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Commissioner Eilers with Road Drag
Photograph of cattle pulling two men. The cattle are yoked two-by-two. The cattle are doing a road drag to clean up the streets. In the background is a pavilion and a horse drawn carriage. On the back of the photograph is a note that reads, "'Street Cleaning' Dragging the 'streets' around the square."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Confirmation Class of St. Joseph Catholic Church
Portrait of a confirmation class at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Moulton, Texas. The group is made up of girls and boys, and they are posing in front of an unidentified building, maybe the church. According to accompanying information, the pastor in the picture is Rev. August H. Falkenberg.
Date:
1926/1937
Creator:
Braunig, H. J.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Drawing of a Three-Story Building]
Drawing of a three-story building with notes adding details about the roof, siding, and past damage to the building. The drawing is on the back of a sheet of Cassaday Grey Granite Co. letterhead and has a handwritten note near the bottom of the sheet reading "Father of Scott J. Hill."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Early Day Stage Inn
Postcard of the Early Day Stage Inn. In the foreground are trees behind a fence. The building is two stories high and has a smooth exterior. On the back of the postcard is a handwritten note to Laurie Walker. Accompanying information lists the inn as the Louis Turner House.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
East Side of Lavaca County Courthouse Square
Photograph of the east side of Lavaca County Courthouse Square. Buildings are lined up next to each other on the square and the building in the foreground is Smothers Grocery Store. Men, women, and children are scattered around the square. Accompanying information lists the location of the grocery store on the corner of LaGrange Street and Third Street.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fey and Braunig Studio
Photograph of the Fey and Braunig Studio in Hallettsville, Texas. On the back, is a handwritten note that says "This is a picture of the first Fey & Braunig studio and skylight in Hallettsville, Texas when Fey and Braunig decided to establish a permanent studio in Hallettsville as well as the one in Cuero, Texas." Another note on the back states that the studio was located north of the present day Hallettsville Lumber Company building on Hwy. 77. According to the accompanying article, the photo belonged to Mrs. H. H. Ahrens, daughter of the late H. G. Braunig, who is pictured standing under the sign. The building had a skylight.
Date:
1887~
Creator:
Fey & Braunig
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fey and Braunig's Portable Photography Studio
Photograph of Fey and Braunig's Portable Photography Studio. The tent says "Fey & Braunig Photographer" with a a picture of a camera at the top right. There are unidentified men around and inside the tent posing for the camera. There is a child's rocking horse toy inside the tent on the left. A note on the back says "Fey & Braunig portable Photographic Studio."
Date:
1878/1909
Creator:
Fey & Braunig
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire Protection, Hallettsville, Texas
Postcard of a group of firemen posing in the Hallettsville Fire Department's Horse and Fire Wagon on LaGrange Street in front of the Fire Hall. According to accompanying information, the persons in the wagon (left to right) are Richard Waltersdorf, John E. Buss, and O. T. East, and the horse is called "Headlight." "Fire Protection, Hallettsville, Texas" is printed beneath the image. On the back is a letter written to Mrs. Henry Messer in Shiner, Texas.
Date:
1916~
Creator:
Braunig
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire Protection, Hallettsville, Texas
Postcard of a group of firemen posing on three fire trucks outside of an unidentified building in Hallettsville, Texas. According to accompanying information, the first truck on the far left is a 1920 chemical fire truck and the persons posing on it (left to right) are Julius G. Jalufka, Freddie Buss, Henry Pohl, and Collie McCord. The middle truck is a 1918 fire truck and the persons posing on it (left to right) are Paul H. Fertsch, Joseph F. Fritsch, Otto Hanak, Emil Burkett, and (standing) N. A. Moreland. The third truck, on the far right, is a 1920 pumper fire truck and the persons posing on it (left to right) are John Burkett, Jr., Buck Sokol, and Rudolph Sokol. "Hallettsville, Texas" is written in the lower-left corner and "Fire Protection" is written under the truck on the far right.
Date:
1920~
Creator:
Braunig
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
First Grand Jury Called After 1899
Postcard of the first grand jury called after the Hallettsville Courthouse was completed in 1899. The members of the jury are posing in front of the courthouse. They are not named. On the back is written "1st Grand Jury after Present Ct. House built."
Date:
1899
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
First National Bank
Photograph of the First National Bank. The bank is a two-story building with an awning along the street side of the building. To the right is a single-story building with a sign that reads, "Louis Matula." In the foreground is an unpaved road.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Floor Plan of Murchinson Lodge No. 80]
Architectural drawing of the Murchison Lodge #80 with notes about the condition of the building in 1887. The drawing is on the letterhead of Cassaday Grey Granite Co.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hill, T. Y.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Former Menger School Trustees at 35th Anniversary
Portrait of former Menger School Trustees. There are two rows of men sitting in front of an unnamed building. Accompanying information lists the names of the men. "Seated L-R: H. Tietjen, John Wagner, H. Remmers, Chas. Menger, ---Jaehne; Standing: Wm. Stock, Ad. Brunkenhoefer, R. Dreyer, O. Zimmerman, E. Harbers, Hy. Kuck, Chas. Malina, Otto Glatzert."
Date:
October 1935
Creator:
Krchnak
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Former Menger Teachers at 35th Anniversary
Portrait of former Menger School teachers. There are two rows of men and women posed in front of an unnamed building. Accompanying information lists names of the individuals. "Seated L-R: M. Albert, Vera Kasper, Alice Remm, Unknown, Ella Nueman, H. Liebhafsky, Frances Berckenhoff; Standing: A. Ward, Otto Fisseler, Unknown, Chas. Fertsch."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Krchnak
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Grand Secretary's Report 1860-1861]
Book containing the Grand Secretary of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas's report for 1860-1861 and Murchison Lodge, No. 80 meeting minutes dated 1892. The report consists of a list of members with their home lodges, occupations, and physical descriptions and is the first sixty-one pages. The Murchison Lodge meeting minutes are at the very end of the book, pages 218 to 260.
Date:
{1861-03-01,1891,1892}
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gulf Service Station
Photograph of the Gulf Service Station. One car is filling up with gas and there are two men and a boy standing outside the station.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Ed. 1 Sunday, December 25, 1887
Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 25, 1887
Creator:
Ivy, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1888
Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 10, 1888
Creator:
Ivy, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 1888
Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 17, 1888
Creator:
Ivy, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1888
Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 24, 1888
Creator:
Ivy, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, March 2, 1888
Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 2, 1888
Creator:
Ivy, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, March 9, 1888
Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 9, 1888
Creator:
Ivy, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, March 16, 1888
Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 16, 1888
Creator:
Ivy, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, March 23, 1888
Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 23, 1888
Creator:
Ivy, H. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History