[Georgetown, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Georgetown, Texas fire department. The round patch has a red background and white edging. The outer ring has "Georgetown Fire Dept." written in white. An inner circle is outline in white and contains the image of a fire helmet, hatchet, ladder, nozzle, and pike on top of one another.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Round Rock, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Round Rock, Texas fire department. The shield-shaped patch has a navy blue background and red edging. "Round Rock Fire Dept. Texas" is written across the top and bottom edges. A grey image of Texas with light blue borders sits in the center with the image of a Florian Cross superimposed over it. "1884" is written in the bottom point of the cross and its center contains four flames.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Taylor, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Taylor, Texas fire department. The cross shaped patch has a brick red points and yellow lettering and edging. "Taylor Texas Fire Dept." is written across the points of the cross. The center of this cross contains the image of a "fire scramble" on a blue background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Round Rock, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Round Rock, Texas fire department. The circular patch has a black background with golden edging. A Florian Cross with dark golden points and two grey inner rings covers most of the patch. "Texas" is written in black in the bottom point. "Round Rock Fire Dept." is written in grey within the cross' outer circle. "Org. 1884" is written in dark gold letter in the centermost circle.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cedar Park, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Cedar Park, Texas fire department. The shield-shaped patch has a yellow background and black edging. "Cedar Park Fire Dept." is written along the top and bottom. A firefighter's cross in the center contains the image of a fire helmet, hatchet, ladder, nozzle, and pike on top of one another.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. C. Walsh to Mary Maxwell, September 10, 1879] (open access)

[Letter from W. C. Walsh to Mary Maxwell, September 10, 1879]

Letter from W. C. Walsh to Mary Maxwell requesting real estate documents for review.
Date: September 10, 1879
Creator: Walsh, W. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[United Daughters of the Confederacy at a Confederate War Memorial]

Photograph of nine elderly women standing together in front of a monument dedicated to soldiers and sailors of the Confederate States of America. Floral bouquets have been placed upon the stone monument. The women are wearing dark dresses, and many are wearing hats. They are identified from the right to left as Annie E. Sharpe, Mrs. Belle, Mrs. H. W. Richey, Mrs. Elliott Stone, Mrs. J. O. Warren, Mrs. John Hudson, Anna Palm, Mrs. Ann Hudson, Mrs. J. M. Bergner.
Date: April 26, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Annie Sharpe and Elizabeth Brown Standing in a Yard]

Photograph of Annie Sharpe and Elizabeth Brown standing together in a garden in Mrs. Sharpe's yard. Sharpe wears a dark dress with a feather pattern, while Brown wears a hat and a dark dress with polka dots. The reverse side of the photo has a handwritten note indicating that Mrs. Brown is Mrs. Sharpe's mother-in-law.
Date: June 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tintype Portrait of Rosell Whittenberg]

Tintype portrait of Rosell Whittenberg inside of a paper mat. She is wearing a dark blouse and a ruffled lace cloth around her neck. Her forehead, cheeks, and chin have been tinted pink. The paper mat has a red outline with stylized flowers in the corners and red lines around the ovular portrait.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Rosell Whittenberg]

Photograph of Rosell Whittenberg as seen from the chest up. She is wearing a black dress with lace ruffles around her neck.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Annie and John Sharpe Posing with Plants]

Photograph of elderly Annie and John Sharpe standing together in a room decorated with plant life. Annie wears a dark dress and a brooch. John wears a pinstripe suit and holds a cigar. A window with a lace curtain appears at the back of the wall. A chest of drawers stands behind the pair.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Frances Sharpe]

Photograph of Frances Sharpe wearing a dress and broad-brimmed hat. Notes on the accompanying sleeve indicate that the dress was made by Annie Sharpe for Frances' graduation.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sharpe Family Garden]

Photograph of a garden in the back yard of John and Annie Sharpe's home. Flowers and trees grow alongside dirt pathways and chain link fences.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mrs. Gus Brown]

Photograph of Mrs. Gus Brown as seen from the chest up. She is an older woman wearing wire-rimmed glasses, a dark coat, and a white blouse with a high neck. A note under the photo indicates that she is John M. Sharpe's mother.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with Panoramic View of Courthouse Square in Georgetown, Texas]

Postcard with the image of Courthouse Square in Georgetown, Texas. The Williamson County Courthouse is shown surrounded by parked 1920's style automobiles and people. A brass band plays their instruments from the bed of a truck. Buildings can be seen through the trees to the right of the courthouse on 7th street and rows of businesses on the left on 8th street. Buildings are on the south side of the square. Image is taken looking at 8th street from Main St. towards S. Austin St. The building on the left is identified as the Lesesne-Stone Building (1884) and the last building on the left with the pitched roof as the Steele Store/Makemson Hotel (ca. 1970-1911).
Date: 1929~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
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
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

[Portrait of John Sharpe]

Photograph of John Sharpe sitting for a portrait. He is wearing a dark jacket, white collared shirt, and a necktie with a square pattern. The reverse side of the photo contains a handwritten note saying he was the editor of the Williamson County Sun newspaper as well as a postmaster.
Date: 1935~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Annie Sharpe, Sr. and Mrs. Jim Shaw]

Photograph of two women standing together next to a low brick wall outside a house. Part of the home is visible behind them, as well as a cactus and other plants in the yard. A handwritten note on the back says: "Mrs. John M. Sharpe Sr. with striped dress at her home 1604 Church St. Georgetown Texas, Mrs. Jim Shaw a neighbor dressed in white 1938."
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Inez Sharpe]

Postcard from Pharis Whittenberg to Annie Sharpe featuring the image of a young girl wearing a dress and a ribbon in her hair.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
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

[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

[Sharpe and Brown Family Having a Picnic]

Photograph of six members of the Brown and Sharpe family sitting at a picnic table in an outdoor area surrounded by trees. The women sitting in the front seat are identified as Cousin Maud and Mother Brown. The man sitting on the other side of the table is John Sharpe. Annie Sharpe is wearing a broad hat and a white apron. A smiling man and a woman in a dark dress to the left remain unidentified. A white tablecloth, large jar, and a basket are lying on the table.
Date: August 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tintype of a Woman Sitting for a Portrait]

Photograph of a woman with long brown hair who is sitting for a portrait. She wears a striped white dress, a ribbon on her chest, and a belt.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History