annie Sharpe standing beside the tomb of her great uncle, Bishop William McKendree, in Sumner County, Tennessee. She is wearing a cloche hat, jacket, and skirt. The tomb sits on a low pedestal and has barely visible writing along its side.
Date:
1927~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to a Legislative Committee]
Letter from a man describing the hardships of cotton farmers to a legislative committee.
Date:
1935~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Six Young Women]
Photograph of six young women wearing lightly hued dresses. They are arranged in a pyramid with Mamie Whittenberg standing above and behind the group, Fannie Clower and Hattie McSwain are positioned on the middle row, and Annie Whittenberg, Libby Cleveland, and Jessie Clower are seated on the bottom row. A typed note on the reverse side indicates that Mamie Whittenberg married J. L. Thorp in 1902 and Annie Whittenberg married J. M. Sharpe, Sr. in 1903.
Date:
1902
Creator:
Wilcox Photography
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Sharpe Standing by a House]
Photograph of John Sharpe standing in front of a bush at the back porch of Rose Whittenberg's house. He is wearing a bowler hat, jacket, and a necktie tucked into a dark waistcoat.
Date:
1905~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Annie Sharpe in a Wedding Dress]
Folder containing a portrait of Annie Sharpe while wearing a wedding dress. The folder is black, the photograph's mat is white with concentric ovals surrounding the oval photo of Mrs. Sharpe. Part of her dress extends outside of the photo and onto the mat. A thin piece of paper that covers the photo has brown foxing along its outer edge.
Date:
July 7, 1903
Creator:
Stone Photography
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Short Story About Two Farmers and the Transplantation of Corn]
Short story regarding two farmers named Johnnie and Herman. Johnnie makes neophyte farmer Herman aware of the proper practices of raising corn.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Prose fiction
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Lee J. Roundtree]
Photograph of Lee A. Roundtree sitting for a portrait. He is wearing a dark jacket, white collared shirt, and a white bow tie. A handwritten note on the photo indicates that he employed John M. Sharpe, Sr. at a printing company.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of John M. Sharpe]
Photograph of John M. Sharpe, Sr. from the chest up. He is wearing a dark jacket, white collared shirt, and a white tie.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Wilcox Photography
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People Standing Together on a Walkway]
Photograph of five people standing together on a walkway with a pipe fence on their left side and a cement wall on the right. John Sharpe, Sr., and Annie Sharpe are the elderly couple on the left. Mrs. John Sharpe, Jr. and her husband stand in the center. Jim Shaw leans on the cement wall to the right.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Reverend J. A. B. Whittenberg]
Photograph of Reverend J. A. B. visible from the chest up. He is wearing a dark jacket, dark vest, and white collared shirt. He has voluminous facial hair.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Millholin, J. M.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Group of People Standing in Front of a Building]
Photograph of a group of men, women, and children, standing in front of a wooden building. Part of the group stands on the building's raised porch, while another group stands on the ground in front. The foremost rows of people are primarily comprised of children.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman Posing with a Baby]
Photograph of a woman posing with a baby in her lap. The woman has dark hair and is wearing lightly hued lace. The infant is wearing a white dress.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History