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Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Gillespie County, no. 86 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Gillespie County, no. 86

Inventory of records of Gillespie County housed in the Gillespie County Courthouse as of 1941. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a governmental organization chart, and information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justices of the Peace, District Attorney, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constables, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Health Officer, County Surveyor, Coroner (Defunct), and Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct). Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject indexes.
Date: October 1941
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fest-Ausgabe zum 50-Jährigen Jubiläum der Gründung der Stadt Friedrichsburg... deutschen Kolonien in Texas ... Mit Illustrationen. (open access)

Fest-Ausgabe zum 50-Jährigen Jubiläum der Gründung der Stadt Friedrichsburg... deutschen Kolonien in Texas ... Mit Illustrationen.

A history of Fredericksburg's first 50 years, in German.
Date: 1896
Creator: Penniger, Robert
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
German Pioneers in Texas; A Brief History of Their Hardships, Struggles and Achievements (open access)

German Pioneers in Texas; A Brief History of Their Hardships, Struggles and Achievements

Compiled for the Fredericksburger wochenblatt and Fredericksburg standard by Don H. Biggers.
Date: 1925
Creator: Biggers, Don Hampton, 1869-1957
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Da es Ew. . . (open access)

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 (open access)

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
Comite-Bericht des Vereines (open access)

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
Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas (open access)

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

Dining chair

One of two dining chairs made near Fredericksburg; southern yellow pine, Bavarian style with traces of original painted decoration beneath modern white paint
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dining chair

One of two hall or dining chairs made near Fredericksburg; southern yellow pine, Bavarian style; with traces of original painted decoration beneath modern white paint
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lange's Mill

Photograph of Lange's Mill on Threadgill Creek in Gillespie County. Here, a large water wheel provided power to grind flour for the early Texas pioneers.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Monument to John O. Meusebach Outside of Vereins-Kirche]

Photograph of a monument for John O. Meusebach outside of the Vereins-Kirche in Fredericksburg, Texas. The monument is a bust of Meusebach set into a tall granite pedestal with a plaque on the front. The Vereins-Kirche behind the monument is an octagonal building with white walls, a first floor roof that angels towards an octagonal cupola. The side of the building that faces the camera has a double door above which is a plaque inscribed with "Pioneer Memorial."
Date: unknown
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Standing with Signs]

Photograph of people standing in front of the Texas White House with three signs. Lady Bird and Lyndon Johnson stand in the center of the group near a clergyman holding a sign.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Standing with Signs]

Photograph of people standing in front of the Texas White House with three signs. Lady Bird and Lyndon Johnson stand in the center of the group near a clergyman holding a sign. A small, knife shaped piece of the photo is missing from the top, and a larger chunk is missing from the bottom.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Paper Stamped with "The Radio Post, Inc."] (open access)

[Paper Stamped with "The Radio Post, Inc."]

Paper stamped with "The Radio Post, Inc. Fredericksburg, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Johnson Family Cemetery]

Photograph of the Johnson Family Cemetery. Stone walls surround the site, and tombstones are visible underneath oak trees.
Date: October 18, 1959
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lyndon Johnson Posing with Five Men]

Photograph of Senator Lyndon B. Johnson posing with members of the Lions Club at the Joint Rotary Lions Club meeting located at Hotel Nimitz.
Date: August 26, 1953
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Road Sign for the LBJ Ranch]

Photograph of a road sign that offers directions to the LBJ Ranch.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes Written on a Cover Sheet] (open access)

[Notes Written on a Cover Sheet]

Notes handwritten on a cover sheet for The Radio Post of Fredericksburg, Texas. The sheet features a photo of Lyndon B. Johnson with a child, two women, and a man at the steps of an airstair.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Otto Lindig Standing at a Historical Marker with Woman]

Photograph of Otto Lindig (left) and a woman (right) standing beside an Andreas Lindig Lime Kiln historical marker.
Date: March 26, 1970
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Otto Lindig Standing Near a Sign for his Ranch]

Photograph of Otto Lindig standing next to a sign that reads "Otto Lindig Ranch." He is wearing a dark hat, black rimmed glasses, white shirt, trousers, and cowboy boots. The sign is attached to a metal sign post which is butted against a chain link fence.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Johnson Family Cemetery]

Photograph of the Johnson Family Cemetery. Stone walls surround the site, and tombstones are visible underneath oak trees.
Date: October 18, 1959
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cattle Outside of a Fence at the LBJ Ranch]

Photograph of cattle outside of a fence at the LBJ Ranch. Cowboys can be seen amongst them. A ranch building stands in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lyndon Johnson Shaking Hands on Ranch House Porch]

Photograph of Lyndon Johnson shaking hands with a portly, bespectacled man. A taller man stands in a suit to the left, while another tall man to the right has a camera hanging from his neck. The group is standing on the pillared porch of the Johnson Ranch House.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbecue at LBJ Ranch During President Adolfo Mateos Visit]

Photograph of people outdoors at a picnic table covered with food, drinks, and a cowboy hat. Two women (one of whom has a purse) sit to the left. Harry S. Truman turns to look at a man wearing a cowboy hat and holding a guitar. Sam Rayburn has his arm around a woman and looks toward Truman. Another woman sits to the right. Lyndon Johnson is standing over Truman.
Date: October 22, 1959
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History