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[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

[Victoria Schmid Inside Building]

Photograph of Victoria Schmid, visible from the waist up, standing inside a stone building near several stained-glass windows in a wooden door and adjoining frames. She is wearing a dark-colored shirt with a red jacket and turquoise necklace. Handwritten on back: 3-19-97, BAHPS Tea, Victoria Schmid."
Date: March 19, 1997
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 Ludwig Börne Statue]

Photograph of a bronze statue of Ludwig Börne, taken from the side, at just above eye-level with the statue. The statue man has his hair parted on the left side, and is holding a book open in front of him on a flat surface. The man's name is etched into the left side of the statue. In the background, an asphalt road is visible beyond a tree that sits in the lawn next to the statue. The name of the statue and the date the photograph was taken on are written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Ludwig Börne Statue Inscription]

Photograph of an inscription, on the side of a bronze statue of Ludwig Börne, taken from an upward angle. Part of the inscription at the bottom is cut off at the edge of the photo. The first paragraph mentions that Mr. Börne inspired other Germans to come to Texas, and that Boerne, Texas is named after him. The base of the statue and a grassy lawn are partially visible to the left of the statue. There are handwritten notes about the photo on the back.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photographs of Boerne Gesang Verein Flag]

Two photographs of a large, dark blue flag with embroidered images and text, indicating that it is a flag for the Boerne Gesang Verein singing club. The flag is hung flat against a large white board, with many, colorful ribbons and prizes hanging on either side of the flag. The board is propped up against a grey wall with wood siding on the bottom half of the wall. In the second photo, a woman wearing a blue blouse and grey skirt is standing to the left of the board. The photographs are attached to a piece of paper, upon which there are handwritten notes.
Date: December 1994
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Victoria Schmid with Fiesta Court Gown]

Photograph of Victoria Schmid posing in the corner of the Graham House Museum with a gown on a mannequin that is part of at 1940s exhibit. The gown is black with gold sequins in vine patterns along the collar and down the front, as well as other designs on the long train. Schmid is wearing a short-sleeved white dress with a name tag, standing behind the dress and holding up part of the train to show the designs. Other objects are partially visible on the wall behind her, including a map, a plaque, and portrait images.
Date: 1994
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Boerne Lake Through Window]

Photograph of a dark blue lake with a narrow road along the front-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 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 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 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 Five Members of Boerne Village Band Performing]

Photograph of five men sitting on a row of folding chairs on an open-air stage with a tin roof. The men, two of whom are partially obscured by microphones and music stands are wearing short sleeved shirts with slacks and are playing brass instruments. Sound equipment is visible on the stage behind them, and in the background, a few trees are barely visible in the bright light. Handwritten notes and a label on the back of the photograph identify the men performing, while a stamp identifies the donor of the photo.
Date: 1980
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Construction of Boerne Lake and Dam]

Photograph of a large valley with three shallow pools of water, sparse tree coverage, and a large concrete, T-shaped column with one of the pools of water leading up to it. The concrete column has a platform and ladder attached to the side. There is a range of tree-covered hills in the background, and in the foreground, the downward slope of a hill of small, light-colored rocks is visible.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Construction at Boerne Lake and Dam]

Photograph of a large valley with three shallow pools of water, sparse tree coverage, and a large concrete, T-shaped column with one of the pools of water leading up to it. The concrete column has scaffolding around the middle. A small crane sits to the right side of the column, and further to the right, there are two large metal tubes. A car and small machine sit to the left of the column. There is a range of tree-covered hills in the background, and in the foreground, the downward slope of a hill is visible. The date the photo was taken is written on the back of the photograph.
Date: January 20, 1977
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Boerne Lake and Dam Construction]

Photograph of a large dirt construction site, taken from the top of one of two large mounds of dirt. The other dirt mound is shaped like a concave curve, inside which two diggers are parked. There is a range of tree-covered hills in the background. The date the photo was taken is written on the back of the photograph.
Date: January 14, 1976
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photographs of Cecil and Mary Smith at Their Ranch]

Two photographs of Cecil and Mary Smith. In the first photo, the couple stands side by side behind a large fence, Cecil (on the left, wearing a bomber jacket and baseball cap) with his left arm resting on the fence. In the background, a house on the right, a fence on the left, and large trees are visible. In the second photograph, the couple stands beside a barbed-wire fence post, Cecil on the right, wearing a white shirt and cowboy hat, and Mary on the left, wearing a long sleeve dress with pearls. In the background, a house with dark wood siding and a tin roof is visible, with a lawn chair just in front of it. The two photographs are attached to a piece of paper with handwritten notes about the photos written on it.
Date: 1976
Creator: Edmonds, Bettie
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Betty Schmidt and Children on Car]

Contact print of a decorated station wagon parked outside a building with two young children and a young woman identified as Betty Schmidt seated on the roof. The children are wearing folk costumes and Schmidt is wearing a dress with a ribbon sash and crown. The car is decorated with streamers across the sides and the hood, with a large sign on the front bumper that says "Boerne Berges Fest" and two signs on the driver's side of the car that say "Boerne Berges Fest / Last Week End in June / Boerne, Tx." and "Betty Schmidt / Miss Berges Fest / 1969." A second building and parked cars are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boerne City Councilmen]

Contact print of six Boerne City Councilmen and the mayor, Ray Smart, seated around a wooden table, turning to look toward the camera. The table is in front of a wall with a series of windows and a corner street sign is visible on the floor in the corner of the room at right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
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

[Boerne Nativity Scene]

Contact print of a nativity scene in the Boerne Main Plaza with a large, three-dimensional hut made of wooden poles and two-dimensional cut-outs of the characters, including the Mary and Joseph, the wise men, a shepherd, and sheep. A street is partially visible on the right side of the image, including parked cars and buildings in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boerne School Board Members]

Copy print of the seven 1960 Boerne ISD school board members posing in two rows, with four men seated at a folding table and three men standing behind them. They appear to be in a library, with a series of books on shelves lining the wall behind them, and a display of book covers on the wall to the right of the group.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boerne Shooting Club Car in Parade]

Contact print of a car driving in a parade, decorated with streamers and a banner that says "1864 Boerne Shooting Club 1954." A young boy is leaning on the open window in the back seat. At the right side of the image, part of another float carrying a band is visible, as well as people on horseback walking the opposite direction. Buildings and parked cars are visible on the opposite side of the street.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Comfort Centennial Parade]

Contact print of people riding in a covered wagon pulled by oxen, flanked by men on horseback, walking down a street. Two buildings are partially visible behind them, including a multi-story stone building covered in vines at left, and a storefront with a covered patio at right. The back of the photo is labeled "Comfort Centennial."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History