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Karte von den Vermessungen im Grant und in der Gegend zwischen demselben und Neu Braunfels.
Map shows early land grants in Texas and German settlements in the Fredericksburg and New Braunfels areas. Scale not given. Map appeared in Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas, nebst der neuesten Karte dieses Staates, nach dessen Grenzbestimmungen durch Congress [Instruction for German Immigrants to Texas, along with the latest map of that State through its demarcations according to Congress], published in 1850.
Date:
1850
Creator:
Willke, H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Comite-Bericht des Vereines
Pamphlet offering guidance for Germans coming to Texas. Cover title. "Gobann einer Special-Karte uber den vermessenen Theil des Grant-Gebiets des Texas-vereines und einzelnen Planen der von demselben gegrundeten Stadte New-Braunfels, Friedrichsburg und Indianola." Includes, in addition to the Instruction (26 p.), the Comite- Bericht des Vereines zum Schutze deutscher Einwanderer in Texas (47 p.), 6 maps and two broadsides. Six maps on 3 folded leaves have been removed from this book and are housed in the Special Collections Map Room in Drawers 77/13 and 27/8 with the numbers: 310104, 310105, and 310106.
Date:
1851
Creator:
Verein zum Schütze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Da es Ew. . .
Single sheet of text that is part of the portfolio for Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas, which was published by the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas.
Date:
1851
Creator:
Comite des Vereines
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas
Cover of the portfolio for Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas, which was published by the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas.
Date:
1851
Creator:
Verein zum Schütze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas
Pamphlet offering guidance for Germans coming to Texas. The Instruction includes a question and answer section for German immigrants. Cover title. "Gobann einer Special-Karte uber den vermessenen Theil des Grant-Gebiets des Texas-vereines und einzelnen Planen der von demselben gegrundeten Stadte New-Braunfels, Friedrichsburg und Indianola." The portfolio includes, in addition to the Instruction (26 p.), the Comite- Bericht des Vereines zum Schutze deutscher Einwanderer in Texas (47 p.), 6 maps and two broadsides. Six maps on 3 folded leaves have been removed from this book and are housed in the Special Collections Map Room in Drawers 77/13 and 27/8 with the numbers: 310104, 310105, and 310106.
Date:
1851
Creator:
Verein zum Schütze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika: mit besonderer Rücksicht auf deutsche Auswanderung dahin
This German text is a contemporary history and description of the United States of America based on the author's first hand observations, written as a guide for German emigrants. According to the bookseller's note: "This book contains information about German travelers in the state of Texas. It includes discussions on the physical aspects of the land, natural products, Indians, the West, social life and customs throughout the state, as well as information about education, schools, and other stories."
Date:
1853
Creator:
Menzel, Gottfried, 1798-
Object Type:
Book
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
[Photograph of the Hill Country Antiques Building]
Photograph of the Hill Country Antiques in Fredricksburg, TX. The store has two American flags in front of the building. The store windows have papers hung in them and various items on display. On the back is the name of the store and address.
Date:
1869
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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