Wreck of the Don Milo

Photograph of the Lavaca River Bridge after the wreck of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass "Don Milo" freight train. There are pieces of the wreck still in the water, and there are men on what is left of the bridge, on the bank, and in the water. A train engine is on the tracks just before the bridge. There are cows in the background. According to the accompanying article, the wreck happened on Saturday, January 5, 1890 at 5:30 P.M. after heavy rainfall, and three people were killed. On the back is written "Property of Lillie Ahrens Hallettsville, Texas" and there is an explanation of the photograph.
Date: January 15, 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Victor Braunig and an Unknown Boy]

Portrait of Victor Braunig and and unknown boy. Victor is on the left in this picture. The two boys are seated on a rock in front of a backdrop with trees. There is a piece of paper taped to the back that says "Victor Braunig & Friend." According to accompanying information, Victor was born in May 1890. The photograph is mounted on mat board.
Date: 1890/1909
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Children of Henry Braunig and Mary Lindenberg Braunig

Family portrait of the children of Henry Braunig and Mary Lindenberg Braunig. According to accompanying information, the children are Lillie (top left, born February 1889), Victor (top right, born May 1890), Hubert (bottom left, born March 1893), and Carl (bottom right, born August 1895). The photograph is mounted on mat board.
Date: 1895/1909
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Victor Braunig]

Portrait of Victor Braunig. Victor is a young boy here wearing a suit with a button on his lapel showing the image of a young woman. There is a piece of paper taped to the back that says "Victor Braunig." According to accompanying information, Victor was born in May of 1890. The oval-shaped photograph is mounted on mat board.
Date: 1890/1909
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Victor Braunig]

Portrait of Victor Braunig. Victor is sitting in a chair wearing a suit with short pants. According to accompanying information, Victor was born in May of 1890. The photograph is mounted on mat board. There is a piece of paper taped to the back that says "Victor Braunig."
Date: 1890/1909
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Victor Braunig]

Portrait of Victor Braunig. Victor is very young in this photograph. He is sitting and holding a large hat behind his head with his right hand and a ball or apple in his left hand. According to accompanying information, Victor was born in May of 1890. The photograph is mounted on mat board.
Date: 1890/1909
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Victor Braunig]

Portrait of Victor Braunig. Victor is very young in this photograph. He is standing facing to the left, and there is a flower pot next to him. According to accompanying information, Victor was born in May of 1890. The photograph is mounted on mat board.
Date: 1890/1909
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Hubert Braunig]

Portrait of Hubert Braunig. Hubert is a baby in this photograph and is seated next to a watermelon. According to accompanying information, Hubert was born in March of 1893. The photograph is mounted on mat board.
Date: 1893/1909
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Victor Braunig]

Portrait of Victor Braunig. Victor is young in this photograph, and he is wearing a suit and tie. According to accompanying information, he was born in May of 1890. The oval-shaped photograph is mounted on mat board. There is a piece of paper taped to the back that says "Victor Braunig."
Date: 1890/1909
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Grand Jury Called After 1899

Postcard of the first grand jury called after the Hallettsville Courthouse was completed in 1899. The members of the jury are posing in front of the courthouse. They are not named. On the back is written "1st Grand Jury after Present Ct. House built."
Date: 1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Rachel and Abe Pepper]

Engagement portrait of Rachel and Able Pepper. They were married on September 8, 1891. The couple is sitting on the floor together holding a book between them.
Date: 1890
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of John and Mary Blanar]

Portrait of John Blanar wearing a suit with his hand resting on a table, and Mary Blanar standing with him wearing a wedding dress with a long veil.
Date: 1898
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of South Side of Hallettsville Square]

Photograph of the south side of Hallettsville square, including the H. J. Braunig Photography Studio, now Hallettsville Florist and Gifts, and H. J. Heye's Saddler and Buggy Dealer, now Hallettsville Hardware Company.
Date: [1895..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Hermann Park]

Photograph of a group outside of Hermann Sons Hall, which is now Hallettsville City Park. Wood from this building was used in construction of the First American Legion Hall.
Date: [1895..1910]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bernard Stratmann Homestead]

Photograph of the west side of the Bernard Stratmann homestead, with the Spies and Stratmann families standing in the yard and several men sitting on horses.
Date: [1897,1898]
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Young Girls]

Portrait of two young girls, the younger sitting on a stone and wearing a dark dress and the older standing next to her and wearing a white dress.
Date: October 1894
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Rachel and Abe Pepper]

Engagement portrait of Rachel and Able Pepper. They were married on September 8, 1891.
Date: [1890..1891-09-08]
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Novi Domo (Novy Domov) Publishing Company]

Photograph of the Novi Domo Publishing Company staff. Novi Domo was a semiweekly Czech newspaper published in Hallettsville, Texas starting in 1895 by head publisher J. Kobecky.
Date: [1895..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bernard Stratmann Homestead]

Photograph of the south side of the Bernard Stratmann homestead, with the Spies and Stratmann families standing on the porch and in the yard.
Date: 1897
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of U. S. Post Office in Hallettsville, Texas]

Photograph of the early U. S. Post Office in Hallettsville, Texas and the location of the German newspaper office Nachrichten. Photo depicts what are now the buildings of Ehler's Furniture and Appliance.
Date: [1899..1913]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Adolf and Rosie Schubert]

Portrait of Adolf Schubert wearing a suit and Rosie Schubert standing with him wearing a wedding dress with a long veil.
Date: 1896
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Martin and Mary Orsak]

Portrait of Martin Orsak wearing a suit with his hand resting on a book on a table, and Mary Orsak standing with him wearing a wedding dress with a long veil.
Date: 1892
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mary A. Staffa]

Portrait of Mary A. Staffa wearing a striped dress and a hat.
Date: 1891
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sacred Heart Group]

Photograph of a group of boys and girls of various ages, with all of the girls wearing white dresses and most of the boys wearing dark suits and holding candles. The bald boy in the front row is identified as Louis John Gold at 8 or 10 years old. They are posed in front of a building with a sign that reads "Sacred Heart Boys Academy."
Date: [1898..1900]
Creator: Braunig, Henry J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History