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[Kendall County Fair Queen in Parade]

Contact print of people sitting in a convertible car decorated for the Kendall County Fair parade, including an unidentified man in the driver's seat and a young women in a formal gown and gloves perched on top of the back seat. The car fringe attached along the bottom, garlands strung around the good, and a sign that says "1954 Queen Kay Cartwright." The car is parked at the side of a road and houses with fenced yards are partially visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lion's Club Car in Parade]

Contact print of a convertible car, viewed from the front left, driving in a parade, decorated with fringe around the bottom and garlands around the hood and doors. There are two men sitting in the front seats and a young woman seated on the top of the back seat, in front of a sign with the Lion's Club logo. Spectators are standing and on the sidewalk outside buildings and parked cars, visible on the other side of the street.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
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

[Davis Insurance Car in Parade]

Contact print of two men and two women riding in an old-fashioned automobile with a left-hand steering wheel and a sign on the side that says "Davis Insurance Agency. 'We P[...] Cash for Ashes.'" Buildings and parked cars are visible in the background and there is a young boy partially visible in the lower-right corner of the image.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men and Boy in Wooden Structure]

Contact print of a man crouching near the doorway of a wooden structure, doing something with a small crate perched just inside while a young boy holds the crate with a tool. Another man is partially visible inside the structure and a small bale of hay is on the ground outside. Handwritten on back: "Fair Assoc."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herff Park Entrance]

Contact print of a small stone wall in the center of a dirt road with the text "Herff Park Home of Kendall County Fair." A decorative wooden fence extends on either side of the road and trees are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[MayDelle Ratliff Outside Kendall Inn]

Contact print of Kendall County Fair queen MayDelle Ratliff posing on the steps outside the entrance of the Kendall Inn, wearing a long-sleeved dress with a floor-length ruffled skirt and holding a parasol over her right shoulder. Part of the Inn porch is visible behind her, including several chairs and signs posted on either side of the door. "Kendall Inn" is on the roof directly above the stairway.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ranch Vehicles During Parade]

Contact print of three ranch vehicles driving down a road during a parade, including a two-wheeled covered wagon pulled by a donkey or mule in the front, a pickup truck, and a station wagon. Buildings and parked cars are visible behind them, on the opposite side of the street, as well as spectators watching the parade.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[KEndall County Fair Derby Winner]

Contact print of a large group of people and children posing with a banner in front of a horse at the Kendall County Fair. The banner text says "Kendall County Derby. Boerne, Texas. Sept. 1961." The race track is visible behind them.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Students with Driver Education Car]

Contact print of several people standing in a parking lot around a light-colored four-door car. Two men standing in front of the car appear to be exchanging a set of keys and two younger men are watching from the opposite side of the car, in front of a line of other cars parked under an awning. A sign affixed to the back of car in the center of the image says: "Boerne High School Driver Education Car courtesy of Graham Motors."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Horse Race Winner]

Contact print of a group of people standing in a line around a banner that is held up in front of a racehorse. A sign behind them says "race results" and lists a series of times.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
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

[Valentine's Dance Queen Candidates]

Contact print of two young women and their escorts posing in a group in front of a stage decorated for Valentine's Day. The young men are wearing light-colored jackets and bowties; the women are wearing light-colored formal dresses and holding bouquets, and the girl on the right is wearing a tiara. Two young children are partially visible, seated on the far left of the image.
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

[Kendall County Fair Association Float]

Contact print of a young woman posing in a giant flower on a float that is parked near the Main Plaza in Boerne. Text on the side of the float says, "Kendall Co. Fair: Labor Day Week End." The Main Plaza park area and several buildings are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men with Sanitation Truck]

Contact print of three unidentified men leaning against the side of a truck with a large tank at the back labeled "City of Boerne Sanitation Dept." It is parked outside the city hall, a multi-story stone building.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[FFA Group with Truck]

Contact print of eight men and students posing with a parked pick-up truck that has a sign above the bed: "Boerne F.F.A. Courtesy of Epperson Motors Chevy Olds." Three people are standing near the cab of the truck at left and the others are crouched along the back, beneath the sign. It appears to be parked near a house, partially visible behind a wooden fence.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Posing with FFA Truck]

Contact print of eight men and students posing with a parked pick-up truck that has a sign above the bed: "Boerne F.F.A. Courtesy of Epperson Motors Chevy Olds." Four people are standing near the cab of the truck at left, one person is seated on the running board of the bed, and the others are crouched along the back, beneath the sign. It appears to be parked near a house, partially visible behind a wooden fence.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Driver's Ed Car Outside Graham Motors]

Contact print of two men exchanging keys over the back of a parked four-door car that has a sign above the bumper: "Boerne High School Driver Education Car Courtesy of Graham Motors." It is parked outside the front of a stone building with a sign that says "Graham Motors" below a clock and an open car showroom is partially visible behind them. Other vehicles are parked beneath a pole roof at the left side of the image.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Posing with Driver Education Car]

Contact print of three men and four students posing in a line behind a light-colored four-door car with the text "Driver Education" written on the passenger door. The car is parked outside a stone building that says "Graham Mo[tors]" above a show window with advertising signs; an open garage area with another parked car is visible to the right of the show window and front door. A field is partially visible at the far left of the image.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Six People with Boerne FFA Truck]

Contact print of five unidentified people standing in a line near the cab of a light-colored pick-up truck parked outside a building. The group appears to be two adult men on either end and four younger students. A sign affixed to the top of the bed says "Chevy Olds" on either end and, in the center: "Boerne FFA Courtesy of Epperson Motors." Another building is partially visible in the background at right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five People with Boerne FFA Truck]

Contact print of five unidentified people standing in a line near the cab of a light-colored pick-up truck parked outside a building. The group appears to be two adult men at left and three younger students. A sign affixed to the top of the bed says "Chevy Olds" on either end and, in the center: "Boerne FFA Courtesy of Epperson Motors."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillmann, Friedrich Gustav
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