[Postcard of Men on Bicycles]

Postcard of 7 men posed in a line on the seats of bicycles in front of the Fred Machotka Store in Rowena, Texas. Another man can be seen standing on the porch of the store in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Turkey Shoot]

Photograph of the “Turkey Shoot” posse, showing the men posed with rifles and turkeys on the east side of the First National Bank in Rowena, Texas. According to the handwritten note on the back of the photo frame, Walter Schuhmann kneels third from the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Picnic]

Photograph of a man and several women and children enjoying a picnic lunch held on a blanket beneath a large tree. They are identified as L-R: Willard Schuhmann, Walter Schuhmann, Elsie Voelkel Schuhmann, unknown person in bowtie, baby Earle Schuhmann, Idie Voelkel, and the rest unknown. Taken in 1910.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Main Street]

Photograph taken from Main Street in Rowena, Texas, showing citizens posed around the shop fronts on either side of the street.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Rowena Street]

Photograph taken from Rowena Street in downtown Rowena, Texas. Horse-drawn wagons can be seen parked on both sides of the street, and many citizens are shown entering the various stores.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Schuhmann Hardware Co. Interior]

Photograph of the interior of the Schuhmann Hardware Co. Store in Rowena, Texas. Four men can be seen standing between the aisles created by display cases. To the right, a floor-to-ceiling shelf holds a variety of hardware supplies.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Group in Front of Bank]

Photograph of a group of men dressed in all-white posed on the east side of the First National Bank in Rowena, Texas. According to the note on the back of the photo, John G. Schuhmann sits seventh from the left in the first row. Back row, second from left, Theodore Schuhmann
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Gustav Schuhmann in Hardware Store]

Photograph of the postmaster, Gustav Schuhmann, writing in a ledger in the Schuhmann Hardware Co. Store in Rowena, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Send-Off to Kidd-Key]

Photograph of two women on the porch of a house, showing one of the women bending down for the handle of a suitcase. Note in the bottom margin reads, “Ready for Kidd-Key,” most probably a reference to Kidd-Key College at Sherman, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Schuhmann & Feist]

Postcard of the Schuhmann & Feist on Rowena Street in Rowena, Texas. The store is attached to the bank on the right and a building under construction to the left. Ladders and wooden barrels clutter up the street.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Rowena in Snow]

Photograph taken from a field beside a church of a street in Rowena, Texas, under a bed of snowfall on Christmas 1910.
Date: December 25, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clerks in Post Office]

Photograph of Walter Schuhmann, John Schuhmann, and Julius Kaiser performing filing duties in the first post office in Rowena, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Zoar Evangelical Church Congregation]

Photograph of the congregation of the Zoar German Evangelical Church posed on the front steps of the unfinished building in Rowena, Texas.
Date: 1930~
Creator: Williams Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Rowena Public School Students]

Photograph of students posed in front of the Rowena Public School in Rowena, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the photo provides the positions of Willard Schuhmann and Edgar Schlake.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the O.D.H.S. Hall]

Postcard of the crowded grounds around the O.D.H.S. Hall in Rowena, Texas, showing picnic tables and a gazebo. A stand with an advertisement for the Schuhmann Company can be seen to the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Schuhmann Hardware Co. Interior]

Photograph of the interior of the Schuhmann Hardware Company in Rowena, Texas. The photo has been taken from the area behind the cash register counter, showing stacked boxes and animal feed as well as bicycles and meat grinders.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Schuhmann Hardware Co. Interior]

Photograph of the interior of the Schuhmann Hardware Company in Rowena, Texas. The photo has been taken from one side of the store, showing rows of household appliances and gadgets propped up on wooden risers.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Rowena Public School Students]

Photograph of students from Rowena Public School in Rowena, Texas. The young men and women are posed in three in front of the school building. According to the note on the back of the photo, Willard Schuhmann and Edgar Schlake sit third and second from the right in the first row.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Schuhmann & Feist]

Postcard of Schuhmann & Feist and a bank in downtown Rowena, Texas. The back of the postcard includes a handwritten note that reads, “Property of Uncle G[?] Schuhmann in Rowena, Tex.”
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Women in Horse-Drawn Buggy]

Photograph of three women seated beneath the umbrella of a horse-drawn buggy in the prairie. A fence is perhaps visible in the background.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Men on Bicycles]

Postcard of several men sitting on bicycles in front of the Fred Machotka general store. The sign on the building describes the store as a “Dealer in saddles, harness, bicycles, etc.” Other buildings in Rowena, Texas, including a church, can be seen in the background.
Date: [1910..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Schuhmann Hardware Co. Interior]

Photograph of the interior of the Schuhmann Hardware Company in Rowena, Texas. To the right, a floor-to-ceiling shelf holds various hardware supplies while display cases create rows down the middle of the store.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Schuhmann Hardware Co. Interior]

Photograph of the interior of the Schuhmann Hardware Co. Store in Rowena, Texas. Three men, who wear white dress shirts and black ties, can be seen standing behind a table stacked with folded jeans. To the left, a store clerk helps two female customers at the cash register.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Olfen Brass Band]

Postcard of the Olfen Brass Band, comprised of eleven members, posed in two rows with their instruments. The conductor is shown standing in the very back, forming a third row.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History