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[Photograph of Five Military Officers Sitting at a Table]

Photograph of five men wearing military uniforms and peaked caps. They are sitting together around a table. A handwritten caption under the men indicates that one of the men is Lieutenant Quincy Sharpe.
Date: 1915
Creator: Champlain Studios Inc.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Woman Named Mary]

Photograph of a woman identified as "Cousin Mary" visible from the chest up. She is wearing a dark dress, a pendant watch tucked into her dress' buttons, and a cameo on her throat. The reverse side of the photo has a handwritten note that says "Cousin Mary wishing you a Merry Christmas."
Date: unknown
Creator: D. C. Burnite
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tintype of James Quincy Sharpe]

Photograph of James Quincy Sharpe wearing a dark coat and a white shirt.
Date: unknown
Creator: Felton, C. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Woman]

Photographic portrait of a woman wearing a ruffled piece of lace around her neck, a dark mantle, and a dark buttoned blouse. Her hair is tied up in a bun. A drawing on the reverse side of the photo contains a drawing of the heads two young women in the middle of a photographer's logo.
Date: unknown
Creator: Ferguson, M. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mary Jane Fleager]

Photograph of Mary Jane Fleager from the chest up. The elderly woman is wearing a dark dress with metallic buttons, a cameo at her throat, and eyeglasses hanging from the right side of her chest. The reverse side of the photo features a logo for Wilson C. Fox's photography studio. In addition, a handwritten note notes that says Fleager is Annie Whittenberg Sharpe's grandmother.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Fox, Wilson C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Did Sam Houston Live in Georgetown? (open access)

Did Sam Houston Live in Georgetown?

Essay discussing evidence for and against Sam Houston's alleged residence in Georgetown, Texas.
Date: [1943..1949]
Creator: Mann, William L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Questionnaire About Andrew Mather's Life] (open access)

[Questionnaire About Andrew Mather's Life]

Text containing a questionnaire filled out by Andrew Mather of Gabriel Hills, Texas. Contains information including his birth date, his spouse, children, his service as a Texas Ranger, and his experiences with Native Americans.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mather, Andrew
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Annie E. Weitzel]

Photograph of Annie E. Weitzel from the chest up. She is wearing a dark dress with ruffles around her neck.
Date: unknown
Creator: Millholin, J. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Reverend J. A. B. Whittenberg]

Photograph of Reverend J. A. B. visible from the chest up. He is wearing a dark jacket, dark vest, and white collared shirt. He has voluminous facial hair.
Date: unknown
Creator: Millholin, J. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Infant John M. Sharpe, Jr.]

Photograph of infant John M. Sharpe, Jr. standing with a chair. He is wearing a lightly hued jacket with a belt and mantle, stockings, and open shoes. The reverse side of the photo's grey mat has a handwritten note that says he was born on April 27, 1913.
Date: June 1914
Creator: R. J. Stone Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of John M. Sharpe]

Photograph of John M. Sharpe, Jr., who is a boy wearing a dark suit, white collared shirt, and a necktie.
Date: unknown
Creator: R. Stone Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of John M. Sharpe, Jr. with a Parrot]

Photograph of John M. Sharpe, Jr. sitting on a chair. The boy is wearing a dark suit, white collared shirt, and a striped necktie. A parrot is perched upon the back panel of the wooden chair that Sharpe is sitting on.
Date: unknown
Creator: R. Stone Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Biography of Dudley H. Snyder] (open access)

[Biography of Dudley H. Snyder]

Biography of Dudley Snyder, a cattle rancher and businessman. This handwritten paper includes his birth in Mississippi, early businesses, and time on the Chisholm Trail.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sharpe, John McKee, Sr.
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Col. Dudley H. Snyder of Georgetown (open access)

Col. Dudley H. Snyder of Georgetown

Biography of Dudley Snyder, a cattle rancher and businessman. This includes his birth in Mississippi, early businesses, and time on the Chisholm Trail.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sharpe, John McKee, Sr.
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Text Discussing the Dawn of Cheese Production in Texas] (open access)

[Text Discussing the Dawn of Cheese Production in Texas]

Text describing the beginnings of commercial cheese production in Texas by Carl and Tom Nelson.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sharpe, John McKee, Sr.
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Anna Maria Ireland]

Photograph of elderly Anna Maria Penn Ireland. She wears her grey hair in a bun. She is wearing wire-rim glasses and a dark overcoat.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Stone Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Infant John M. Sharpe]

Photograph of infant John M. Sharpe, Jr. sitting on a chair with a wicker and beadwork back. He is wearing a white dress. A note under the photograph says that he is two months old.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stone Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Infant Roy Brown]

Photograph of Roy Brown wearing a checkered outfit and holding a cap. He stands with his legs crossed on a box covered in a floral pattern. The three year old boy holds onto an ornate chair to the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stone Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Rosell Whittenberg]

Photographs of Rosell Whittenberg from the chest up. She is wearing a dark dress with ruffles around her neck.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stone Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photographs of Sebe Goodlett and Frances Sharpe Goodlett]

Photographs of Sebe Goodlett and Frances Sharpe Goodlett sitting for portraits. Sebe is wearing a medium hued jacket, white collared shirt, and a bow tie. His fingers are interlocked around his right knee. Frances wears a thick fur coat. Their photos are contained within a dark booklet.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stone Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Annie Sharpe in a Wedding Dress]

Folder containing a portrait of Annie Sharpe while wearing a wedding dress. The folder is black, the photograph's mat is white with concentric ovals surrounding the oval photo of Mrs. Sharpe. Part of her dress extends outside of the photo and onto the mat. A thin piece of paper that covers the photo has brown foxing along its outer edge.
Date: July 7, 1903
Creator: Stone Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of James Quincy Sharpe.]

Photograph of James Quincy Sharpe posing for a portrait. He is wearing a high-collared shirt, bow tie, and dark jacket. The reverse side of the photo has a handwritten note that indicates that he was the brother of John M. Sharpe. Typed notes indicate that he died in 1916 following a mill accident and that his daughters were adopted by his brother.
Date: 1916
Creator: Stone Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wedding Photograph of John M. Sharpe]

Photograph of John M. Sharpe, Sr. standing in a photography studio. He is wearing a dark suit and a white shirt with a high collar. Typed notes on the back include biographical information for Sharpe, as well as indicate that this is a photograph from his wedding to Annie Emily Whittenberg.
Date: July 7, 1903
Creator: Stone Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Infant John William McKarny]

Photograph of John William McKarny sitting on a stool. The eight month old infant is wearing a white dress, pants, and shoes.
Date: March 18, 1924
Creator: Voorhees & Burdsal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History