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[Photograph of a Fireplace]
Photograph of a stone fireplace with an active fire. The year "1852" is carved above the fireplace.
Date:
1852
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A View of Fredericksburg, Texas]
Photographic reproduction of a landscape drawing by Hermann Lungwitz of a man looking over a landscape, with a forest between a field of cattle and a town. Note on the back reads. "Panoramic view of the City of Friederichsburg [sic] Texas presented to Texas State Archives by Ralph Bickler. Hermann Lungkwitz, grandfather (maternal) of Ralph Bickler. This was a pencil sketch made at the request of the Dresden Museum of Germany. It was made 1853-54-55 or 1856, the date is not known for sure. The museum made a litho plate (probably stone) and sent lithograph copies back to Friederichburg."
Date:
1854~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gillespie County
Map of the Hill Country region covering Gillespie County, Texas. The map also shows parts of Mason, Llano, Blanco, and Kendall Counties. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
March 23, 1857
Creator:
Von Rosenberg, W.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of a Woman]
Portrait is a full body shot of an unidentified woman. She has her left arm leaning on a column. She is wearing a dark colored dress with a light collar and a necklace with a cross. It is matted on a light mat. The photograph company's address is printed on the back. Also "Mai 1870" is handwritten under the address.
Date:
May 1870
Creator:
Etablissement Photographique de Stalins & Janssens
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gillespie County
Map of the Hill Country region covering Gillespie County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
July 1871
Creator:
Gomert, A. & Lungkwitz, Herman
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Throttle-Valve Stands and Stems.
Patent for "a new arrangement of support for the stem of a throttle-valve, and has for its object to facilitate the lubricating of the screw and cause the parts to be firmly held in place." (Lines 19-23) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 2, 1872
Creator:
Compant, John M. & Krauskopf, Engelbert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gillespie County
Map of the Hill Country region covering Gillespie County, Texas. The road from Mason to Kerrville, Texas is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
April 1873
Creator:
Lungkwitz, Herman
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of a Woman]
Portrait is a full-body shot of an unidentified woman posing with her left hand on a chair. She is wearing a dark-colored dress with a light-colored lacy collar and a necklace. The photograph is on a light mat and has "Meyersville, 1875" written on the back.
Date:
1875
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gillespie County
Map of the Hill Country region covering Gillespie County, Texas. The road to Llano Town, Texas is shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch.
Date:
August 1877
Creator:
Von Rosenberg, E.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Spading Machine.
Patent for a new and improved rotary spading machine. This design "consists in the combination of a cylinder or drum armed with a series of spades or teeth, and mounted on a revolving shaft having a bearing or ground wheel, and a series of cleaning fingers or disks, which operate between the teeth of a second cylinder or drum which is mounted in a frame hung loosely on the main shaft of the machine, so as to rise and fall and adapt itself to the inequalities of the ground" (lines 21-30).
Date:
March 8, 1881
Creator:
Schuchard, Julius
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Wheel Cultivator And Plow
Patent for improvements to a combined wheel cultivator and plow, "whereby either mold-board plows or shovel-cultivators may be used upon a common frame" (lines 16-18). Includes illustrations.
Date:
December 28, 1886
Creator:
Wahrmund, Charles, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bee Hive Stand.
Patent for a new and improved bee-hive stand. This design consists in "the combination, with a floor, of a frame provided with opposite side standards and a row of central standards, the longitudinal side bars, and a central longitudinal bar connected with said standards, tie-bars constructed to hook on said longitudinal bars, and a roof provided with hinged lids and supported by said side and central standards" (lines 85-93).
Date:
December 10, 1889
Creator:
Lipp, Simpson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the central mineral region : chiefly from actual surveys made under the direction of Theo B. Comstock, geologist for central Texas.
Map shows geological composition of surface strata, towns, creeks, crossings, railroads, and names of mountain peaks for Mason, Llano, McCulloch, Gillespie, Blanco, San Saba, Kimble, and Burnet counties, and portions of Hays and Travis counties. Includes notes and key to colors used to represent strata types. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:247,300].
Date:
1890
Creator:
Nagle, J. C. (James C.),1865-1927
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bank of Fredericksburg, Temple D. Smith
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of business name and decorative designs in lithographic print by Wm. B. Burford Lith. Indianapolis.
Date:
1891
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Moursund & Schuchard, Real Estate Agents
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes illustrated images and stylized text with business name and the names A. W. Moursund, Attorney-at-Law; A. E. Schuchard, County Surveyor.
Date:
1891
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Confirmation Class at Vereins Kirche]
Portraits of the last class to be confirmed in the Vereins Kirche. The nineteen portraits are bust shots of the students and reverend, mounted on a single mat. The women are wearing white traditional confirmation dresses, and the men are wearing dark suits and ties. A list of the students' names are numbered on the back.
Date:
1892
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, August 29, 1893]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz mentions Otto, his younger brother, and his going to school soon. The letter is on St. Charles Hotel (Kerrville, Texas) stationery.
Date:
August 29, 1893
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, August 29, 1893]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz mentions Otto, his younger brother, and his going to school soon.
Date:
August 29, 1893
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, November 25, 1893]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz mentions Otto, his younger brother, and anticipating seeing his grandfather at Christmas. He also mentions his father is down with an illness and his mother is too busy to write. The letter is on St. Charles Hotel (Kerrville, Texas) stationery.
Date:
November 25, 1893
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, November 25, 1893]
Transcription of from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz mentions Otto, his younger brother, and anticipating seeing his grandfather at Christmas. He also mentions his father is down with an illness and his mother is too busy to write.
Date:
November 25, 1893
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fredericksburg Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1894
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kerrville Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1894
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher and Splicer.
Patent for a simple and inexpensive wire stretcher and splicer that can easily connect to a post and use it as an anchor while stretching wire. The invention also draws wires together and re-connects them. A crank makes the device easy to use.
Date:
September 4, 1894
Creator:
Marshall, Otto
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, September 10, 1894]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz mentions Otto, his younger brother, has an illness. He also mentions starting school again as well as his proficiency with his gun. He is also anticipating the arrival from Washington of his aunt. The letter is on St. Charles Hotel (Kerrville, Texas) stationery.
Date:
September 10, 1894
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History