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[Photograph of Gesang Verein Group with 1893 Flag]

Photograph of a group of men in suits, lined up in two rows, the first row holding a large flag a small star in the center and German writing on it. The group is standing in front a light-colored building with windows along the outside. A lightly spotted dog lays with its chin on the ground, to the left of the group, and a small tree is situated to the right of the group. Handwriting on the back of the photograph gives the location of the photo and the name of the group holding the flag.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Group Standing on Dam Wall]

Photograph of a group of people, mostly women in light-colored dresses, standing on top of a stone wall. There is a small body of water and some bushes at the bottom of the wall, and a group of skinny trees on the left of the water. More trees are barely visible in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph indicate that the wall is a remnant of the Dietert Mill that burned down, and also includes the name of the donor of the photo.
Date: 1913
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Boerne Reading Club Women]

Photograph of a group of women standing on a rocky area in front of a light-colored stone building. The women, of various ages, are wearing costumes from] different time periods. In the background, just past the building, a house with a gabled roof and some trees are visible. At the bottom of the frame, the location where the photo was taken is written in ink, and on the back of the frame, there is a label identifying the women in the photo.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photocopy of Original Polo Playing Field Photograph]

Photocopy of a photograph of a polo playing field, a large grassy, well-manicured lawn with small, gently rolling hills. The area is surrounded by trees, and there are mountains in the distant background. Below the photo, handwritten notes give information about the playing field. The back of the paper is blank.
Date: 2000~
Creator: Edmonds, Bettie
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photographs of Bonnie Bar Interior and Men on Saloon Steps]

Two photographs attached to a piece of paper with information about the photos printed on it. The first photograph depicts the interior of a bar room, where two men stand behind the bar counter and a man stands leaning against the front of the counter. Mirrors, cabinets, bottles, and paintings line the back wall, and a large cabinet sits to the right of the bar. The second photograph depicts four men standing on the steps of a small wood-sided building (situated to the right of another wood-sided building) that has the word "Saloon" painted on the front. The two men in the center are holding glasses of a dark liquid.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Buggies on Main Street, Boerne, Texas]

Photograph of Main Street in Boerne, Texas. The photograph features a perspective view of a long dirt road lined with trees. Through the trees, store-fronts and small buildings can be seen along the street. There are several horse-drawn buggies on the left side of the street, and more on the right, down the street. On the back of the photograph are notes about the location and date of the photo.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photographs of Boerne Village Band at Börne Dedication]

Four photographs of the Boerne Village Band playing at an event. The first photograph features the whole band, wearing traditional German dress, and playing instruments while sitting on chairs in front of a residential fence. The second photo features six of the men and a boy setting up their equipment and instruments. The third photo features three women (one of whom is not in traditional Germanic dress) and a man sitting down with their instruments. The two women in traditional dress are holding accordions. The fourth photo features a man in traditional dress in front of a fence, holding a brass instrument. The photos are attached to a piece of paper with handwritten notes on it, including one that reads, "Börne Dedication."
Date: June 11, 1995
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Street Outside Metropolitan Saloon]

The photograph depicts a large two-story high building with the words "Metropolitan Saloon," painted on the front. A tractor, two wagons packed with furniture, and a buggy drawn by two horses are parked in the street in front of the building. A man in a large hat is walking beside the large wheel of the tractor. A smaller building, sits across a street on the left side of the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Boerne Lake View From Above]

Photograph of a dark blue lake with a small inlet on the closest side, taken from the window of an aircraft in flight (the frame of which is just in shot). There are plenty of trees covering the land surrounding the lake, and the sky above is blue with long streaks of white clouds. The words "Boerne Lake" are written on the back of the photograph in thick marker.
Date: January 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of View of Boerne Lake]

Photograph of a dark blue lake with a narrow road along the right side, taken from the window of an aircraft in flight (the frame of which is just in shot). In front of the lake, the land is brown and bare and has very few trees, but beyond the lake, there are plenty of trees covering the land. The sky above is blue with long streaks of white clouds. The words "Boerne Lake" are written on the back of the photograph in thick marker.
Date: January 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Run-Down Stone and Wood Shack in Tusculum]

Photograph of the end of a small shack, made with stone walls and a wood roof, that has a closed wooden door in the center. A dead tree is visible beyond the building, on the left. A small bush has grown up to the left of the door, and on the right, there are sticks protruding from the ground. Above the door are three V-shaped pieces on metal attached to the wall, so that they lay flat against it. On the back of the photo, there are handwritten notes (many of them scratched out) about the photo, including one identifying the location as Old Tusculum (now Boerne, Texas).
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Abandoned Shacks in Old Tusculum]

Photograph of two run-down shacks in a wooded area with tall grass. The smaller shack, on the left, has a curled tin roof which is held up in part by a wood post in front of the open doorway. The shack on the right is partially made from stone and has roof that has mostly fallen off or into the building. There is a boat in front of the shack on the right, while the shack on the left has wire strung about it (which is connected to a short electrical pole). On the back of the photograph is a handwritten note indicating the shacks were part of old Tusculum (now Boerne, Texas), and a stamp identifying the donor of the photo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photographs of Metropolitan Saloon]

Two photographs, the same image in different sizes, attached to a piece of paper with information about the photos printed on it. The photographs depict a large two-story high building with the words "Metropolitan Saloon," painted on the front. A tractor, two wagons packed with furniture, and a buggy drawn by two horses are parked in the street in front of the building. A man in a large hat is walking beside the large wheel of the tractor. A smaller building, sits across a street on the left side of the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Boerne Lake From Aerial View]

Photograph of a dark blue lake, taken from the window of an aircraft in flight (the frame of which is just in shot). There are plenty of trees covering the land surrounding the lake, but there is also a long stretch of bare ground in front of the lake. The sky above is blue with long streaks of white clouds. The words "Boerne Lake" are written on the back of the photograph in thick marker.
Date: January 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Boerne Band at Phillip Reunion]

Photograph of a large group of men, women, and children, arranged in rows (some standing, some sitting on chairs, and some sitting on the ground) in front of a small group of trees. Many of the men are wearing hats. Some of the women, who wear white blouses, are holding small children. The men sitting on the ground in front are mostly wearing small caps and are holding different instruments, such as trumpets, drums, and horns, etc. A tall metal frame is visible just to the right of the group. On the back of the photograph are handwritten notes about when the photo was taken (at the Phillip Reunion in 1902), and a stamp identifying the donor of the photo.
Date: 1902
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Boerne Lake From Above]

Photograph of a dark blue lake, taken from the window of an aircraft in flight (the frame and wing of which is just in shot). There are lots of trees covering the land surrounding the lake. On the front left side, the land is brown and bare and there are very few trees, but surrounding the rest of the lake, there are plenty of trees covering the land. The sky above is blue with long streaks of white clouds. The words "Boerne Lake" are written on the back of the photograph in thick marker.
Date: January 1988
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Treue der Union Monument, Comfort, Texas]

Photograph of a light-colored stone monument with a laurel on the front, a garland hanging about the base, and a red, white, and blue banner hanging in front of the monument. The monument sits on a small grassy hill, surrounded by a rope fence with small stone posts. There is a group of trees in the background
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Treue der Union Monument, Comfort, Texas]

Photograph of a light-colored stone monument sitting on a small grassy hill, surrounded by a rope fence with small stone posts. A Texas Historical Marker sign stands behind and to the left of the monument, which is surrounded by a wooded area.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Comfort High School Cheerleaders]

Contact print of three Comfort High School cheerleaders posing in a small area surrounded by light-colored curtains, kneeling in a semicircle with their hands on megaphones labeled with their nicknames. They are wearing matching uniforms with a light-colored mid-sleeve shirt and darker overdress with a short skirt as well as large corsages. The girls are identified (left-to-right) as: Arlene Allerkamp ("Shorty"), Louise Norman ("Louie"), and Carol Zimmerman ("Carol").
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Awarded Pearl Beer Watches]

Contact print of three men during what appears to be an awards ceremony, as the man on the far right is shaking the hand of the man in the center while handing him a watch in a box with a Pearl Beer logo; the man on the far left is already holding a similar watch box. They are standin gin front of a wall with wood paneling, decorated with maps and branded posters for brewing companies.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exterior of Ella's Beauty Box]

Cropped contact print of the front of a one-story brick building with two open doors and a sign near the left door that says "Ella's Beauty Box." On either side of the doors, there are large brick planters filled with plants and an overhang spans the front of the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boerne High School Baseball Team]

Contact print of the Boerne High School baseball team posing on a field in two lines, with six of the teammates kneeling in the front and five teammates and two men who appear to be coaches standing behind them. The players are wearing matching uniforms that include light-colored pants with tall striped socks, short-sleeved shirts with numbers and "Boerne" across the chest, and baseball caps. The coaches, standing in the center, are wearing dark-colored shirts. Several baseball mitts are on the ground in front of them.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Walking in Field Near a Parade Float]

Photograph of a large, flat-bed parade float decorated with an oil well and pump as well as a "throne" on one end with a "Miss Kendalia" sign on the side of the float. It is parked in a field and several people are visible walking in the vicinity. Handwritten on back: "Fair 1930 Aug."
Date: August 1930
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Floral Parade Float]

Photograph of a flatbed float decorated with flowers and an an arch at one end, with the word "Boerne" on the side. Other vehicles are partially visible behind it and a man is walking past them at right. Handwritten on back: "Miss Boerne Aug 1930."
Date: August 1930
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History